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Twitter Wages War On Spam
Twitter engineers have brought down the level of spam on the site to just one percent, while the GSMA is testing its own reporting service against mobile spam
UK Digital Bill Enters ‘Wash Up’ Despite Protest
Harriet Harman has dismissed any further debate on the Digital Economy Bill, meaning it is likely to be swallowed up in the "wash up" process
A Censored Internet Is Google’s Worst Nightmare
Google has been praised for taking the moral high ground on search censorship in China, but Google's motives are far more selfish, says Clint Boulton
Zurich Insurance Data Loss ‘Beyond Unacceptable’
A data backup tape lost by Zurich Insurance on its way to South Africa contained the financial details of 46,000 policy holders
Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam
Smart vehicle projects funded by the European Commission have been undergoing tests in the Dutch city
IBM Launches Out-Of-The-Box Smart Grid Tech
IBM and eMeter have announced a bundled software package of eMeter’s software bundled on IBM Power7 systems for Smart Grid implementations.
US Moves To Protect Electricity Grid From Attack
The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act would take measures to protect the electricity grid from telecommunications intrusions
Google Adding Hack Warning To Gmail Accounts
Google has added a new feature to Gmail to alert users to suspicious activity and advise them their accounts may have been hijacked
US Slams Microsoft China Search For ‘Enabling Tyranny’
Congressional leaders hail Google's decision to stop censoring search results in China while criticising Microsoft for continuing to do so
Dell Launches Private Cloud Systems
Dell is introducing a new suite of hardware software and services to support cloud computing infrastructures
Google Blames Bug, Not Hackers, For Language Glitch
Google has been quick to state that a software bug, not hackers, was responsible for its corporate information web pages displaying in Chinese and other languages
Qualcomm Readies LTE On Gobi Modems
Mobile computing devices, such as laptops, will soon be able to access LTE networks after Qualcomm said it will add the 4G technology to a number of its Gobi modems
Dell Fine Tunes Servers And Services For The Cloud
Dell has taken the wraps off new hardware, software and services offerings that are optimised for cloud computing environments
Businesses Heedless Of ‘Risky’ Clouds
A quarter of businesses are willing to use cloud computing, despite security concerns - but tight budgets are often holding them back
Budget Looks To Green Power, But IT Mostly Ignored
Despite the precarious state of public finances, the Chancellor has announced funding for a green investment bank - but, overall, technology did not get much airtime
Don’t Trust Cloud, Says Government Security Adviser
Firewalls block most public sector agencies from Internet applications due to perceived risks
UK Pirate Party Calls For Legalised File-Sharing
On Budget day, with the Digital Economy Bill still before Parliament, the UK Pirate Party's election manifesto demands new copyright laws and legal file-sharing
UK Uses Space Data To Combat Climate Change
As well as helping to meet green goals, the new space centre will generate UK jobs
Data Centre Undergoes Tech Refresh While Still Live
A data centre belonging to Hounslow Borough Council has been refurbished and upgraded, while still operating a 'live' environment
Qualcomm Upgrading Brew Mobile OS
Qualcomm has announced that its Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) continues to gain momentum
Opera Offering Free iPhone In App Store Guessing Game
Opera has finally submitted its Mini for iPhone browser to the App Store. Correctly guessing when Apple will approve the app could win you a new iPhone
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S Android Smartphone
Samsung unveils a new Google Android smartphone, the Galaxy S, at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas
IBM Hit With Another Mainframe Antitrust Complaint
TurboHercules filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission claiming that IBM is illegally creating a monopoly that is costing users billions of dollars
Yahoo Launches Sketch-a-Search App For iPhone
Yahoo at CTIA Wireless debuts two search applications for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch
Mozilla Stops Development Of Firefox For Windows Mobile
Development of a version of Firefox that would run on Windows Mobile has been halted, with Mozilla blaming Microsoft's development restrictions
Apple iPad Edging The Consumer Battle, Survey Finds
Amazon's Kindle e-reader is being increasingly overshadowed by the Apple iPad, according to a survey of what e-reader device users plan to purchase in the next three months
Mozilla Fixes Critical Security Flaw With Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla has moved quickly to plug the security vulnerability in Firefox after the German government advised the public to stop using the browser
Future Storage Might Be Just Solid State And Tape
Storage technology will change drastically, but the only way to become more efficient is to understand what you have, and what you need, according to an eWEEK Europe panel debate
Staff Ignoring Corporate Social Networking Restrictions
A new study has found that half of organisations are still restricting the use of social media tools, but half of all staff are ignoring these rules