UK web snooping plans: Full steam ahead
News in brief: Government ploughs on with Interception Modernisation Programme

Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Plus: Open source advocates hit back at CIOs and netbooks fail 'fit for work' test

No more tax breaks for offshoring?
Financial services firms must prepare now for 2010 legal changes

Mobiles, internet, email - which tech can't you live without?
Poll: Techies reveal what they're most addicted to...

'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
Get the strategy right first, public sector told

Oracle-Sun deal draws official objections from EC
But Oracle hits back claiming "profound misunderstanding" of open source

Tweets to turn up on LinkedIn thanks to status-sharing deal
News in brief: Twitter updates to get down to business

Naked CIO: Is IT responsible for workers' output and errors?
CIOs must take on more accountability to become boardroom leaders

Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
Stories of the month - October 2009

Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
Here's a clue - let's just say it isn't Windows Vista

Home secretary considers Nasa hacker plea

The home secretary says he will 'quickly' decide whether psychiatric evidence regarding Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon is enough to keep him in the UK

Eastern Europeans charged with RBS WorldPay hack

The defendants are accused of hacking into the payment processor network and running 'one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world'

Microsoft halts Windows 7 tool after GPL code claims

A tool aimed at making it easier to put Windows 7 on netbooks has been pulled after questions were raised about whether the software improperly uses open-source code

Logitech buys LifeSize for $405m

A few weeks ago I met with Craig Malloy, co-founder and CEO of high-definition videoconferencing specialist LifeSize Communications, as the company was introducing its Skype-compatible Passport...

Google introduces 'Go' programming language

A Unix co-creator is among those behind a new, open-source programming language project which Google hopes will boost computing power and programmers' abilities

Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel

November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel and Word, including a critical bug affecting the Windows kernel

Adobe to shed 9pc of workforce

The elimination of 680 full-time jobs comes as the software maker tries to align costs in the face of lagging sales

HP puts together product package for SMEs

An IPv6-ready network switch is among a series of new and updated hardware and software that HP is pitching to small businesses

UK collaboration firm gets worldwide HP deal

HP's new small-business desktop PCs will come with Huddle's cloud-based collaboration, project management and document-sharing tools

RIM pushes boat out for BlackBerry developers

Saying BlackBerry software is 'no longer an island', the handset company at its developer conference unveiled new tools and APIs for building mobile apps

Gov't stands firm on web-monitoring plans

The government has said it wants ISPs and telecoms companies to retain records of all internet communications, despite fierce criticism in a consultation paper

700 jobs to go as Ericsson abandons UK R&D

The networking infrastructure firm will move its R&D, along with some of its global services, to countries that are more 'high-growth'

UK unaffected by Nokia recall of 14m chargers

The handset giant has set up a charger exchange programme after several models were found to have poor build quality that creates a risk of electrical shock

Autodesk open-sources tool for tracking emissions

The software maker is encouraging other companies to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on long-term global targets and contribution to GDP

Twitter, LinkedIn announce tie-up

The new partnership means status messages can be interchangeable between Twitter and LinkedIn

EC voices formal objections to Oracle-Sun deal

European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun, while Oracle intends to fight its corner

Google Books: More time needed to revise deal

After a meeting last week with the US Justice Department, the parties have realised they need more time to revise their settlement over the rights to scan digital books

Apple update tackles domain spoofing, other attacks

The security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer

Motorola and Aruba agree Wi-Fi patent ceasefire

Aruba Networks and Motorola have settled their long-running patent dispute by signing a cross-licensing agreement, the companies announced on Friday. In August 2007, two Motorola subsidiaries...

Google buys mobile display ad firm AdMob

Google has bought the mobile display advertising firm AdMob, the companies announced on Monday. The acquisition, for $750m (£449m) in stock, will "enhance Google's existing expertise and...

Microsoft launches Exchange Server 2010

The latest version of Microsoft's email server product, Exchange Server 2010, arrives alongside Forefront Protection 2010

Google fixes risky Chrome bugs

A flaw in Gears could allow a malicious website to take control of a user's system, according to Google

VMware aims to virtualise Windows 7 rollouts

The company's View 4 aims to capitalise on growing interest in desktop virtualisation driven by tight budgets

UK companies put ERP on hold

ERP systems are difficult and time-consuming to implement, and more than 60 percent of UK companies are postponing them temporarily or indefinitely, according to a new study

Rickroll virus attacks iPhones

The 'ikee' worm replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley