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Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study
One in four UK computer users have installed unlicensed software, says BSA
Microsoft Updates Visual Studio JavaScript Tools
Visual Studio 11, Microsoft's flagship development platform with Windows 8 support, will include improved support for JavaScript developers
EU Competition Watchdog Sniffs At Windows RT
It is unclear whether Microsoft is going to break the 2009 EU “browser choice” agreement
Twitter Buys Email Marketer RestEngine
Twitter has acquired RestEngine, a start-up that makes tools aimed at boosting engagement in social games and other social-media applications
Oracle To Receive Just $150,000 In Java Patent Lawsuit
Google lost the battle, but it might win the war
Oracle Adds Features To ZFS NAS Appliance
Oracle has unveiled the Sun-developed ZFS Storage 7420 NAS appliance, and upgraded JD Edwards' Enterprise One application
TechWeekEurope Tests John Lewis’ Virtual Fashion Mirrors
Trying on clothes without getting undressed? Now that’s augmented reality!
Gmail Gets Free Analytics
Gmail Meter allows users to analyse their own writing and filing patterns to get a better idea of how they are using email
Oracle: Google ‘Knew It Was Doing The Wrong Thing’
In the opening statement of its trial against Google, Oracle has argued the search giant was aware it was using proprietary technology without permission to build Android
IBM Acquires Varicent For Analytics Expertise
IBM is to buy Varicent, which makes software for automating and analysing the collection and reporting of cross-departmental sales data
SAP Buys Syclo, The Mobile Enterprise Specialists
The acquisition should make BYOD with SAP relatively painless
Wikimedia Foundation Drops Google Maps
The Wikimedia Foundation has shifted away from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap in its mobile applications, following a wider trend
Facebook Buys Instagram Over Protests Of Some Users
Facebook is to pay £630m for Instagram, though some of the photo-sharing app's 30 million users have complained that the social network is 'for old people'
Dell On Spending Spree As Make Technologies Acquisition Announced
Dell has announced that it will acquire legacy modernisation software provider Make Technologies
TomTom Sat-Navs Lose Their Way
A “leap year bug” blamed on the third-party software caused GPS navigation devices to lose the connection
Apache Promotes Big Data Tool
Sqoop, a big data tool for transferring data between Hadoop and structured data stores, has graduated to top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation
Chrome 18 Adds Hardware Acceleration
Google's freshly released Chrome 18 browser adds hardware-accelerated Canvas rendering for applications such as games
Druva Adds Mobile Capabilities To Backup Service
Druva's on-premises enterprise configuration can now control 100,000 devices from a single console
Met Police To Use 1980s Software To Safeguard Olympics
Scotland Yard has confirmed that the Met will be using command and control software from the 1980s during this summer's games
Encyclopaedia Britannica Ditches Paper For Digital
The oldest English-language encyclopaedia in production will now depend on Internet and Apps
MapR Hadoop Inks Informatica Tie-In
The MapR Hadoop open source batch analytics software package will become available with Informatica's data integration platform through four different vendors
Google Agrees Not To Track Users, If They Ask Nicely
More than 400 companies agree to help implement the browser “do-not-track” button
Barclays Launches Pingit For Mobile Money Transfers
UK bank Barclays launches smartphone app allowing money to be sent and received using a phone number
Google Agrees Landmark Deal With BBVA For Google Apps
Spanish bank's 110,000 staff will use Google Apps for Business by the end of 2012
Facebook Launches Timeline-based Profile Redesign
Users can try out the Timeline of their Facebook life before its official release next week
Google Takes Street View To Post-Tsunami Japan
Google adds 'before and after' images of areas of Japan affected by March's earthquake and tsunami
Twitter Redesign Promotes Business Branding Pages
Twitter is to receive a facelift which it claims will benefit users and give businesses prominence
Web App Boosts Volunteers For Crisis At Christmas
A more efficient application process improves volunteer rates for homeless charity Crisis at Christmas
LibreOffice Celebrates First Anniversary
It's one year since the Document Foundation created LibreOffice from the Oracle-controlled OpenOffice.org