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Government's ?6m web search bill

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:18 GMT

Four government departments spent almost ?6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.

Facebook wants you to ask Questions

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:14 GMT

Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community.

Don't upgrade iPhone 3G to iPhone 4 software, warn users - TG Daily

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:11 GMT

CNETDon't upgrade iPhone 3G to iPhone 4 software, warn usersTG DailyIf you have an iPhone 3G and feel left out because there's not a big problem to complain about like iPhone 4 owners, then just upgrade your phone to the iOS 4 software, which apparently can render the device useless. Apple just announced that it is ...Apple looking into slow iOS 4 performance on iPhone 3GArs TechnicaUpgraded iPhones refuse to recognise roamingRegisterApple investigates Iphone 4 OS performance on Iphone 3

Why You Need to Monitor and Measure Your Brand on Social Media (Mashable)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

Mashable - Maria Ogneva is the Director of Social Media at Attensity, a social media engagement and voice-of-customer platform that helps the social enterprise serve and collaborate with the social customer. You can follow her on Twitter at @themaria or @attensity360, or find her musings on her personal blog and her company's blog.

Dell, HP to Resell Oracle's Operating Systems (PC World)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

PC World - Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.

New Kindle models arrive tonight (Christopher Null)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

Christopher Null - Now we know why the current Kindle suddenly became unavailable earlier this week, with no date listed for stock to be replenished: It’s because Amazon is launching a new-model Kindle, one that’s smaller, lighter, faster, and easier to read.

Verizon: Data Breaches Often Caused by Configuration Errors (PC World)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

PC World - Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon.

Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.

Apple 'looking into' iOS 4 problems on iPhone 3G (Ben Patterson)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

Ben Patterson - Even as "Antennagate" fades into the background, Apple is getting hit with yet another problem: iPhone 3G users whose handsets became murderously slow after upgrading to the latest iPhone OS.

IBM to buy Storwize for undisclosed sum (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:06 GMT

AP - IBM said Thursday it agreed to buy privately held data-compression company Storwize for an undisclosed sum.