Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that the "lack of a delete button on the internet is... a significant issue". In an interview by economist Nouriel Roubini at New York University's business school, Schmidt was asked what he believed ...
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Google has purchased news streaming provider Wavii, the start-up's CEO has confirmed, as it immediately shut down its service before being incorporated into the world's number one web firm. The deal, worth an estimated $30m (£18m), ...
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NOKIA has signalled it will lift the lid on future additions to its Microsoft Windows-based smartphone range in mid-May. The Finnish phonemaker will hold a May 14 press conference in London and issued invitations to journalists this ...
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The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and Android, saying that the company is using the OS as a Trojan horse to deceive partners and ...
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Security software vendor?Bitdefender?has launched its 'Antivirus Free' app on the?Google?Android?platform to combat the growth in mobile malware.? The app promises a "fast and powerful antivirus solution that taps the latest in-the-Cloud ...
Java and its linchpin JVM (Java Virtual Machine) still have much room to get better even after debuting 18 years ago, say experts who would like improvements in such areas as locality, application isolation, and parallel operations. The ...
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A coalition of web and technology organisations including Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle have filed an anti-trust complaint to the European Commission, claiming Google's Android operating system gives the firm an unfair advantage in the mobile ...
Microsoft took off the gloves and took a big swing at Facebook today, calling the social network's new Home launcher an old idea. Facebook Thursday unveiled Home, a home screen, along with family of apps all for Android smartphones. ...
SALES of traditional desktop and mobile personal computers are expected to drop 7.6 per cent this year as consumers shift to tablets and other devices, a market tracker says. The report by research firm Gartner said all connected devices ...
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A plug-in intended to make it easier for mobile developers to test applications and deploy them to the cloud is available for download. The open source plug-in, called the Soasta CloudTest Plugin for Jenkins, links the Jenkins continuous ...
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Forrester Research predicts that with the BYOD trend expected to increasingly include laptops as well as smartphones and tablets, the approach to managing such devices is in for some big changes. In its 2013 Mobile Security Predictions ...
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FACEBOOK has fuelled fresh talk about its interest in mobile phones after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for next week. Shortly after the Facebook invitation went out for the April 4 event, the technology news ...
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Andy Rubin, the head of Android at Google - officially, senior vice president of mobile and digital content - is stepping down to be replaced by Sundar Pichai, who currently runs the company's Chrome web browser and Apps division. Rubin ...
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Clicking "install app" on a mobile device does not amount to personal data consent, according to EU privacy watchdog, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party. Much of this data is processed to provide a revenue stream, which the ...
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South Korean manufacturer LG this morning finally released its premium Optimus G smartphone onto the Australian market making it available through Telstra from today. At a launch held at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, LG ...
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