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RSS history in newsUK software industry - alive and kicking
News The UK has played a vital role in the development of the software industry over its 40-year history, having had an early hand in many of today's most popular applications - from databases and email to computer games and... [23 Oct 2009]
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News The company's CIO, Bryan Kinsella, told silicon.com: "As part of that work we've been taking a look across our whole information systems and technology stack and groupware was quite an important area for us to focus on, principally... [12 Oct 2009]
Google's Chrome-in-IE tech means higher malware risk, says Microsoft
News In addition to reiterating the security risks associated with running what she called "a browser within a browser", Amy Barzdukas, general manager for IE said that using Chrome Frame also interferes with the private browsing and... [28 Sep 2009]
Facebook adds Nielsen to friends for ads
News Facebook has a history of big New York marketing pushes to further establish itself as a major player on Madison Avenue. As part of the Advertising Week festivities in New York, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl... [22 Sep 2009]
A world where your every moment is recorded is coming
News History by some definitions began when people started recording things, and the Total Recall era of Bell and Gemmell has the potential to bring as radical a shift in human behaviour as the arrival of books. [21 Sep 2009]
Credit card hacker pleads guilty to fraud worth millions
News Albert Gonzalez, a former federal government informant and the alleged ringleader of one of the largest known identity theft cases in US history, pleaded guilty in Boston to 19 counts of conspiracy, computer fraud, wire... [14 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard: Embracing the brave new multicore world
News If you look at history of information technology, things that have to happen really do happen. Apple began shipping Snow Leopard on Friday but the true importance of the Mac OS X update is likely to emerge much later. [01 Sep 2009]
Facebook Fans can now Twitter their updates
News But Facebook and Twitter have a complicated history. On Thursday night, Facebook announced it's launched its first official Twitter app. In a post on the company blog, Facebook announced that updates to "fan pages" -... [24 Aug 2009]
Apple still satisfaction king despite budget PC makers' gains
News The company just recorded its best non-holiday quarter in its history, selling 2.6 million Macs, a four per cent increase from the same quarter a year ago. In a poor economy, some budget PC brands are finding its... [18 Aug 2009]
PayPal goes plastic with debit cards aimed at students - and their parents
News A good example of this is that these students will one day have the option to "graduate" to having their own full PayPal accounts that they manage on their own and that includes a complete history of transactions they... [12 Aug 2009]
Is Facebook's FriendFeed acquistion all about talent?
News This would also be consistent with Facebook's minimal past acquisition history: the company bought little-known start-up Parakey two years ago with the primary objective of getting its founders, the creators of the... [11 Aug 2009]
Apple breaks app-approval silence with rude dictionary 'no' explanation
News Apple has never done this in the year-plus history of the App Store, with the notable exception of Baby Shaker. In an extremely rare move, an Apple executive has publicly commented on the App Store approval process as it... [07 Aug 2009]
Apple puts Google on a leash over Latitude for iPhone
News The companies have a history together, such as when Google was allowed access to unpublished iPhone APIs for its Mobile app. Google on Thursday released a version of its Latitude mobile application for the iPhone. [27 Jul 2009]
Weak PC sales take its toll on Microsoft
News It did say it was seeing economic pressures that were both "broad and deep" - the worst in the company's 30-year history. Microsoft on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and again declined to offer... [24 Jul 2009]
Amazon goes online shopping with Zappos buy
News It has a history of being quite acquisition-friendly. Amazon has agreed to a stock takeover of Zappos.com, a Las Vegas-based online retailer that has become famous for its unusual corporate culture. While Zappos started... [23 Jul 2009]
