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48% ue cloud to sync music, images between mobile devices

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Matt Egan — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:00 GMT

Almost half of technology users are utilising cloud computing to sync music, images and emails between mobile devices, according to a PC Advisor poll sponsored by Kodak.

Cloudant expands data services reach to Europe

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Paul Krill — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Deal with hosting partner SoftLayer expands Cloudant's network

Sony brings streaming music service to the iPhone

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:37:00 GMT

Sony on Friday released an iPhone app to access its streaming Music Unlimited service, part of its efforts to expand its online platforms to devices from rival manufacturers.

Government launches second G-Cloud framework

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:07:00 GMT

The government has officially opened up the second round of procurement for the G-Cloud with a framework that hopes to attract new suppliers and services, many of which are likely to be SMEs.

China's Sina Weibo targeting Japanese advertisers

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:42:00 GMT

One of China's top Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, is working to attract Japanese companies to advertise on its platform by helping the firms open and use accounts on the microblogging service.

Customizable cloud SLAs on the way, researchers predict

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Brandon Butler — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Service-level agreements and legal standards for cloud offerings will become more customized to individual customers and vertical industries as the cloud market continues to mature and providers look for ways to differentiate their offerings, researchers at the University of London predict.

Yahoo Axis may be game changer for search and the troubled company

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sharon Gaudin — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:00 GMT

With Axis, Yahoo is trying to change the search game, while also trying to change its image as a troubled company.

IE9 says Yahoo Axis slows down the browser

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:48:00 GMT

Although Microsoft and Yahoo are search partners, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) may complain that Yahoo's new Axis search add-on is slowing down the browser.

Facebook beefs up mobile photo sharing with Camera

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:56:00 GMT

Facebook introduced its own mobile photo app, Camera, on Thursday, bringing richer photo-sharing features to the platform even before the company closes its deal to acquire the popular photo-sharing app Instagram.

About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:55:00 GMT

About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).

European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Peter Sayer — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:42:00 GMT

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Yahoo leaks private key, allows anyone to build Yahoo-signed Chrome extensions

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lucian Constantin — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Yahoo was forced to release a new version of its Axis extension for Google Chrome after the original one contained a private key that allowed anyone to digitally sign extensions in Yahoo's name.

Proposed New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Comments

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sarah Jacobsson Purewal — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

Online anonymity is once again under attack. This time, it comes from the New York state Senate floor, where is bill is aiming to cut down on cyberbullying, protect small businesses, and -naturally - protect politicians from anonymous attacks during campaign season.

Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Michael Cooney — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:33:00 GMT

IBM says a study it did of some 1,700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be -- grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

How to Protect Your Artistic Works With a Creative Commons License

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Katherine Noyes — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:00 GMT

Your business revolves around producing creative works, and you use the Internet to market those works. Considering how quickly and easily such material can be disseminated around the world without your knowledge or permission, how do you go about protecting your rights to those works? A Creative Commons license might be the most realistic solution.

Box to beef up IT administration features of cloud content management software

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Box will start letting customers test a new set of IT administration controls for its cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software on Thursday.

De Vere hotels consolidate online brands through private cloud

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:06:00 GMT

The De Vere hotel group has created a private cloud architecture to help consolidate its online brands.

Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:46:00 GMT

Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa, and its Chrome browser, it said Wednesday.

McLaren CIO uses SAP's HANA to scale back on ‘expensive PhDs’

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:10:00 GMT

McLaren CIO Stuart Birrell has said that he is using SAP’s in-memory HANA technology to try and scale back on using “expensive PhD” skills within the group’s Formula 1 teams.

Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:35:00 GMT

The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on Tuesday before a federal court.

Yahoo Axis syncs browsing between iOS and desktop

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:34:00 GMT

Yahoo is rolling out Axis, a new searching and browsing tool that syncs between your Web browser of choice and your iOS devices.

Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:01:00 GMT

Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

TfL: NFC contactless payments will not be ready before Olympic Games

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:00 GMT

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that it will not have completed a full roll-out of its near field communication (NFC) contactless payment system ahead of the London Olympic Games this summer.

Google’s Moog Doodle: Users Make Sweet Music

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Ian Paul — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:21:00 GMT

The Web is making sweet music with Google’s latest doodle, a Web-based playable Moog synthesizer. The new doodle is in honor of Robert Moog, a music pioneer responsible for the modern electronic synthesizer. Moog, who died in 2005, was born May 23, 1934, and would have turned 78 this year. Moog’s creation influenced the work of countless recording artists including the Beatles, Doors, and Stevie Wonder.

Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced Wednesday.