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Nokia And Symbian: The End Of A Beautiful Relationship?
Nokia says the N8 will be the last N-series phone to use Symbian. Tom Jowitt asks what next for the open source mobile OS?
Oracle Beefs Up Sun Storage
Powerful new cluster-type systems feature gateway deduplication, DTrace analytics, inline data compression and Fibre Channel protocol support
Supply Problem May Dent iPhone 4 Sales
Despite the supply problem, Apple is expected to ship 21 million iPhone 4 phones this year - around half the iPhones it will sell
Apache Updates Tomcat Java Web Server
Apache has upgraded the Tomcat web server by releasing version 7.0, the first major release of the software since 2006
HP Beefs Up Virtual And Physical Security Offerings
HP has strengthened its security portfolio in order to prevent breaches in physical and virtual environments
Google To Give Encrypted Search New Web Address
Google has moved its encrypted search engine to a new web address to help school administrators detect students using the encrypted search option
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One
Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features
Nokia Pokes Fun At iPhone ‘Death Grip’
The mobile giant has released a guide entitled 'How do you hold your Nokia?', mocking Apple for the iPhone 4's antenna problems
Hitachi Offers Cloud Storage… On Users’ Own Sites!
When is a cloud not a cloud? Hitachi's on-site cloud storage offering just broadened our definitions
Boris Adds Buses And The Tube To Wi-Fi Plans
London’s mayor says public transport is part of his London-wide wireless access vision for the Olympics in 2012
Dell Sets Streak SIM-Free In UK
Those eager owners of the Streak tablet device who bought it on contract could have waited, paid £50 extra, and got it SIM-free
Salesforce Hires Old Microsoft Foe For Patent Lawsuit
Salesforce has hired David Boies, who represented the DOJ in its antitrust action against Microsoft, as counsel for its patent-infringement lawsuit
Oracle Updates x86 Data Centre Stack
Oracle's Sun Fire x86 systems data centre stack brings new hardware, including Intel-powered blade servers
Sepaton Brings Storage Pooling to Cloud
New storage virtualisation “pooling” feature is designed to enable more efficient multi-tenant service deployments
Apple Sells 1.7m iPhone 4s In Three Days
Apple's new iPhone 4 sold more than 1.7 million units in the three days following its launch on 24 June
Freedom4’s WiMAX Licence Sold For £12.5m
The WiMAX licence held by Freedom4 was sold last week in a deal that leaves PCCW with all the UK's WiMAX licences
Generation X Needs Security Support
So-called millennials don't like rigid security, but IT professionals will have to get tough with the rising tide of consumer IT used in the workplace, says Larry Walsh
RealNetworks Streamlines And Axes More Jobs
RealNetworks is to axe about 5 percent of its workforce, including management, to streamline its operations
White House Outlines Online Identity Strategy
The US government has set out plans to strengthen authentication and identity verification on the web
YouTube Users Watched 14.6 Billion Videos In May
YouTube users watched 14.6 billion videos in May, says ComScore, an all-time high for Google's video service
Government Pledges End To Public ‘Vanity’ Sites
The Government will axe three quarters of its websites as part of a cost cutting review by the Cabinet Office
Pirate Bay Founding Group Abandons Ship
Piratbyran, creator of notorious BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, is throwing in the towel following the death of one of its founders
BREEAM Data Centre Scheme Goes Live
A scheme which rates buildings' footprint has been applied to data centres - but will it cut energy use?
Server Huggers Block The Path To Virtualisation
The benefits of virtualisation are well known. What is holding organisations back is a range of human and organisational issues
BBC Trust Gives Project Canvas The Nod
The BBC Trust has given its approval for the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, a video-on-demand service in conjunction with six other broadcasters
Open Government Data Consultation Launched
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has asked for views on how to make government handling of citizen data more transparent
How To Choose A Data Loss Prevention Tool
Data loss prevention technologies can be costly and challenging to deploy. Here are some things to think about before buying
Salesforce.com Countersues Microsoft In Patent Spat
Salesforce.com is accusing Microsoft of infringing on five of its patents, in a lawsuit countering the suit filed in May against the cloud-based software company