A Retrevo survey has found that more than half of consumers would buy a tablet computer from Amazon
July 27, 2011
SAP Integrates Map Data With Business Analytics
SAP is to utilise Google Maps data including satellite and Street View images in its enterprise systems
Symform Shakes Up Cloud Storage With Free 100GB
Symform is looking to an impression in the cloud storage market by offering 100GB of free storage
Schneier Warns Of Duplicate Key Threat From Photos
Researchers have come up with a way to make duplicate metal keys with just a photograph as a guide
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
Could Servers Replace Household Boilers?
The Data Furnace is a tiny data centre that could heat your house. Peter Judge is not immediately convinced
BT Extends ADSL2+ Deployment, But Deadline Slips
BT is extending its ADSL2+ copper network deployment, meaning faster broadband for more people
Microsoft Proposes Servers As ‘Data Furnace’ Heaters
Small micro-data centres could help to heat homes and run cloud services, says Microsoft
Ofcom Slams ISPs For Phoney Broadband Claims
Broadband speeds in the UK are improving, but the advertising still misleads consumers, says Ofcom
Large Silver Lining For Corporate Cloud Strategies
A Verdantix report claims cloud computing can massively reduce carbon emissions but security is a worry
Vodafone Defends Egyptian Collaboration
Vodafone will meet rights activists to explain its co-operation with the overthrown Egyptian government
Google+ Names Policy Is Key To Its Ad Model
Will the changes to Google's name management policy satisfy users, while letting the company deliver targeted ads, asks Clint Boulton
Windows Phone Mango Update Reaches RTM
Microsoft’s "Mango" update has gained Release To Manufacturing status but no release date has been set
Sleeping Macs Leak Passwords Through FireWire
Researchers using a FireWire device managed to obtain passwords saved on a Lion-based Mac in sleep mode
Tilera Chips Beat Intel And AMD Claims Facebook
Facebook engineers say Tilera’s multi-core processors are more efficient than low-power Intel and AMD chips
Dell’s Open-Source OpenStack Cloud Platform
Dell is launching an open-source cloud computing platform based on OpenStack with Dell's Crowbar installer
Amazon And Kobo React To In-App Purchasing Policy
Amazon and Kobo have complied with Apple's in-app policies but Kobo plans to build an HTML5 e-reader app