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Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres
Analyst firm Gartner argues that combining data centre networks can often create more problems that it solves
eHealth Key To Europe’s Economic Recovery
Innovative IT will give citizens more control over their own health management and help cut costs and generate jobs, the EC believes
Concerns Raised Over iPad Battery Replacement
Apple’s strategy for replacing faulty iPad batteries amounts to sending back a whole new, date-free device, at a cost of $105.95 to the user
Google May Close Chinese Search Site
Google could shutter its Google.cn search engine within weeks after talks with the Chinese government over censorship have stalled, according to a March 13 report in the Financial Times
Fiorina Gets No Support From HP In Senate Race
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina is finding little support from her old company in her bid to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer
IBM Indian Mainframe Business Under Fire
IBM aims to discredit a study in India that claimed its mainframe business practices could hinder competition in that country's market
Estimates Put iPad Pre-Orders At 120,000
Apple may have sold 120,000 iPads on its first day of preorders on 12 March, according to analyst estimates
Ruckus Cuts 802.11n Wi-Fi Cost
Ruckus Wireless is offering enterprise 802.11n Wi-Fi access points for around £400
UK Tech Companies Request Tax Breaks
A group of British tech companies are calling on the government to encourage the growth of the IT industry through tax breaks
Nexus One Rumours Suggest UK Delay
Google's Nexus One could be delayed in the UK, while its sister phone - the HTC Desire - might be saddled with the unpopular Vodafone 360 interface
Microsoft to Ship Silverlight Analytics Framework
The software giant is slated to announce the Silverlight Analytics Framework rivalling Adobe’s Omniture acquisition at its MIX10 conference
US Internet Fraud Tops Half A Billion Dollars, Says FBI
A new report from the Internet Crime Complaint Centre found the amount of losses from cyber-crime doubled in 2009, with those between the ages of 30-49 hardest hit
Users Less Loyal To BlackBerry Than iPhone, Android
Big brand loyalty kudos go to Apple iPhone and Google Android OS smartphone users, says a new report, while BlackBerry users are a less content bunch
Government ‘Hack Day’ Delivers Public Data Innovation
A Facebook quiz and local policing feedback board are just two of the ideas that have emerged from a government public data initiative
New IT Security Product Assessment Tool Launched
A new self-assessment tool from Jericho Forum aims to establish a baseline for checking the effectiveness of IT security products
New Street View Images Raise Privacy Concerns
Google has received complaints since it expanded its Street View service last week to cover 96 percent of UK roads
OLPC: Low-Cost Laptops Combat Afghan Indoctrination
One Laptop Per Child has delivered more than 3500 of its so-called $100 laptops to Afghanistan so far
Sun Open Source Chief Leaves Oracle To Join OSI
As Oracle cemented its purchase of Sun last week, the head of open source at Sun left to take up a post at the Open Source Initiative
Opponents Rally Against Digital Bill Clampdown
Amendments to the Digital Economy Bill have been criticised by industry groups, who claim the measures will be ineffective
Apple And Nokia Pushing For Legal Trials In 2012
Apple and Nokia have requested that the patent infringement cases each has filed against the other be held mid-2012, according to a report
Cisco Enters Portable Data Centre Market
The networking giant is moving into the portable container data centre market
Researchers Questions Zeus Botnet Future Threat
Will the takedown of more than 25 percent of the command-and-control servers tied to the Zeus Trojan have a lasting effect?
Google Launches Extensions For Wave
Google has launched its extensions for Google Wave, a move to boost the open-source, real-time collaboration platform's functionality with the help of outside application developers
Apple Considering iPhone Multitasking Says Report
Intelligent multitasking? The newest Apple iPhones, due out this summer, will add multitasking to their long feature lists, according to a report
Open Source Comms Not A Threat, Say UC Vendors
UC Expo: a panel of proprietary vendors all said that they could match the price of open source options such as Asterisk
Virgin Trials Ultrafast Broadband Over Telegraph Poles
Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband in trials that could lead to one million extra homes accessing up to 100Mbps speeds
Digital Britain Minister Tweets Against Tory Tech Manifesto
Stephen Timms has attacked the Conservative Party's new proposal for the rollout of super-fast broadband via Twitter
Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials
Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where they are tweeting from and pointing the way forward for privacy strategies
Microsoft Unified Comms Appliance Hits the UK
UC Expo: A single appliance designed to replace phones and other comms systems with Microsoft software has launched in the UK