Sure, with Bing and Chrome OS, Microsoft and Google are aping each other's flagship products. But, says Jim Rapoza, the way the announcements were made shows the companies turning into each other
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the...
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Spinvox “Faked” Speech Transcription Service And Broke...
Speech-to-text service from Spinvox used humans and broke its privacy promises, according to the the BBC and rival vendors
Government Criticised For Lack Of Science And Tech Vision
The UK needs a chief engineer and chief scientist to create a "vision" for science and technology
EC Concerned Over Intelligent Transport Data
Using drivers' GPS data and other sources could throw up privacy issues, warns European information privacy regulator
“Unbearable interrogation” Linked To Apple iPhone...
A Foxconn worker who had been overseeing 16 prototypes of Apple's fourth-generation iPhone is reported to have killed himself after Foxconn security interrogated him over a missing mobile prototype
Intel Appeals $880m EC Fine
Intel officials are appealing the European Commission's $1.45 billion fine for antitrust violations, saying European regulators ignored the realities of a competitive processor market
Emerging Markets Increase Investments in Hardware
Larger enterprises in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, China and India were more likely to increase investments in IT hardware than their counterparts in mature markets
VMware Reports Revenue Down 36 Percent
Storage virtualisation software maker VMware reports profits of $33 million (£20m) or 8 cents per share, compared with $52 million or 13 cents per share a year ago
Apple Knocks Netbooks, Praises Own Pricing
Apple COO Tim Cook used Apple's earnings call to talk down mini-notebooks - known popularly as "netbooks" - that have buoyed earnings for the rest of the PC market
The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)
Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top tips
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
Brown Demands Global Institutions For The Internet Age
Online communications could unleash co-operation and solve the big problems, if world institutions can be set up, Gordon Brown tells event
Why Should We Trust A Green Printer Maker?
Users need to save money and resources by printing less, but printer vendors want to sell more printers. There's no conflict, says Graham Long of Samsung: it's up to vendors to face the inevitable and lead the way
Citrix XenServer 5.5 Review
Server virtualisation with a crisis-proof price and performance which rivals VMware
Recession-Busting Space Centre To Combat Climate Change
The creation of a new European space center will add to the £6.5bn the sector already contributes to the UK economy
IT CEO On £650K Bemoans State Of UK Tech Industry
Micro Focus chief Stephen Kelly has called for tax incentives to help the IT industry despite his company claiming "20 percent growth in 2009"
Security Experts Discuss Smart Grid Protection
Researchers will highlight some of the threats and concerns facing plans to deploy smart grid technology - and what can be done about them
AMD Posts Loss But Up On Year Ago
AMD posts another quarterly financial loss, but the results show some improvement over AMD's performance from a year ago
Microsoft Looks To Windows 7 For Earnings Boost
Microsoft's earnings are forecast to meet or exceed analyst predictions, but to be lower than the numbers it posted a year ago
Apple Profits Up Despite iPhone “cannibalising” iPod Sales
Apple reports quarterly profits and revenue exceeding Wall Street analyst predictions, and says both iPhones and Macs experienced year-over-year growth in sales despite the economy
Yahoo Launches Homepage Beta Overhaul
Yahoo has let users opt in to try a beta of its new home page, which integrates Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and over 60 other Web services and content sites
Samsung dedicates £2.4bn To Energy Efficiency
The Korean manufacturer Samsung commits to cut emissions - and may be hoping to benefit from government tax breaks for sustainable business
MOD Admits Losing An Entire Server
During 2008, the UK Ministry of Defence admits it lost an entire server from a secure building - as well as 1.7m individuals' personal data.
Microsoft Releases Linux Device Driver Code
Microsoft releases 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community under the popular GPLv2 license
IBM Offers Cost-Cutting Office-In-A-Box
IBM is offering cost-conscious businesses a unified communications and collaboration UC(2) solutions based on an open platform
Microsoft And Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Technology
Microsoft and Apple, along with a handful of other tech companies, find themselves strange bedfellows after being sued by a small company over a touch-screen patent
Yahoo Investor Supports Microsoft Deal
Microsoft and Yahoo's potential deal over search and advertising got public approval from investor Carl Icahn, who owns around 5 percent of Yahoo
McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy
McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises
Would You Cough Up For Google Web Services?
Has Google gone as far as it can go with its free software model? The release of its Chrome OS has provoked a lot of discussion summarised here by Clint Boulton
Microsoft Makes It Easier To Avoid Internet Explorer
IE8 browser won't try to take over as default when you install it, promises Microsoft