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BBM for iOS And Android Hits 20 Million Downloads
BBM for iOS and Android reaches 20 million downloads in first week and is used by 80 million people
Hunk Lets Splunk Users Analyse Data In Hadoop
The company unveils its plan for world domination – letting anyone who stores data in Hadoop analyse it with Splunk
SAS Joins Forces With SAP On Big Data
SAS and SAP are to work together on developing in-memory data analysis, allowing administrators to take advantage of real-time big data analytics
Adobe Releases Vector Graphics Tool To The Open Source Community
Snap.svg, a JavaScript library for interactive SVG content, is now available on GitHub
IT Life: The Future Of Computing Is Distributed
Justin Sheehy, CTO at Basho, talks about NoSQL, Grace Hopper and why distributed computing tools shall inherit the earth
Google Drops Saved Plus Searches And Saved Maps
Google's shakeup of its products continues as it drops some much loved features for Google+ and Google Maps
Google Tests Parental Controls In Chrome Browser Beta
The latest beta of the Chrome web browser includes the ability for parents to set limits and controls
Oracle Plugs Cloud Hole With BigMachines Purchase
Oracle is reportedly paying up to £247m to acquire BigMachines, in order to fill a gap in its own cloud service
MariaDB Developer SkySQL Raises £12.4m In Latest Financing Round
Open source relational database gets a vote of confidence from Intel Capital
Microsoft Finishes Dynamics CRM 2013 Worldwide Rollout
Microsoft completes its global rollout of its cloud-enabled CRM suite and reveals new partnership deal
IP Expo: Fusion-io Introduces New ioControl Features
Chris McCall, senior director of ioControl Marketing, talks about the new software Fusion-io has launched in the UK
Microsoft Quietly Offers Remote Desktop App For Android And iOS
Users can now access their Windows PCs and servers remotely via Android, iOS or Mac devices
Google Maps Restores Multiple Destination Function
The redesign of Google Maps earlier this year left out one of its most useful features - the ability to create a map with m ...
Facebook To Axe Search-by-Name Opt-Out Feature
Facebook is to change a privacy setting that allows users to opt-out of first or last name searches
Microsoft Tempts Developers With Revamped App Store
Microsoft believes its new discovery features and gift cards will lure developers to its redesigned app store
Amazon Touts Login Service For Third Parties
Amazon opens up about its third party login service that allows customers to make purchases from other websites
CA Technologies Gives Away Nimsoft Monitor For Free
The CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap is limited to 30 devices and is perfect for SMBs
Gates And Ballmer Risk Investor Ire With Microsoft Board Move
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer look to be set on a collision course with some of Microsoft's top investors
Adobe Admits Massive Security Breach
Adobe has reported a major security breach that could impact up to 2.9 million customers
Oracle Unveils x86 Sun Servers With New Xeon Chips
Oracle introduces its new x86-based servers powered by Intel’s Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors
Leading Microsoft Investors Ask Bill Gates To Step Down
Microsoft's board of directors is under investor pressure to get Bill Gates to step down
Dell Combines NetVault Backup With DR4100
Dell Software has integrated NetVault Backup with the Dell DR4100 disk backup appliance
Splunk Enterprise 6 Launched At .conf 2013
The new version of Splunk empowers those less technically-minded to work with big data
Microsoft Offers BrowserSwarm JavaScript Testing Tool
Microsoft and its partners have launched BrowserSwarm, an open-source tool for testing JavaScript frameworks
GNOME Open Source Desktop Updated
The open-source GNOME desktop has been updated with an enhanced user interface and other improvements
OFT Proposes In-App Purchase Crackdown
The OFT has published its proposals to tackle the growing problem caused by in-app purchases
Oracle Touts Billing And Revenue Mgt Cloud Platform
Oracle reveals a scalable cloud service to help companies with their billing requirements
Chrome Browser To Drop Old Netscape Plug-Ins
Google is to drop old Netscape plug-ins from its Chrome web browser in order to improve stability
Valve Announces SteamOS – A Linux-Based System For Gaming
The open source OS will be used to stream PC games and access media services on a living room TV