Microsoft has decided to push back the launch of Visual Studio 2010 to take more time to address performance issues reported by testers
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Ellison Sheds Light On Sun’s Future Strategy
Larry Ellison has said that once Oracle acquires Sun, it focus on the high-end market and leave the low-margin, high-volume server space to the likes of HP and Dell
VMware Survey Touts Virtualisation Benefits
A VMware survey has, somewhat predictably, touted the benefits that virtualisation can offer small to medium businesses
Cisco Closes $2.9 Billion Starent Acquisition
Cisco has strengthened its credentials in the mobile Internet space after it closed on the acquisition of Starent Networks
UK Government e-Borders Scheme In Disarray
The government's decision to gather personal data on every traveller into and out of the UK is under threat from EU rules concerning free movement
Nokia Brings Booklet 3G To The UK For £649
A netbook that is already expensive gets another £280 slapped on it, compared with the US price
Bluetooth Group Formally Adopts Low Energy Standard
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has quietly issued a new set of standards that will allow low-powered devices, such as watches or sensors, to use Bluetooth
Snowed-In Workaholics Turn To Video Conferencing
Vendors push video conferencing as a way for dedicated workers to overcome hazardous weather conditions
Astronomers Discover Earth-Like Exoplanet
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found a new exoplanet using ground-based RC Optical Systems telescopes
Intel To Launch Next-Generation Chips In January
Intel will launch its first 32-nm Core i3 and i5 processors, as well as new i7 chips, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month
Mobile Web Browsing To Overtake PCs By 2014
Within five years more users will access the Internet using mobile devices than via desktop PCs, according to Morgan Stanley's 'Mobile Internet Report'
Novell’s Mono Project Launches Moonlight 2.0
Novell's Mono Project has announced the release of Moonlight 2.0, an open source Linux implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight Internet application platform.
Iraqi Militants Hack US Predator Drones
Militants have hacked Predator drone feeds using software that costs less than $30, but US military officials insist hackers have not been able to disrupt the drone missions
Twitter Hacked By Iranian Cyber Army
Twitter was hijacked between 10pm and 11pm Pacific time on 17 December, and was replaced it by a screen which read: "This Website Has Been Hacked by Iranian Cyber Army"
CERN Embraces Huge Cloud For Scientific Community
The CERN laboratory in Switzerland, home of the Large Hadron Collider, is piloting the world's largest cloud computing environment for scientific research
Shuttleworth Steps Down As Canonical CEO
In a surprise move, Mark Shuttleworth the CEO of Canonical has announced he is stepping down to refocus his attention on cloud computing
Symantec Targets Mobile Devices With New Offerings
In a sign of the increasing proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, Symantec has rolled out three solutions in order to secure and control them
Apple Silences Psystar With Permanent Injunction
Apple may well have finished off Psystar after it was granted a permanent injunction against the Mac clone maker
Smartphone Addicts Set To Cause Christmas Friction
Things could get tense in some households after a survey found that the majority of smartphone users are unlikely to get a real break from work over the festive period
Carphone Warehouse To Sell Nokia N900 After Christmas
Nokia's N900 tablet phone will be available from the Carphone Warhouse from 26 December and Vodafone in the New Year
UK Communities Awarded Free Wi-Fi Access
Communities across the UK have been awarded free Wi-Fi access, but BT has questioned the ability of wireless to plug holes in broadband coverage
Review: Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9 is a solid contender in the enterprise endpoint security market, with strong deployment and a streamlined management GUI
IBM Says Disability No Barrier To Career In Tech
IBM is pushing its equal opportunities policy but has been hit by anti-discrimination rules in the past
Oracle Set To Win Battle For MySQL
The standoff between Oracle and the antitrust regulators of the European Commission has finally been broken, according to knowledgeable sources, and that an agreement is imminent.
Microsoft Confirms MSN China Microblogging Site Plagarism
Microsoft publicly admitted that a MSN China microblogging site, Juku, improperly copied code from Taiwanese startup Plurk
Facebook Tops 100m Users In US
ComScore says Facebook had over 100 million users in the United States in November
Microsoft Launches Bing App For iPhone
Microsoft launched a Bing App for iPhone on 16 Dec, with similar functionality to its Bing for Windows Mobile application
Research Points To 2010 Tech Job Recovery
IT workers can expect to see more jobs open up in 2010, but companies are continuing to be cautious about staffing and spending, two recent studies show
Green Atom PC Launched To Tackle Digital Divide
Cherrypal, a socially conscious, green PC maker, introduces a $99 (£61) netbook with an Intel Atom processor
Bing And Google Grow At Yahoo’s Expense
Bing and Google continue to grow their respective market share in the search engine sector, mostly at the expense of Yahoo