Huddle extends collaboration with BlackBerry app

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 14:32:00 Online project management and sharing service expanded to RIM platform Online collaboration firm Huddle has brought its cloud-based project management, document sharing and collaboration services to the BlackBerry market with the launch of a dedicated application for users of the…

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Jive touts social business tool enhancements

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 14:19:00 Firm announces tighter intergration with Google and Twitter Jive Software has updated its Social Business Software (SBS) designed to tackle information overload and improve workplace productivity. The company claims that SBS 4.5 can help enterprise users better manage…

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Gartner urges reassessment of software-as-a-service

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 12:16:00 Companies should re-evaluate plans as model fails to achieve widespread take up Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will have a role in enterprise systems, but will not take the dominant place many thought it would, according to Gartner….

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Anti-malware body expands testing guidelines

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 12:01:00 Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organisation aims to highlight the complexities of software testing The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organisation (AMTSO) has expanded its guidelines and resources in a move designed to provide software testers with more accurate security testing methods….

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Solar buying group moves into LA

One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), a San Francisco-based group that negotiates group collective rates for installing solar technology through pre-approved installers, has moved into the Los Angeles area. Here’s what this means: IF you’re thinking about installing solar technology, AND you do it through 1BOG, you can get a 15 percent discount off typical rates

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UK firm boosts security for call centre payments

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 11:57:00 Veritape claims to slash ‘audio data thefts’ from call centres UK security firm Veritape has released a new device which it claims can help protect banks and consumers from credit card fraud committed through call centres….

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HP announces e-All-in-One printer range

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 00:36:00 Web-connected printers can print anything from any smart device HP has announced a line-up of e-All-in-One printers, which it claims will allow documents to be printed from any email device to any ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world….

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Trend Micro acquires storage specialist Humyo

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 00:35:00 Company hopes to bolster small business backup and recovery Trend Micro has announced plans to acquire Humyo, a UK provider of online storage and synchronisation services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed….

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HP buys Linux OS from Phoenix Technologies

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 00:34:00 Vendor shells out $12m for HyperSpace platform HP has agreed to acquire a Linux operating system from software developer Phoenix Technologies for $12m (£8.2m). The HyperSpace purchase includes a quick-boot operating system and a number of virtualisation..

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A week in security: Feds investigate iPad breach

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 13:31:00 V3.co.uk rounds up the hottest security stories of the week The week has been dominated by a batch of security fixes from Microsoft, Google and Adobe covering several key products, as well as growing concerns over the security of the…

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ITC to investigate Apple after HTC claims

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 13:23:00 Legal battle takes another twist The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is to investigate allegations by Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC that Apple’s iPhone technology infringes on some of its patents….

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Web sites crash under World Cup strain

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 13:17:00 ITV.com and TVCatchup suffer temporary glitches ITV’s web site crashed yesterday as millions went online to watch Mexico play South Africa in the first World Cup match of the 2010 tournament, highlighting the need for companies…

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Top 10 reasons for and against the iPhone 4

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Saturday 12 June 2010 at 08:01:00 Pros and cons of the new Apple handset In case you haven’t heard yet, Apple had a little do last week, and the star of the show was a new iPhone….

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US hunts Wikileaks founder after national security disclosure

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Friday 11 June 2010 at 20:13:00 Soldier said to have passed on 260,000 military and diplomatic cables The US authorities are seeking to interview Wikileaks founder Julian Assange following allegations that he was sent a huge cache of classified State Department cables by a disgruntled soldier in…

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Almost halfway there: New York becomes 23rd state to adopt e-waste recycling law

If you live in New York state and have neglected your spring cleaning, you may want to hold onto your old electronics doo-dads a bit longer: Your state just passed what some are calling the “most progressive” electronics waste recycling law in the country. There are a couple of things that make this law unique (New

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Motorola and RIM cease all legal action

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Friday 11 June 2010 at 17:34:00 RIM offers payments and royalties as part of deal to share licence agreements Research in Motion and Motorola have announced a worldwide end to litigation over licensing disputes. The companies have entered into a cross-licensing agreement to share intellectual property on a range…

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UK operators likely to follow O2 with data caps

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Friday 11 June 2010 at 17:17:00 Analysts believe download limits are here to stay Analysts have predicted that the major UK mobile networks will follow O2 and cap data use, but stressed that such a move will affect only a small proportion of consumers….

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Top 10 articles: The iPhone 4 arrives

V3.co.uk staff, V3.co.uk , Friday 11 June 2010 at 14:59:00 V3.co.uk readers’ most popular stories this week No prizes for guessing the most popular stories with V3.co.uk readers this week. The launch of the iPhone 4 has taken the smartphone market by storm, and the major UK…

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Solar-powered LED floodlights bring new meaning to night games

Philips is traveling Africa for the next two months to show off the cultural and economic benefits of a new portable solar-powered floodlight that could be used to keep homes and other community areas brightly lighted well into the evening hours. Each floodlight can light up an area of approximately 40 meters by 20 meters. Philips

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Power management software now supports Intel-based Macs

1E, one of the more aggressive software companies in the power management space, has released a version of its NightWatchman software for Apple’s Macintosh operating system. The application allows you to control when power saving features are switched on and off, without affecting the productivity of the people using the systems. The big deal is that

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