Wednesday, February 25, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 25/02/2009



Opera Mini browser use up 63% in UK
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Photos: Techfest 2009 - A glimpse into the future
Microsoft researchers from around the world have gathered at company headquarters in Redmond, Washington for TechFest 2009 to show off some of the projects they are working on.
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Google joins EC war on Microsoft's browser dominance
Google has backed the European Commission's...
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Microsoft builds atomic cloud
Microsoft Research has started a programme called Cloud Computing Futures, which aims to improve the efficiency of cloud...
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John Lewis tops website accessibility league
John Lewis' website offers its customers the best levels of accessibility out of the top UK high street retailers, according to a study released today. The...
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Logica's profits slump
Despite experiencing a 17% increase in sales for...
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Internet users prefer weak passwords
Internet users are happy to use the same couple of passwords to access different e-commerce sites, despite the risk of fraud. Users risk givng away...
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Instant messaging phishing scam targets Google Gmail users
Gmail users have been hit by a phishing instant messaging attack, following this week's e-mail...
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Smaller firms make fewer cuts in technology spending
Most small businesses are cautiously optimistic about their prospects and are making fewer cuts in technology investments than mid-market and large companies,...
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War on terror 'justifies massive invasion of privacy'
The fight against terrorism justified a massive invasion of privacy by government, says the architect of the government's national security strategy.
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Jack Straw clamps down on freedom of information
Days after the Information Tribunal forced...
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Government pushes open source with 10-point plan
The government is getting serious about using open source as a building block in systems development. Yesterday its top IT policy-making body, the...
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ID cards database breached by nosey council staff
Staff at 30 local authorities have been responsible for "serious security breaches" in the government database that will form the core of the national ID cards programme.
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Carter defends modest broadband ambitions
Stephen Carter, the Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting, has defended the government's plans to establish 2mbs as the baseline for universal broadband access.
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Illegal downloads don't harm music industry, say consumers
Consumers don't think illegal downloads harm the music industry, new research reveals. Three quarters of UK consumers understand what represents illegal...
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Jack Straw falls victim to Nigerian e-mail scam
Jack Straw 's constituency office...
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HP vows to walk away from customers demanding unreasonable price cuts
Companes hoping to exploit the economic downturn to hammer down prices on IT procurement could find vendors turning their backs rather than compete on price. The...
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Nokia calls for 1,000 voluntary redundancies
Nokia is planning to make 1,000 voluntary redundancies by this May as it continues to cut its operating costs in response to the recession. Nokia
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