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Eolas falls at first hurdle in bid to tax browser apps
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:13:44 GMT
Google grins at Adobe jury’s verdict
A jury in Texas has ruled against Eolas Technologies in its patent battle to lay claim to the concept of in-browser applications and most plug-ins.…
Google Wallet PIN security cracked in seconds
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:05 GMT
Luckily no one important is using it
A researcher at website categoriser zvelo has discovered Google Wallet's PIN protection is open to a brute-force attack that takes seconds to complete. And Google is powerless to fix the problem, it seems.…
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Google drive cloud to rain on Apple, Dropbox parade
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:39:08 GMT
Web giant has our email and docs, might as well hand over everything else
Never one to miss out on an up-and-coming tech trend, Google is all set to launch its very own cloud storage service, competing with the likes of Dropbox, Microsoft and Apple.…
Now Siri brushes up on Russian, Japanese languages
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:42:05 GMT
Mandarin lessons going well too, says Apple dev mole
Apple is already testing Chinese, Japanese and Russian language support for its voice-activated personal assistant technology Siri - and will roll out the new functionality next month as its efforts to cosy up to customers in these lucrative markets gathers pace.…
NHS hands out 3G slabs and phones to roving nurses
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:02:05 GMT
Should help community care workers cut down on desk-time
The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is piloting mobile devices for its community care nurses and therapists to enable them to access files, capture data and update back office systems remotely.…
Eolas claims royalties for browser apps and plug-ins
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:52 GMT
Berners-Lee warns of disaster for internet
Eolas Technologies has begun its trial against Adobe over two patents that, it claims, gives it the rights to embedded browser applications and plug-in and AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web development techniques.…
Chrome to weed out dodgy website SSL certificates by itself
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:12 GMT
Ditched online checks like 'seat belt that snaps when you crash'
Google will drop online checks for revoked website encryption certificates in future versions of its Chrome browser after it decided that the process no longer offers any tangible benefits.…
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Revealed: Apple's plea for fairness in mobile patent war
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:31:12 GMT
Letter to telecoms body begs for level playing field
In November Apple wrote to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute suggesting an overhaul of the whole FRAND system of licensing patents fairly and reasonably.…
Google adds Chrome finish to Android
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:17 GMT
Ice Cream Sandwich users only, sadly
Google has announced a beta version of its increasingly popular Chrome browser for Android users, but only if you’re on the most current build, version 4.0, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich.…
Google's whack-a-mole Marketplace cleans house again
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:44:07 GMT
Rovio Mobile, not Rovio MobiIe
Google's reactive policy over content on the Android Marketplace saw dozens of applications popping up overnight with names close enough to the real thing to reel in a mark or two.…
Adobe adds Flash sandboxing to Firefox
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:29:21 GMT
Hackers bypass it in 3, 2…
Adobe has released beta code for sandboxing its heavily hacked Flash code within Firefox, in a similar fashion to the Chrome security protections added to its Reader software and Google’s Chrome browser.…
An NT-powered Windows Phone? Not so fast...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:57:03 GMT
MS mulls partying like it's 1996....
Sources close to Microsoft have confirmed the veracity of last week's Windows Phone leaks – but say no decision has been taken to base the mobile platform on the Windows 8 kernel.…
Apple kicks China's most popular browser out of iTunes
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:12 GMT
Bans Qihoo apps from its store ...
Qihoo, maker of the most popular web browser in China, has had all of its products kicked out of iTunes, though it's far from clear which breach of the rules is responsible.…
BTJunkie closes shooting gallery
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:44:08 GMT
'My life is officially ruined'
Popular torrent search engine BTJunkie – nothing to do with BT – is voluntarily closing, according to a notice posted on the site, without offering a reason. The site has indexed other torrent trackers since 2005, and was the fifth most popular Torrent site.…
Apple vs Amazon in ereader format smackdown
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:34:03 GMT
iBooks enlists kiddies on the EPUB3 front
Format wars are a mixed blessing for consumers. Whether it's Betamax versus VHS or Blu-Ray versus HD-DVD, the consumer ultimately wins because companies have to advance superior technologies. But problems arise if the format you backed loses the war - and your device becomes next year's expensive doorstop.…
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iOS 5 'crashes more apps' than Android
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:04 GMT
Is it an upgrade problem, or a user problem?
Recent data has shown that iOS apps crash more often than apps running on the Android platform.…
Facebook's IPO unveils plans to invade China
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:58:10 GMT
Social network would love to tap that
Not content with almost total domination in Western markets, social networking behemoth Facebook could be planning an assault on China if it can just do a deal with the authorities there, its latest regulatory filing has revealed.…
RIM shot at Android: Free PlayBooks for devs
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:44:12 GMT
Knock up an app before Valentine's, get 16GB love-slab
RIM is offering a free PlayBook tablet to developers who submit an Android application to RIM's App World before Valentine's Day, though the T&Cs have yet to be revealed.…
French court lays le smackdown on Google Maps
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:29:05 GMT
Fined for unfair competition in online cartography
A French court has found Google Maps guilty of unfair competition and ordered the Chocolate Factory to pay a fine and damages to a French mapping firm.…
Facebook IPO: Boom or bubble?
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:11:53 GMT
We look at the numbers - and what's missing...
Analysis Is Facebook hugely overvalued or a solid business with some reliable growth ahead of it? A great deal of both.…
Robot rabbits take on Facebook, female orgasms
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:14:06 GMT
Poked by a rabbit, figuratively and literally
One waits ages for a story about robotic carrot-crunchers, and then two turn up at once as Karotz the robot rabbit starts talking to Facebook while app-controlled vibrator Vibease looks to sell value-added orgasms.…
Microsoft ad campaign savages Google over privacy
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:09 GMT
'We are not like them, and hey, why not try IE?'
Updated Microsoft is launching a three-day advertising campaign in the US, offering itself as the privacy-respecting alternative to Google.…
iPhone 5 rumoured to be packed with pay-by-bonk tech
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:08 GMT
NFC will have punters running for the tills
Rumours - fuelled by comments from a MasterCard chief and an iOS developer - suggest that this year's next-gen iPhone could be packing a wireless pay-by-wave chip.…
iPhone doc will detect cancer, diabetes - boffins
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:22:10 GMT
Touch screen literally meets bleeding-edge science
A drop of blood or saliva can be analysed using an ordinary touch screen - and once boffins perfect the identification of biological molecules, then diagnosis by iPhone – or indeed any smartphone – isn't far off.…
Angry Birds boss: Piracy helps us 'get more business'
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:01:09 GMT
Slams music biz's 'terrible' attempts to crush pirates
Music industry chiefs must have been pleased to hear that the maker of pig-squishing iPhone game Angry Birds has learned from its mistakes in combating piracy.…
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Paris Metro brings a bit of style to NFC
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:10 GMT
Philippe Starck designs last Navigo card
The Paris Metro will be getting new payment cards next year, cards which pave the way to board-by-bonk phones by being compatible with the NFC standard.…
NHS unfurls condom app – for iPhone-toting teens
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:39:11 GMT
Droid lovers will have to source their own love gloves
Kent's NHS Trust is hoping that youngsters' love of iPhones, coupled with a new app, will lead to a fall in teen pregnancies in the county.…
Sexy Girls Puzzle: Android Trojan or eager ad-slinger?
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:02:09 GMT
Researchers split on Counterclank's naughtiness
Security researchers are split on the seriousness of an Android "malware" campaign that some estimates suggest may have "infected millions" of smartphones via gaming apps from Google's Android Market.…
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IBM calls time on Symphony OpenOffice fork
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:02:03 GMT
In tune with Oracle Apache plan
IBM's putting its weight behind an Oracle-backed OpenOffice push rather than follow Google, Red Hat and others on an independent effort.…
Dumb salesmen are hurting us – Nokia CEO
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:19:05 GMT
Incentivising the McJobs
Analysis Stephen Elop got a pretty indulgent reception from analysts, and most of the press yesterday, after delivering some shocking results. Nokia turned a profit of €2bn into a loss of €1bn in the new boss's first full year; volumes are down by 29 per cent; sales of the new Windows phone are unremarkable (to put it generously); and Elop has scrapped guidance for the rest of the year. [Summary] News like this would normally have analysts reaching for the panic button - but not today. Why would this be?…
US lawmakers question Google over privacy policy
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02:06 GMT
Politicos ask if Chocolate Factory's new rules violate an FTC agreement
Google is insisting that its new privacy policy will still give its users control, after criticism in a letter from US members of Congress.…
Apple Italy throws up ruling on its store site
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:46:05 GMT
We accept that they think we were wrong
UPDATE: Apple Italy has posted details of the ruling against it, as required by the Italian courts, though we don't yet know if Cupertino will be coughing up the €1.2m fine too.…
Galaxy drives up profits for Samsung
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:01:53 GMT
Smartphone sales fuel massive multi-billion dollar investments
Samsung's smartphones have helped drive the company to an operating profit of ₩5.3 trillion ($4.7bn) in the fourth quarter of last year.…
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Update Facebook by thrusting your hips to, er ... 'Like' things
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:17:27 GMT
NFC belt buckle lets you show affection with a friendly hump
Seventies throwbacks who like big belt buckles, and pelvic thrusting in public, can now check into a location, or "Like" a friend, with no more than a flick of the hips.…
Trevor goes hands-on with Microsoft Training
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:37 GMT
Screencap recap
Reg columnist Trevor Pott's recent review of the Microsoft Virtual Academy sparked several comments that largely said the same thing: "where's the pics?"…
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