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Intel Atom Chips Used in 1000mph Supersonic Car
Intel chips are being used to control the fins designed to keep the Bloodhound Supersonic Car firmly planted on terra firma
Byte Night Sleep Out Fears Recession Pressure
The recession could increase poverty in the UK - it also means the IT industry's charity sleep-out, Byte Night, will be working harder
Eclipse 3.6 Release Train Delivers: Review
The latest release of Eclipse brings client access to Eclipse Marketplace from within the IDE and some worthwhile JavaScript-related features
Avaya Fills In Aura Collaboration Products
The Aura virtualised communication offering from Avaya has become more concrete with a new set of products
Taking Control Of Virtual Machines
VMware vSphere 4.1’s new features act as a referee when virtual machines contend for scarce resources
VMware vSphere 4.1: Review
VMware vSphere 4.1's memory compression, storage and network I/O control make the latest virtual machine platform suited for enterprise production
Asus Bamboo-zles IT Users With Green Notebook
Asus plans to cut down on plastic, using versatile bamboo in its latest laptop range
10 iPhone 4 Questions Steve Jobs Needs to Answer
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage on 16 July to address iPhone 4 problems. But he ended up creating more questions than he answered
EC Announces €6.4 billion Tech Stimulus Plan
The EC investment plan includes €1.2 billion for IT, and cash for “carbon-free” systems
Oracle And the Cloud’s Lead Lining
The cloud could do a lot more for users who understand how to work with licensing schemes which can limit it, says Martin Mutch of Rocela
Is Microsoft Missing A Cloud Security Trick?
Microsoft had little to say on security at its Worldwide Partner Conference. Larry Walsh thinks it should build security into its cloud message
Nokia Buys Motorola Wireless Network Assets
Nokia Siemens Networks had agreed to acquire Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for £785 million
Apple Continues iPad International Roll-out
Apple's iPad will be available in nine more countries starting on 23 July
Cheap ZTE Android Phone Arrives In The UK On 3
A budget priced Android-based handset, the ZTE Racer, is now available on the mobile network of 3UK
IBM Manages Modest Growth In Second Quarter
IBM has announced its second quarter 2010 earnings, reporting profit growth of 9 percent
Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview Stage
Microsoft is releasing a build of Windows Phone 7 to developer partners
Google Receives Last Shipment Of Nexus One Handsets
Google continues to wind down its handset odyssey after the search engine giant received its last shipment of Nexus One smartphones
Dell Partners With Liquidware Over Desktop Virtualisation
Dell has teamed up with Liquidware Labs in order to make it easier for businesses to migrate to a desktop virtualisation environment
Recovery For VC Tech Funding
The amount of venture capatialist funding into the technology sector is starting to return to pre-recession levels
White iPhone 4 Not White Enough For Apple
The delay in Apple's white iPhone 4 is down to manufacturing issues at the Lens Technology factory in China, rumours claim
Nokia and RIM Attack Steve Jobs’ Antenna ‘Distortion’
Steve Jobs' claims that rival phones have the same problems as the iPhone 4 are dishonest, say Nokia and RIM
Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Advisory Body (WAB) is set to go the same way as Becta, after the government announced plans to disband it
BT Backs Radio-Based UK Smart Meter Strategy
The telecoms giant and its partners believe radio rather than mobile is the best way to deploy smart meters to 26 million homes in the UK
Aruba Wireless Management System 7: Review
Version 7 of Aruba's RF management tool adds new features and monitoring for wireless switches and client devices - including those of Aruba's rivals
Microsoft Releases Advisory For USB Trojan
Microsoft has issued an advisory about a security vulnerability being used by a Trojan to infect computers
IBM Invests £65m Into Healthcare IT
IBM is launching a $100 million (£65m) health care IT research campaign that will work to develop new medical technology
Google Acquires Semantic Search Provider
Google has purchased Metaweb, a semantic search provider whose Freebase open source database catalogs 12 million data sets
Apple Accepts Firefox For iPhone
Apple accepted Mozilla’s Firefox Home for the iPhone into the App Store
Peppermint Linux Launches Cloud App Integration
A version of the Peppermint cloud-based flavor of Linux has been developed for launching web applications and cloud applications