Google+ is estimated to have signed up at least 5 million users in the United States alone
July 11, 2011
Cisco Set To Axe 5,000 Jobs, Analyst Warns
Cisco could be about to cut as many as 5,000 jobs to save £626m as part of its global reorganisation
Homeland Security Warns Of Malware Infected Electronics
Homeland Security in the US has said that consumer devices are purposely being shipped with malware
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
Malware Threatens 5 Percent Of Android And iPhones
Trusteer warns that five percent of iPhones and Android phones will be infected with malware in 2012
HTC Sets Gingerbread Desire Timetable
After some confusion, HTC is rolling out the long-awaited Gingerbread update for the Desire by the end of July
DLP Should Be A Help Not A Hindrance
Data loss prevention doesn’t have to be an "all-up" approach. Sometimes, it’s best to start with the simple things, says PJ Connolly
Artist Raided Over Apple Store Spy Snaps
A New York artist has been visited by the Secret Service after he used Apple Store computers to snap shoppers
Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam
Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application
UK Approaching Smartphone Tipping Point
Data released today forecasts that in a year's time 50 percent of the UK’s mobile phones will be smartphones
Ofcom Asked To Reconsider News Corp BSkyB Bid
The culture secretary has written to Ofcom and the OFT asking for a fresh take on News Corp's bid for BSkyB
Video Calling Trend Adds A New Face To Social Networks
Facebook Video Calling with Skype is attracting interest from all sides of the industry, including scammers
Global SaaS Revenue To Reach £7.6bn In 2011
The SaaS market is expected to grow by 20.7 percent in 2011, driven largely by CRM applications
Hacker ‘Discovers’ Facebook Music Service
A clue in the coding of Facebook’s video chat service hints at ‘Facebook Vibes’ music app
Google Spams Google+ Users After Disk Overload
Full disks resulted in Google+ users getting multiple notifications - a bad start for the vaunted Facebook killer
WebOS Vulnerable To Data-Theft Attack
A researcher has demonstrated the injection of malicious code into a webOS device via LinkedIn
Digital Security Certificates Need Tight Management
Digital security certificates are the keys to the kingdom and require a high level of management to be effective, says Jeff Hudson
Facebook, Google Face Off On Video Chat
Facebook and Google are taking different approaches to integrating video into their social networks
Nortel Patent Buyers Accused Of Trying To Kill Android
Apple, Microsoft and RIM are accused of illegally colluding to keep a set of patents out of Google's hands
Google+ To Target Businesses
Google+ is to compete with both LinkedIn and Facebook by allowing businesses to join
Analyst: iPad Continues To Lead The Way
Apple's iPad will dominate the tablet market through next year, according to a new study