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Darling’s Broadband Sums Don’t Add Up
It would be good to get 90 percent of the UK on superfast broadband by 2017, as Alistair Darling promised this week, but Peter Judge can't see how he can afford to do it using the broadband tax
Privacy Comments By Google Boss Irk Mozilla Founder
Google CEO Eric Schmidt's rant concerning privacy concerns has prompted one of the founders of Firefox to urge users to switch to Bing
Apple Countersues Nokia In Patent Fight
As eWEEK Europe predicted earlier this year, Nokia's patent suit against Apple was just the first stage in a likely war
Dell Pushes Ahead With Converged Data Centre Strategy
Dell ups its game in the converged data centre market with new management software and a unified networking fabric based on 10GbE.
Yahoo Indexes Tweets In Search Results
Yahoo is indexing tweets on its search engine, but updates only appear minutes or hours after they are sent, long after Google's Twitter results which appear in real-time
Microsoft Cleans Open Source From Windows 7 Tool
Code which violated the GPLv2 licence has been removed from a Microsoft utility designed to load Windows 7 on netbooks
Apple iPhone Sales Reach 100,000 In China
Apple has sold around 100,000 iPhones in China through its partner China Unicom, but Apple is still in negotiations with China Mobile to expand the reach of the device
IBM Opens Cloud Data Centres In Pacific Region
IBM is opening two new data centres and a cloud computing laboratory in the Pacific region, looking to grow its market presence through greater cloud computing capabilities
Mobile Internet Users To Top A Billion By 2013
People's need of the Internet shows no sign of slowing, with an IDC report predicting that there will be one billion mobile Internet users in four years time
Americans Wolf Down 34GB Of Data Per Day
America's addiction to data has been revealed after a university reported that the average American consumes a whopping 34GB of data per day
Apple Tablet PC Expected March or April, Claims Analyst
Apple's rumoured tablet PC could be making an appearance sometime in the next four months, according to a research analyst
McKinnon Launches Fresh Bid To Halt Extradition
Hacker Gary McKinnon is launching a fresh legal challenge to the decision to extradite him to the United States
Japan Most Likely To Cut Emissions Using ICT
IDC has revealed which G20 nations have the ability to use Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to reduce their CO2 emissions
10 Email Security Lessons To Be Learned From Climategate
With climate change critics using hacked emails to discredit scientists ahead of COP15, eWEEK looks at what IT managers and security administrators can do to protect their own inboxes
Price War: Tesco Offers iPhone At £20 A Month
And with £222 up front, that works out at £462 over the one year contract.
Welsh Supercomputing Facility To Deliver Tech Jobs
More than 400 tech jobs could be created in a new supercomputing facility in Wales, which will focus on training and establishing links between academia and business
Experts Question Hungary’s Role As European Open Source Leader
Ingres claims the central European country should be an example to other states but Hungarian open source experts disagree
Acer Unleashes Latest Ferrari Formula One Notebook
Acer, a Ferrari Formula One team sponsor, looks to embody the sport's focus on speed, agility and high-tech performance with its newest Ferrari One notebook
Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Unite To Make Cloud More Accessible
IT vendors such as Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and EMC have joined the Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council,
Motorola Droid Beats iPhone In Gadget Review
The Motorola Droid smartphone tops Time's list of Top 10 Gadgets for 2009
Computer Monitor Maker Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing
Chi Mei Optoelectronics agrees to pay a $220 million (£135m) fine for participating in a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices
Google Breathes Life Into News Publishing With Living Stories
Google is working with The New York Times and the Washington Post on Living Stories, a news platform that streamlines topical news content on one page
Facebook Delivers Privacy Revamp
Facebook is asking its 350 million-strong user base to update their privacy settings after rolling out a number of new tools
Microsoft Confirms Office 15 Already In The Works
Office 2010 is only expected in six months time, but Microsoft has confirmed it already working on its successor
IBM Unveils New Mainframe Bundles for Linux
IBM is taking aim at high-end x86 systems after announcing new mainframe systems designed just for Linux
Intel Sees Big Hope For ICT’s Carbon Contribution
Only ten percent of computers have their power managed. It's time we did better, Intel's eco-tech manager told us, from the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen
Broadband Tax Approved In Pre-Budget Report
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed in his Pre-Budget Report that the 50p-per-month bradband tax will be included in the Finance Bill
Government Urged To Support Online Retail As Stores Close
Shops are out of fashion, as Nokia closes its flagship store, Amazon denies any plans to open one, and the government comes under pressure to support online retailers
eWEEK Labs’ Top Products Of 2009
eWEEK Labs names the products that stood out in 2009, focusing on the ones that either provide significant innovation or make day-to-day life easier for IT professionals