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iPad 2: Apple forced to make carrier concessions
Apple has been a blessing and a curse for cellcos. When it launched the first iPhone, the terms it demanded in return for operator exclusives were onerous and highlighted how a strong device brand would trump that of a carrier every time. However, as the world started to shift towards open access, its iPhone deals hugely strengthened the old notions of carrier lock-in, at least for those who nabbed exclusives.…
IT spending higher than expected in 2010
The IT sector turned in its best growth since 2007, according to the analysts at IDC. That's good news, and the news kept getting better as 2010 went on. Maybe 2011 won't be so bad if the world settles down a little politically.…
Man sentenced for breaching former employer's computers
A Texas man has been ordered to pay restitution of $16,600 and a $5,000 fine after admitting he breached the server of an engineering firm that fired him and deleted sensitive files.…
Samsung UE55D8000 55in net-connected LED TV
Review Samsung’s D8000 is as stylish as it is advanced. Barely contained by the tiny 5mm brushed-metal bezel, its images appear suspended in space. Only the brand’s familiar X-wing pedestal, with illuminated logo bulging from the bottom of the screen, keep them tethered to terra firma.…
Game offers pre-orders on pre-owned titles
Game has launched a scheme for customers to order pre-owned games before the title has even hit the shelves.…
Acronis: We're snatching Symantec market share
CeBIT Acronis says that it is taking market share away from the established players like Symantec as server virtualisation changes prompt customers to re-evaluate backup and recovery products.…
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Cloudy iTunes rumors juiced by music mogul talks
Apple is laying the groundwork for its long-awaited cloudy iTunes service, busily negotiating with music-industry decision-makers about allowing multiple downloads of their creative content, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the company's plans.…
Sony wins subpoenas revealing visitors to PS3 jailbreaker site
A federal magistrate has awarded Sony a subpoena allowing the company to obtain the IP addresses of everyone who visited the personal website of PlayStation 3 jailbreaker George Hotz for the past 26 months.…
Red Hat: 'Yes, we undercut Oracle with hidden Linux patches'
Red Hat has changed the way it distributes Enterprise Linux kernel code in an effort to prevent Oracle and Novell from stealing its customers, making it more difficult for these competitors to understand which patches have been applied where.…
Libya's internet goes dark as upheaval spreads
As violence escalated against people protesting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, internet traffic flowing in and out of the African nation dropped to zero, making it impossible to send communications over its borders.…
Tas magistrate finds legal book illegal on computer
You can’t invent cases as strange as this: a book that is not only legal, but can be borrowed from various Australian libraries* can, in digital form, land the owner with a child porn conviction.…
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Apple: If you're under 17, you can't use Opera
Apple has allowed Opera's desktop browser into its new Mac App Store, but it has decreed that no one under 17 years old can download the thing.…
HP uncloaks wristwatch 'aggregation point'
Updated In possibly the vaguest demo in recorded history, HP has revealed a futuristic connectivity device designed to be the centerpiece of your personal connectivity.…
Ex-UK spy boss says WikiLeaks sparked Egyptian revolution
The former head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service has credited WikiLeaks and other secret-spilling sites with sparking the revolutions sweeping the Middle East.…
Patent attack on Google open codec faces 'antitrust probe'
The US Department of Justice is investigating MPEG-LA – the patent pool organization backed by Apple, Microsoft, and others – over the organization's effort to undermine the royalty-free V8 codec Google introduced last year, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter.…
Microsoft rallies IE6 death squads
Microsoft has launched a fresh campaign to eradicate Internet Explorer 6 from the web.…
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NASA's Glory climate-data sat crashes into Pacific on launch
A NASA satellite intended to bring some hard facts to the climate-change debate has crashed into the sea after lifting off from California and failing to separate from its booster rocket.…
Sony readies official PS Move support for PCs
Sony has paved the way for developers to use its PlayStation Move technology as an input device, with the launch of an official SDK.…
Credit card squeeze looms for pirate music sites
It isn't just Wikileaks that's being squeezed by credit card companies - pirate music sites are also feeling the pinch.…
Street View Terminator warps into Dublin
We all know that Google's Street View has transdimensional capabilities, as well as the power to create space/time feedback loops, so it should come as no surprise that the Great Satan of Mountain View will in the future give staff at its all-seeing eye Terminator-style time travel abilities.…
