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March 10, 2010
14:20
Google boss says something will happen in China 'soon'

Eight weeks and counting
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated that the company is currently in negotiations with the Chinese government over its future in the country - despite the Chinese government's claims to the contrary - and he expects some sort of development "soon".…
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March 11, 2010
8:08
Home Sec says 17m ID cards in circulation by 2017

No! Really? That many eh?
The government expects to have issued 17 million ID cards by 2017, Home Secretary Alan Johnson told the Commons yesterday.…
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8:15
Tories pat small biz heads in open source IT procurement pledge

Claims Conservative government would cap tech +£100m contracts
Shadow chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne claimed today that the Conservative party, if elected to form the next government, would meet its "ambition" of ensuring that the next generation of "Googles, Microsofts and Facebooks" were British companies.…
8:35
Estonian DDoS revenge worm crafter jailed

Infection still spreading
An Estonian virus writer has been jailed for two and a half years for creating a Windows worm family that launched denial of service attacks on the websites of a local insurance firm and ISP.…
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8:41
Database state breached 11 times

As Hillier says give kids ID cards for social networks
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has given Parliament some details on the most recent breaches of the various identity databases held by his ministry.…
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8:44
Mutated genetic supertrout developed in lab

Belgian 'blue cow' biotech produces: Das Überfisch
After ten years of tinkering with DNA in a Rhode Island lab, a top fish boffin claims he has created a genetically enhanced mutant supertrout.…
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9:50
Buying bandwidth in the app store

The search for revenue continues
Mobile operators are looking at application stores as a way to boost revenue, not by selling applications but by selling the bandwidth needed to use them.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
10:03
Carrier apathy depresses Google Phone outlook

Nexus One estimates drop 70%
Google is discovering just how dangerous it is to ruffle the feathers of the major cellcos. Its Nexus One handset may be one of the most advanced on the market and bear the magical brand, but half-hearted marketing efforts by carriers have led to disappointing sales. Now, analysts at Goldman Sachs have slashed their estimates for sales of the phone this year by 70 per cent.…
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10:23
Google, Facebook cop for preposterous patent potshot

Bits of the internet on a phone? WE OWN THAT!
Gathering information from around the internet and presenting it on a mobile phone is protected by patent, according to Wireless Ink, which is suing Google and Facebook over it.…
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10:31
BBC might pay for Tory broadband promises

Superfast broadband needs super funding
Mandybill minister Stephen Timms has attacked Tory promises of "superfast broadband" as "hopeless" and lacking in funding.…
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11:32
Koobface gang refresh botnet to beat takedown

Twitter scourge changes pants
Command and Control servers associated with the infamous Koobface worms have gone through a complete refresh over the last fortnight. Russian net security firm Kaspersky Lab reckons the change up might be aimed at making takedown efforts by cybercrime fighters more difficult.…
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11:43
Erstwhile Sun openista gets April Fool director job at OSI

It's not a joke, it's real!
Ex-Sun open source veteran Simon Phipps has been elected to the board of directors at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) group.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
12:08
BT rolls out new, 'competitive' consumer deals

That's competitive as in really expensive
UK infrastructure owner BT has today announced its new consumer bundle offerings following relaxation of Ofcom competition rules. The headlining £7.99-a-month anytime calls plus broadband is reasonable - but lasts for only 3 months, followed by a 15-month lock-in at an unimpressive £15.99.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
13:45
Jesus Phone to exhibit holy gift of biolocation

Jobsian prophets predict multitasking for iPhone 4.0
Apple will add multitasking to the Jesus Phone this summer with the release of the divine handset's version 4.0 software update, according to a report citing anonymous people who have accurately predicted Jobsian behavior in the past .…
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14:07
Super Micro to launch AMD render cloud

A great game console in the sky
The conceptual render cloud that Advanced Micro Devices was showing off a little more than a year ago at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is going commercial this year.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
15:04
One-third of orphaned Zeus botnets find way home

Cyber security's short-lived victory
The takedown of 100 servers used to control Zeus-related botnets may be a short-lived victory, security researchers said after discovering that about one-third of the orphaned channels were able to regain connectivity in less than 48 hours.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
17:37
Microsoft plants Bing on Google-free Chinese Androids

Google apps 'postponed' on China carriers
Motorola will soon push Microsoft's Bing search engine onto Android phones in China, after announcing an alliance with the Redmond software giant that will see Bing appear on Androids across the globe.…
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18:59
TSA worker tried to sabotage terror database, feds say

One week after losing job
A former data analyst for the US Transportation Security Agency has been accused of trying to sabotage a terrorist screening database used to vet people with access to sensitive information and secure areas of the nation’s transportation network.…
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19:00
Steve Jobs Flash rant put to the test

CPU hog Adobe v HTML5
When Steve Jobs badmouthed Adobe Flash to The Wall Street Journal, he said it was buggy, littered with security holes, and a "CPU hog." It's hard to argue with the first two, but a new study claims the Apple cult leader was wrong about the hog bit.…
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