Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
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Google Readying Android 3.0 Tablet
Google's Android 3.0 platform will appear in tablet form by mid-October, according to Russian bloggers
Google News US Gets Social Makeover
Google has rolled out several changes to Google News, led by News for You, a headline stream based on users' interests
Dell Acquires Data Centre Automation Firm
Plans to integrate Scalent's Virtual Operating Environment into its control software
HP Completes Palm Acquisition
HP announced that its acquisition of Palm is now complete, and that the companies are looking forward to developing Palm’s webOS platform
Orange And T-Mobile Become ‘Everything Everywhere’
'Two become one' the Spice Girls once sang, and now so have Orange and T-Mobile UK after they officially merged into 'Everything Everywhere'
Microsoft Dumps Kin Mobile Range
Microsoft is cancelling the European launch of its Kin mobile phone. Apparently in three months in the US, only 500 sold
Finnish Government Declares Broadband A ‘Legal Right’
For the first time in the world, Finland has made access to the Internet a legal right for every one of its citizens
Dell’s Faulty PCs Could Become PR Nightmare
Dell faces the prospect of a massive PR battle, thanks to unsealed court documents alleging the company knowingly sold defective OptiPlex desktops
Recession Spurs UK Carbon Reduction
Carbon reduction progress is too slow, according to the second annual Parliamentary report, but the recession has given it a boost
Data Centre Launches ‘Eco-friendly’ Facility
The opening of a new hosted services facility in Bedfordshire pushes green IT boundaries, according to provider Blue Chip
Cisco Rolls Out New Cloud Preparation Services
Cisco Systems aims to prepare potential customers before they commit to building a cloud computing system
MeeGo Handset Code Opened For Developers
Nokia and Intel continue to work on the Symbian alternative after they made a preview of the MeeGo mobile phone software available to developers
Sony Issues Recall For Overheating Vaio Laptops
Sony has issued a recall for more than half a million Vaio laptops, following overseas reports of severe overheating, which in 39 cases distorted the casing
Adobe Rushes Out Emergency Patches For Critical Bugs
In an effort to plug a well publicised security loophole that hackers are already exploiting, Adobe has rushed out emergency patches for 17 security vulnerabilities
Security: A Job For the Super-CSO?
With security risks converging, the chief security officer has to master them all - and gain support from the whole organisation
Green Tech Waits On The Government
Britain's Energy Secretary can talk green, says Peter Judge, but will he deliver on actual measures to promote green technology?
Orange Hits Back at 3G Advert Ruling
Orange has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to pull an advert which claimed it had a bigger 3G network than its rivals
Seagate Launches World’s First 3TB External Drive
The storage arm race continues after Seagate announced the industry's first external hard drive with a whopping 3TB of storage
IDC Points To Booming PC Accessories Market
Encouraging signs for the PC industry after analyst house IDC found that sales of PC accessories and peripherals continues to boom
Google Follows Firefox With Chrome Plug-in Protection
Google has followed in Mozilla's footsteps with plans to block out-of-date plug-ins from running in its Chrome browser
Apple Seeks Antenna Engineer As Lawsuit Looms
Apple has placed a job advert on its website for the full-time position of "Antenna Engineer-iPhone", as a Californian law firm ponders legal action
‘Silver Surfers’ Lead Online Growth
The UK online population has grown by almost 2 million this year, with the majority of web newbies aged over 50
HP: Why Converged Infrastructure Is Better
Moving to a converged infrastructure delivers significant savings, but HP still believes in open standards, according to Mark Potter
Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
Open University Tops iTunes Download Chart
Distance learning specialist, the Open University, is claiming to have made the most out of App Store popularity
Motorola Droid X Shows Promise: Review
Touted for its support for Adobe Flash 10.1, the Motorola's Droid X smartphone will unfortunately lack that feature at launch
Cisco Launches Enterprise Android Tablet
Cisco plans to give businesses a mobile platform for collaboration with its new Cius tablet
Google Bows To Pressure Over Chinese Redirect
Google will cease rerouting Chinese visitors to its Google.hk portal, after the Chinese government threatened not to renew its operating license
Microsoft Leak Could Reveal Windows 8 Detail
Microsoft is already discussing a Windows 8 app store internally, according to an alleged internal presentation leaked online