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Tech giants strive for web app benchmarking standard
News Having already worked on their own solutions, the Worldwide Web Consortium has chosen Google and Microsoft to lead a new body aimed at creating a universal method of accurately measuring app performance.
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Departing employees target data rather than stationery
News Nearly half of all employees would consider taking some company property with them when leaving a position – with data now the biggest prize of all
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Multitasking Britons spend half their lives satisfying
News Ofcom's annual Communications Market Report reveals that we now spend 45 per cent of our day using digital media and technology, and are getting better at multitasking between them too.
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Yahoo takes a bite out of Google's search lead
News The latest comScore's latest search engine figures for the US sees Yahoo rise and Google fall as third-placed Bing prepares to take over Yahoo's North American search duties.
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US scientists test mobile sign language technology
News MobileASL tool compresses video messages without affecting video clarity around the face and hands to make low-bandwidth video calls for the deaf a reality.
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Plug pulled on Bournemouth sewer broadband plans
News The group looking to bring 100Mbps broadband to Bournemouth residents has criticised the Wessex Water for blocking plans to lay fibre cables in the city's sewers.
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Symantec warns about Tap Snake Android game
News A seemingly innocent free game for Google's mobile OS has been found to be a front for a tracking app that allows hackers to follow your every move.
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Vodafone rolls out own-brand Mi-Fi service
News Mobile Wi-Fi competition hots up as Vodafone joins Three with its own all-in-one package starting at £15 per month.
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O2 joins iPhone 4 pay-as-you-go party
News Network might not match Vodafone for price, but has the handset in stock... for now.
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Web firm accused of spying on children
News Class action claims widget tracks users' online habits through Flash cookies.
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Microsoft launches mission critical support
News New Premier Mission Critical service guarantees a response within 30 minutes.
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Microsoft issues emergency patch for shortcut loophole
News The software giant has been forced to step out of its normal Patch Tuesday cycle to address a vulnerability leaving all Windows PCs open to attack.
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UK.gov says upgrading from IE6 'too expensive'
News Her Majesty's Government won't be upgrading its web browsers anytime soon, despite a 6,000-strong petition from concerned internet users.
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Google given all clear over Wi-Fi affair
News The ICO has quickly moved to declare itself satisfied the data captured by Google's Street View cars was 'insignificant.'
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Facebook launches ‘Questions’ social search tool
News It may not be a rival for Google just yet, but Facebook Questions sees the social network making its first steps into the world of search.
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HTC looks forward to Q3 after strong three months
News The Taiwanese mobile manufacturer is predicting its best ever quarter, after reporting strong Q2 results on the back of Android's popularity
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Forrester remains positive despite Euro fears
News IT spending in central and western Europe is feeling the effect of the debt crisis and a weaker euro, but Forrester research still believes the overall picture is good.
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IE8 SmartScreen filter racks up a billion malware blocks
News Microsoft's malware defence system for Internet Explorer is not only protecting its users from online threats, but is getting better at doing it too, the company has revealed.
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HP says no to Windows Phone 7
News Not only will HP be pushing webOS across a 'robust roadmap' of smartphones, it will be doing so exclusively and has no plans to release any Windows Phone 7 devices at all.
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Early FTTP customer reports 77Mbps download speeds
News ISP Plusnet has reported that the first of its customers taking part in BT's FTTP super-fast broadband trial in Milton Keynes has achieved download speeds as high as 77Mbps.
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Microsoft names initial five Windows Phone 7 hardware
News With the appearance of Microsoft's much-talked about new mobile OS now less than six months away, the company has lifted the lid on just who it is working with on launch devices.
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Apple to spend big on semiconductors in 2011
News HP's decade-long dominance as the leading spender on semiconductors is under threat with Apple overtaking Samsung in iSuppli's annual spending forecast.
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HMRC delays leave 18.2 million unresolved tax cases
News Delays in implementing the combined NI and PAYE system added more than £100 million in costs and left a huge backlog of unreconciled tax cases, the NAO has revealed.
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Bing lockdown for Windows Phone 7 handsets?
News Integration with the Tell Me voice-control feature means Windows Phone 7 devices will be Bing-only by default, a situation even OEMs won't be able to change.
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