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Opera Downloads Shot Up After Windows Ballot Page

Desire Athow — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Opera Software has disclosed the fact that the number of downloads of its eponymous browser has increased tremendously in Europe after Microsoft launched a ballot screen after the EU had ruled the company of being anti competitive.

News@Five : Tories Broadband Risk, Piracy To Cut 1.2 Million Jobs, Chrome Translation Feature

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Today in News@Five, we bring to you the crux of what is happening in the world of tech today; read on to know why Tories stand to lose the elections and what will make Steve Jobs smash his TV to pieces.

HTC Will "Fully Defend Itself" Against Apple's Accusations

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Mobile phone maker HTC has released an official statement, declaring that the company will 'fully defend itself' against the lawsuit filed by Apple Inc.

Folding Plug Should Inspire Smarter Power Supply

Desire Athow — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Min-Kyu Choi just managed to win the Brit Insurance design of the year award thanks to a very ingenious version of the 3-pin plug that, as practical and safe as it is, was too bulky to for most users and literally a pain for some people suffering from physical disabilities.

Google TV To Leave Out Android's OHA Partners

Desire Athow — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Google has enlisted the help of Intel, Logitech and Sony to target Apple as the two parties, amongst a slew of others, vie for the control of the lounge, a move that squarely aims at competing with Apple TV set top box device.

Tories May Lose Election In Broadband Deprived Countries

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Data released by research company Point Topic has indicated that the Conservative Party stands to lose votes from its rural constituencies as they will be the last to get broadband internet if the Conservatives scrap the 50 pence per month tax on landlines scheme when they come to power.

Online Piracy To Cost 1.2 Million European Jobs By 2015

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

A study conducted by Parisian business research firm TERA Consultants, has warned that within the next five years, almost 250,000 jobs in Britain will be made redundant, if online piracy continues to affect the music, film and creative arts industries at its current pace.

Google Adds Super Fast Translation Feature To Chrome Browser

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Search engine giant Google has rolled out an update for its Chrome web browser, which will now feature an automatic translation tool, that will allow users to translate websites into their native languages in less than a second.

Microsoft Denies Virtual PC Vulnerability

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Core Securities, a company which develops vulnerability testing software, has discovered a major flaw in Microsoft's virtualisation software which might allow hackers to exploit virtual Windows systems.

Google Nexus One Going On Sprint Nextel As Well?

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

After reports emerged about the Google's Nexus One coming on the AT&T network in the US, Sprint Nextel announced that it too would make available Google Superphone and self-proclaimed iPhone Killer on its network in the near future.

Bing Still Continuing To Grow At The Expense Of Google

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

The search market has been undergoing a small yet strategic shift in the past few months, with Microsoft’s new venture in search, dubbed as ‘Bing’, continues to sway millions of internet searchers worldwide.

Spoof TV Comedy Series Set To Satirise Steve Jobs

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

The New York Times has reported that popular US cable channel Epix and Media Rights Capital studio are all set to develop a new comedy TV series 'iCon', which will be a satirical take on the life of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

Businesses Starting To Move Away From Windows XP To Windows 7 Says Survey

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

A recent survey released on Wednesday revealed that business enterprises are increasingly switching, or planning to switch, to Microsoft’s new avatar in the operating system domain, Windows 7.

Google Set To Launch TV Set Venture?

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

After having an apparently successful run in the smartphone domain with its Nexus One, Google is planning to further extend its influence in the living room with a new collaborative project, codenamed as 'Google TV', which aims at providing native web access via next generation televisions and set-top boxes.

Cisco Launches Borderless Access Initiative With New Range Of Products

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Networking and communications technology vendor Cisco, has dished out its Borderless Access architecture under the Borderless Network initiative which was announced by the company last year. The new architecture system from Cisco includes new router and switch designs.

Google Launches Apps Migration Tool For Microsoft Exchange Users

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

In an attempt to siphon users from Microsoft's Exchange enterprise software, Google has unleashed the Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Exchange tool, which is designed to allow Exchange users to migrate to the cloud-based Google Apps for business in four easy steps.

IBM Pushes New Xeon Based Servers Out

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Leading technology vendor IBM has updated its Intel-based server portfolio by dishing out seven new servers under its System X line of enterprise servers based on the memory enhancing eX5 chipset.

Twitter To Launch In China Soon?

ITProPortal Staff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Micro-blogging service Twitter is planning to set shop in the People's Republic of China and has cited technical problems and staff shortage as the only factors preventing it to do so, according to a report in the Associated Press.