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Scottish Church Streams Services To iPads
The HTML5 media format used by iPads has been blessed by St Andrew's Parish Church in West Lothian, with a regular live service
Blame For iPad Email Breach Lies With AT&T
The leak that exposed the email addresses of iPad owners was due to an AT&T security fault, but could still harm enterprise uptake of the device
EC Attacks Wasteful Proprietary Technology
Governments across Europe can't afford to waste money on vendor lock-in, the EC believes
Cable Connects With Samsung Services Academy
The business secretary has detailed the importance of tech skills, despite the government's moves to slash IT spending
Cisco Brings Consumer Tech To Enterprise Collaboration
Cisco is unveiling a host of enterprise collaboration products that take advantage of social networking and consumer technologies
Motorola Developing 2GHz Android Phone
Motorola's co-CEO Sanjay Jha has said the phone maker is building a new Android phone with a 2GHz processor
Security Spats Highlight Google And Microsoft Cold War
Microsoft's newly announced Windows XP vulnerability was first reported by a Google researcher, pointing to possible behind-the-scenes conflict between the two companies
FBI Calls On Gawker Media Over iPad Email Hack
The FBI has reached out to Gawker Media as part of its investigation into the AT&T data leak
Google Denies Laws Broken With WiSpy Incident
Google says it did not use any of the 600 gigabytes of data it accidentally snatched out of the air from WiFi networks and broke no laws
Google Still Dominates Search Engine Market Share
New figures have shown that Google is still the search engine daddy, after it grabbed 66.4 percent of the search engine market through May
Dell Seeks SEC Settlement Over Intel Claims
Dell is negotiating with the SEC to settle allegations of financial misconduct which could potentially cost the PC maker $100 million
Twitter Makes Commercial Move With Analytics Acquisition
Twitter has acquired Smallthought Systems to help the microblog add analytical capabilities for its eventual paid accounts
BT Denies Engineering Ban Is For England Match
BT has denied that it has banned engineering work on Saturday evening because of the England football match against the USA
WordPress Grows Up with 3.0: Review
WordPress 3.0 is more powerful and flexible than previous versions, but has lost some of the simplicity that made it popular in the first place
Lenovo To Show Face-Recognising Laptop
Lenovo is preparing to showcase several "breakthrough" technologies at its Innovation Tour this month, including face recognition software
Foxconn Considering Chinese Exit, Reports Say
The maker of the iPhone is considering closing its mainland Chinese plant, in a move that could see up to 800,000 workers lose their jobs
Exploding Energy Myths And Cutting Costs
Training employees to recognise their responsibility towards the environment is the best way reduce carbon emissions, says Sage MD Paul Stobart
Panasonic Offers Rugged Laptop For The Enterprise
The Toughbook F9 is the lightest 14-inch laptop in its class, at just 3.6 pounds, and is capable of taking the knocks of enterprise mobility
iPad Breach Could Heavily Impact Privacy
The AT&T security breach that exposed some Apple iPad owners' email addresses could help attackers carry out "IMSI catching"
Google Engineer Exposes Microsoft Windows Bug
Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to the publication of attack code for a Windows zero-day vulnerability by a Google employee
Amazon Speeds Up Data Transfer For S3 Storage
AWS Import/Export speeds up the movement of large amounts of data into and out of the Amazon Web Services platform by using portable storage
Collaboration Apps Top Enterprise Wish-List
Mobile application developers view collaboration tools as the most important enterprise applications for mobile devices, Evans Data reports
Tech Giants Team Up For Net Neutrality
Google, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco and Verizon are working with others to find a consensus on issues relating to net neutrality
Universities To Cut Internet Energy Use
Two British Universities will investigate how to reduce the energy consumption of the Internet, which currently consumes 3 to five percent of the world's power
Google Calls For Crackdown On Chinese Web Censorship
The Chief Legal Officer of Google has called upon the US and European governments to put pressure on China over its censorship of the Internet
Inventor Of Low-Cost Solar Cells Gets Award
The man who invented low-cost solar cells that replicate photosynthesis is nearly $1 million better off thanks to the award of the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize
Cisco Targets SMBs With Smart Storage Line
Cisco continues its push into network storage targeted at small and medium-size businesses with the launch of its NSS 300 Series unit
Public Sector Clueless On Secure Data Transfer
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Software AG has revealed that most public sector bodies have no idea about secure data transfer
O2 Dumps Unlimited Data Bundles
Mobile operator O2 is scrapping its unlimited data plans, in the face of traffic overload from bandwidth-hungry smartphones