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Chrome marks two-year anniversary - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:47:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Friday 3 September 2010 at 00:47:00 Browser gets update to celebrate milestone Google is marking the two-year anniversary of its Chrome web browser. The company posted the first beta version of the browser for Windows on 2 September 2008....

Nokia brings Swype to Symbian smartphones - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 00:01:00 Touch-screen typing system beta released Nokia has released a beta version of the Swype typing tool designed for the Symbian smartphone platform. Swype is billed as one of the fastest ways to input text on...

Phishing scam targets fast food customers - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 23:09:00 Phony survey claims to be from McDonald's Security experts are issuing warnings following the discovery of a phishing attack based on fast food chain McDonald's. According to security firm Sophos, the attack claims to be a customer...

IBM to ship world’s fastest production processor - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 23:03:00 5.2 GHz big iron servers ship Sept 10 IBM has confirmed it will ship servers using the world’s fastest production processor next week. The z196 processor is built around 45nm process technology and is capable of up to...

Dell concedes in 3PAR bidding war - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:51:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 18:51:00 HP wins out with $2.4bn acquisition bid Dell has given up its pursuit of storage specialist 3PAR. The company said in a statement that it would not be upping its latest bid of $32 per share for...

ITU urges governments to aid broadband development - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:44:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 17:44:00 Clear regulatory framework fundamental to driving network growth, says Hamadoun Touré Governments must provide a clear and stable regulatory framework to encourage the development of broadband networks around the world, according to the secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)....

HP raises 3PAR offer to $2.4bn - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:16:00 GMT
Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 16:16:00 Ball back in Dell's court as bidding war continues HP has raised its bid for 3PAR yet again in a bid to prevent rival Dell from acquiring the storage firm....

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturing - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:37:00 GMT
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 15:37:00 Final code for Microsoft's new smartphone platform delivered to handset makers Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform has hit the release to manufacturing stage with the code being delivered to handset makers and mobile operators ahead of the official launch....

Innovation key to UK broadband take-up - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:35:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 15:35:00 Services like Project Canvas are vital, say experts A greater range of innovative online services is required if the government is to come good on its pledge to get every citizen online by 2015, according to industry experts....

Google slapped with Nexus One lawsuit - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:07:00 GMT
Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 15:07:00 3G connectivity fiasco prompts class action suit Google is facing a class action lawsuit concerning the 3G performance of its Nexus One handset. The principal claimant, Nathan Nabors, alleged in the court filing that Google failed to...

Stephen Carter calls for greater network investment - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:46:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 14:46:00 UK slipping behind, argues former digital minister The UK internet industry could suffer if the government does not do enough to foster the growth of new networks by encouraging investment, according to former digital minister Stephen Carter....

BT tempts multinationals with Onevoice updates - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:40:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 14:40:00 Global Services arm promises to reduce international call costs BT Global Services is offering multinational customers a sweetened deal with the promise of 25 per cent lower call costs and support for advanced messaging functionality....

Huawei unveils £99 Android 2.2 handset - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:18:00 GMT
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 13:18:00 Ideos is first affordable Android 2.2 phone, co-developed with Google Huawei has announced a low-cost smartphone, claimed to be the first affordable handset to ship with Android 2.2 ready installed....

SAS offers easy-to-use predictive analytics - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:06:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 13:06:00 Rapid Predictive Modeler designed to aid enterprise decision making SAS is hoping to improve the way firms use business analytics with the launch of Rapid Predictive Modeler. The company said that firms could take pressure off business analysts by...

Music industry raps ISPs over file-sharing - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:49:00 GMT
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:49:00 ISPs told to have a 'grown up conversation' at Britain's Digital Future conference Internet service providers (ISPs) still need to do more to prevent the growth of illegal file sharing in the UK, according to creative industry chiefs speaking at the Britain's Digital...

Duracell touts eco-friendly wireless charger - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:41:00 GMT
Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 12:41:00 MyGrid system saves up to 15 per cent on energy costs, says firm Duracell has unveiled a wireless charging pad designed to help business users charge multiple mobile devices without the need for cables....

Twitter lands on the Apple iPad - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:00 GMT
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 11:54:00 Micro blogging site set to exploit multi touch capabilities to the full Micro blogging phenomenon Twitter has finally launched an official application for Apple’s iPad tablet device, as it seeks to compete with rival third party apps from providers such as TweetDeck....

Samsung Galaxy Tab finally unveiled - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMT
V3.co.uk staff, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 11:50:00 'On the go' device includes videoconferencing and 7in TFT screen The highly anticipated Android 2.2 based Samsung Galaxy Tab has been launched at IFA 2010, highlighting a focus on business users with capabilities such as videoconferencing....

Dell tightens SME security with Trend Micro deal - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:37:00 GMT
David Neal, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 11:37:00 Companies promise easy-to-use package for small firms Dell has announced plans to expand its partnership with security firm Trend Micro, in a deal which will bring the vendor's Worry-Free Business Security Services to its own customers....

VMworld: Day Two news roundup - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 04:48:00 SUSE, security and storage at the fore Day two of the VMworld 2010 conference in San Francisco saw VMware and Novell announce the launch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware....

FCC delays decision on net neutrality - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:23:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 03:23:00 Agency looking for more consultation on internet's future The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is delaying a ruling on the future of net neutrality. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement that additional consultation, mirroring previous talks with...

Salesforce pieces together Jigsaw for CRM - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:03:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 03:03:00 New tool designed to manage and analyse contact information Salesforce has added a contact management and analysis tool to its customer relationship management (CRM) service. The company has partnered with business information vendor Jigsaw to integrate its data collection...

Apple overhauls iPod Shuffle, Nano and Touch - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:05:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 02:05:00 New models come with iTunes update and social networking tool Apple has unveiled the latest generation of its iPod Shuffle, Nano and Touch portable media players. The iPod Shuffle update brings back the button controls and rectangle design which had...

GlobalFoundries maps out 28nm future - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:50:00 GMT
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Thursday 2 September 2010 at 01:50:00 Company unveils first ARM A9 design and 90nm Flash plans GlobalFoundries has been laying out its schedule for moving into 28nm chip production, and has unveiled new ARM and Flash development plans....

Archos unveils Android-based tablets - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:29:00 GMT
Shaun Nichols in San Frnacisco, V3.co.uk, Wednesday 1 September 2010 at 00:29:00 Five models priced as low as £99 Archos has released a line of Android-based devices ranging from a handheld media player to a full 10.1in tablet system....

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