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We're backing Google in the Twitter acquisition war
Loss-making social network Twitter is understood to be locked in acquisition talks with Facebook and Google, with the micro-blogging site thought to be worth around $10bn, says the WSJ. Leaving aside the fact that $10bn is a patently ludicrous valua... Opinion
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HP kicks Palm brand into TouchPad
When HP bought Palm last year, it made a lot of contradictory, flip-flopping statements over what it planned to do with the struggling mobility vendor, which culminated in a sudden u-turn over remarks made bythe thenCEO Mark Hurd. But it seems now th... Opinion
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Teenaged TalkTalk has growing pains, spots, is also an octopus
Following a net loss of 25,000 customers and the axing of over 500 jobs, TalkTalk chief exec Dido Hardinghas thrown her hands in the airand admitted to the Financial Times that the business was like a teenaged octopus. And about time too! Inwhat stan... Opinion
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Should Microsoft hook up with Nokia?
Should the also-rans of the smartphone space, Microsoft and Nokia, team up for market domination? Adnaan Ahmad, a London-based analyst with Berenberg Bank, thinks so. In fact, he's so confident it could workhe wants to buy Steve Ballmer lunch... Last... Opinion
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PBX hackers cost businesses a billion
If you were worried about your mobile phone voicemail being hacked by errant reporters, then worry no more. For a start, you're probably not famous enough, and secondly, you ought to be more worried about criminals breaking into your PBX. PBX hacking... Opinion
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BlackBerry user? Single? Love could be looking for you...
February has well and truly begun, the days are lengthening and soon there will be a whiff of spring in the air... But first we have to make it through Valentine's Day. The first techfirm to have the, er, honour, of attempting to pin a press release ... Opinion
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BT goes beyond Infinity
As everyone kind of suspected they might, BT has caved to the complaintsof those that lost out, andwill be rolling out superfast broadband to four other towns across the UK in addition to the sixpreviously announced. The Race to Infinity publicity st... Opinion
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Egypt protesters turn to dial-up to beat broadband shut down
The Egyptian government may have switched off the internet in panic last week, but this hasn't stopped ordinary Egyptians from taking to the web. Within hours of the shutdown, ISPs in Europe were springing into action. Take the example of FDN, a smal... Opinion
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Latest results from the Net: Internet Protocol 4 - Available Addresses 0
We're now down to the last 16 million addresses on IP4, according to Ovum. Which, in internet address space terms, is more or less scraping the barrel. Despite all the warnings that have been given, many big companies and organisations have failed t... Opinion
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Naturally Speaking could make an ideal home sobriety testing kit
An application using Naturally Speaking voice recognition software could flush outdrunks and those unfit for office. All we need now is someone to write it. As telecoms advocates, we're permanently aggrieved that the human voice is so under utilised.... Opinion