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Ex-Intel executive owns up to Galleon insider trading

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:37:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 01:37:00

Passed on Intel classified info for money

The former managing director of Intel Capital has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and securities fraud as part of an investigation into insider trading by the Galleon Group...

Linux creator backs Nexus One

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 23:22:00

Torvalds raves over Google smartphone

Google's Nexus One smartphone picked up a high-profile fan this weekend when Linux developer Linus Torvalds endorsed the handset. In a posting to his personal blog, Torvalds said that the...

Dealer jailed over phoney Cisco routers

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 22:54:00

FBI cracking down on counterfeit Cisco kit

A computer reseller has been jailed for 2.5 years after an investigation by the FBI into counterfeit computer equipment. Yongcai Li, a Chinese dealer based in California, has been sentenced...

Cybercrooks fake the death of Bill Cosby

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:20:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 21:20:00

New malware hoax touts passing of comedy legend

An online hoax claiming the death of Bill Cosby is now being used to push a malware attack. Researchers at security vendor Sophos have reported a new round of web...

AMD details Fusion innovations at ISSCC

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 20:00:00

Forthcoming chip with four CPU and one GPU cores will also be power-efficient

AMD is to disclose details of its first Fusion processor today at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, with an emphasis on design features that will...

Touch-screens take majority of smartphone market

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:34:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 18:34:00

Keyboards on their way out report finds

A new report by analyst house Canalys has found that the majority of smartphones sold worldwide now use a touch-screen interface rather than a keypad....

Google threatens Chinese copycat site Goojje

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:35:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 17:35:00

Blatant rip-off raises search giant's hackles

Google has threatened a Chinese search site called Goojje with legal action for copyright infringement, according to reports emerging from China....

BT halfway through 24Mbit/s broadband rollout

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:44:00 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 16:44:00

Company claims 20,000+ users added to service every week

BT Wholesale confirmed today that its Whole Broadband Connect (WBC) high-speed broadband service is now available to more than half the country....

Trend Micro touts Worry-Free Business as web service

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 15:13:00

SME offering will target remote workers

Trend Micro has unveiled a web-based version of its Worry-Free Business Security offering. The new platform will allow enterprises of up to 2,500 users to configure and manage their security...

Faulty Dell Inspiron case reopened

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 14:31:00

Class-action suit back on after Court of Appeals intervention

Dell is being sued again over the alleged selling of faulty Inspiron notebooks that contained poor cooling systems and power suuplies....

Cloud Net offers dedicated plug-and-play VoIP

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:00 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 14:21:00

Firm claims industry first with fixed monthly fee offering

Cloud Net is to offer a dedicated VoIP and businesses switchboard (PBX) service for a fixed monthly fee, claiming that the service will save money on call costs for small...

Enisa report highlights social networking dangers

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:50:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 13:50:00

New guidelines aim to minimise the risks

The European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa) has released a new report into the dangers of using social networking sites, particularly from mobile phones....

Google planning mobile speech-to-speech translator

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:23:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 13:23:00

Voice recognition and translation service ready in 'a few years', claims search giant

Google has been discussing new software under development which it claims could let mobile phones translate speech "almost instantly". A report in The Sunday Times said that Google is adding...

Gartner offers business process management tips

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:56:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 12:56:00

Focus on proving success when starting out, says analyst firm

Gartner has published a number of guidelines for businesses wanting to improve the processes by which they operate. Managing business processes more efficiently has been a key topic since software...

IBM launches new range of Power7 servers

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 12:36:00

Systems could offer improved energy efficiency and performance at lower cost

IBM today launched its next-generation Power7 systems, designed to help customers process and analyse large amounts of data in real time, while using less energy and boosting performance and return...

Nokia vows to fight US investors' law suit

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:00 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 12:01:00

American Depository Receipts investors unhappy with production delays in 2008

Nokia has said that it will fight an action filed against the company by US investors in the company's American Depository Receipts (ADRs)....

Chinese hacker school shut down

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:59:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 11:59:00

Authorities arrest three in raid on Black Hawk Safety Net

A report in the China Daily newspaper claims that the country's biggest hacker training site has been shut down by the authorities....

SAP boss ousted in shock management reshuffle

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:51:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 February 2010 at 05:51:00

Leo Apotheker forced to resign after less than a year

SAP chief executive Leo Apotheker has unexpectedly resigned after less than a year in the job, following the news that the company had declined to renew his contract....

Mozilla to drop Mac OS Tiger support

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:04:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Sunday 7 February 2010 at 21:04:00

Firefox 3.6 will be the last version of the browser to support Mac OS X 10.4

Firefox developer Mozilla has announced that it will drop support for Mac OS X 10.4 from future versions of its browser....

Top 10 best Apple products of all time

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:36:00 GMT

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 February 2010 at 18:36:00

Welcome to the world of Apple

The annual Macworld Expo kicks off in San Francisco next week, so we figured it was time to look at all things Apple....

Ricoh boosts printer security

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:36:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 February 2010 at 16:36:00

New Flex Secure Print Suite features card-based authentication tools

Printer manufacturer Ricoh has launched a new document security solution designed to help firms monitor printer use and lock down access to sensitive documents....

YouTube announces IPv6 support

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 February 2010 at 16:08:00

Online video service is latest Google venture to switch over

Google's YouTube online video service has announced support for the next-generation IPv6 in response to increased demand from users. YouTube network engineer Lorenzo Colliti explained in a blog post that...

Researcher blasts iPhone security protection

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:36:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 February 2010 at 04:36:00

Potential for spyware abounds, says expert

A security researcher at the Black Hat conference in Washington DC has claimed that major flaws exist in the Apple iPhone....

Facebook and Microsoft renew ad deal

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:33:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 February 2010 at 04:33:00

Banner ads cut out of new campaign

Facebook and Microsoft have agreed to renew their search advertising deal, allowing Microsoft to continue providing search advertisements on the social networking site while Facebook takes control over banner ads....

Government piracy plans dealt another blow

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 5 February 2010 at 17:43:00

Joint Committee on Human Rights asks for more clarification

A parliamentary committee established to protect human rights has raised concerns about the government's controversial plans to tackle illegal downloading....