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A new relationship between IBM and Hildebrand, an energy consulting firm, will combine the tech giant’s data management software with energy monitoring devices in five European cities: Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester in the United Kingdom, and Plovdiv and Ivanovo in Bulgaria.The deal was made possible by funding that Hildebrand received for a 30-month pilot into

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IBM software in your home? Pact enables five-city smart meter pilot in Europe

What, in your opinion, is the most important invention in the world? It isn’t an easy question to answer without some thought, but Tesco Mobile has attempted to pin down the most important inventions ever with a poll of 4,000 people. And stone the crows, the iPhone managed to make the top ten all-time inventions.

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iPhone voted the eighth wonder of the world

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 17:48:00 Long-awaited action plan aims to speed up Europe’s economic recovery The European Commission has set out its long-awaited Digital Agenda action plan, promising long-term investment and the removal of obstacles to maximising the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs)…

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European Commission launches ambitious Digital Agenda

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 17:46:00 Company admits settings are ‘too complex’ Facebook has acknowledged widespread criticism about its privacy policy and said it is working on a response, although it couldn’t provide a timeframe….

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Facebook privacy changes expected soon

Sharon Brennan, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 17:24:00 Firm launches SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 and Identity Manager 4 Novell has released an update to its SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 designed to offer improved virtualisation, availability and support.

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Novell unveils SUSE Linux updates at BrainShare

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 16:40:00 Memory producers fined a total of €331m The European Commission has fined a selection of DRAM memory firms a total of €331m as part of an anti-trust settlement in a pricing cartel investigation….

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European Commission comes down hard on DRAM cartel

Google’s mobile operating system has surpassed Microsoft’s OS when it comes to the smartphone market worldwide. Android was the fourth most popular smartphone OS last quarter, according to Gartner, with almost 10% of the market. It knocked Windows Mobile into fifth spot, as it only managed a 7% share

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Android powers past Windows on smartphones

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 15:58:00 But privacy group insists evidence must not be destroyed UK privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has asked Google to delete the private Wi-Fi data it has collected from homes and businesses….

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UK data watchdog calls on Google to delete Wi-Fi data

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 15:45:00 Big Blue uses Hadoop software to allow customers to manage data in all forms ROME: IBM has launched new software at its Information on Demand 2010 conference designed to help firms analyse and take advantage of the huge growth in data being generated by…

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IBM IOD 2010: IBM analytics tool targets data explosion

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 15:42:00 0.facebook.com involves no data charges, says firm Facebook is rolling out a new mobile site which it claims is much faster than its current m.facebook.com mobile application but still includes all the main features….

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Facebook claims speed boost with new mobile site

Hundreds of residents in Carson, Calif.,’s Carousel neighborhood have filed a class-action lawsuit aimed primarily at Shell after it was discovered their half-million homes had been built on top of a former crude oil storage site that’s now emitting dangerous levels of cancer-causing chemicals.

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California Neighbors Sue Over Toxic Oil Site

The British Library has revealed that it’s planning to take some 40 million newspaper pages and put them online, in partnership with publisher Brightsolid. This not-so-little lot will include historic articles dating back as far as the early eighteenth century

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British Library unveils large-scale newspaper digitisation plans

Good old Boris has been making speeches again, and this time managing to avoid offending entire counties with dubious comments. Speaking at a Google organised event, the mayor of London promised that the city would have blanket wi-fi coverage in time for the 2012 Olympics.

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Boris Johnson promises London-wide wi-fi for the Olympics

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 13:40:00 Decision Management software promises more effective business processes ROME: IBM has unveiled its latest software tool at the Information on Demand 2010 conference, designed to allow firms to quickly and accurately forecast any potential new business processes or…

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IBM IOD 2010: IBM launches ‘three-clicks’ analytics tool

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 13:38:00 Web firm remains set on content strategy Yahoo has acquired a startup called Associated Content to continue its drive to become the web’s largest content portal. Associated Content allows users to create content and get paid according…

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Yahoo drives portal plans with Associated Content buy

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 13:35:00 Survey points to increased web use and changing surfing patterns British internet use has changed dramatically over the past three years, according to a survey into UK web habits by the UK Online Measurement Company (UKOM)….

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Brits spend a day a month online

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 13:07:00 Gartner reports strong quarterly figures for Q1 2010 Mobile phone shipments have grown by 17 per cent over the past year, according to the latest figures from Gartner….

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Global mobile phone sales up 17 per cent

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:45:00 Kelly Services study says IT has one of the highest concentrations of self-employed workers The recession has forced large numbers of IT professionals into self-employment, according to a global study by employment agency Kelly Services….

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Recession fuels self-employment in IT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:10:00 UK datacentres to deliver public cloud to SMEs and hybrid offering for enterprises Hosting firm Rackspace is preparing to bring its cloud services into the UK with a Xen-based offering for the SMB market, and hybrid public-private services based on VMware for larger…

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Rackspace brings cloud services to the UK

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:03:00 Security firm said to be after VeriSign’s authentication business Symantec is closing in on a deal to acquire VeriSign’s authentication business in a deal which could be worth as much as $1.3bn (£912m) and give Symantec a market-leading technology…

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Symantec closes in on VeriSign