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Government panders to music industry in copyright debate - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 18:00:00 Leaked documents show BPI drafted controversial Digital Economy Bill amendment Controversial copyright proposals put forward by the House of Lords that will see certain web sites restricted are exactly the same terms that music industry lobbyists were campaigning for, leaked...

Tory Party launches Technology Manifesto - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 17:55:00 Conservatives promise superfast broadband and wider access to government data The Conservative Party launched its Technology Manifesto today, outlining its position on the digital agenda in the run-up to the general election later this year....

Tories promise to 'turbo charge' UK broadband - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 17:44:00 Jeremy Hunt restates pledge to scrap landline duty and boost broadband speeds for all Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt reconfirmed today that a Conservative government would endeavour to provide 100Mbit/s broadband to the population of the UK if elected in May....

Facebook threatens to sue over Daily Mail article - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:00 GMT
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 17:22:00 Paper wrongly implied social site is dangerous for young girls Facebook may sue the Daily Mail over a story published on Wednesday which claimed that 14 year-old girls are likely to be subject to abuse from paedophiles while using the...

Kaspersky calls for international internet government - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:00 GMT
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 17:20:00 Kaspersky Lab co-founder argues for multinational body to tackle cyber crime World governments need to create an international governance and policing organisation to combat the growing problem of cyber crime, according to Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive at security vendor Kaspersky Lab....

Khronos Group publishes OpenGL 4.0 specs - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 17:15:00 Version 4.0 'levels the playing field' with DirectX 11, says group The Khronos Group has unveiled the latest version of its OpenGL graphics standard at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco....

Digital Economy Bill may escape Commons scrutiny - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:00 GMT
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 16:14:00 Government copyright proposals head for the 'wash ups' Controversial proposals concerning the punishment of illegal file sharers may escape a proper debate in the House of Commons. Derek Wyatt, Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, said today that...

Virgin Media tests broadband via telegraph poles - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 15:17:00 Berkshire village to undergo 'unique' trial Virgin Media is testing the use of telegraph poles to deliver high-speed broadband, in a move that could have wider implications for the future delivery of broadband to rural areas....

No reprieve for Microsoft in i4i patent dispute - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:00 GMT
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:52:00 Appeals court upholds original decision The US Federal Court of Appeals has frustrated Microsoft once again by upholding the decision of a district court last year to ban the software giant from selling certain editions...

Mozilla to revise its open-source licence - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:35:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:35:00 Version 1.1 'showing its age', says Firefox maker Mozilla has announced plans to update the Mozilla Public Licence to ensure that it is as relevant as possible. The company will open development of the licence to the online...

Opera launches Mini 5 for Android smartphones - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:16:00 Firm promises fastest speeds for Google platform Opera has published a beta of Opera Mini 5 for the Android platform, promising a faster browsing experience. The firm claimed that the new browser, available from the Android Market,...

Webroot warns of fake Windows update scam - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:09:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:09:00 Convincing dialogue box likely to snare victims Security firm Webroot is warning internet users to be on the lookout for a malware attack masquerading as an official Windows update....

CA buys systems monitoring firm Nimsoft - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 11:24:00 $350m deal targets cloud and virtualisation spaces CA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire monitoring systems provider Nimsoft for $350m (£232m), as the company looks to improve its position in the cloud and virtualisation marketplaces....

Google in discussions with Chinese government - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:00 GMT
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 11:16:00 Eric Schmidt reported as saying he expects movement 'soon' over the dispute Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said that the company is in discussions with the Chinese authorities regarding the ongoing dispute, and expects movement on the issue soon, according to...

Intel shows off first six-core desktop processor - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:52:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 07:52:00 Core i7-980X Extreme Edition aimed at workstations and gamers Intel has used the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to preview the company's first desktop processor with six cores....

European Parliament rebels over ACTA secrecy - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:33:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 07:33:00 Chamber votes by huge majority to make negotiations public The European Parliament has voted by 633 to 13 on a motion to make the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations open to public scrutiny....

Gates reduced to world's second richest man - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 07:13:00 Poor old Bill cedes top place to Carlos Slim Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is no longer the world's wealthiest man, according to the latest rich list from Forbes magazine....

AMD to fund young games developers - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 03:00:00 Company announces $65,000 annual programming grants AMD has announced a new programme to sponsor young software developers, and will offer grants of $65,000 (£43,000) as part of an initiative for new games development....

Bing market share continues to climb - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:59:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 02:59:00 Microsoft search engine closing in on Yahoo Microsoft's Bing search engine continues to pick up ground on its rivals, according to the latest figures from comScore. The research firm reported that Bing's share of US searches rose...

ISP takedown hamstrings Zeus malware - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:57:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 02:57:00 Nearly a quarter of malware botnets lose service Security firms chalked up a victory on Wednesday with the takedown of dozens of malware botnets. Kazakhstan-based service provider Troyak was shut down on Tuesday night, crippling six smaller ISPs...

IBM and Stanford to research greener plastics - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:56:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 11 March 2010 at 02:56:00 Initiative aims for recyclable and biodegradable materials IBM is partnering with Stanford University in a research effort to develop eco-friendly plastics. The pair have detailed a new recycling process that could allow manufacturers to better process and...

National Skills Academy for IT to launch new web site - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 17:45:00 Organisation aims to promote IT workers' skills to the industry The National Skills Academy for IT, which aims to address the development needs of IT professionals in the UK, is to launch a new web site in the autumn....

Surge in Twitter use draws in the cyber crooks - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:00 GMT
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 17:32:00 Tweets are up, but so are the malware attacks Twitter users are becoming more active, but so too are the cyber criminals targeting the micro-blogging site to infect PCs with malware, according to the latest figures from Barracuda Labs....

Nokia smartphones 'failing to keep pace' - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 15:55:00 Reliance on old chip technology could cost market share, say analysts Nokia is failing to keep up with rival smartphone manufacturers in the type of chips used in its handsets, and could be harming its market share as a result, according...

Stephen Timms defends 50p landline duty - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 10 March 2010 at 14:33:00 Labour minister claims investment in next-gen broadband is vital to UK growth Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms has defended the government's controversial landline duty, arguing that it is the best way to fund the delivery of high-speed broadband to 90 per cent...

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