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Reject Microsoft Office Attachments Says Free Software Group
Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software campaigners
Ordnance Survey Makes Mapping Data Freely Available
Ordnance Survey today released its maps to the public free of charge, as part of an initiative to make government data more accessible
US Court Rejects Calls For Mobile Phone Cancer Labelling
Industry pressure forces changes to a proposed law that would have required cell phone makers to put labels on their devices warning consumers of possible brain cancer
Ford Cars To Integrate With Microsoft Smart Metering Tech
Upcoming Ford electric vehicles will integrate with Microsoft's Hohm software which monitors utility consumption in homes and makes recommendations on what users can do to save energy
More Reports of iPhone Multitasking Emerge
Apple could include multitasking for the next version of its iPhone operating system, according to an anonymous source speaking to the blog AppleInsider
Tech Hiring Slow But Demand For Key Skills Persists
Not much hiring is expected in the second quarter, but certain skills are in demand
Mandelson To Rap On Anti File-Sharing Single
Business secretary may be turning his talent for spin to the turntables
Legal Issues Remain In Novell, SCO Linux Fight
There are still some dangling legal strings that need to be trimmed, and those won't happen for at least a few weeks
Chinese Yahoo Users Suffer Hacked Email Accounts
The Yahoo email accounts of some human rights activists and journalists in China and Taiwan have reportedly been hacked into
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
Telehouse Opens Flagship Green Data Centre In London
Today saw the official opening of Telehouse West: a new data centre in East London which provides heat to the surrounding housing developments
Flood At BT Exchange Plays Havoc With Phone Lines
BT has been forced to close its North Paddington telephone exchange after it was damaged by a flood, causing widespread problems with telephone lines
Microsoft Issues Fix For IE Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has patched a total of ten vulnerabilities for Internet Explorer, after issuing an emergency security update
Jury Confirms Novell Ownership Of Unix
SCO Group's controversial attempt to claim ownership of the Unix operating system could be at an end, after a jury confirmed that Novell legally retains ownership rights to Unix
BT To Bring Super-Fast Broadband To South-West
Nearly 200,000 homes in the in the South-West could get access to BT's "high ca-pasty" broadband
Government Puts Copyright Clause Back Into Digital Bill
The government plans to reverse the changes made by the House of Lords to the Digital Economy Bill, and rush it through before the General Election
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said
Green IT Certification To Help Companies Tackle Emissions
CompTIA has launched a new green IT certification, adding to the range of green IT qualifications available to IT managers
iPod Creator Turns Focus On Green IT
Tony Fadell, a major force behind the iPod, is leaving Apple for the green tech industry
Google And Microsoft Push For Electronic Privacy
Companies ranging from Google to Microsoft to Salesforce.com have joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union and others to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Twitter Launches Real-time Homepage
Twitter has redesigned its front door to better reflects the stream-like nature of the site
CERN Breaks Record Despite Glitches
CERN scientists are calling the successful collision of proton particle beams at 7 TeV in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) "historic"
Apple Releases iPad Video Tours
Apple has posted a series of "Guided Tours" videos for its iPad tablet PC on its official Website
Google Searches Blocked In China
Chinese web users are complaining that standard searches on the Google Hong Kong website have been blocked
Dell Expands Printer Portfolio
Dell has released eight new printer models, as the PC maker looks to take the fight to the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung
LinkedIn App Arrives On BlackBerry
The professional social network LinkedIn is now available for BlackBerry smart-phone users after the launch of the LinkedIn for BlackBerry version 1.0 app
Enterprise Use Of Facebook, Google Apps Soars
Facebook, Twitter, and most Google applications are being heavily used within enterprise organisations, a survey has found
CIOs Tag Legacy Apps As Most Painful
Legacy applications cause the biggest headache for corporate IT management, despite them being a minor part of the overall product portfolio
Orange, Carphone Warehouse To Get HTC Desire
HTC is launching an assault on the UK smartphone market, with the Desire handset now available from Orange and Carphone Warehouse