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Skype Partners With Comcast For HD Video Calls On TV
People watching a TV show, can now also make video and audio calls at the same time thanks to Skype
Google Expands Voice Search To Desktop Machines
PC users can now speak their search inquiries after Google expanded its Voice Search to desktop platforms
Facebook Juror Faces Prison For Contempt Of Court
Juror Joanne Fraill, who used Facebook to contact a defendant, is now facing up to two years in prison
Cisco And Polycom View Telepresence Growth
Cisco and Polycom are rolling out telepresence products, especially for the midmarket and smaller businesses
Google Continues Green Push With £171m Solar Fund
Google has set aside a £171m fund for a solar panel provider in yet another green investment
HMRC To Use ‘Web Robots’ To Hunt Down Tax Cheats
Tax cheats beware: HM Revenue & Customs is planning to use web bots to crack down on tax evasion
Government Services Could Go Onto Facebook
Users could use Facebook or Twitter to access government services in the future, according to the Cabinet Office
Facebook Sees Regional Dips But Overall Growth
Facebook lost users in the US and Canada in May but its worldwide tally continues to climb towards 700 million
Will Apple’s iCloud Beat Google Cloud?
Apple's iCloud might beat Google's cloud because, if Apple's data centres go dark, the apps still reside on devices, says Clint Boulton
Security Summed Up: Gullible Users Need Protection
Hackers embarrass the companies they exploit but the victims who need better protection are their customers, says Eric Doyle
Apple iCloud UK Launch Delayed Until Q1 2012
Apple's iCloud is not likely to hit UK shores until next year, due to ongoing negotiations with rights holders
Juror Faces Charges For Contacting Defendant Via Facebook
A juror in a major drugs trial is facing contempt charges after contacting one of the defendants on Facebook
Google Removes More Android Malware
Google has removed 10 spyware-bearing applications from Android Market, as malware sophistication rises
Google Sued For Chromebook Trademark Infringement
ISYS, a Chrome OS proponent, has slapped a trademark infringement suit on Google over the Chromebook name
Wave Developer Slams Google’s Creaking Dev Tools
Dhanji Prasanna, a former Wave developer at Google, loved his job but really hated using 'outmoded' tools
IPv6: Pathetic Tools And Poor Hardware Support
World IPv6 Day proved there is a lot of IPv6 out there, but adoption is still disappointing. The industry needs to get up to speed, says Wayne Rash
Cisco, Polycom Challenge From VidyoPanorama
Vidyo claims it can offer ubiquitous, high-quality telepresence at a tenth of the price of Cisco and Polycom
Apple Created Android, Says Nokia’s Elop
Android was created as an answer to the iPhone, says the Nokia boss. Clint Boulton thinks he needs to come up with more than that
Cisco Predicts A Zettabyte Internet In 2015
By 2015, there will be 15 billion devices on the Internet generating 966 exabytes of traffic, Cisco predicts
Avaya Readies £600m Public Listing
Avaya is preparing for a £610m public listing, following the recent successful outing of LinkedIn
Government Blocked 1,000 Serious Attacks Last Year
Defence secretary reveals that serious cyber-attacks against government systems are increasing rapidly
Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money
Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit
IPv6 Day Is Hailed As A Qualified Success
World IPv6 Day passed by quietly, so the new protocol works, but there were still low traffic volumes
Google Releases Chrome 12 As Bug Hunters Net £6,100
Google has made its Chrome 12 web browser a stable release that promises better security and privacy
Google Redirects Search Traffic In Rift With Kazakhstan
Google is redirecting visitors to its Kazakhstan site, in an escalating dispute with the former Soviet Republic
Cyber-Thieves Aim At Cloud And Virtualised Servers
Cyber-criminals are attacking virtualised data centre systems and targeting cloud environments
PlayBook Upgrade Adds More Than In-App Payments
The 1.0.5 BlackBerry OS upgrade for RIM's PlayBook corrects some missing features and adds in-app payments
The Data Explosion: How To Survive And Profit
Growing data volumes are a threat to your organisation, but also offer new sources of information, says Tom Jenkins of OpenText
Apple iCloud Provokes Microsoft’s Master Chief
Apple's new iCloud service is a potentially serious challenger to Microsoft's "all-in" cloud strategy, says Nicholas Kolakowski