After a long wait, Google releases stable beta versions of Chrome for Mac, Chrome for Linux and Chrome extensions
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US Fast-Tracks Green Tech Patents
Under a new pilot program, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hopes to slice at least a year off the process for green technology patent applications
Oracle Adds To Governance And Compliance Apps
Oracle has beefed up its enterprise regulatory portfolio with new offerings for governance, risk and compliance
HP Targets SMBs With All-in-One PC Launch
HP has launched an environmentally friendly PC with a small physical footprint, for budget-conscious IT managers
IBM Offers Data Centre Monitoring Via The Cloud
IBM is giving IT managers the ability to monitor their data centre remotely thanks to Tivoli Live Monitoring Services
Samsung Reveals Bada Development Capabilities
Samsung has officially launched its mobile operating system, Bada, and is touting its developer friendly capabilities
Five Reasons Microsoft Should Be Worried About Android
Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS is likely to be among the hardest hit by the rise of Android, unless Mobile 7 proves to be the substantial improvement that Microsoft promises
Telehouse To Open Green Data Centre In London In 2010
A new green data centre in London's Docklands will provide heat energy to the surrounding housing developments
Smart Meters Allow Companies To Monitor Home-Worker Carbon
A new service could help businesses more easily include remote staff in carbon calculations
Cisco: Smart Grids Can Improve The World
Cisco claims smart grids can help improve the societal and economic problems around the world, but some experts have raised concerns about the security issues
Not Many Bugs Infesting Amazon.com Researchers Find
Amazon.com has fewer bugs on its Website than Wal-Mart or Target, according to a study by software-testing company uTest, which had 600 testers scour the sites in November
Most Phishing Scams Fail But Enough Succeed
New research from Trusteer shows that while the majority of phishing attacks are unsuccessful, those that slip past security defenses are costing millions
Google Reveals Details Of Mobile Goggles, What’s Nearby?
Real-time search ruled the roost at Google's search event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California
VMWare’s Dominance Of Virtualisation Under Threat
While VMware is still the dominant virtualisation technology in the data centre, IT professionals are increasingly willing to consider alternatives
MIT Wins ARPANet Anniversary Competition
Using an inverse pyramid approach, a team from MIT captures the $40,000 (£24,400) first prize to locate 10 large, red balloons at undisclosed locations across the United States
Handset Makers Targeted With Commercial Android Platform
A commercial version of Android has been released to help industry players build Android-based devices and test them for market readines
Staff Increasingly Use Own Laptops At Work
More and more staff are bringing their own personal laptops into work, according to a study from analyst house Gartner
HP Teams Up With SAP To Ensure Business Uptime
HP has launched two new services designed to help businesses maximise the uptime of their critical IT systems
Bluetooth Group Slates Dongle Use
A “Ditch the Dongle” campaign has begun in order to convince users to use their Bluetooth-enabled handsets to connect to the internet
EC Has ‘Incorrect’ Facts Concerning Oracle-Sun Case
An open source legal expert has informed the European Commission that its concerns about Oracle's takeover of Sun are based on “incorrect” assertions
Review: Google Chrome OS Developer Edition
The developer edition of Google Chrome OS is almost identical to the Google Chrome web browser, providing an intriguing look into the world of web-only computing
Government Pushes Online Public Services Despite Net Cut-Off Plan
The government is pushing ahead with plans to make the Internet a key way to access public services while also threatening to cut off the net access of persistent file-sharers
EU Pushes On With Single European Patent Plan
One common European patent court could help cut £260m of costs from European companies according to the EU
Russia Accused Of Climategate Hack
As the climate change summit opens, a UN scientist has accused Russia of releasing the emails which sparked a scientific row
Microsoft Ties-Up Search Deal With Yahoo
Microsoft and Yahoo have finalised a deal in which Microsoft Bing will power Yahoo search
Google Risks Criticism With Personalised Search Expansion
Google risked drawing the ire of privacy advocates on 4 December by making its personalised search results available to all of its users, whether they are signed in or not
AppJet Open Sources EtherPad Following Google Purchase
AppJet has said it will open source the code to EtherPad and the AppJet Web Framework in an effort to quiet the irate chatter from users in the wake of Google's purchase of the startup
Apple Super-Sizes Its Big Mac Desktop
Apple has quietly rolled out super-sized options for its Mac Pro desktop, including a 3.33GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor
Intel Delaying Larrabee Gaming Chip
Intel officials say they are delaying the “Larrabee” graphics processor that the company had hoped would compete with AMD and Nvidia GPU products
Oracle Denies Report Of MySQL Compromise
Larry Ellison has dismissed a report suggesting he would compromise over MySQL in order to allay European competition concerns