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Safer Internet Day: Microsoft incorporates child protection features into IE9

Microsoft has joined forces with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) to launch a new version of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) that includes a number of features to help children stay safe when online.
Google's Tech City incubator to open within weeks

Google is preparing to open its new communal workspace in East London's Tech City ?in a few weeks,? and has launched a website for startup companies to register their interest.
Ofcom pushes BT to reduce Openreach charges

Ofcom has proposed new charge limits that will reduce BT Openreach's wholesale rental prices.
Cloudyn launching hosted service to monitor and optimise AWS usage

Cloudyn is launching a hosted service on Monday that aims to monitor a company's cloud usage and recommend ways to optimise that usage in order to cut costs.
Nicira startup targets data centre network virtualisation

One of the most anticipated debuts of a startup company happens today when Nicira, a maker of network virtualization software, comes out of stealth mode.
Facebook hackers use fake attack on Iran to spread malware

A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the US has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos claims.
BT to offer FTTP 'on demand' service by 2013

BT claims it could soon be able to offer customers broadband speeds of up to 300Mbps, following successful trials of fibre-to-the-premise technology in St Agnes, Cornwall
HP takes giant step into OpenFlow networking

HP is taking its first leap into OpenFlow-enabled network equipment, supporting the standard on 16 of its Ethernet switch products as it attempts to gain a foothold in a market likely to receive significant attention from competitors.
UK broadband speeds up 22 percent: Ofcom

The UK's average broadband speed is 7.6Mbps, says Ofcom.
Cisco launches 'BIG Awards' for UK tech startups

Cisco last night announced the launch of the British Innovation Gateway (BIG) Awards ? an new initiative to discover and reward innovative technology startups and SMEs in the UK.

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Who was really responsible for the SOPA protests?

Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have trumpeted the grassroots nature of the protests.
Top Windows 8 features IT admins should be aware of

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows roll-out. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.
Juniper Networks' financial challenges continue

Juniper Networks' challenges are due to timing with new product rollouts and shifts in investments from customers and channel partners.
The new world of WAN optimisation

In yet another sign that growing revenues are reshaping the vendor outlook in the network management sector, Gartner recently named vendor Silver Peak one of the leaders in its magic quadrant for the WAN optimisation market.
LTE-Advanced is the future, but don't expect a rocket ship

The 4G network standards approved last week by the ITU may improve the mobile data experience soon, even if consumers don't actually see the 100M bps mobile speed for which they were designed.
Are we running out of wireless bandwidth?

Wireless bandwidth is like land in Manhattan; it's extremely valuable, because they're not making more of it.
Will 2012 be the dawn of DNSSEC?

Will 2012 be the year when retailers, banks and content providers finally bolster their DNS systems with an add-on security measure that prevents website spoofing? That's what advocates of the security measure - dubbed DNSSEC for Domain Name System Security Extensions - are hoping will occur.
Home networks given new options at CES

Your IPTV needs an internet connection. But your living room is too far from your router to run an Ethernet cable, so what do you do? Or perhaps you have an office in the basement and need to transmit large files to the desktop down there, but the Wi-Fi keeps cutting out due to interference. Several companies demonstrated at CES various different answers to such dilemmas, but with a common theme: it was that no room in your house should be left unconnected.
Can IBM's social approach at Lotusphere kickstart a Lotus Notes comeback?

Despite the tough position in which IBM finds Lotus Notes, the company will once again hold its Lotusphere conference at Walt Disney World from January 15-19 - this time with a more intense focus on new social business technology could have a long-term impact on IBM's future in the email and collaboration market.
The year the landscape for enterprise software changed forever

It's a stretch to call 2011 a truly transformative year for enterprise software, given all the old warts that remain, from large-scale IT project failures to creaky legacy systems that will take years and great expense to replace with the latest-and-greatest.

How-tos

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Android Market: Top tips on using the Google Apps store

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