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Apple’s iPhone 4 Isn’t Really 4G
Apple’s tie to AT&T in the US means that the iPhone 4 doesn’t actually do 4G, but it does regain technological ground lost to Google Android devices
Apple’s WWDC Was All About The iPhone
The iPhone 4 took centre stage at Apple's WWDC, suggesting that the company's mobile device business is now its top priority, says PJ Connolly
Apple Trackpad Photos Leaked Ahead Of WWDC
Leaked photos of a multi-touch trackpad have appeared ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
Juniper ‘Flattens’ Data Centre Networks
Juniper has stepped up its game against Cisco, with new products designed to "flatten" data centre networks
Google Sets Its Wave Platform Free
Google has opened up Google Wave to everyone for free, one year after introducing the real-time collaboration platform to Google Apps users
Crescendo HyperScale Provides ADC Scaling On Demand
Crescendo Networks has demonstrated its HyperScale architecture, enabling IT admins to aggregate multiple ADCs to support up to 100G bps of throughput
Infosec 2010: Trust Will Drive Security Moves, Says PWC
Blurred boundaries will drive new dangers and new opportunities in information security, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Infosec 2010: Data Watchdog Pushes For Prison Sentences
The ICO wants professional data thieves to be jailed but could face opposition to the plan from the next government
UK Cyber Security Challenge Launched To Promote Skills
Autumn will see a Cyber Challenge in the UK, designed to create new security professionals
Bring On The Security Olympics!
Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to, says Peter Judge
Oracle Database Attack To Be Shown in Europe
This week's Black Hat Europe event will be shown how user credentials can be stolen from Oracle databases
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
RSA Reveals Zeus Trojan Cyber-Crime Infrastructure
Security researchers at RSA spotlight the cyber-infrastructure that props up malware like the Zeus Trojan by providing so-called bulletproof hosting to attackers
Microsoft Previews IE9 With HTML5 And SVG Support
Microsoft has previewed its Internet Explorer 9, the next version of its browser, which promises to be more interoperable than ever
Government ‘Hack Day’ Delivers Public Data Innovation
A Facebook quiz and local policing feedback board are just two of the ideas that have emerged from a government public data initiative
Open Source Comms Not A Threat, Say UC Vendors
UC Expo: a panel of proprietary vendors all said that they could match the price of open source options such as Asterisk
Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy
Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centres with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology
Intel Debuts ‘Gulftown’ Six-Core CPU For Consumers
Intel has shown off its first six-core PC processor aimed at consumers, codenamed ‘Gulftown,’ at the Game Developers Conference
IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x
The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is to shake up mid-range servers
RSA: Feeding Security Into The Cloud
The RSA conference seeks to use lessons from single-tenant data centres to build security into cloud computing infrastructures. But what will happen as the cloud ages, asks Cameron Sturdevant
Social Networking Platforms Line Up Location-Based Services
Reports suggest Facebook is about to join social networking rivals, Twitter and Foursquare in banking on services launched to be at the forefront location-based networking
Avaya Introduces UC Solution IP Office 6.0
Unified Communications: unified communications specialist Avaya upgrades its IP Office solution with video and instant messaging capabilities
Microsoft Office 2010 Will Launch in May
Microsoft will release the full version of Office 2010 this May, around a month before its release to consumers
RSA – Russian Banking Trojan Unmasked
The details of a Russian botnet that targets Russian banks instead of Western victims has been revealed at the RSA conference
RSA: US Defence Experts Discuss Security Versus Privacy
Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Bush administration cyber-security advisor Richard Clarke laid out the privacy and security issues in today's cyber-world
Intel And Orange Tout Nokia Linux Platform
Intel and Nokia are teaming up to deliver Orange multimedia services via Nokia's Linux-based MeeGo software platform
RSA Conference Focused On Practical Security Advice
RSA Conference 2010 is kicking off on 1 March in San Francisco, bringing with it a focus on the latest threats as well as security strategies
MWC Video: Acer Debuts Android Smartphones
Acer's director of product marketing Adrian Storp exhibits three new Android-based smartphones – the beTouch E110, the beTouch E400 and the Liquid – at MWC
MWC: Facebook Goes Even Lighter With ‘Facebook Zero’
Facebook is to release an even lighter version of its software, intended to ease the data strain on hard-pressed mobile phone networks