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News Archive January 2010

29th January

• Security researchers to target Adobe Flash flaws

28th January

• Firefox Mobile inches towards 1.0, sheds Flash support
• Google 'sister' launches in China
• Apple tablet underwhelms Brits

27th January

• PlayStation 3 hack released online
• China says no limits on Google's Android if it follows laws

26th January

• 'More than 100' MPs are using Twitter to talk to voters

25th January

• Cisco shifts focus to China from Japan in Asia reshuffle
• HP to distribute music service on PCs in Europe
• China rejects claims of cyber attacks on Google
• Astronaut tweets breakfast order

22nd January

• YouTube is launching movie rentals
• Google: We wish to remain in China

21st January

• YouTube turns to movie rental business
• eBay profits lifted by Skype sale
• Twitter readies advertising as it says no IP0 in 2010
• Google steps up AdWords clean up drive

20th January

• New service hamstrings Google data hoarding

19th January

• UK.gov dismisses Tory claims UK cyberspace is defenceless
• 'Tens of millions' expected to buy tablets in 2010
• British government ignores MS browser fears
• YouTube to introduce live sports coverage

18th January

• Exploit code for potent IE zero-day bug goes wild
• Private equity firms 'plan to invest' in UK tech companies
• Chinese online revenue up 30% in 2009
• Mozilla releases second Firefox release candidate

15th January

• Social networks and the web offer a lifeline in Haiti
• New UK regulations save ISPs from online hate content
• Google pulling ahead in search market
• Call for study of threat from "offline" filesharing

14th January

• Security experts dissect Google China attack
• Internet piracy at work soars
• Manchester to gain fibre network

13th January

• UK schools facing up to IT budget cuts
• Google hack hit 33 other companies
• UK government misses crucial EU deadline on internet privacy
• Adobe issues fresh round of security updates
• China's internet crackdown forced Google retreat

12th January

• Facebook CEO Zuckerberg causes stir over privacy
• Google too powerful, warns German minister
• IT spending to recover this year, Forrester says

11th January

• Gaming most popular internet activity for tweens
• Google Energy to trade electricity
• Microsoft Word and Office 'sales ban' begins
• Near-final Firefox 3.6 out for testing
• Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns

8th January

• How online life distorts privacy rights for all
• Adobe fixes critical illustrator flaw
• Hackers target unpatched Adobe flaw
• Google risks losing focus amid expansion, analysts say

7th January

• Hacker pierces hardware firewalls with web page
• Web Analytics market 'worth £85m in 2009'
• London unveils digital datastore
• Mozilla fixes upgrade flaw in Firefox
• Microsoft and HP show off 'slate' PC

6th January

• 2016 bug hits Windows phones
• Hacker pilfers browser GPS location via router attack
• 'Year 2010' software glitch hits German bank cards
• USB firms warn of security problems with memory sticks

5th January

• Google Chrome OS may be security hot spot in 2010
• Adobe Reader flaw under serious attack
• Department of Energy hits LG in Energy Star crackdown

4th January

• Five New Year's resolutions for Google
• Google dangles prospect of Nexus One launch tomorrow