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15 March 2011
HTC Flyer Android tablet dated

Online retailer Expansys appears to have let slip the launch date of the HTC Flyer tablet. Preorders on the Expansys website list a 5 May onsale date for the Google Android Honeycomb-based tablet.
News: Chip prices surge in wake of Japan quake

Prices for DRAM and NAND flash memory chips shot up on Monday in the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami as markets displayed concern over fabrication plant shutdowns, power outages and supply chain shortages.
News: University supercomputer simulates the universe

Durham University has started using a new, 25 TeraFlop supercomputer for its research into the origin and evolution of the Universe and galaxies.
14 March 2011
News: US closes Twitter security investigation

The US Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on its legal action against Twitter, stemming from two 2009 hacking incidents where high-profile Twitter users - including President Barack Obama - lost control of their accounts.
News: Nokia: Windows Phone 7 remains unproven

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Nokia laid out the threats it faces as part of its planned deal with Microsoft.
11 March 2011
Video: Sony CEO names likely successor

Plus: A card-skimming dispute and more stories
10 March 2011
News: In pictures: Intel's 'Remastered' exhibition

Intel yesterday opened in London what it calls 'a unique exhibition that explores the relationship between art and technology'.
Video: Medical innovation at Microsoft Techfest

Projects focus on colon cancer screening and CT scans
08 March 2011
News: Western Digital buys Hitachi's disk division for $4.3bn

Western Digital announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Hitachi's hard drive subsidiary in a cash and stock deal valued at $4.3 billion.
04 March 2011
News: Windows tablet 'delayed till 2012'

Microsoft is to delay the release of its Windows tablet for over a year, reports Bloomberg.
News: The iPads most impressive new feature: iMovie

The Apple iPad 2 is a lovely 8.8mm silver of consumer gadgetry. It's also an incredible video-editing powerhouse.
03 March 2011
News: CeBIT: Samsung pushes 'green' 30nm memory

Samsung's components division is pushing the eco-friendly angle at CeBIT this year (just as it did last year). The difference this time around is that the company believes its green DDR memory could hold the key to the future of cloud computing.
News: 26 exabytes of data traffic in 2010

As smartphones and app downloads redefine the end-user mobile experience mobile carriers are facing a mobile data traffic boom that is rippling through their networks.
Video: CEBIT 2011: MSI shows Android-based tablet

MSI will soon launch a version of its WindPad tablet running Android
News: Why Apple had to launch a slimmer, faster iPad

Apple announced its second tablet last night and says 2011 will be the year of the iPad 2. The £429 tablet goes onsale in the UK on 25 March sporting a slimmer 8.8mm profile, faster processor and much improved graphics. However, whereas last year's iPad was making a new market; this year model is launching as one of hundreds.
02 March 2011
News: CeBIT opinion: Cloud computing still a dream?

Today at CeBIT, representatives of some of the big names in IT came together for a discussion of cloud computing. But, while the panel were firmly in the 'pro' corner, all to some extent pushing the agenda that the cloud is the future, this listener came away with the feeling that it's still got some way to go.
Video: CeBIT 2011: How to type using only your brain

The latest in brain-machine control, on show at this week's CeBIT
News: Charges dropped in UK BitTorrent piracy case

Officials for the Crown Prosecution Service have dropped all conspiracy to infringe copyright charges against two administrators of the FileSoup BitTorrent tracker.
01 March 2011
Video: CeBIT 2011: Angela Merkel visits the world's largest IT tradeshow

Germany's CeBIT trade show opened to the public today with a focus on cloud computing
News: Sir Steve Jobs snubbed by PM

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown refused to knight Steve Jobs because the sick Apple boss had turned down an invitation to address a labour Party conference.