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07 December 2009
News: Web users must opt-out of Google personalised search

Google has revealed it is extending its Personalized Search, which provides individual with results tailored to their needs based on their search history.
News: Intel: All-in-one handheld devices unlikely

Consumers that want a handheld gadget that does it all - provides internet access, acts as a mobile and can also be used for GPS and a camera - are unlikely to find what they are looking for, says an Intel researcher.
News: Microsoft & Yahoo finalise terms for search deal

Microsoft and Yahoo have finalized the terms of a broad search and advertising agreement intended to help them compete more effectively with Google.
News: Apple to turn iTunes into Spotify streaming rival?

Apple has acquired online music streaming company Lala, the company said Monday, adding to the ways it could offer music to users.
05 December 2009
News: The biggest 5 business technologies of the decade

As a new decade approaches, reflecting on the past 10 years brings memories of doom and gloom, from the dot-com bust to the recession. However, despite this, technology has continued to thrive and had a positive impact on business. We've picked out five technologies that certainly flourished during the noughties.
News: Why Microsoft's top developers prefer old-fashioned coding

Microsoft has championed graphical programming methods through its development tools, led by Visual Basic and Visual Studio, over the past 20 years. However, we've spoken to the software company's own superstar developers who've revealed their loyalty to old-school methods of coding software.
04 December 2009
News: 2 billion Bluetooth chipsets to ship in 2014

Two billion Bluetooth chipsets are forecast to ship in 2014 alone, according to new market data released by ABI Research.
News: Acer overtakes Dell in global PC market

Lifted by fast-growing notebook shipments, Taiwan's Acer Inc. grabbed the No. 2 spot in the global PC market for the first time over Dell Inc., according to iSuppli Corp.
03 December 2009
News: IDC Predictions: Apple iPad Tablet to be massive

By the end of 2010 analysts expect there to be more than 1 billion mobile devices accessing the Internet - boosted by the growing popularity of smartphones and the arrival of Apple's iPad tablet computer.
02 December 2009
News: New lifeline for NASA hacker McKinnon

NASA hacker Gary McKinnon's battle to avoid extradition to the US has been given new hope, after Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he may grant extra time for a judicial review of the case.
27 November 2009
News: Home Secretary says McKinnon must face US trial

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon looks set to face trial in the US after Home Secretary Alan Johnson said there were no grounds to prevent his extradition.
News: EU charges monitor makers with forming CRT cartel

The European Commission has accused manufacturers of cathode-ray tubes of running cartels in the markets for computer monitors and TVs, the regulator said Thursday.
News: Hack In The Box heading to Europe

The organisers of the Hack In The Box security conferences in Malaysia are planning their first European show for Amsterdam next July.
26 November 2009
Opinion: Top tech turkeys of 2009

Before settling down to his Thanksgiving feast, Robert X Cringely gives a stateside view of the individuals who acted most like turkeys over the past 11 months.
News: PC Advisor Awards - 10 days left to enter

PC Advisor is putting together its very first annual awards and we want your input.
News: Prosecutors seek prison sentence for Google execs

Milan prosecutors on Wednesday sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy's privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying of a handicapped teenage boy.
25 November 2009
News: Virgin Media bringing TiVo to the UK

TiVo, the personal video recorder (PVR) company as ubiquitous in the US as its UK equivalent Sky+, is coming to the UK, the company and Virgin Media announced yesterday.
News: Google to keep displaying 'racist' Michelle Obama shot

The top-ranked result for US first lady Michelle Obama on Google's image search engine last week was a racist caricature that depicted her with the face of a chimpanzee, just below a link to a suggested Google search for the terms "Michelle Obama Monkey".
News: Microsoft CFO to leave at end of 2009

Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell plans to leave the company at the end of the year after managing the software giant’s finances for nearly five years.
24 November 2009
News: EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe

The EU has dropped its antitrust probe into Qualcomm's patent licensing practices after Ericsson and others withdrew their complaints.