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Motorola found to have infringed Microsoft patent 
Hardware
Motorola found to have infringed Microsoft patent
Dec 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Most of Microsoft's other complaints dismissed.
 
Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes 
Security
Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes
Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Internet Systems Consortium releases temporary patch.
 
EU to legislate on cloud security 
Networking
EU to legislate on cloud security
Sep 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Providers asked to become legally liable for any data offences.
 
BitTorrent, uTorrent warn of fake AV infection 
Security
BitTorrent, uTorrent warn of fake AV infection
Sep 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Servers compromised.
 
Samsung Galaxy Tab ban upheld in Germany 
Hardware
Samsung Galaxy Tab ban upheld in Germany
Sep 13, 2011 | Comment Now 
Preliminary injunction restricted to Germany.
 
SAP and Google plan 'big data' Maps 
Software
SAP and Google plan 'big data' Maps
Jul 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Taking advantage of geo-tagged information.
 
Mozilla builds mobile operating system 
Software
Mozilla builds mobile operating system
Jul 27, 2011 | Comment Now 
Firefox creator to challenge Android, iOS.
 
Google suspends more Android apps 
Security
Google suspends more Android apps
Jun 15, 2011 | Comment Now 
Infected with Plankton spyware.
 
Nokia's credit rating takes a hit 
Finance
Nokia's credit rating takes a hit
Jun 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Microsoft tie-up partly to blame.
 
Mac OS X Lion sets the bar for cheaper software 
Software
Mac OS X Lion sets the bar for cheaper software
Jun 7, 2011 | 1 Comment 
No optical discs in web launch of multitouch-friendly OS.
 
VMware buys Socialcast 
Software
VMware buys Socialcast
Jun 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
Competes with Citrix Receiver?
 
Britain planning cyber weapons factory? 
Security
Britain planning cyber weapons factory?
Jun 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
Reports suggest the UK government is to openly initiate cyber weapons production.
 
Intel unveils Ultrabook concept 
Hardware
Intel unveils Ultrabook concept
Jun 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
Intel says the new system will run 40 percent of all consumer laptops by 2012.
 
Mac OS X gets first ever crimeware kit 
Security
Mac OS X gets first ever crimeware kit
May 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Mac OS X users are being targeted by the first ever crimeware created for the operating system.
 
Google offers scientists epic computing power 
Oddware
Google offers scientists epic computing power
Apr 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
One billion computing hours.
 
Google defends Android openness 
Software
Google defends Android openness
Apr 8, 2011 | 4 Comments 
Google says it is still open after critics questioned its handling of Honeycomb source code.
 
EMC brings NetWitness into RSA fold 
Security
EMC brings NetWitness into RSA fold
Apr 5, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Technology that helped RSA identify recent attack.
 
MySQL hit by irony attack 
Security
MySQL hit by irony attack
Mar 29, 2011 | Comment Now 
SQL injection exposes weak passwords.
 
British Zynga hacker jailed for two years 
Security
British Zynga hacker jailed for two years
Mar 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.
 
Firefox gets second release candidate 
Security
Firefox gets second release candidate
Mar 22, 2011 | 3 Comments 
Invalid HTTPS certificates blacklisted.
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Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
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Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
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Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
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