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Chinese Government Denies Link to Cyber Attacks
The Chinese government has refuted accusations that it was involved in cyber-attacks against western companies, including Google
Acer Preparing E-Reader And App Store
An Acer executive has confirmed the PC vendor plans to launch an app store, an e-reader, and a netbook running Google's Chrome
Juniper and Polycom To Lower Video Conferencing Costs
Juniper and Polycom have partnered up and are looking to drive the uptake of video conferencing services by driving down its cost and complexity
MoD Secrets Revealed on Facebook
The Ministry of Defence has admitted that staff have leaked secrets on social networking websites, including Facebook and Twitter
Vodafone Sells 100,000 iPhones In A Week
Vodafone has sold 100,000 iPhone handsets in its first week, suggesting that the Apple device is still as popular as ever – among both consumers and business users
Apple’s Tablet Could Rock The Publishing World
Apple's long-rumoured tablet PC, expected to make its debut on 27 January, could be the device to change the face of traditional publishing – if its rivals' actions are anything to go by
MP3 Developers Launch Digital File Successor
Updated: The team which created the MP3 file format has unveiled a new file format that enables the inclusion of updatable premium content – in a bid to combat music piracy
Hospital Trust Criticised Over Data Record Theft
More than 33,000 unencrypted patient records have been stolen from an unattended hospital vehicle, including details about diabetes and results of retinal screening tests
OLPC Sends Refurbished Laptops To Haiti
One Laptop Per Child, the organisation behind the $100 laptop, is calling for previous customers to donate old machines to aid efforts
China Unmoved By Rhetoric From Google And US
Beijing's apparent indifference to Google's threat to pull out of China and Hillary Clinton's call for Internet global freedoms underscores the difficulties of dealing with repressive governments
New Data Centre To Help With Future Ecosystem
TelecityGroup has built a new data centre in Paris that will help scientists establish which plant and trees will be best suited to the region's climate ... in 50 years time
Facebook Planning Green Data Centre
Popular social networking site Facebook announces plans to build an environmentally-friendly data centre – its first – in Oregon
Space Station Gets Direct Twitter Access
Astronauts at the International Space Station now have personal access to the Internet following a system upgrade at the ISS
Facebook Doubles US Users
Facebook's great 2009 growth through its fifth year recalls that of Google, which took off and went public after its fifth year
Apple Tablet Will Need To Retail For Around £450
Online retailer Retrevo surveyed site visitors about what they want and don't want from an Apple tablet
Google Chrome OS Will Feature Media Player
The lead engineer for Google's Chrome Operating System has said the emerging product and its Chrome Web browser sidekick will have a complete media player
China Slams Clinton’s Internet Freedom Speech
Beijing has reacted angrily to the speech of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, calling it an unjustified attack on China
AMD Benefits From Huge Intel Settlement
AMD has made its first profit in three years, thanks in no small measure to the whooping £772 million legal settlement with Intel
Google Beats Forecasts After Impressive Profit Hike
Google has beaten the street after recording fourth-quarter earnings and sales that trumped analyst expectations
HP And Fujitsu Staff Strike Over Job Cuts
Staff at computer companies HP and Fujitsu are striking over ongoing job cuts and pay freezes, but surveys show that things won't improve before the second quarter
SMBs Ditch Foreign Travel For Tech Alternatives
Bad news for airlines, as businesses cut back on expensive foreign travel and explore alternative communication technologies
Music Industry Threatens Civil Action Against Oink Founder
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is threatening civil proceedings against Alan Ellis, who raised £185,000 through BitTorrent tracker Oink
Review: VMware’s View 4 Improves VDI Performance
VMware View 4 uses a specialised transport protocol to squeeze out lag time and significantly increase the number of monitors supported by the virtual desktop.
Gartner Raises IT Spending Forecast For 2010
Analyst house Gartner has raised its IT spending projections in 2010, amid growing confidence in the economic recovery
Microsoft Patches IE Security Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a patch to close a security hole in Internet Explorer linked to the recent attacks on Google and other companies
Virgin Dismisses BT Infinity Broadband Claims
BT claims its super-fast Infinity broadband is cheaper that Virgin Media, but Virgin points out you can't actually get the service yet
Polycom and Siemens Team Up Over Video Conferencing
Siemens Enterprise Communications is to integrate Polycom's telepresence technology into its unified communications (UC) offerings
Clinton Touts Cyber-Security Following Google Hack
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for cooperation in defending against cyber-attacks, but remains cautious in her comments about the recent Gmail hack
EC Gives Blessing To Oracle Takeover Of Sun
It was good news for Larry Ellison after Oracle finally gained approval from the European Commission over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems