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...Spam king' surrenders to face Facebook charges

...Self-described 'spam king' Sanford Wallace surrendered to the FBI on Thursday after being indicted on... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Steven Musil

The monarchy and technology through the ages

...a connection with Bluetooth by marrying Edith, great-great granddaughter of Danish king Harold Bluetooth. Following a long and happy reign he died peacefully, only... Read more

29 April, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

Oracle may only get $150,000 in damages from Google

The judge in the Oracle-Google trial has warned that Oracle may only be entitled to statutory damages over the nine lines of code that Google has been found guilty of copying Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Programming languages can't be copyrighted: EU court

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of World Programming Limited over the SAS Institute in a case hinging on whether programming languages can be copyrighted Read more

4 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Salesforce pushes collaboration with Chatter update

...collaboration market has failed to deliver on connecting the enterprise," said Dave King, director Chatter Product Marketing. Screensharing and messenger will launch from your feed... Read more

23 May, 2012 by Andrew Nusca, Larry Dignan and Rachel King

Oracle loses bid to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence

The judge in the Oracle-Google trial has rejected a motion by Oracle to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence, but a number of key questions remain Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Oracle snaps up social smarts with Vitrue acquisition

Hot on the heels of SAP's Ariba buy, Oracle is seeking to bolster its own cloud offerings with the purchase of social marketing company Vitrue Read more

25 May, 2012 by Rachel King

McAfee teams with Intel on energy systems defence

McAfee has partnered with its parent company Intel on a scheme to improve the defence of critical infrastructure systems from cyberattacks Read more

15 May, 2012 by Rachel King
Google cuts projects in 'spring clean'

Google cuts projects in 'spring clean'

The web giant has launched into the spirit of spring cleaning with a cull of its lesser-used projects and services Read more

23 April, 2012 by Rachel King

Page tells Oracle: We did nothing wrong

Google chief executive Larry Page has taken the stand again in the legal battle between his company and Oracle over the use of patents in Android Read more

19 April, 2012 by Rachel King
Oracle and Google's patent case goes to trial

Oracle and Google's patent case goes to trial

Oracle's patent infringement and copyright lawsuit against Google gets underway on Monday in a court in San Francisco Read more

16 April, 2012 by Rachel King
IBM buys Varicent for analytics boost

IBM buys Varicent for analytics boost

IBM has acquired Toronto-based Varicent Software, a firm that specialises in analytics software for enterprises Read more

16 April, 2012 by Rachel King

Google and Oracle head for court as talks hit a wall

The patent-infringement case between Google and Oracle over Java-related technology in Android is set to go trial, after last-ditch talks failed to bring about a resolution Read more

3 April, 2012 by Rachel King

Judge presses for settlement in Oracle-Google case

Oracle and Google have been ordered to set aside time for further settlement talks in their long-running dispute over Java patents as the case nears its trial date Read more

28 March, 2012 by Rachel King
Cloud lifts Oracle to healthy results

Cloud lifts Oracle to healthy results

Oracle reported third-quarter income of $2.5bn and trumpeted success with its Fusion suite of apps for enterprises Read more

21 March, 2012 by Rachel King

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

57 minutes ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

7 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

8 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

11 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

12 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

13 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

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