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Gartner predicts virtualisation boom for 2009

News The analyst house says businesses will increasingly turn to the technology for its potential to reduce costs and use computing resources more efficiently [16 Feb 2009]

Google edges closer to Chrome release for Mac

News Programmers for the company have posted a screenshot which, although it shows Chrome failing to properly show a web page on Mac OS X, reveals a major step in the functional direction [16 Feb 2009]

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• Message,
• Mac Os,
• User Interface,
• Ui

New tools aim to improve gov't IT procurement

News The Office of Government Commerce hopes two new tools will help the government improve its record on large-scale projects, while helping the private sector to contribute [09 Jan 2009]

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Sony Ericsson pins hopes on 'entertainment' strategy

Analysis Sony Ericsson is building a new strategy around entertainment that will allow users to share content across multiple platforms [16 Feb 2009]

LG devices to use Intel Moorestown processor

News Intel and LG will team up to build the first mobile internet devices using the new Intel chip [16 Feb 2009]

• Tags:
• Smartphone,
• Netbook,
• IPhone,
• Mobile Internet Devices

Cuba launches own Linux variant to counter US

News Cuba has launched its own Linux variant called Nova, in the latest front of the island's battle against what it views as US hegemony [16 Feb 2009]

Ofcom may free up more room for mobile broadband

News The telecoms regulator is consulting on proposals to free up a chunk of spectrum to give a further boost to mobile-broadband services in the UK [16 Feb 2009]

Kaspersky denies data leak following SQL hack

News The US website of the Russian antivirus vendor has been hacked and the company's customer database exposed, but Kaspersky denies data was compromised [09 Feb 2009]

Microsoft to open its own retail stores

News The company says it will open its own line of retail stores and that it has hired a Wal-Mart veteran to lead the effort [13 Feb 2009]

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Identity fraud on the increase

News The rate of identity fraud rose 22 percent in 2008 from the year before, with stolen and lost wallets and credit cards being the biggest method of theft [10 Feb 2009]

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Recession will see boom in open source, cloud tech

News Traditional tech vendors may find it hard to stay relevant as companies increasingly turn to alternative technologies during the economic downturn [12 Feb 2009]

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Home Office expands scope of compulsory ID cards

News More categories of foreign nationals in the UK will be required to provide biometrics and personal details for cards in the scheme [12 Feb 2009]

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