Recent technology news and commentary from silicon.com and ZDNet UK, sister sites of CNET News.com.
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From silicon.com:
Mobiles, internet, email - which tech can't you live without?
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
Oracle-Sun deal draws official objections from EC
Tweets to turn up on LinkedIn thanks to status-sharing deal
Naked CIO: Is IT responsible for workers' output and errors?
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
Revealed: Your favourite Windows operating system
iPhones under attack from Rick Astley worm
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
eBay's Skype sale gets green light |
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From ZDNet UK:
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  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 
Android users get Adobe Photoshop app Adobe has brought the popular mobile app to Android phones, allowing users to edit photos from thier phones and access their collection on Photoshop.com 
Cisco expands collaboration tools for the enterprise UK businesses will be offered the hosted version of the new social-networking software and cloud-based email without certain functions, due to EU data rules 
Mozilla takes email closer to the cloud Mozilla Messaging, while about to release the Thunderbird 3 desktop email software, is also turning its attention to cloud computing with its Raindrop project 
Intuit shuts Quicken Online, turns focus to Mint.com The maker of Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax will shut down its free Quicken Online personal finance site in six to nine months and concentrate on newly bought Mint.com 
Baguette 'dropped by bird' causes LHC disruption The Large Hadron Collider was hit by crouton torpedo when a rogue piece of bread caused an electrical system failure 
Fujitsu IT staff to hold three-day strike Unite members at the IT services company plan to strike next week over proposed cuts to jobs and pensions 
Skype deal averts shutdown, allows sale The VoIP company's founders will regain some control over the firm and eBay will be able to sell off a majority stake in Skype, after settling an intellectual property dispute 
Google delivers search tool for online stores Commerce Search, hosted in Google's cloud, is designed for online retail sites and provides features such as customisable results and display  |
