SOPA may have gone but there are still laws and policies which impose US standards on the rest of the world, says Eric Doyle
January 16, 2012
Samsung To Merge Bada With Tizen
Samsung is reportedly to merge its Bada smartphone operating system with the open source Tizen platform
Chinese Web Users Pass 500m Mark
More and more Chinese people are logging onto the Web, after a 12 percent surge in those using the internet
Android, iOS To Form Bulk Of Smartphone Sales
The bulk of new smartphone purchases in the next six months will be Android and iOS-based handsets, says survey
US SOPA Bill Killed In Congress
The SOPA Anti-piracy bill has been scuttled, but the Senate's PIPA bill sails on
Skype To Hit Windows Phone ‘Soon’
A Skype executive has revealed that the popular VoIP client will soon appear on Windows Phone handsets
Judge Rules British Student Can Be Extradited
Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition
Apple: Explosions Caused By Aluminium Dust
Two explosions at Apple suppliers last year were caused by aluminium dust from the milling and polishing of iMacs and iPads, Apple has confirmed
Cyber Security Challenge UK Announces First Finalists
Eleven competitors from the UK Cyber Security Challenge have progressed to the Masterclass final.
New Standard Aims For Service-Level Cloud Portability
OASIS' TOSCA standard, backed by Cisco, IBM, SAP and others, allows the creation of templates for deploying services on any compliant cloud
Microsoft Shares Dealt Blow By PC Sales Slump
Sales are up but profits are down, as Microsoft aims to diversify into phones and tablets
Obama Kicks SOPA Back For More Discussion
A White House blog post has sent the anti-piracy SOPA bill back to the drawing board
CES 2012: EcoATM To Roll-out Automated Phone Recycling Machines Across US
ecoATM which gives instant cash for gadgets, helping to solve e-waste problem, shown at CES
Google Dismisses Murdoch’s Piracy Allegation Tweets
Rupert Murdoch calls Google a piracy leader for returning results that might infringe copyright
US Regulators To Probe Google Social Search
The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe, following an outry from competitors
Analyst Plays Down Dot-Anything Brand Risk
Companies should not be concerned about buying up ICANN's new generic top-level domains to avoid risk to their brands, according to Forrester
Facebook Scraps With Google Over Social Search
Facebook and Google have traded blows over Facebook's exclusion from Google's new 'Search, plus your world' feature
Apple Delays Chinese iPhone 4S Sales Amid Fights
Apple has temporarily called off the iPhone 4S launch at Beijing and Shanghai shops after crowds turned ugly
CES 2012: Google Plans Regular TV Upgrades
Google has said that its latest television iteration will receive annual software updates, as well as voice search and personalised recommendations
Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing: 10 Years Of Securing Windows
Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, panned as a hollow public relations campaign 10 years ago, has hardened Windows and introduced secure software standards