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Scientists Develop Chip For Quantum Computer
British boffins have made a quantum leap with a new photonic chip to power the supercomputers of the future
Digital Divide Can Only Get Worse, Says Ovum
The government wants to narrow the digital divide between town and country but will its current approach bear fruit when broadband services are in disarray?
Dell M4500 Mobile Workstation: Review
While the M4500 holds its own among the latest generation of 15.6-inch power laptops, it is the most expensive to get to 16GB of RAM
Facebook Places ‘Checks In’ To Britain
Social networking giant Facebook has brought its new geolocation feature to the UK
Chattering At The Water Cooler
Most social networks are geared for individual rather than corporate promotion, but corporate social networking tools are providing a new angle, says Cameron Sturdevant
Major Upgrade As Yahoo Refreshes Its Services
Yahoo is investing heavily in updating its entire platform, including redesigning its home page, strengthening the overall site engine, and building more data centres
eWEEK Readers: Hurd Instinct Threatens HP
Our poll says Mark Hurd's job is to steal HP users, for his best buddy Larry. Next: tell us your favourite browser
Motorola Buys Location-Based Services Company
Aloqa snapped up by Motorola for its location-based services and Google Android compatibility
Developer Tools For Windows Phone 7 Are Final
The Windows Phone Developer Tools have been finalised by Microsoft, but Windows Phone 7 still faces an uphill struggle against the iPhone and Android
Complexity Of Security Exploits Increasing
Exploits are getting more complex, reports HP TippingPoint DVLabs, Qualys and The SANS Institute
Invincea Protects PC Browser Through Virtualisation
By moving Internet Explorer into a virtual environment, Invincea claims it can protect enterprise endpoints from Web-based malware
Microsoft Continues Cloud Push With IE9
Microsoft continues to push its cloud strategy, helped in part by the latest version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 9
Panda Warns Of Facebook, Twitter Risks For SMBs
Panda Security has detailed the dangers posed by social networking sites can be dangerous for SMBs in a new survey
Quantum Aims Removable Disk System At SMBs
Quantum is looking to the small to medium business market with its entry-level RDX system that includes removable storage cartridges
Government Commits To Open Source Route
The government has confirmed that when costs are similar, it will opt to purchase open source rather than proprietary software
Facebook Competitor Diaspora Releases Source Code
The open source community has gained its first glimpse of 'privacy-conscious' Facebook rival Diaspora's source code
British Gas Steams Ahead With Energy Metering
British Gas is making a big push to fulfil its commitment to put smart energy meters into a million homes by the end of this year
Zendesk Hosted Customer Help Desk: Review
Zendesk is a hosted customer help desk service that is easy to deploy while remaining quite amenable to customisation
Virtualisation Security Is Prime Concern For IT
A survey of UK IT managers has shown that virtualisation and data security are their key concerns for the next year
Greenpeace Spoof Slates Facebook’s ‘Dirty Data’
A Greenpeace animated video called "The So Coal Network" is taking on the Facebook movie, "The Social Network"
Project Canvas Launched As YouView
Canvas, the BBC-backed free-to-air digital TV box will arrive next year under the name YouView
Nokia World Saves The Best Till Last
At Nokia World its CEO-elect put in an appearance while elsewhere a key designer of PalmOS was recruited.
World Wide Web Creator Calls For Free Data
In a wide-ranging keynote, World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee talks the net, technology trends and bridging the worldwide digital divide
Microsoft Says HTML5 Will Boost IE9 Speed
Partners showed speed improvements at the launch of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser
Ericsson Shows PC And Tablet Broadband Modules
Ericsson has launched a 21Mbps mobile broadband module for notebooks and netbooks and demonstrated a 7.2Mbps module for tablets at IDF
Who Knew? Analytics Will Save The World…
Analytics used to be the subject too boring to contemplate, says Peter Judge. Now it's the star of the environmental tech show
Wi-Fi Interoperability Should Never Be Assumed
As 802.11n makes its way onto new smartphones and tablets, wireless administrators should stay skeptical about interoperability, warns Andrew Garcia
EMC’s New Services For Private Cloud Deployments
EMC is offering improved efficiency and reduced costs when creating Oracle-based virtualised cloud environments to deploy business applications
Intel And AMD Cross Swords Over Integrated Graphics
Upcoming processors were featured by Intel and AMD at the Intel Developer Forum to display CPUs with GPUs on the same die