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• 22 February 2012

• Opinion: Mozilla's Open Web App Store Will Launch Next Week

  Earlier this month Mozilla laid out a roadmap for its Firefox browser over the course of 2012, and on Wednesday it made good on one key piece of those plans.

• Opinion: Open Web Links Right Inside Thunderbird

  Reader Dan subscribes to various e-mail lists, and each e-mail he receives contains multiple Web links. Here's his dilemma:

• Opinion: Versions and Auto Save explained

  Reader Ray Allan asks for a bit more information about Lion's Versions feature. He writes:

• How-Tos: Open and edit documents in old file formats

  One reader wanted to know how he could keep using now defunct file formats on his Windows XP PC. Our Helproom Editor explained how to open and edit older documents on a modern Windows PC and on a Mac.

• News: SAP lays out product direction post-SuccessFactors deal

  SAP on Wednesday released details for its road map for HCM (human capital management) software following the US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which focuses on cloud-based applications.

• News: Juniper buys web security company for $80 million

  Juniper said this week it has acquired Mykonos Software, a provider of website and web application security software, for $80 million.

• News: Nokia to Unveil 'Pure View' at Mobile World Congress

  Nokia has released its first teaser video leading up to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, hinting at a new camera-centric announcement. "Get ready to capture a pure view," the teaser reads before flashing February 27, the first day of the trade show, on the screen.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best mobile OS?

  PC Advisor reviews the best mobile OSes for your smartphone.

• News: Flickr Rolling Out New Look for Viewing Photos

  The Yahoo-owned photo sharing site Flickr is about to get a makeover, with new interfaces for viewing and uploading photos.

• News: Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said.

• News: For Flash on Linux, Chrome Will Be Users' Only Choice

  Linux users who want to view Flash content will soon have no choice but to do it through Google's Chrome browser.

• News: Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said.

• News: AT&T vs. Verizon: LTE showdown in the Big Apple

  Roughly a year after Verizon Wireless established LTE-based 4G mobile phone and data service in New York City, AT&T's rival LTE network is up and running here and in several other cities. Although its average speeds lagged behind Verizon's in my tests, AT&T's 4G LTE service has a lot going for it.

• News: Huddle launches intelligent Sync tool to rival Sharepoint

  British cloud-based content collaboration firm Huddle has launched a new intelligent file synchronisation tool, which the company describes as a Dropbox for the enterprise.

• News: SAP lays out product direction post-SuccessFactors deal

  SAP on Wednesday released details for its roadmap for HCM (human capital management) software following the US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which focuses on cloud-based applications.

• News: Box becomes first third-party app on Good's platform

  Good Technology is opening its developer program to anyone and announcing that Box is the first available third-party application based on Good's platform.

• News: Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

  With the beta of Windows Server 8 to be released in the next few weeks, Microsoft executives said the next-generation OS is focused squarely on storage.

• News: Rio Tinto ramps up automated IT-driven mining

  Mining giant Rio Tinto is massively expanding its Mine of the Future programme, in which IT drives automated exploration and production.

• News: Maplin integrates with Shutl to enable 90 min deliveries

  Consumer electronics store Maplin has partnered with technology platform Shutl to enable its customers to benefit from 90 minute delivery times when shopping online.

• News: NEC Casio Mobile to venture outside Japan with smartphones: first stop Thailand

  NEC Casio Mobile Communications will begin selling smartphones outside its home market of Japan, with Thailand as its first target, it said Wednesday.

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