Cost of texting abroad falls

BBC News | Technology | UK Edition | June 30, 2009
A cap on the cost of sending a text message while abroad in the European Union comes into force for the first time.

Kace pledges end to Mac discrimination

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Breaks management ceiling

Desktop management specialist Kace is getting serious about Mac management, as Apple's platform makes headway in the business world.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

GPLv3 grows as GPL stumbles

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New shoot on an aging tree

With open source software on the rise in the enterprise, more projects are looking beyond the ubiquitous GNU General Public License.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Google boasts of melting data center antidote

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No chillers? No problem

Structure 09  Google is developing some sort of back-end technology that automatically - and nearly instantly - redistributes live compute loads when a data center is in danger of overheating. Or maybe this is just talk. Google prefers to at least maintain the illusion of data-center nirvana.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Microsoft enlists WSUS, ex-Superman, and puke in IE8 push

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Take it or leave it

Microsoft will start injecting Internet Explorer 8 into large organizations through its Windows Server Update Services beginning at the end of August.…

Firefox 3.5 – it’s not a ‘web upgrade’

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But it's a nice browser

Review  "This isn't just an upgrade of the browser. It's also an upgrade for the web", says Mike Beltzner, Firefox product director, in his What's New in 3.5 video.…

DoJ Java questions delay Oracle’s Sun buffet

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Fox in the hen house

Updated  Concerns over Java could end up delaying a fast-track acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle.…

Mozilla’s servers wobble as Firefox 3.5 hits interwebs

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Calm down everyone - it'll still be there tomorrow

Firefox 3.5 can now be downloaded from Mozilla’s website, but some of the open source outfit’s servers appear to be having a little lie down at time of writing.…

Anger over China web controls

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Chinese netizens denounce new filtering software

China delays internet filter plan

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China delays a plan requiring new computers to be equipped with internet filtering software.