Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 03:46:00 New platform will offer Google Apps extensions Google is reportedly preparing a new service to allow third-party developers to sell plug-ins for the Google Apps platform and other web-based services….
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Google poised to sell enterprise apps
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 03:45:00 Holiday deal comes to an end in the US Google has ended its programme to provide free Wi-Fi in US airports, and will pull the plug on nearly all of the 54 wireless networks it was sponsoring as well…
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 03:44:00 Electronic Frontier Foundation urges vendors to come clean on business in China The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pressing seven major technology companies to stop working on China’s web monitoring and censorship systems….
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Activists call out Great Firewall tech partners
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 02:03:00 National intelligence services or anti-green forces responsible, says former UK chief scientist The UK government’s former chief scientist, Sir David King, has claimed that the hacking of climate research emails was planned either by a government agency or by lobbyists hoping to…
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Climate email hack ‘a professional job’
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 01:29:00 But industry well positioned for growth in 2010 Global chip sales fell nine per cent during 2009 but are on track to increase this year, according to new data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)….
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Global chip sales down nine per cent over 2009
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 20:34:00 New chips will double memory capacity Chip giants Intel and Micron are to begin mass production of 25nm Nand memory chips this summer. The new technology will halve the cost of building solid state drives, and…
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:30:00 New device could prove a ‘killer thin client’ for virtual desktops Wyse Technology is the latest company to tout the benefits of Apple’s new iPad, this time as a client for accessing virtual desktops while on the move….
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Wyse talks up Apple iPad as thin client
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:24:00 Leaked document claims widespread espionage using Trojan software MI5 has warned UK companies that the Chinese government may have gained access to their computers with the intention of remotely monitoring their online activities….
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MI5 warns of Chinese hacks on UK businesses
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:16:00 IE6 declines rapidly after public bashing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) became the world’s most popular browser during January, gaining 22.31 per cent of the market and overtaking IE6 for the first time….
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IE8 becomes most popular web browser
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 17:03:00 Passengers who refuse will not be allowed to board their flight Transport secretary Lord Adonis has confirmed that airport body scans will be compulsory for passengers selected to undergo the procedure….
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Airport body scans to be compulsory
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 16:41:00 Members will vote on key constitutional changes on 24 February Nominet, the registry for over eight million .uk domain names, is to hold an extraordinary general meeting on 24 February in London to discuss proposed changes to its constitution….
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Nominet to debate the future of .uk
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 15:59:00 Analysts report 30 per cent increase on the fourth quarter of 2008 Global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 reached 53 million to push sales for the year to 173.8 million, a rise of 15 per cent on 2008, according…
Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:54:00 Pixma models have Wi-Fi and improved print and copy speeds Canon has announced three new all-in-one printers designed for small or home office environments, boasting improved print and copy speeds plus Wi-Fi connectivity….
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Canon launches new MFPs for home and office
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:46:00 Late spring release for new tablet Apple has used its UK web store to reveal the UK release information for its new iPad tablet device. An updated information page shows that the firm is expecting to…
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Apple unveils UK iPad shipping dates
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 13:00:00 War of words escalates as future of real books hangs in the balance E-retail giant Amazon has fallen out with Macmillan, one of the world’s largest publishers, in a row over pricing. Amazon has pulled all Macmillan titles from its virtual shelves, after…
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Amazon falls out with Macmillan over pricing
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:40:00 Technology uses mobile data connections to slash call costs Enterprise mobility firm Agito Networks has unveiled new software which it claims can cut the cost of international cellular calls by 80 per cent for organisations with large numbers of…
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Agito brings enterprise 3G VoIP to the iPhone
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:21:00 Web giant urges users to update to latest versions of IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari Google has urged users to update their browsers to avoid losing access to new features in Google Docs and Google Sites….
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 12:11:00 Conservative Party claims licence fee will part fund speeds of 100Mbit/s A Conservative government would use part of the BBC licence fee to fund the rollout of superfast broadband to the UK, according to shadow chancellor George Osborne….
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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 1 February 2010 at 11:32:00 New Kelkoo study finds e-commerce sales reached £38bn last year UK shoppers are the biggest online spenders in Europe, according to new research from price comparison site Kelkoo, which reported that £38bn was spent online in this country last year….
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UK’s online shoppers lead the way in Europe
Before I get into asking the question posed in the post title, I guess I should step back and tell you a bit about the ePub format. According to Wikipedia , ePub is a free and open e-book standard, by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). OK, so that definition probably still doesn’t really clear it up for anyone
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Does ePub Matter to You?