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Nokia files cases against HTC One in the US
Nokia is targeting HTC's latest slate of smartphones, including the HTC One, with new legal action in the U.S. that demands the Taiwanese company cease the alleged patent infringement. read more »
Reshuffle sees SuccessFactor’s Lars Dalgaard step down from SAP board
Ariba’s CEO, Bob Calderoni, will head up the company’s cloud go-to-market read more »
Ethernet founders bemoan lack of investment in innovation
When Ethernet was invented at Xerox-owned PARC the location enjoyed government investment and good tax breaks read more »
BBC technology chief suspended over £100m failed digital project
The director general of the BBC said an independent review has been set up read more »
Republicans package H-1B plan in attractive website
New bill on immigration ready as House takes it term read more »
U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves
Best defense against American IP theft may be legalizing cyber offense, U.S. commission says read more »
Windows 8 users snub 'Modern' apps, stick to desktop
Majority of Windows 8 PC owners launch less than one app a day read more »
Intel claims Haswell will offer 50 percent more battery life
The new processor design is important for PC makers as they try to battle tablets and smartphones read more »
Google to lengthen SSL encryption keys from August
By the end of the year, Google's SSL certificates will use 2,048-bit keys read more »
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One weakness of the current CloudStore is that it is difficult to benchmark compare prices given the different metrics each vendor prices by.G-Cloud iii – Is the framework getting any better?
For Microsoft to "suppress" it's HP paid study claiming a savings of €40 million if Munich stayed with them is an insult to the intelligence of an orangutangMicrosoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Pity Ofcom can't be persuaded to take the same view. They confirmed to me in November 2011: "Despite its popularity, broadband is not regarded as an essential service."Internet connection crucial to everyday life, German federal court rules
Big surprise, Microsoft/HP study finds it's cheaper to use their product. The freedom gained by moving away from Microsoft is priceless.Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
Don't the Microsoft boneheads realise that by not releasing the results of the study, they only lend credence and validity to the very point they're trying to refute?Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success
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Herbert Smith argues for investment in remote working
Law firm will also invest in system speed and email management read more »
Exposed: SAP’s heavy handed tactics against Spinnaker at SAPPHIRE
The revelations come shortly after SAP’s CEO said he wasn’t concerned with the rise of third party suppliers read more »
esure deploys Cordys platform to interface with Ministry of Justice
The platform is being used to improve claims handling procures and cost control of third party claims read more »
BBC technology chief suspended over £100m failed digital project
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Facebook Home needs some customization features before it will ship on the HTC First outside the US
SoftBank gets state approval for Sprint acquisition
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An Argentinian developer is experimenting using Bitcoin's blockchain to timestamp documents
Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo said it would continue to support the gaming development platform
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Nice to have more alternatives than the usual Microsoft Office but, LibreOffice have a long road to beat Office.LibreOffice 4.0 - Six new features coming to open source suite