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Greenpeace Targets iPad In War On Dirty Tech
The environmental group has launched simultaneous attacks on Dell and Apple, on the eve of the launch of the iPad
ICO Slams Council For Data Loss, Prepares For Fines
The Information Commissioner's Office has criticised a city council for the loss of voter information shortly before new powers to fine negligent companies come into force
File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped
A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence
Review: RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
Enterprises can use BESX to help bring the entire mobile device fleet into compliance with regulations that affect the business
Apple Could Sell 10 Million iPads In 2010
Apple could ship as many as 8 millon to 10 million iPads in 2010, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst
Former IBM CEO-Contender Guilty Of Securities Fraud
Robert Moffat, a 31-year IBM veteran and at one time considered a possible IBM CEO candidate, pleads guilty to his role in an insider trading scheme
Apple Releases Latest Update To Snow Leopard OS
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.3, its latest update to the Snow Leopard operating system
Europe Approves Cisco’s Tandberg Purchase
Antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have granted approval for Cisco’s $3.4 billion deal for telepresence competitor
Aruba Puts Branch Office Networks In The Cloud
No more network boxes in the branch office, says Aruba
RIM Acquires Smartphone Software Developer Viigo
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has acquired smartphone software developer Viggo for an undisclosed sum
US Student Loan Contractor Admits Massive Data Breach
Millions of student loan records have been stolen in another massive data breach, this time from a US federal loan contractor
Apple Begins Shipping iPads, Reports Say
Users who have pre-ordered an Apple iPad, have reportedly been notified that their devices have begun shipping
HP Strike Action Called Off By Union
HP workers have suspended their two-day strike action as talks continue over pay freezes and redundancies
Ofcom To Get Tough On Broadband Line Speeds
Ofcom is threatening to flex its muscles, after research showed that UK web users are still not getting the broadband speeds promised by their ISPs
AMD Launches 12-Core ‘Magny-Cours’ Opteron Chip
AMD is rolling out its 12-core Opteron chip a day before Intel unveils its eight-core “Nehalem EX” Xeon processors for four-socket servers
Facebook To Allow Third-Party Access To User Info
Facebook has announced another update to its privacy policy, allowing some third party applications access to users' information without prior consent
Have Copenhagen And Climategate Killed Green Tech?
Confidence in climate change may be at an all time low, but what scares Peter Judge is the possibility that the hype could start again
Climate Change Action Is Stalled After Copenhagen
Half of business leaders don't believe in man-made climate change, and have no strategy for it, says a survey
Protecting Your Business From Social Networking Suicide
The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant
Ireland Gets Much-Needed IBM Smart City Investment
The Emerald Isle could receive an economic boost from a new IBM facility focused on smarter infrastructure
Review: YouSendIt Enables Secure File Transfer — Maybe
YouSendIt makes emailing large, sensitive files secure and manageable by avoiding the pain of using FTP clients and servers
MI5 Laying Off ‘Bonds’ To Hire More Techie ‘Qs’
The Security Service has announced plans to lay-off some of its intelligence staff and replace them with more IT-savvy operatives
Transfer Your IT Problems To The Cloud
Virtual infrastructure is set to move workloads to the most cost-effective platform but, while applications exceed the ability of cloud providers, the situation is not static, says Cameron Sturdevant
Ex-Brocade CEO Convicted Of Stock Option Backdating
Ex-CEO of Brocade Communications was found guilty by a federal jury on 26 March of intentionally backdating stock options
Google Ultra-fast Broadband Offer Proves Popular
Google's offer to test 1G-bps broadband access in U.S. communities drew responses from more than 1,100 communities and 194,000 individuals
Microsoft Pledges Support For Open Source
Microsoft continues to express its commitment to open-source software, most recently at EclipseCon and the Open Source Business Conference
US Lagging China in Clean Energy Investments
The U.S. trailed in 2009 clean energy asset financing, with only $11.2 billion, while China led with $29.8 billion
Details Of Apple iBook Pricing Leaked Online
As the release date for the Apple iPad draws near, information regarding e-book pricing from Apple's iBookstore has leaked online
VeryPC Signs First Customer For IT Scrappage Scheme
Green computer maker VeryPC has signed up its first customer to the Big Business Refit, a scrappage scheme for power-hungry equipment