Disgruntled customers are turning to Twitter to voice complaints that can damage brand reputations
June 20, 2011
Japan Reclaims Supercomputing Crown
The computing arms race continues with the news that Japan now has the world's most powerful supercomputer
Google Acquires SageTV To Beef Up Google TV
Google has acquired media management software maker SageTV to bolster its Google TV service
Intel Promises Exascale Supercomputing By 2020
Intel aims for 'exaflop' performance by the end of this decade, enabling more industries to access supercomputing
Google To Work With British Library To Digitise Books
Google is to digitise a quarter of a million of the British Library's historic and rare books for public view
Security: Passwords Are Still the Problem
Despite an endless series of breaches, the problems with passwords are really very basic, says Fahmida Y Rashid
Lulzsec and Anonymous Team Against Governments
High-profile hacktivists Lulzsec and Anonymous call for attacks on governments and banks
Skype Culls Management Ahead Of Microsoft Deal
A number of top level executives have been handed their marching orders at popular VoIP provider Skype
Sega Latest Victim In Hacking Spree
Lulzsec has offered to help investigate the breach, in which personal data on 1.3 million Sega Pass users was stolen
Router Maker AVM Claims Copyright On GPL Code
AVM, maker of the Fritz!Box routers, is trying to stop a software maker altering Linux based free software
Icann Opens Way For .Anything Domains
Icann has approved changes that will allow the registration of just about any Internet domain suffix, in any language
Microsoft Rolls The Dice On Windows 8
Microsoft is gambling Windows 8 can be an operating system for "post-PC" devices such as tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski.
Facebook ‘Working On iPad Application’
Facebook has been working on an official iPad application for the past year, according to a report
Honeywell To Buy Rugged Mobile Vendor
Honeywell is to acquire EMS Technologies for $491 million, boosting its rugged mobile-computing business
Apple Expands Samsung Lawsuit
Apple's updated lawsuit against Samsung adds new patents and targets the Galaxy Tab 10.1
Google’s Inside Search Showcases Speed, Mobile
At its Inside Search event Google showed off new search features aiming for speed and efficiency
Apple, Intel, Ericsson To Bid For Nortel Patents
Google's rivals for Nortel Networks' valuable networking patents have been revealed at last
Chinese Weapon Systems Vulnerable To SCADA Hack
Hackers could potentially gain control of Chinese weapon systems, US Homeland Security has warned
Sony Android Tablets To Reach UK In September
Sony's long expected entry into the tablet arena is reportedly set to kick off in the UK in September