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PC Industry Faces Memory Shortage In H2 2010
Analysts has warned of a potential shortage of Dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips, the most common form of computer memory, in the second half of 2010
Symbian Touts Capabilities In Face Of Rising Competition
The Symbian Foundation has touted the strengths of its mobile platform as it faces an increasing challenge from rival mobile operating systems
O2 Blames iPhone Demand For Network Failures
O2 has apologised for the problems with its network in London and has blamed the increasing use of smartphones, such as the iPhone
What’s Behind Google’s Nexus One Strategy?
Google will reportedly offer the Nexus One by invitation only, a strange strategy at a time when Android is fighting Apple's iPhone to gain market share
What Microsoft Must Do To Succeed In 2010
Microsoft had a relatively successful year. But 2009 is nearly history and Microsoft must look ahead to 2010
IBM Makes 2010 Smart City Predictions
IBM offers a series of five predictions about how cities will grow smarter and what technologies will aid in that transformation over the next five years
Survey Details Interrnet Surfing Habits
A survey finds US adults spend an average of 13 hours a week logged online
Rumours Suggest 5-Megapixel iPhone In June
A conference hall booking and an order for camera units - does this add up to Apple's iPhone 4G?
Kingston Adds Liquid Cooling To DRAMs
Liquid cooling, used to make servers greener, will be offered to hobbyists for faster plug-in DRAMs by Kingston
Escaped Criminal Uses Facebook To Taunt Police
The unsavoury side of Facebook has been exposed after an escaped criminal used it to taunt police, and the social networking site is also being cited in an increasing number of divorce cases
iPlayer Increasingly Used In Bed As Top Gear Dominates
Top Gear is one of the most watched programs on the iPlayer, and according to the BBC, people are increasingly taking their laptops to bed to watch it
WLAN Maker Meru Goes For IPO
Bucking the trend, WLAN maker Meru plans a stock market flotation in 2010 - but is the wireless LAN moving to the cloud?
Twitter Buys Location Service Provider
Twitterers will be saying what's happening... and where, with Mixer becoming part of Twitter
Apple Plans Major Product Launch In January
The rumour mill has gone into overdrive after reports said that Apple has booked a venue in California for a major product launch, slated for 26 January
Telefonica To Acquire Jajah For £129 Million
Telecom giant Telefonica has dipped into its cash reserves to acquire small Silicon Valley VoIP provider, Jajah, for $207 million (£129 million)
Microsoft Publishes Moonlight Patent Covenant
Microsoft has pledged not to sue end users developing third party distributions of Moonlight, after it published the patent covenant
Glide Beats Chrome OS – And Turns IE Into An OS
Transmedia has stolen a march on Google's Chrome OS with Glide, which turns Internet Explorer into a browser OS with its own storage
Open Source Resolution: Try Harder In 2010!
If Linux vendors are serious about displacing Windows, they could try harder, says Jason Brooks. How about a New Year's resolution to fix annoyances?
All I Want For Christmas Is An iPhone
Apple's 3G iPhone is the most popular handset in the United States, closely followed by the BlackBerry 8300 Series
Netbook Growth Expected To Slow Going Forward
2009 has been an excellent year for netbook sales, but one industry watcher has warned that growth will slow going forward
Vodafone Offers Free Internet For Christmas
Vodafone UK has entered into the Christmas spirit after it announced that it is giving away free internet access between Christmas and the New Year
BlackBerry Users Suffer Second Outage In A Week
Not again. BlackBerry users in North America have suffered a second network outage in seven days
Researchers Look To Body Heat As Power Source
Researchers have developed a device that “harvests” the waste heat from human bodies and converts it into usable power for wearable sensors
Latest OLPC Design Resembles Potential Mac Tablet
The tablet follow-up to the $100 laptop appears to follow a similar design to that mooted for Apple's rumoured touch-screen device
UN Secures IT’s Role In Limited Copenhagen Agreements
Even getting IT on the agenda at the UN talks was a "painful challenge" according to insiders
Obama Finally Appoints US Cyber-Security Chief
U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen Howard Schmidt to step into the role of cyber-security coordinator
Microsoft Facing Word Sales Ban In Jan 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds lower court decision that orders world's largest software maker to stop selling its popular Word program effective Jan. 11.
HP Investigates African-American Facial Recognition Issues
Hewlett-Packard is investigating the facial recognition software used with some of its PCs after a YouTube video seemed to show it can't recognise African-Americans
Scareware On The Rise Over 2009 Says FBI
From serving malicious ads to poisoning search engine results for recently deceased actress Brittany Murphy, rogue antivirus operations have been going strong all year