MEPs end mobile roaming 'rip-off'
European parliamentarians (MEPs) voted...
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Apple reports strong first quarter revenue gains
Apple has bucked the downward trend shown by many tech firms by reporting a 9% increase in revenues in first three months of 2009. The company posted...
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Photos: Star Trek weapons and gadgets - Engage!
With the new Star trek film released, we look at the gadgets and weapons that have captured the imagination for generations.
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Photos: Wacky gadgets from The Gadget Show Live 2009
Missed out on this year's Gadget Show Live? Well, you can relive the experience with our pick of the strangest gadgets on show.
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Tories would scrap ID cards and Contactpoint, says Cameron
ID cards and the Contactpoint database will be the first IT-related projects to go if the Conservatives get into power, David Cameron said today. Cameron...
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Budget: Cutting آ£7.2bn of IT costs is not enough
There is a need for greater efficiency and effectiveness in government, and as such the Operational Effectiveness Programme is a step in the right direction…
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Will 50p tax rate lead to technology brain drain?
The 2009 Budget, confirmed the fiscal holes that have dominated much of the headlines in recent weeks. Whether the growth predictions will be realised, and the spending cuts delivered is the big question
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Top five cloud computing security issues
In the last few years, cloud computing has grown from...
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Government departments to swap spare software licences
The government is setting up a software swap-shop to allow government departments to use spare software without paying extra licensing costs. The pool,...
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RSA 2009: Act now before it is too late, security industry told
Business is turning to bold new technologies to become stronger through recession, but the security industry must fall in step before it is too late. In...
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Privacy International slams ICO ruling on Google Street View
Privacy International has slammed the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ruling that Google...
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Facebook hacks highlight business vulnerability, says security firm
The hacking of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's charity foundation profile on Facebook...
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Public sector IT hit by budget cuts
The public sector IT industry faces a tough few years, as the government plans to rehaul some of its biggest, most inefficient IT programmes to make savings of آ£7.2bn.
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Microsoft’s revenues fall 6% in its first ever quarterly drop
Microsoft's revenue of $13.65bn posted yesterday for the first three months of 2009 is 6% lower than for the same period last year.
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Google fixes severe security vulnerability in Chrome browser
Google has released a new version of its Chrome...
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Oracle acquisition of Sun makes strategic sense
Oracle's surprise acquisition of Sun for $7.4bn makes strategic sense for both suppliers, but its implications for CIOs are only slowly becoming clear.
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Infosec 2009: Get to know cyber-criminals to get ahead, says former US security advisor
IT security professionals need to educate themselves about cyber-criminal methods and share the knowledge with end-users, says Howard...
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Google Street View to stay, says ICO
Google Street View does not contravene the UK Data Protection Act, says the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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IT consolidation leads to uptake in enterprise agreements
Oracle's $7.4bn acquisition of Sun Microsystems is the latest move in an industry that is rapidly consolidating around a few major suppliers.
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Parliamentery group launches internet inquiry
ApComms, the all-party parliamentary group on communications, has launched an inquiry into internet traffic issues to assess the regulation of internet service providers (ISPs).
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RSA 2009: McAfee unveils 'predictive security' plan
Security in the face of increased cybercrime, huge compliance requirements and complex networks demands that all security products exchange intelligence,...
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VMWare licence revenue falls as recession bites
VMware has reported revenues for the first quarter 2009 of $470.3m, an increase of 7% from the first quarter of 2008. However, the company has been impacted...
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Google to make Gmail one-stop online communication tool
Google plans to develop Gmail into a service...
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Rural areas won't benefit from broadband, says industry group
The Broadband Stakeholders Group is worried that the government will not support investment to roll out a 2mbps...
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Extent of personal data collection is underestimated
Most people do not realise how many organisations are collecting their "digital footprints" as they roam the internet and communicate with their friends,...
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Budget holds plenty of opportunities for tech sector
David Cameron called Labour's budget a missed opportunity, but those working in the technology sector may well be sitting back with a wry smile and a sense of optimism.
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Government pre-empts Carter with universal broadband plan
The government has backed a plan to introduce a universal...
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What the IT industry thinks of 2009 Budget
A plethora of policies affecting the technology industry were announced in the 2009 Budget, with mentions of high-tech green investment and broadband infrastructure highlighting the growing importance of IT in mainstream politics.
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RSA 2009: US cyber director sets stage for internet security improvements
Melissa Hathaway, acting US senior director for cyberspace, gave little away about the Obama...
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ENISA calls on EU states to rationalise public network protection
An EU agency has called for all member states to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)...
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Botnet shows organisations vulnerable to cyber attack
The vulnerability of government, business and individuals to cyber attack was demonstrated when a botnet hijacked 1.9 million computers.
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The Pirate Bay case: your questions answered
Four defiant entrepreneurs - Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde - have taken on some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Warner, Sony, EMI, Columbia Pictures and Universal Music, to stand firmly behind their rights to run Pirate Bay, the world's biggest free file-sharing website. However, Friday's verdict confirmed the court was not on their side.
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Budget 2009: How does it affect Tech
The hi-tech green industry got attention in this year's budget, with آ£405m for advanced green manufacturing and آ£750m for emerging technologies.
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EDF denies hiring Greenpeace hacker spies
A private security firm hired by the state-controlled French energy firm EDF allegedly planted Trojan malware that...
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Budget 09: recovery by the end of the year
An economy recovering from the end of this year and growth from 2010 has been outlined by the chancellor who conceded that the economy will shrink by 3.5%...
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US Army launches Twitter battle with Ashton Kutcher
The US Army has announced a public battle with actor Ashton Kutcher , pledging to beat his 1.3 million Twitter followers...
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Infosec 2009: Data consolidation is key to security, says US analyst
Information sprawl caused by distributed, networked computing is one of the biggest causes of data...
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AMD counters talk of recovery
Following poor first quarter financial results, AMD has dampened talk of the market having hit the bottom, in an announcement seen as a direct reply to Intel's...
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Carphone Warehouse splits mobile and broadband
The Carphone Warehouse has announced it will split its mobile business and TalkTalk broadband...
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RSA 2009: Symantec champions security automation
"The current security model is not working and it is time for us to change," Enrique Salem, CEO of Symantec, told attendees of the 2009 RSA Conference. Protecting...
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Government cost cutting is a mistake, say suppliers
The growing pressure on the government to use IT more efficiently has been added to with calls from the trade association Intellect to widen the focus from...
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Upgraded UC gives University higher grade of comms
Scalable IP based phone system offers new feautres whilst protecting existing PBX investment
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RSA 2009: Security researchers demo new web services attacks
Security researchers have demonstrated a new kind of internet attack at RSA...
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Yahoo announces first quarter results and a 5% cut in staff
Yahoo has announced a further 5% staff cut on the same day as first quarter financial results, but says the two are not linked. The announcement comes...
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Tesco prioritises IT for banking arm, as profits reach آ£3bn
Tesco's IT work to support development of a full retail...
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RSA 2009: Cyber fraudsters are getting smarter
The global cyber-threat continues to escalate and online fraudsters are more organised, collaborative and effective than ever, says Art Coviello, president of RSA, the security division of EMC.
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Security researchers uncover massive, fast-growing botnet
Security researchers have uncovered a fast-growing worldwide botnet of 1.9 million government, corporate and private computers, it was revealed today.
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London Stock Exchange announces technology partners
The London Stock Exchange has announced its key technology partners as it gears up to roll out a "dark pool" trading system across Europe. The Baikal...
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Where does Sun fit in Oracle's $35bn+ spending spree?
Oracle has secured the future of Java through its $7.4bn...
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