TechTarget News - Week of Jul 08, 2012
Mon Jul 9, 2012
Facebook and Yahoo end patent battle with advertising partnership deal
Yahoo announces end to four-month Facebook patent battle with advertising partnership after Ross Levinsohn takes Yahoo CEO job
Mon Jul 9, 2012
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China
Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
Mon Jul 9, 2012
Businesses must design more digitally inclusive sites, says disabled charity
Businesses are in danger of losing market share by failing to design more digitally inclusive websites, says disability charity Go ON Gold
Mon Jul 9, 2012
EC invests €1.5bn in IT research
The European Commission (EC) has announced funding for research into IT totaling almost €1.5bn
Mon Jul 9, 2012
Microsoft confirms Windows 8 OS release in October
Microsoft's latest operating system (OS), Windows 8, will be released to manufacturing in August, with full release due three months later
Tue Jul 10, 2012
Retailers without multichannel risk losing business
Retailers without a multichannel offering could start haemorrhaging cash as customers' expectations change, according to research
Tue Jul 10, 2012
Microsoft repairs dangerous XML Core Services zero-day flaw
The Microsoft XML Core Services vulnerability is being actively targeted by cybercriminals. In addition, Microsoft issued a critical update to Internet Explorer 9.
Thu Jul 12, 2012
Metropolitan Police gears up to analyse smartphone evidence
The Metropolitan Police plans to build a computer system to analyse photo and video evidence gathered from the public using mobile phones
Fri Jul 13, 2012
The most influential women in UK IT
Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the first ever list of the most influential women in UK IT
Fri Jul 13, 2012
Byte Night 2012: Bedding down in Belfast
Byte Night is this year launching a Belfast sleep-out in addition to events in Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Reading.