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Facebook said to be days away from IPO filing

Shaun Nichols — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:26:22 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Company set to go public next week

Facebook could soon be making its shares available in one of the most eagerly-anticipated IPOs in recent memory. Multiple reports have suggested that the company will next week file for...

Facebook targets clickjacking operation in lawsuit

Shaun Nichols — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:55:03 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Ad firm denies involvement in "like" posting scam

Facebook has filed suit against a company it has accused of scamming the social network's users with phony "like" posts. The company is joining forces with the Washington State Attorney's...

Former Palm chief Jon Rubenstein leaves HP

Shaun Nichols — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Mobile exec takes leave from company ahead of webOS transition

Jon Rubenstein has stepped down from his position as senior vice president at HP. A company spokesperson told V3 that the former Palm chief executive and Apple vice president has...

REAPER for Mac 4.151

Lee Collins — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:00 GMT

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk

Powerful music editor and mixer

Computers can perform the sort of audio recording and editing that used to require very expensive studio time. That said, many of the high-end audio programs (or DAWs – digital...

REAPER 4.151

Lee Collins/Tim Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:00 GMT

Lee Collins/Tim Smith, V3.co.uk

Powerful music editor and mixer

Computers can perform the sort of audio recording and editing that used to require very expensive studio time. That said, many of the high-end audio programs (or DAWs – digital...

GoodSync 9.0.4.4

Tim Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:00 GMT

Tim Smith, V3.co.uk

Sync files across computers and USB keys

USB keys are very useful for transporting information, but it can quickly become difficult to remember which files are the most up to date. Goodsync solves this problem by making...

Backup4all 4.6.261

Chris Wiles — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk

Backup & restore your important files

This is the software publisher’s description. Backup4all is backup software for Windows that protects your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating tasks, password protecting and compressing it...

Calibre e-book Manager 0.8.37

Tim Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Tim Smith, V3.co.uk

Organise a large ebook collection with ease

Ebooks are a good way of passing the time or a long journey on a PDA. Calibre can manage ebook libraries and download news feeds, and convert them into ebooks....

SUPERAntiSpyware Free 5.0.1144

Chris Wiles — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk

Protect your system from spyware

We tend to overly rely on our anti-spyware and security software. For instance, we download the latest commercial security tool and then setup the application to automatically scan for Trojans...

Google Earth 6.2

Lee Collins — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk

Quickly view satellite maps of the Earth

Google has brought technology and geography together in an application where you can zoom in on anywhere in the world at the click of a mouse. In addition to displaying...

Nokia Lumia 710 video review

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:13:13 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

Hands on with another Windows Phone device from the Finnish firm

V3 takes a look at the second Windows Phone device from Nokia, which is very similar to the Lumia 800 in terms of specifications. The 710 features a 3.7in ClearBlack...

Growth of Android tablets cutting into iPad's lead

Dan Worth — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:08:06 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Microsoft has a paltry one per cent market share

Tablets running on Google's Android operating system now account for 39 per cent of the global market as devices from firms such as Motorola, Samsung and HTC begin to erode...

Pirate Party to sue FBI for closing Megaupload file-sharing site

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:45:00 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

Blocking access to legal content could be seen as misappropriation of personal data

The Pirate Party is planning to launch legal proceedings against the FBI in retaliation for shutting down Megaupload, a popular file-sharing site that has been accused of being a haven...

High Court judges want swift resolution to Gary McKinnon case

Gareth Morgan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:13:00 GMT

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Hearing penciled in for July

The High Court is pushing for the long-running extradition case involving Gary McKinnon to be brought to a rapid conclusion. Two judges have now listed the case for a hearing...

ICO lambasts firms for treating customers' personal data as corporate property

Gareth Morgan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:52:07 GMT

Gareth Morgan, V3.co.uk

Businesses urged to improve processes for dealing with requests relating to personal data

The UK's data watchdog has launched a campaign to encourage businesses to improve their handling of data requests, as the number of complaints it receives on the matter have spiralled....

VPNHQ service offers Android and iOS users secure public Wi-Fi access

Daniel Robinson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:58:32 GMT

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VPN service encrypts data for users connecting to public hotspots

Hosting firm UK2 has introduced a VPN service for mobile users worried about security when accessing Wi-Fi hotspots, providing an encrypted tunnel to the internet from smartphones, tablets and laptop...

RIM needs to decide where its market lies

Daniel Robinson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:44:47 GMT

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Troubled BlackBerry maker should stop trying to serve both consumer and enterprise customers

BlackBerry maker RIM had a surprise in store earlier this week, as the world woke up to find that the firm's long-standing co-chief executives Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis had stepped...

Samsung fails in 3G patent action against Apple in Germany

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:41:48 GMT

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Apple comes out on top in second successive case

Samsung has had a second patent infringement complaint against Apple turned down in the German courts, but the bitter disputes between the firms show no signs of abating. The Mannheim...

Top 10 challenges facing RIM's new chief executive

V3 Staff — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:08:26 GMT

V3 Staff, V3.co.uk

The pressing issues Thorsten Heins must address

After months of speculation that the co-chief executives of Research in Motion (RIM) were on their way out, Jim Basillie and Mike Lazaridis have finally fallen on their swords for...

Police failing to see full benefit from £80m BlackBerry roll out

Dan Worth — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:02:36 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

National Audit Office urges forces to do more with devices

An £80m Home Office project to provide police officers with BlackBerry and personal data assistants (PDAs) has failed to achieve value for money according to a report by the National...

VMware unveils 'app store' for cloud and virtualisation tools

Daniel Robinson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:44:56 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

VMware Solution Exchange lets customers find vendors and technologies to meet their requirements

VMware has launched an online marketplace to help customers find virtualisation and cloud technologies and hook up with vendors and VMware partners capable of providing the systems they require. The...

Samsung posts $3.6bn Q4 profit as Galaxy sales surge

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:28:00 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

Quarterly smartphone shipments up by 30 per cent as firm keeps the heat on Apple

Samsung finished 2011 on a high after it posted quarterly profits of $3.6bn, an increase of 17 per cent year-on-year, reflecting the strong demand for its Galaxy smartphone range. The...

Nokia Lumia 710 review

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:46 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

Windows Phone offers high-end specs at a reasonable price

Nokia is set to release its second Windows Phone device - the Lumia 710 - which aims to offer users a more affordable alternative to the high-end Lumia 800. The...

European ACTA investigator issues scathing attack on document and quits in protest

Dan Worth — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:26:00 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Rapporteur Kader Arif denounces work in damning statement

A leading European Union official investigating the Anti-Counterfeiting and Trade Agreement (ACTA) has launched a scathing attack on the treaty and quit his position in protest over the shadowy tactics...

EC ends legal action against UK over ePrivacy laws

Dan Worth — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:09:16 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Changes to legislation appease European regulators

The European Commission (EC) has ended a legal case against the UK government over concerns it was failing to properly implement European ePrivacy and data protection laws. The EC began...