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TechWeekEurope Tests John Lewis’ Virtual Fashion Mirrors
Trying on clothes without getting undressed? Now that’s augmented reality!
Google v Oracle Jury Must Understand Open Source
Judge and jurors will get a crash course in open source software in a case that could affect IT for generations, says Chris Preimesberger
Gmail Gets Free Analytics
Gmail Meter allows users to analyse their own writing and filing patterns to get a better idea of how they are using email
Mozilla OS Phone Due Late 2012?
A phone running Mozilla's open source Boot to Gecko is set to be released in Brazil
Anonymous Launches Uncensored Alternative To Pastebin
AnonPaste created in reaction to Pastebin's alleged divulgence of IP addresses to authorities
Twitter To Sponsor Open-Source Development
Twitter looks to open up with its Apache Software Foundation support
Oracle Questions Google Engineer About Key Email
A Google engineer has been questioned by Oracle lawyers in court over a key email he wrote about Java alternatives
Microsoft Sales Rise But Xbox Disappoints
Microsoft has reported strong enterprise sales, but figures revealed a poor showing for its Xbox business
Patent Commentator Florian Mueller Admits Oracle Consultancy
Author of the popular FOSS Patents blog declares that Oracle 'very recently' became a consulting client of his
Telcos Are Best Placed To Provide Enterprise App Stores
Will businesses really want the operators to manage their enterprise app stores? HP's Tim Marsden thinks so
Amazon Web Services Launches AWS Marketplace
Customers will be able to deploy products from IBM, Microsoft and SAP immediately
Larry Page Tells Court Google Didn’t Need Java Licence
CEO Larry Page told the court he didn't believe Google needed Java licence as it only used freely available elements
Sergey Brin: Apple, Facebook Comments ‘Distorted’
Sergey Brin says the media didn't give a wholly accurate representation of his thoughts
Larry Ellison Slams Google For Not Licensing Java
Oracle boss Larry Ellison has criticised Google for not licensing Java in Day 2 of the courtroom showdown
Dell Brings In CloudStack Partners
Canonical, enStratus and Mirantis are to provide products and services around Dell's OpenStack and Hadoop efforts
Google Drive 5GB Dropbox Rival To Land Next Week?
Apple Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android versions on the way for Google's Dropbox rival, say sources
Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch
Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution
Oracle Finally Takes Google To Court
Oracle versus Google, the "World Series of court cases" starts today
IBM Acquires Varicent For Analytics Expertise
IBM is to buy Varicent, which makes software for automating and analysing the collection and reporting of cross-departmental sales data
First Raspberry Pi Systems Hit Leeds Schools
The first batch of Raspberry Pi machines make it to end users
Shuttleworth: Cloud Jobs Need Migration Help
Mark Shuttleworth says the industry needs portable workloads. He describes Canonical's solution to TechWeekEurope
IBM and Red Hat Join OpenStack Foundation
The OpenStack Foundation has gained powerful new backers after IBM and Red Hat joined up
Microsoft Deepens Open Approach With New Subsidiary
Microsoft is seeking to deepen its interaction with open source communities with the creation of a new subsidiary
Facebook Generously Lets Users Download Their Own Data
Users will now be able to access data about IP addresses, previous names and friend requests
Google+ Revamp Aimed At Facebook
Google+ changes are introduced, but some question the 170 million users claim
Citrix Extends Social Collaboration With Podio Purchase
Citrix is acquiring Danish company Podio in order to enhance its social collaboration cloud service for SMBs
Java Reign Ends As Most Popular Programming Language
Java has dropped to second spot as the most popular programming language behind C, according to new stats
SAP Buys Syclo, The Mobile Enterprise Specialists
The acquisition should make BYOD with SAP relatively painless
Microsoft Tackles IE And Office Flaws
Microsoft has tackled security flaws in MS Office and Internet Explorer in its latest security patch