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Pinterest Users Blocked From Sharing Flickr Photos
Photo sharing site implements 'do not pin' code as Pinterest reaffirms commitment to copyright protection
MWC 2012: GSMA To Counter Smartphone App Sprawl With Joyn
The GSMA is countering the duplication of smartphone apps by offering standardised, consolidated 'rich communications' instead
Apple Threatens To Pull British Siri Rival From App Store
Apple is said to be planning to pull the voice assistant Evi app from its App Store, because it is 'confusingly similar' to Siri
Facebook To Tackle Open Source Storage Hardware
Social networking site plans to build own storage hardware to handle growing number of user uploads
Most Councils Now Allow Employees To Access Social Media
Almost all councils in the UK permit some form of access to social media, a Socitm survey has revealed
Report: Microsoft Office 15 To Get Touch Mode
Microsoft will add a new mode to its upcoming version of Office making it more suitable for touch-screen devices
LinkedIn Continues Acquisition Spree With Rapportive Buy
LinkedIn has acquired Gmail contact management service Rapportive for an undisclosed amount
Google Agrees Not To Track Users, If They Ask Nicely
More than 400 companies agree to help implement the browser “do-not-track” button
Smartphone Social Media Users Are Prone To Identity Theft
Smartphone owners and social media users are more likely to become victims of identity theft, claims Javelin Strategy
Microsoft Bing Allows Users To Link Their Names To Web Pages
Microsoft's Bing, which still trails Google Search. has added a feature to let a user to associate pages from around the Web with their name
Microsoft Visual Studio 11 and .NET 4.5 Betas Out Next Week
Microsoft gave a sneak peek of the next version of its flagship toolset codenamed Visual Studio 11 and .NET Framework 4.5
Open Source Code Is As Good As Proprietary, Says Coverity
Open source code scanned by Coverity had slightly fewer flaws per 1000 lines
Government Prescribes Medical Apps For Smartphones
Is there a doctor in the house? Andrew Lansley suggests we all check our smartphones, as part of an NHS drive
Google Docs For Android Gets On-Device Editing And More
Google has boosted Docs for Android with native editing and real-time collaboration capabilities plus improved presentations
Huddle Launches Cloud-Based Enterprise File Sync Service
Cloud app enables employees to access relevant documents securely and remotely from an entire corporate knowledge store
Mozilla Reportedly Planning Smartphone And App Store Move
Mozilla is reportedly planning a web-based mobile operating system, as well as a Mozilla app store
Open Threat Exchange Aims To Improve Your Security For Free
Richard Kirk of AlienVault introduces Open Threat Exchange, a free, open-source enterprise IT security tool
Microsoft Office Apple iPad App Ready For Approval
Microsoft denies it, but a report claims MS Office for iPad is set for approval – but no word on Android support
EC Announces New Data Centre Efficiency Programme
The Cool Em All project will develop monitoring software and open source server plans to make scientific computerse more efficient
MWC 2012: Canonical Puts Ubuntu Desktop On A Smartphone
Canonical announces an Ubuntu version that helps kill off PCs by taking smartphones to the next level
Social Messaging Apps Cost Mobile Operators £8.8bn in SMS Revenues
Services such as BlackBerry Messenger, WhatsApp and Facebook are costing networks dear says Ovum
Symantec PCAnywhere’s Limited Vulnerablity Called Into Question
An attack script has been posted online that can crash pcAnywhere as security researchers warn that old code can show current loopholes
Apache Marks 17th Birthday With HTTP Server 2.4
Apache has celebrated the 17th anniversary of its HTTP Server by delivering version 2.4, tuned for the cloud
High Court Ruling Permits Court Summons Via Facebook
UK judge sets precedent by allowing high court legal claims to be served through social networking site
Tougher Spending Controls Save Government £140m On ICT
Cabinet Office says it wants to save a total of £5 billion across the government by the end of the financial year
Apple’s Mac OS X ‘Mountain Lion’ Borrows Heavily From iOS
Mountain Lion emphasises Apple's "mobility first" strategy and incorporates even more features from iOS – again
Apache Deltacloud Graduates To Top-Level Project
Apache's Deltacloud cloud interoperability toolkit has graduated from incubator status to a top-level project
YouTube Reveals Tighter Google+ Integration
Youtube users can now promote their Google+ accounts as part of a tighter integration with the social network
Rackspace Bolsters Expertise With SharePoint911 Purchase
Rackspace has acquired a SharePoint specialist in order to give a better service to its enterprise customers