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Firefox OS Revealed – Picture Story
Is Firefox OS a worthy smartphone challenger? Judge from the screenshots!
Jolla Brings MeeGo SmartphonesTo China
Nokia and Intel dropped it, but MeeGo is off to China
Judge Rules Microsoft Did Not Kill Novell WordPerfect
After eight years in court, the WordPerfect case is thrown out
Mozilla Wants Hundreds Of Thousands Of Firefox OS Developers
Firefox OS will get overwhelming support because most apps are already written in HTML5, says Mozilla Europe president Tristan Nitot
Enterprise Social Networks – Reject The Me-Too Players
Business apps need social media, but it's more than just a Facebook Like button in your CRM system, says Rebert J Mullins
Digg Dug Its Own Grave
Social darling Digg dug its own grave by ignoring users, says Chris Preimesberger
Dragon Systems Creators Sue Goldman Sachs Over $580m
The bank was paid $5 million for advice that led to Dragon's demise
Agile Development Comes With Hidden Costs, Warns Report
The fashionable development practice may be bending IT out of shape
Touch-Enabled Microsoft Office 15 Coming On Monday?
Office 15 set to have touch-enabled features and possible iPad support
Digg Sold to Betaworks For Only $500,000
News sharing site sold for a fraction of its estimated peak value
Dell Offers Mid-Market Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance
Dell is offering data warehousing capabilities to mid-tier companies with its new Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance
Google Maps Adds UK Cycling Directions
Don't go through the Hyde Park Corner underpass, warns Google Maps
VMware Zimbra Beta Lays Down MS Exchange Challenge
VMware has unveiled a new beta of its Zimbra enterprise email server, which now includes a range of corporate comm offerings
Government Open Data User Group Holds First Meeting
Francis Maude has said an important step has taken place in the Government’s 'open data revolution'
Google+ iPad App Gets Major Update
"Full iPad support" comes to Google social network iOS application
Oracle Beefs Up Social Networking With Involver Deal
Oracle has made another social networking acquisition, this time purchasing marketing specialist Involver
Kickstarter UK Coming Soon
Kickstarter UK will arrive soon, a tweet from the crowdfunding organisation reveals
Google Open Sources Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Google keeps developers sweet by tossing them Jelly Bean quickly
Startup To Bring Back Nokia’s MeeGo
A startup called Jolla, founded by ex-Nokia engineers, is aiming to build smartphones based on the well-received open source operating system
Social Coding Platform GitHub Gets $100m Investment
Having become a central resource for software developers, GitHub has now accepted its first outside investment, with plans to make the platform 'an awesome experience'
Big Data? It’s Just Analytics For The Hip Kids
Want to sell analytics to a bigger market? You have to do more than just change the name, says Peter Judge
Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client Sidelined
Future development of the open source email client will be cut back, as Mozilla concentrates on its browser and phone OS
Telefonica Shows Off Firefox OS Prototype, Reveals Plans
HTML5-based operating system will ease Telefonica's 'over reliance' on Android
Quiz of The Week: Is Microsoft Office Your Friend?
How well do you know the most popular software suite in the world?
IT Life: Ten Years Of Email Code
Neil Murray, co-founder and CTO of Mimecast, says software patents are wrong
Quest Software Will Be Dell’s Cornerstone
Quest Software makes huge margins. But that's not why Dell bought it for $2.4 billion, says Chris Preimesberger
First FireFox Mobile OS Devices Announced
Open web-based platform gains global network support and will launch in Brazil next year
Leap Second Trips Up LinkedIn, Gawker And More
Servers froze when they were asked to warp time
Linkedin Drops Twitter Feeds As Partnerships Dies
A LinkedIn and Twitter partnership comes to an end as the latter looks to get a grip on the developer ecosystem