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Ubuntu to run on ARM-based netbooks

News Canonical and the chip designer are to collaborate on a version of Ubuntu tailored to ARM's architecture, with a focus on low-cost subnotebooks [13 Nov 2008]

Web-based Office to run on Linux, iPhone

News A Microsoft blog has noted that the forthcoming Office Web Applications won't be tied to either Windows or Internet Explorer [13 Nov 2008]

Google Mail gets voice and video chat

News Skype-like functionality has been added to the popular webmail service, in a move Google says is directed at consumers and small businesses alike [12 Nov 2008]

Lords questions viability of £12bn comms database

News Questions have been asked in the House of Lords about how effective the database would be in tackling terrorism, and whether it could handle the three billion emails and 57 billion texts sent each year [18 Nov 2008]

Mobile IE6 to hit Chinese handset first

News China Mobile will be the first operator worldwide to sell a smartphone with Microsoft's latest mobile browser [18 Nov 2008]

Novell delivers GroupWise 8

News Novell has released a new version of GroupWise, its answer to Microsoft's popular Outlook/Exchange collaboration suite [18 Nov 2008]

Mobile industry in RFID payment push

News The GSM Association has called on manufacturers to build technology for contactless payments into their handsets by the middle of next year [18 Nov 2008]

HP quadruples network virtualisation option

News The Virtual Connect Flex-10 module allows a single network connection to be split into four virtual connections, which HP promises will cut networking-infrastructure costs [18 Nov 2008]

AVG antivirus removes Windows system file

News Antivirus software from AVG has incorrectly identified a critical Windows file as malware and recommended its deletion [11 Nov 2008]

Adobe heeds calls for 64-bit Flash on Linux

News On Monday the company plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology for users of 64-bit Linux software [17 Nov 2008]

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Public rejects high-street enrolment for ID cards

News Identity and Passport Service research indicates only 25 percent of the UK public favours enrolling for ID cards at private-sector retailers [17 Nov 2008]

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NHS IT problems cost hospital over £7m

News The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has lost £7.2m due to 'worse than anticipated' difficulties with the Cerner Millennium care-records system [11 Nov 2008]

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