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Jobs blog claims Adobe’s Flash ‘falls short’
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Mobile

Jobs blog claims Adobe’s Flash ‘falls short’

The head of Apple has chosen a blog post as his weapon against Adobe to outline why he doesn’t want Flash on his devices.
29 Apr 2010
Google adds real-time collaboration to Docs
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Network & Internet

Google adds real-time collaboration to Docs

Google Docs has been updated, with new real-time tools and tweaks to Spreadsheet.
13 Apr 2010
Disgraced chairman returns to Samsung
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Business strategy

Disgraced chairman returns to Samsung

Lee Kun-hee is back at Samsung two years after a conviction for tax evasion.
24 Mar 2010
Palm 'disapointed' by results, Pre sales
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Mobile

Palm 'disapointed' by results, Pre sales

Palm's chief executive believes the Pre would have sold better if it had arrived before the Motorola Droid.
19 Mar 2010
Microsoft hit by another patent dispute
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Software

Microsoft hit by another patent dispute

Microsoft has been ordered to pay VirnetX $106 million over a VPN patent.
17 Mar 2010
CeBIT 2010: Skype tells networks to be nicer to apps
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CeBIT 2010: Skype tells networks to be nicer to apps

Skype and other mobile apps are not a threat to networks, according to the VoIP firm's head of mobile.
4 Mar 2010
Microsoft: Oracle fighting 'natural evolution' of IT
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Business strategy

Microsoft: Oracle fighting 'natural evolution' of IT

Microsoft thinks Oracle's plans to integrate Sun's software is a bit backwards.
26 Feb 2010
Cisco and HP part ways
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Cisco and HP part ways

The plug has been pulled on the Cisco/HP partnership, meaning competition is likely to hot up.
22 Feb 2010
Dell's profit slides despite sales boost
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Business strategy

Dell's profit slides despite sales boost

Rising costs took a bite out of Dell's profits for the fourth quarter.
19 Feb 2010
Solid sales boost HP's profit by 25 per cent
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Business strategy

Solid sales boost HP's profit by 25 per cent

HP posted first quarter profit of $2.3 billion, up from $1.9 billion the year before.
18 Feb 2010
Nvidia Optimus switches it up for better graphics
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Software

Nvidia Optimus switches it up for better graphics

Nvidia's new tech could offer the best of both worlds by automating the switch between an integrated chip and a discrete graphics card.
9 Feb 2010
'Sex' makes list of top search terms for children
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Network & Internet

'Sex' makes list of top search terms for children

The term is the ninth most searched term for children under seven, but doesn't make the top 20 for older teens.
17 Dec 2009
Mozilla says Bing's privacy better than Google's
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Network & Internet

Mozilla says Bing's privacy better than Google's

Mozilla director doesn't seem to like Google's Eric Schmidt's thoughts on privacy.
11 Dec 2009
Google builds its own DNS system
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Network & Internet

Google builds its own DNS system

Google has created its own domain name system, claiming its method is faster and safer than current tech.
4 Dec 2009
Virgin trials deep-packet inspection for file sharing
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public sector

Virgin trials deep-packet inspection for file sharing

Virgin Media is looking to monitor the illegal file sharing on its network.
26 Nov 2009
South Yorkshire gets £90 million in superfast broadband
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public sector

South Yorkshire gets £90 million in superfast broadband

Half a million homes in South Yorkshire are set to get 25Mbps fibre broadband as early as next year.
24 Nov 2009
Windows 7 outselling all other Microsoft systems
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public sector

Windows 7 outselling all other Microsoft systems

Windows 7 has already doubled sales of any other Microsoft OS over the same time period, Steve Ballmer has claimed.
20 Nov 2009
Microsoft Azure to arrive in January
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public sector

Microsoft Azure to arrive in January

But Microsoft won't be charging for its cloud computing service until February in order to test its systems.
18 Nov 2009
A stylus for Apple's tablet device?
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Mobile

A stylus for Apple's tablet device?

A recent patent sparks new rumours about an Apple-developed tablet-style device.
16 Nov 2009
Oracle’s acquisition of Sun rejected by EU
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Oracle’s acquisition of Sun rejected by EU

After investigating this year’s most talked about acquisition, the European Commission has concluded Oracle buying Sun would be anti-competitive.
10 Nov 2009
HTC Hero to get Android 2.0 upgrade
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HTC Hero to get Android 2.0 upgrade

The HTC Hero will get updated to the Android 2.0 operating system.
29 Oct 2009
Windows 7 arrives early because of postal strike
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Windows 7 arrives early because of postal strike

Some have already received their copies of Windows 7, as Microsoft allows retailers to ship early to avoid the postal strike.
20 Oct 2009
Mozilla unblocks Microsoft Firefox plug-in
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Business strategy

Mozilla unblocks Microsoft Firefox plug-in

The plug-in blocked last week by Firefox has now been removed from Mozilla's block list.
19 Oct 2009
'12345' the most popular phished Hotmail password
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Security

'12345' the most popular phished Hotmail password

The most common password for victims of the massive Hotmail hack was '12345' suggesting security wasn't exactly at the forefront of their minds.
7 Oct 2009
Microsoft admits Vista was 'less good'
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Software

Microsoft admits Vista was 'less good'

A Microsoft exec has noted that having 'bad products' can hurt your market share.
17 Sep 2009
Samsung app store opens in UK
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Mobile

Samsung app store opens in UK

Samsung has jumped on the mobile application store bandwagon, with just 300 apps.
14 Sep 2009
Facebook Lite comes to the UK
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Network & Internet

Facebook Lite comes to the UK

Facebook has unveiled its cut-down service for British users.
11 Sep 2009
Pigeon moves data faster than broadband
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Network & Internet

Pigeon moves data faster than broadband

A South African company has found that sending a USB stick with a homing pigeon is faster than its slow broadband connection.
10 Sep 2009
Chrome 4 developer build gathers pace
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Network & Internet

Chrome 4 developer build gathers pace

Google has unveiled bookmark syncing for developers in Chrome 4.
18 Aug 2009
Intel fixes SSD flaw
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Server & storage

Intel fixes SSD flaw

Intel has restarted shipments of its X25-M and X18-M SSDs after fixing a data blocking bug.
13 Aug 2009
US court tells Microsoft to stop selling Word
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Software

US court tells Microsoft to stop selling Word

The patent infringement suit involves Microsoft's use of XML.
12 Aug 2009
European Commission told off over Intel case
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European Commission told off over Intel case

Was Intel's massive fine the result of an unfair investigation?
11 Aug 2009
Hybrid touchscreen in the offing for RIM?
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Mobile

Hybrid touchscreen in the offing for RIM?

New patent filed hints at what the BlackBerry’s future could look like.
10 Aug 2009
Bartz: Yahoo was too far behind in search
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Network & Internet

Bartz: Yahoo was too far behind in search

Yahoo didn't invest enough in developing its search and would not have been able to catch up to Google or Microsoft, chief executive Carol Bartz has s…
4 Aug 2009
Intel plans quick Windows 7 rollout
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Software

Intel plans quick Windows 7 rollout

After snubbing Vista, Intel plans to move to Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7.
30 Jul 2009
Microsoft to extend browser choice to Vista, XP
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Software

Microsoft to extend browser choice to Vista, XP

Microsoft's EU-appeasing 'browser ballot' will be rolled out to Vista and XP over updates, as well as Windows 7.
29 Jul 2009