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Sony planning web services offensive

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:48:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 00:48:00

New services set for release in 2010

Sony is planning to launch a new set of web services over the next year. The company revealed in a special press event in Tokyo that it is preparing a...

Insurers using Facebook to investigate claimants

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:42:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 00:42:00

Depressed woman's benefits stopped after her insurers saw happy Facebook photos

Canadian insurance firm Manulife has reportedly cut a depressed woman’s benefits because photos showing her happy were posted on Facebook....

Colin Powell addresses Dreamforce attendees

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 00:40:00

Governor discusses speed of technology innovation, digital divide and Facebook

General Colin Powell addressed 19,000 Salesforce customers and developers yesterday at the company’s largest annual event of the year. Salesforce chief executive, Marc Benioff, introduced Powell as his “biggest inspiration”....

Barnes and Noble falls short on Nook shipments

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:37:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 00:37:00

Reader device sells out early, faces delays

Book retailer and publisher Barnes and Noble is having trouble meeting demand for its recently-unveiled Nook reader table. The company said that the initial crop of Nook units had already...

Adobe refreshes Acrobat.com

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:35:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 13:35:00

New enhancements could boost collaboration

Adobe today updated its Acrobat.com hosted applications service with a new user interface and mobile access functionality designed to enhance user productivity and collaboration....

Hadron Collider back online

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:28:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 13:28:00

Cern scientists successfully complete particle circulation

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back online after successfully completing its first test since the £6bn project was suspended for vital repairs around 14 months ago....

3 Mifi

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Scott Colvey, Computeractive, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 10:00:00

A new twist on mobile broadband modems – this one can be shared

A mobile-broadband modem is a thumb-sized gadget that slots into a laptop computer’s USB socket to provide wireless internet access where there is a mobile phone signal....

Top 10 technology also-rans

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:26:00 GMT

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 07:26:00

Technology that had huge impact then failed

Any industry is littered with the corpses of companies that blazed a trail and then stuttered and died. It's happened in most industry sectors but in IT some of the...

Mandelson’s “three strikes” rules in jeopardy

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:37:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 02:37:00

EU puts forward need for judicial process before internet access is restricted

Business secretary Peter Mandelson’s plans to curb piracy by enforcing three strikes rules look again to be jeopardy because of a new EU statement....

Oracle gets more time to defend Sun buy

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Saturday 21 November 2009 at 01:01:00

Oracle given six more days to develop arguments

The European Commission (EC) has granted Oracle extra time to respond to its anti-trust concerns over the $7.4bn acquisition of Sun Microsystems....

BusinessGreen.com Most Read - November 20

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:15:00

From the Queens Speech to Coke's new PlantBottle, we run down the green stories that have been making it big this week

Queen's speech sets out CCS and flood proposals Energy bill will include a £9.5bn levy on electricity bills over next 10 years Met Office paints bleak climate picture for Europe EU-backed...

Aquamarine to flick switch on first Oyster device

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Company confirms nearshore wave energy device is delivering more power than expected

Marine energy firm Aquamarine Power is today expected to formally launch its first grid-connected wave energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)....

How green is your smart card?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Dutch firm debuts new bank cards and SIM cards made from biodegradable plant-based plastic

It may not be the most obvious source of waste and carbon emissions, but given that all of us probably carry at least two or three bank and smart cards,...

Dell protects laptops with bamboo packaging

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

GreenerDesign Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:15:00

It giant vows to expand use of sustainable bamboo packaging for more products from early next year

Dell will start shipping two of its products padded with bamboo cushioning, a part of the company's broad plan to reduce its packaging while using more recyclable material....

Low carbon bus fund gets EU green light

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Commission rules new £30m fund for low carbon bus technology does not breach state aid rules

The government's plans for a new £30m fund to help promote the adoption of low carbon buses was given a green light from Brussels yesterday after the European Commission concluded...

Botnet begins social networking spam run

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Friday 20 November 2009 at 00:03:00

'DonBot' makes an offer Twitter can't refuse

A major malware botnet has sprung to life and is making a massive spam run through social networking sites. Researchers with Symantec's MessageLabs branch said that the DonBot network has...

Digital Britain

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 20 November 2009 at 17:46:00

Hands on: Google Chrome OS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:38:27 GMT

TypePad Blogs, Friday 20 November 2009 at 17:38:27

It didn't take long after Google released early test code of its Chrome OS for some enterprising techies to build it and...

It didn't take long after Google released early test code of its Chrome OS for some enterprising techies to build it and make it available as a virtual machine.A colleague...

Digital Economy Bill outlines file-sharing penalties

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Dinah Greek, Computeractive, Friday 20 November 2009 at 17:15:00

Government says internet accounts could be suspended if warning letters are ignored

The Digital Economy Bill published today makes it clear that people who ignore warnings to stop downloading copyrighted material unlawfully will face tough sanctions....

Execs worried about limited funds, ex-employees’ reprisals: info-security survey

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

IWR News Desk, Information World Review, Friday 20 November 2009 at 17:10:00

Three out of every four senior information technology professionals are most concerned about reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of security budgets and resources, found the 2009 Global Information Security Survey by Ernst & Young

Shockingly, despite safety concerns, less than half of their companies are following simple security measures such as encrypting laptops with only 17% planning to do so next year....

Review: Sony Vaio X Series

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Friday 20 November 2009 at 16:37:00

Sony's new ultra-portable is among the thinnest and lightest ever, but carries a hefty price tag

Sony's Vaio X Series is one of the new breed of laptops that pushes the definition of ultra-thin to new limits....

Rudd may call election over carbon trading programme

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 16:34:00

Australian premier could act if Parliament fails to pass his green plans

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, whose government was elected in 2007 on a pro-green platform, may call an early election if Parliament fails to pass his carbon trading programme next...

Salesforce promises customers a "private Dreamforce"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 20 November 2009 at 16:25:00

Cloud firm plans new marketing drive

SAN FRANCISCO: Salesforce has announced plans to accelerate its marketing spend and tactics, after posting a record third quarter profit....

Your top ten comments on file-sharing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:00 GMT

Computeractive staff, Computeractive, Friday 20 November 2009 at 16:03:00

Computeractive readers air their views on whether people accused of illegally sharing copyrighted files should lose their internet connections

The government is proposing that people who share files illegally online should lose their internet connections. Under the planned Digital Economy Bill, which was read to parliament by the Queen...

Merkel calls for carbon emissions cuts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen, Friday 20 November 2009 at 15:50:00

German Chancellor fears that ambitions to secure a global pact have diminished

For the second time in a week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on all countries to fix binding targets for cutting carbon emissions by the first half of next...