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05 February 2010
News: Europe trails world on fibre broadband

The number of fixed broadband subscribers worldwide will rise to 501 million at the end of 2014. Of those, about 106 million will subscribe to services delivered via fibre.
News: Apple iPhone sales jump 98 percent

Sales of the Apple iPhone have grown 98 percent, outsripping smartphone growth from long-time leaders Nokia and Research in Motion.
News: Internet Explorer more popular than was thought

Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is used much more than most assume, says Devil Mountain Software.
News: Microsoft fights 'clumsy, uncompetitive innovator' tag

Microsoft this week said it remains competitive and innovative, defending itself against an opinion piece written by a former vice president.
News: Apple's power could help it win trademark in Europe

Apple's position in the tech market could help in winning the right to use the iPad name in Europe.
04 February 2010
News: O2 sells two million iPhones in the UK

O2, Apple's original mobile phone partner in the UK, says it has sold two million Apple iPhones despite losing exclusivity to offer the smartphone last year.
News: Why Antivirus software is slow

The average person may not know whether AV software really protects her or not, but she generally knows that it is slow.
News: Why most Antivirus doesnt work (well)

It amazes a lot of people that AV technology is so ubiquitous, because it is so widely reviled. Technical people will often claim that AV doesn't work, and that it causes stability problems. And almost everyone will claim that it slows your machine down.
News: Sony back in profit, reduces full-year loss

Consumer electronics giant Sony returned to profit in the final quarter of 2009. Sony achieved its first operating profit in five quarters and reduced its forecast loss for its full fiscal year, which ends March 31.
News: Amazon to upgrade kindle to take on Apple iPad?

Amazon has purchased a flexible touchscreen manufacturer with the intention of upgrading its Amazon Kindle device to compete against the Apple iPad, the New York Times reports.
03 February 2010
News: OFT says Orange-T-mobile merger will hamper competition

The planned merger between T-Mobile and Orange will significantly decrease competition in the UK market, says the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
News: Apple iPad to feature mobile ads

In another stage of its mounting battle with Google Apple has hired two mobile ad industry big hitters.
Video: Robonaut2 humanoid robot to help aerospace and auto

The Robonaut2 is being jointly developed by NASA and General Motors to help humans in space and on Earth
News: Online giant Google builds a call centre

Google, the ultimate online company, is advertising to staff a call centre.
News: Facebook growth 'explosive', requires Terabit Ethernet

According to a senior Facebook network engineer, the growth of the site has been such that Facebook's data centres already need 100-Gigabit Ethernet and ideally could use 1-Terabit Ethernet.
News: Apple iPad 'will destroy market for MIDs'

Analyist ABI says that sales of media tablets such as Apple's iPad will zoom past Mobile Internet Devices.
02 February 2010
News: 57 million tablets a year, after Apple iPad

Apple's iPad launch marks the start of a new market segment for media tablets that - according to analysts at ABI Research - will see four million units shipped this year. By 2015, shipments are forecast to reach about 57 million annually.
News: Orange named best mobile broadband provider

Orange has been named the top mobile broadband provider in the UK, by YouGov.
News: T-Mobile to offer Google Nexus One?

Google's latest 'superphone' the Nexus One - could be available in the UK on T-Mobile.
News: Windows 7 takes three months to gain 7.5% share

Microsoft's Windows 7 has gained the same amount users in three months that Vista in nearly a year, says Net Applications.