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Article | 2/09/2011 Anonymous claims hack of Texas police website

Anonymous has attacked the website of the <a href="http://www.texaspolicechiefs.org/">Texas Police Chiefs Association</a>, in retaliation for the arre...

Article | 31/08/2011 Report: US said to be investigating Oracle's Africa deals

U.S. federal agencies are investigating whether Oracle violated federal anti-bribery laws in dealings abroad, The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://...

Article | 31/08/2011 WikiLeaks cable: Apple slow to counter Chinese fakes

Apple did not have a global security team, including in China, until March, 2008, when it hired employees from drug company Pfizer, to counter rampant...

Article | 30/08/2011 Infosys offers business platforms from the cloud

Infosys, India's second largest outsourcer, is offering business platforms on a subscription model from the cloud, as part of its strategy to focus on...

Article | 30/08/2011 Nokia developer forum hacked, still unavailable

The community section of Nokia's <a href="http://www.developer.nokia.com/">developer site </a>was hacked, and some member's e-mail addresses have been...

Article | 29/08/2011 Budget cuts and uncertainty ahead for Indian outsourcers

Economic problems in the U.S. are likely to lead to cuts in IT budgets, of up to 10 percent in some cases, according to a report released Monday by Of...

Article | 26/08/2011 Mozilla defends "rapid release" of Firefox versions

The release of a version of the Firefox browser every six weeks is found to be disconcerting, and at times potentially unmanageable by enterprises, th...

Article | 25/08/2011 RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year

Research In Motion is testing a cloud-based music service around its BlackBerry Messenger, that it plans to offer commercially later this year.

Article | 25/08/2011 India exempts outsourcers from new privacy rules

Personal data sent to India by customers outsourcing work to companies in the country will not be covered under new rules governing the collection of ...

Article | 23/08/2011 MP3tunes wins some, loses some in EMI suit

In a decision that has implications for online locker services, a federal judge in New York gave on Monday a partial victory to MP3tunes, a company th...

Article | 22/08/2011 Internet restored in Tripoli as rebels take control

Internet connectivity was restored in Tripoli late Sunday local time, as rebel forces took control of many parts of the capital city of Libya.

Article | 22/08/2011 Skype acquiring startup GroupMe for group text messaging

Internet calling company Skype said Sunday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, a startup that offers a free group text...

Article | 21/08/2011 Internet restored briefly as rebels close in on Tripoli

Local Internet access in Tripoli was strangely restored for a while late Saturday local time after months of disruption, according to reports on Twitt...

Article | 19/08/2011 Google provides weather forecast on Maps

Google is providing current weather information and cloud data from around the world on its Google Maps application, by an arrangement with The Weathe...

Article | 19/08/2011 RIM planning a music service on BlackBerry

Research In Motion is planning a music service for users of its BlackBerry device, according to media reports.