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Google vs Viacom

YouTube

Google claims Viacom uploaded its own content to YouTube.

Your Views: Google Street View

Swindon on Street View

Google has extended Street View across the UK - good or bad move?

FTC member slams Google Buzz

Google Buzz

FTC administrator claims companies are ignoring privacy concerns.

    Latest Internet News

Broadband

Government promises universal 'super-fast' broadband by 2020

Plans to deliver high-speed broadband to every home in the UK are expected to form part of Wednesday's budget speech.

Monday Mar 22

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Chinese flag

China not fazed by possible Google exit

Many in China are shrugging their shoulders about Google potentially pulling out of the country.

Monday Mar 22

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Kindle

Amazon releases Kindle Mac app

Retail giant Amazon has confirmed that its ebooks can be read on Apple's machines too.

Monday Mar 22

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Stethoscope on a computer keyboard

London hospital to treat 'technology addicts'

A new treatment has become available for those diagnosed with an addiction to technology.

Monday Mar 22

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Week in Review

Week in Review: Digital Economy Bill, MIX10 and SXSW

The Digital Economy Bill heads to MPs, and more from this week in IT.

Friday Mar 19

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Latest Facebook scam could affect millions

A new spam attack against Facebook users could lead to millions of computers being infected with a password stealing programme.

Friday Mar 19

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Viacom and Google in copyright catfight

Google claims Viacom uploaded its own content to YouTube, while Viacom says Google ignored illegal clips.

Friday Mar 19

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Your Views: Google Street View across the UK

Google has extended Street View across the UK - but is it a fantastic service or a privacy invasion?

Friday Mar 19

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Browser ballot boosts Opera downloads in the UK

Microsoft's Choice Screen has led to a dramatic increase in Opera user numbers across Europe.

Friday Mar 19

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Virgin Media shows off its 200Mbps

The speedy ISP will be demonstrating its superfast broadband at this year’s Ideal Home Show.

Friday Mar 19

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Today in tech: Lords praise UK cyber security, Sky goes 3D in April

Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.

Friday Mar 19

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Google to quit China in April?

A report has suggested Google will next week announce its plans for operating in China.

Friday Mar 19

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Facebook says no to CEOP panic button

Despite a positive meeting with Home Secretary Alan Johnson, the social network has ruled out introducing a panic button on user homepages.

Friday Mar 19

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Digital Economy Bill to cost ISPs up to £500 million

Internet service providers are set to front up to £500 million of the bill to put in place Government plans hoping to cut copyright infringement.

Thursday Mar 18

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Today in tech: Piracy costs jobs, Samsung Jet Ultra lands at O2

Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.

Thursday Mar 18

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    Latest Internet Features

Conrad Wolfram

Q&A: Conrad Wolfram on communicating with apps in Web 3.0

Conrad Wolfram explains how applications will increasingly encode the expertise of humans, to give us an easier time sorting through data on the web.

17 Mar 2010

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Wi-Fi

Public internet access: who is responsible?

In the first of a series of articles looking at business issues faced by IT managers, we look at the steps companies need to take if they open their networks up to visitors.

12 Mar 2010

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Kevin Eyres LinkedIn

Q&A: Kevin Eyres on LinkedIn's tipping point

LinkedIn's European managing director explains why professional networks are about to get a lot more important to business users.

10 Mar 2010

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browser ballot

What impact will the browser ballot screen have?

The browser ballot screen is rolling out across Windows Update. Simon Brew charts its problems, the road to here, and what impact it’s likely to have.

8 Mar 2010

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Mark Kingdon's Second Life avatar

Q&A: Mark Kingdon on Second Life for business

The chief executive of Second Life thinks virtual worlds will be the future of work.

5 Mar 2010

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The past, present and future of the Digital Economy Bill

We take an in-depth look at how the Digital Economy Bill has progressed so far and where it can go from here.

23 Feb 2010

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    Blogs

Dave F

Fat behaviour of Thin Clients with RemoteFX

19 Mar 2010

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/mar10/03-18DesktopVirtPR.mspx Or just google microsoft virtualization for reports like (...)

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Davey Winder

Will 2010 be a Tweet Election year?

18 Mar 2010

With a general election just weeks away now, I've been wondering just what part Twitter will play in electing the next government? A new poll by Lewis Communications has (...)

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Nicole Kobie

What feedback does the government really want on ID cards?

16 Mar 2010

My mum -- and yours too, I'm sure -- used to say this: "If you've got nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." That's not bad advice for six-year-olds, but I'd (...)

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    Latest Internet Reviews

Firefox Mobile review

Rating: 5

We review Firefox Mobile (Fennec) to see whether the mobile browser is as good in smaller form factors as it has been on the desktop.

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    Latest Videos in Internet

Video: Mobile web has moved from hype to reality

Play Video: Mobile web has moved from hype to reality   Play

Claranet's UK managing director talks to IT PRO about the mobile web and how online infrastructure in the business world is evolving.

 

    Latest Internet How Tos & Tutorials

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 in action

As the Internet Explorer 8 release candidate becomes available to download Mary Branscombe looks at what your users are going to be making support calls about, from rich search results to anonymous browsing.

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We have teamed up with Dell Outlet to offer our readers and visitors the opportunity to win one of its high end XPS laptops. Whether you are into gaming, films, photography or general PC usage this laptop is a fantastic prize for any PC Lover.

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Webcast: Lower costs, bigger benefits

How to lower your IT costs, chaired by David Fearon Deputy Editor PC PRO.

This on-demand webinar aims to show how small businesses of between two and 200 employees can navigate the IT minefield. We address how to reduce cost of ownership and increase the efficiency per pound of outlay by making the right choices of business IT hardware and service provision.
 

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Want more from your BlackBerry?

RIM has launched its App World service so you can download almost anything onto your BlackBerry, whether you want to play games, connect to work services, watch video or listen to music.
 

Buyers guide to netbooks

Make sure you buy the perfect machine for your needs, whether for home, business or education.
 

Rein in the chaos & stop the sprawl with Sun

Virtualisation has quickly become an important technology across all aspects of the IT environment, rapidly being deployed to reduce server sprawl, and reduce infrastructure costs.

Free Virtualisation Guides from Sun and IDC.
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