Consumers are reportedly likely to opt for the iPad, rather than fork out just under £500 for the Motorola Xoom
February 8, 2011
Microsoft Partners With LifeSize Over Video Collaboration
Under a new deal, the video collaboration expertise of LifeSize will be included in Microsoft's UC portfolio
Nokia Management Shakeup To Herald OS Switch
Nokia is planning to shake up its management team as the company ponders its operating system strategy
451 Points To Cloud Delivery For Carbon Management
The 451 Group says carbon will be managed in the cloud - and CA and Capgemini have launched outsourced carbon accounting
Mobile Malware Threats See Steep Rise
An alarming growth of mobile malware threats in 2010 will continue throughout this year, predicts McAfee
Judge Accuses ACS:Law Of Dodging Public Scrutiny
The Patents County Court won't let ACS:Law wriggle out of the controversy it has created
ICO Hits Two Councils With £150,000 Fine
Two councils have been hit with hefty fines for losing unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal data
IPv6: Leave It To Service Providers
The world may be running out of IPv4, but the sky is not falling, and carriers can handle the problems, says Colt's Nicolas Fischbach
NHS Commits To Green IT, Despite Chaos
Green IT will be needed in the NHS' plans for Sustainable Health, if the NHS survives a government reorganisation
Safer Internet Day Highlights Gaming Risks
Safer Internet Day 2011 urges young web users to be resposible citizens in the digital world
Microsoft To Create 1,000 London Apprenticeships
Young unemployed people will become tech support apprentices at Microsoft, says Boris Johnson
Google Executive Helped Spark Egypt Protests
Google's head of marketing for the Middle East helped run a Facebook page used by Egyptian protesters
Government Misses IT Reforms Deadline
The UK government has failed to implement most of its IT reform plans by the January 2011 deadline
Oracle Cloud Storage File System Automates Data Management
Oracle Cloud FS is intended to institute storage pooling across files, middleware and applications in a cloud
Assange Faces Court, Anonymous Defaces “FBI Snitch”
As WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces possible extradition, his supporters attacked an FBI informer online
Intel Resumes Chipset Shipments For Some Systems
Intel has resumed shipping chipsets that contain a design flaw, but only for PC configurations that aren't affected
Sophos Set To Launch Mobile Protection Platform
Sophos' Social Mobile Control will allow organisations to apply security policies to mobile devices
Google’s Schmidt Looks For Anti-Trust Compromise With EC
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the search engine is willing to change its algorithms to head off a costly European anti-trust investigation
IBM Launches Next-Generation Blue Gene Supercomputer
The US Department of Energy is to use IBM's next-generation supercomputer to design electric car batteries and study climate change
Stable Debian 6.0 Squeezes Everything In For Launch
The latest operating system release from the open source Debian Project includes over 10,000 new applications
Quality Of Service Added To Aryaka WAN Optimisation
End-to-end QoS assurance is now available from Aryaka Networks' software-as-a-service WAN optimiser
HP Goes For “Cool” With Latest TouchScreen Desktops
HP has emphasised design, user experience and ergonomics to go with its existing under-the-hood power