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Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track
Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10
Skype Launches Eight New Education Projects
Microsoft-owned firm to connect scientists, explorers and artists directly to classrooms around the world
Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message...
French data protection watchdog says claims of a bug revealing private messages on users' walls are nonsense
Could Raspberry Pi Cook Up Green Data Centres?
Low energy ARM processors are ready to take over the data centre. They need some software, and the Raspberr Pi can help, says Peter Judge
Software AG: What Is This Process Stuff About?
Software AG has staked out business process automation - but what does that mean? Darren Roos tells us
SAP Bristles At Ellison Database Comments
SAP says Oracle just doesn't get it after Larry Ellison called SAP's HANA database "really small"
Oracle Ties SaaS Apps To Social Media Platform
Oracle has added social media functionality to all of its Cloud-based business applications
Raspberry Pi To Spur The ARM Server Revolution
How could the humble Raspberry Pi help get more ARM servers in data centres? Chris Tyler, one of the people behind Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix, shares his thoughts
Iran Restores Gmail Access
Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail, but are continuing to block YouTube in the wake of controversy over an anti-Muslim film
Why MongoDB Is Not Just For Big Data
MongoDB is the go-to NoSQL database for Big Data and small projects alike, says 10gen CEO Max Schireson,
Ministers’ Emails And Texts Open To FOI Requests
Gove gives up the ghost in fight with ICO
Google’s Motorola Unit Can’t Ban Microsoft Products In...
Google's Motorola Mobility unit can't ban the Xbox 360 in Germany over patents
Japan Updates Piracy Laws With Threat Of Prison
Up to two years in confinement for “knowingly” downloading a single copyrighted file
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing
The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public
Canonical Offers Kill Switch After Ubuntu Privacy Row
Canonical is to offer a kill switch to turn off online searches in Ubuntu Linux 12.10 following a privacy row
Internet Explorer Beats Browser Rivals After Security Tests
Security testing has revealed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to be the best at fighting click fraud and malicious downloads
Mobile Optimised Joomla 3.0 CMS Launches
Version 3.0 of the open source Joomla content management system has been released, optimised for mobile devices
Government Re-Launches UK University Comparison Website
Unistats processes huge volumes of data with open source tools
Google Apps Kills Off Vintage MS Office Support
From next month, Google Apps will be unable to export files into .doc, .xls and .ppt
Even Windows 8 Users Prefer Windows 7
More than half of Windows 8 users prefer Windows 7, fearing price and compatibility issues, according to a poll
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General manager Georg Ell explains why London is a great place for startups
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Google Targets Gaming With Chrome 22 Browser
Google had made available its Chrome 22 browser that boasts improvements for computer game players
LinkedIn Introduces One-Click Skill Endorsements
The new feature is a lot quicker than writing “Recommendations”
Symantec Investigates Fresh Source Code ‘Leak’
Norton Utilities 2006 purportedly released on The Pirate Bay
Governments Worldwide ‘Increase Censorship’ Of Internet
A report identifies Iran, Cuba and China as the worst offenders
Oracle Releases Free Open Source Development Framework
Oracle has announced the release of a free version of its Oracle Application Development Framework for the open source GlassFish platform
Alibaba To Press On With Aliyun Development
Chinese Android rival gets a $200 million investment and its own business unit
US Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy Settlement
US appeals court rejected the claims that £5.8m settlement favours Facebook and lawyers