Microsoft formally announced that its Kin One and Kin Two phones would be available for online pre-order starting on 6 May, with an in-store rollout to follow on 13 May
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Tech Workers Believe Economy Is Improving
Over a third of technology workers believe the economy is improving, and confidence levels are starting to firm up
T-Mobile Ponders WiMax/LTE Options
T-Mobile is reportedly trying to make up its mind over whether to support a WiMax or LTE-based 4G network
Google Touts Speedy Chrome 5.0
The Google Chrome team are claiming that the new beta of the Chrome 5.0 web browser is up to 35 percent faster than previous releases
Skype Offers New Calling Subscription Plans
In yet another sign of Skype's heavyweight presence in the global voice arena, the VoIP provider has unveiled new calling plans for more countries
Microsoft Releases Free UC Client For Nokia Handsets
Microsoft has released a free unified communications (UC) client that will allow workers to access their business communication system via their Nokia handsets
Intel Labs Builds Routers From Clustered Servers
Intel researchers have used an open source software package called Click Router to tie unused servers together to create routers
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
How Smart Printing Practices Reduce Environmental Impact
Up to 80 percent of a printer's environmental impact comes from paper consumption. Lexmark's John D. Gagel shares his advice on how to reduce the volume of pages you print
Cisco Claims Top Spot In Greenpeace IT League
Cisco has taken pole position in Greenpeace's green tech league, pushing previous leader IBM down to third place
Apple’s Arrogance Comes Home To Roost
Apple is now as arrogant as Microsoft used to be, says Tom Jowitt. With its attitude to Flash, it looks like it's become equally stupid
Microsoft Shutting Down 4200 Outdated Newsgroups
Microsoft plans to close the more than 2,000 public newsgroups and 2,200 private newsgroups devoted to its various products and services
More Details Emerge In Webcam Spying School Incident
A report commissioned by the Lower Merion School District says school officials failed to implement appropriate policies governing the use of tracking software
Google Launching Electronic Book Service
Google will begin selling electronic books online as early as June through Google Editions
Bill Gates Denies Rumours Of Microsoft Tablet Death
In an interview with Fox Business Network, Bill Gates says Microsoft is at work on a number of different tablet projects
Intel Shows Moorestown Atom Phone Chips – But No Products
Intel claims Moorestown puts Atom ahead of ARM. If that is so, where are the design wins?
Can Intel Really Muscle Into Smartphones?
Can Intel bend the mobile phone industry to its will and get operators and device makers onto Atom processors? Pankaj Kedia believes so
Chrome Gains As IE Slips Below 60 Percent
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has slipped below the 60 percent mark market share for the first time in years, as Chrome continues to grow
Google Makes Startup Investment Pledge
Google Ventures has pledged to invest £66 million per year into “best-of-breed” startups, as the search engine giant looks to continue its support for entrepreneurs
Twitter Adds Embedding Option For Tweets
Twitter is to launch embeddable tweets so that people can easily insert tweets into their blog and news stories
Google Brings Gmail Back To Britain
Users of Google's email service in the UK will be able to use @gmail.com domain names from this week
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Green Data Centre To Boost Shetland Broadband
Excess heat and 100Mpbs broadband from the proposed facility in Shetland could be made available to local residents and businesses
Google Invests In Wind Energy For Cleaner Future
Search giant Google has put over £25 million into turbine farms in one of the most wind efficient areas of the US
Security Still Being Ignored In Virtual Environments
Enterprise adoption of virtualisation is still going strong, but security for those environments is not
Apple Hits 1 Million Mark For iPad Sales
It took Apple less than a month to sell 1 million iPads. According to the company, the milestone was reached on 30 April.
Microsoft Kin Mobiles Available For Pre-sale
Microsoft will make its Kin One and Kin Two social-networking phones available on 6 May
HP To Buy McAfee? Don’t Make Me Laugh
Persistent rumours say HP should buy McAfee. Larry Walsh has four good reasons why it won't happen
IBM Planning Green Sim City Game For Sustainability Training
The systems giant has created what it calls a "serious game" to help individuals recognise the importance of solving problems with the environment
Apple Facing Anti-Trust Threat Over App Store
Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed source