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Meebo trials new form of web ads

Meebo trials new form of web ads

Chat service Meebo is trialling a new form of web advertising in which its instant messaging feature holds permanent adverts in the interface background.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 27 2009 10:45AM Software
Microsoft expresses outrage at secret 'Cloud Manifesto'

Microsoft expresses outrage at secret 'Cloud Manifesto'

Microsoft has criticised a secret 'Cloud Manifesto' penned by Amazon, Google, IBM and others, on the ground that it was not written through an "open process".
Sylvie Barak Mar 27 2009 6:05AM Software
PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator

PirateBay battle piracy laws with IPREDator

PirateBay's IPREDator is a new P2P anonymizer designed to cloak the actions of downloaders and keep file logs and IP addresses hidden from the authorities.
Daniel Long Mar 26 2009 5:08PM Software
UK Government wants to monitor Facebook users

UK Government wants to monitor Facebook users

The UK government is considering monitoring communications on social networking sites, ministers have revealed.
Tom Young Mar 26 2009 6:27AM Software
Mozilla proposes 3D graphics standard

Mozilla proposes 3D graphics standard

Mozilla has teamed up with the Khronos Group, which works to achieve open standards for graphics, to bring 3D content to web browsers.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 26 2009 6:20AM Software
Web content management vendors turn to open source search

Web content management vendors turn to open source search

Web content management (WCM) vendors are increasingly bundling open source site search functionality into their products, rather than recommending third-party alternatives, according to the Web CMS Report 2009 from CMS Watch.
Phil Muncaster Mar 26 2009 6:20AM Software
Google tweaks search engine results reporting

Google tweaks search engine results reporting

Google has announced it is adding two new features to its main search engine to improve the ease of searching.
Iain Thomson Mar 25 2009 1:51PM Software
China's 'Great Firewall' blocks off YouTube

China's 'Great Firewall' blocks off YouTube

The Chinese government has blocked its users from accessing video-sharing service YouTube.
Shaun Nichols Mar 25 2009 9:56AM Software
New Linux kernel released without penguin

New Linux kernel released without penguin

The latest version of the Linux kernel has been released by Linus Torvalds with one instantly recognisable change – no Tux the Penguin.
Iain Thomson Mar 25 2009 9:56AM Software
Google and Privacy International come to blows

Google and Privacy International come to blows

Privacy International has filed a complaint to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about Google's Street View, citing 200 individuals who have objected to certain images.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 25 2009 6:04AM Software
Sybase updates iAnywhere Mobile Office with native iPhone client

Sybase updates iAnywhere Mobile Office with native iPhone client

Sybase has announced a new version of its iAnywhere Mobile Office which includes business process integration and better support for Apple's iPhone.
Daniel Robinson Mar 25 2009 6:04AM Software
Deakin Uni extends records system to Mac users

Deakin Uni extends records system to Mac users

Deakin University will extend its HP TRIM records management system to Mac and web users with a Malaysian-developed rich interface add-on it has been trialling since December.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 3:43PM Software
VMware working on mobile admin tool

VMware working on mobile admin tool

Developers at VMware are working on a new tool which will allow administrators to manage virtualized systems through a mobile handset.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 2:37PM Software
Salesforce.com pairs up with Twitter

Salesforce.com pairs up with Twitter

Salesforce.com has unveiled new integration with micro-blogging site Twitter that will allow customers to track 'tweets' about their business.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Software
Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

There was good news for Mozilla this week, with new figures for February showing its Firefox web browser gaining in popularity, while arch rival Internet Explorer continued to wane.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK Thursday, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter has become primarily a business tool used by people in their late twenties to early fifties, according to new data from market research firm Nielsen.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
TomTom countersues Microsoft

TomTom countersues Microsoft

Microsoft has revealed this week that sat-nav firm TomTom is counter-suing the Redmond company for an alleged patent breach.
David Neal Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Google adds 'Undo Send' button to Gmail

Google adds 'Undo Send' button to Gmail

Google has given Gmail users the ability to recall messages they send via email. A new Undo Send button will hold messages for five seconds after the user clicks Send.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony has landed a deal with Google to provide more than 500,000 book titles for the Sony Reader Digital Book.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:46PM Software

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