Daily TMT round up

Technology
Microsoft extends its try-before-it-quits Win7 test programme
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/03/31/windows_7_90_day_extension/

Dell spurs sales by lending to hard-hit small businesses
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230437030457515188356303754
8.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews

Technology coalition seeks stronger privacy laws
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/technology/31privacy.html?ref=technolo
gy

Media
Regulator sets the fuse for shake-up of pay-TV
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/regulat
or-sets-the-fuse-for-shakeup-of-paytv-1931579.html

Sky ordered to sell sports channels at wholesale price
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sky-ordered-to-sell-spo
rts-channels-at-wholesale-price-1931891.html

Freeview HD is here, along with its new gadgets
http://timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2010/03/freeview-hd-is-here-al
ong-with-its-new-gadgets.html

Telecoms
Unleashing the camcorder in your phone, via Apps
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/technology/personaltech/25smart.html?r
ef=technology

App of the day: Byline, the Google Reader app
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/30/digital-media-iphone

Rhodri Marsden: How can I improve my mobile phone's reception?
http://www.independent.co.uk/

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Technology
Ofcom to act on broadband speeds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8593833.stm

Rimini countersues Oracle for anticompetitive practices
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2260422/rimini-countersues-oracle

Coal fuels much of internet 'cloud' says Greenpeace
http://www.reuters.com/article/

Media
Canvas appoints CTO, marketing head
http://www.c21media.net/resources/detail.asp?article=54824&area=89

Apple uncloaks deep details of its 11 iPad apps
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/30/eleven_ipad_apps_demoed/

ITV lines up medical series for Bill slot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/30/bill-replacement-itv-monroe

Telecoms
Call for better mobile phone internet controls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8593032.stm

BBC iPhone applications postponed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8593206.stm

High-end signal generator performs closed-loop tests in real-time on LTE
base station receivers
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/

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Technology
Why the Google antitrust complaint is not about Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/29/foundem_fcc_filing_on_google/

Spam a lot
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8528672.stm

Buying Solutions signs £6bn framework deal
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/03/29/buying_solutions_deal/

Media
'Haul queens' shop to get rich
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article7078873.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

Print gets augmented reality check
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/advertising/claire-beale-on-advertising-print-gets-augmented-reality-check-1929771.html

Apps battling to bring movies to your phone
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/25/

Telecoms
Ofcom plans to cut calls to mobiles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/28/ofcom-mobile-termination-rates

The internet: The new face of disaster reporting
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/28/ofcom-mobile-termination-rates

RIM acquires Blackberry-app maker, Viigo
http://moconews.net/article/419-rim-acquires-blackberry-app-maker-viigo/

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Technology
Ada Lovelace voted most popular technology heroine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8587131.stm

Battling it out on the streets: Gowall vs Foursquare
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/mar/24/digital-media-startups

Sensors turn skin into gadget control pad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8587486.stm

Media
Lady Gaga first to hit one billion online video views
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/24/lady.gaga.billion.

Games console 'killer powers Avatar 3D package
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/26/autodesk_cloud_service/

Times and Sunday websites to start charging from June
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/26/times-website-paywall?&CMP=E
MCMEDEML665

Telecoms
CTIA 2010: The LTE smartphone scramble
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=189734

Smartphones for everyone
http://www.ft.com/cms/s

Chinese mobile firm drops Google
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8587026.stm

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Technology
Darling pushes broadband for all
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8584873.stm

iPhone, IE, Firefox, Safari get stomped at hacker contest
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/25/pwn2own_2010_day_one/

Dell and Go Daddy threaten to follow Google out of China
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7517291/Dell-and-Go-Daddy-t
hreaten-to-follow-Google-out-of-China.html

Media
A game-changing way to add a 2nd number to an iPhone
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/technology/personaltech/25pogue.html?r
ef=technology

Ben Clissett to be head of Telegraph Sport
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/25/ben-clissitt-telegraph-head-
sport

The Independent will be sold to Lebedev 'within 24 hours'
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/News/MostEmailed/992658/Independent-will-sold
-Lebedev-within-24-hours/

Telecoms
Data traffic outstrips mobile voice calls
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/

Openwave launches new management tool for network operators
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115604/Openwave_launches_new_man
agement_tool_for_network_operators.html

AT&T solves 3G coverage gaps one house at a time
http://moconews.net/article/419-att-solves-3g-coverage-gaps-one-house-at
-a-time/

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Technology
Google co-founder Sergey Brin urges US to act over China web censorship
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/24/google-china-sergey-bri
n-censorship

Transport for London appoints new CIO
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/23/240699/transport-for-l
ondon-appoints-new-cio.htm

Oracle duo pitch for Java's lifeblood
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/24/oracle_sun_eclipse_tag_team/

Media
Nintendo to unveil 3D gaming console
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/23/

Guardian chief to leave to take over at EasyJet
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/guardian-chief-to-leave-to
-take-over-at-easyjet-1926161.html

Sagem readies Freeview HD DVRs
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/03/23/sagemcom_freeview_hd_set_top_box
/

Telecoms
World's first call between different VoLTE clients
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115599/World%E2%80%99s_first_cal
l_between_different_VoLTE_clients_.html

Samsung unveils new Android handset
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2260052/samsung-unveils-android-handset

Sprint unveils HTC WiMax phone EVO 4G
http://www.reuters.com/article/

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Technology
China condemns Google's censorship decision
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/china-condemns-googles-ce
nsorship-decision-1925547.html

Pirate Party issues its manifesto
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2259971/pirate-party-issues-manifesto

Cyber criminals target World Cup football fans
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/articl
e7072020.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

Media
OFT investigates alliance in web-connected TV
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technolo
gy/article7071898.ece

BBC is not just ageist against women, says John Simpson
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-is-not-just-ageist-
against-women-says-john-simpson-1925401.html

IPTV Watch: It's so OTT!
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=189515

Telecoms
Palm struggles to stay in the race
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/49a12744-35e8-11df-aa43-00144feabdc0.html

Phone card firm Lycatel under investigation
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/22/mobile-phone-cards-lycate
l-investigation

Orange secures UK exclusive on Sony Xperia X10
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115589/Orange_secures_UK_exclusi
ve_on_Xperia_X10_.html

Daily TMT round up

Technology
Confidential report finds serious errors in new central patient database
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/19/240660/Confidential-re
port-finds-serious-errors-in-new-central-patient.htm

Is Digg the future of social news?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/

Google may pull out of China by April
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/articl
e7068216.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

Media
82% of people admit downloading content illegally
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/18/240655/82-of-people-ad
mit-downloading-content-illegally.htm

ITV will not sign a content deal with YouTube or Hulu
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7474322/ITV-will-not-sign-a-c
ontent-deal-with-YouTube-or-Hulu.html

BBC iPlayer has more than 1.4million visitors per day
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7474021/BBC-iPlayer-has-more-
than-1.4-million-visitors-per-day.html

Telecoms
Palm beats revenue expectations but device sell-through slumps
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/palms-smartphone-sell-through-slumps
/2010-03-18?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

Alcatel-Lucent introduces upgrades to Wireless Packet Core
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115587/Alcatel-Lucent_introduces
_upgrades_to_Wireless_Packet_Core_.html

China Mobile crunches its Capex
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=189359

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Technology
Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8573162.stm

Royal Mail: How to negotiate a cloud contract
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/17/240642/royal-mail-how-
to-negotiate-a-cloud-contract.htm

Dealing with the virtual hype
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/18/virtual_hype/

Media
The evil that reality television contestants do
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/the-evil-that-reality-t
elevision-contestants-do-1923218.html

Ashcroft lawyers 'silence' Panorama
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ashcrofts-lawyers-silence-
panorama-1923210.html

ITV's sale of Friends Reunited cleared
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/18/itv-friends-reunited-sale-cl
eared

Telecoms
Sprint nabs the Nexus One too
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/all-sprint-nabs-nexus-one-too/2010-0
3-17?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

WiMAX phone said to be on the way
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2259725/wimax-phone-way

Deep discounts on smartphones drive US adoption rates to nearly a third
http://moconews.net/article/419-deep-discounts-on-smartphones-drive-u.s.
-adoption-rates-to-nearly-a-thi/

Daily TMT round up

Technology
Microsoft previews Internet Explorer 9.0
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/16/240620/microsoft-previ
ews-internet-explorer-9.0.htm

Researchers find zero day flaw in Windows Virtual PC
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2259638/researchers-find-zero-day-flaw

Intel plans to turn its tiny Atom chip into a big brand
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/16/intel-atom-chip-big-bra
nd

Media
Facebook ousts Google in US popularity
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/articl
e7064973.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

St. Patrick's Day celebrated with Google doodle
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7461103/St-Patricks-Day-cel
ebrated-with-Google-doodle.html

Condom TV ads get prime-time all-clear
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/advertising/condom-tv-ads-get-pr
imetime-allclear-1922379.html

Telecoms
Mentum launches latest backhaul engineering software
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115581/Mentum_launches_latest_ba
ckhaul_engineering_software.html

Evidence that Apple is on to something
http://moconews.net/article/419-evidence-that-apple-is-on-to-something-t
heres-38-app-stores-with-more-o/

Brazil preps for mobile upheaval
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=189238

Daily TMT round up

Technology
Twitter boss unveils @anywhere messaging
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2259553/twitter-boss-unveils-anywhere

Opera unleashes Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/16/opera_mini_five_and_opera_mobile
_ten_final/

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out
http://www.reuters.com/article/

Media
BBC to connect with Facebook
http://www.c21media.net/resources/alt_index.asp?article=17897&area=89

T-Mobile flashmob ad wins TV ad of the year
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/11/tmobile-flashmob-ad-of-year

Sony Bloggie compact HD camcorder
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/03/16/review_camcorder_sony_bloggie_mh
s_pm5/

Telecoms
Will CTIA Wireless 2010 be a rerun of MWC?
http://www.fiercewireless.com/ctialive/story/will-ctia-be-rerun-mwc/2010
-03-11?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

Huawei plays long game to win trust and business in US
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c82bc106-309c-11df-a24b-00144feabdc0.html?ncli
ck_check=1

Motorola paves way for network sale
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/

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Technology
Dotcom web address celebrates silver anniversary
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8567414.stm

Privacy concerns hinder 'real-time Web creation, developers say
http://www.cnn.com/2010/

Blended threats demand new security approach, says Websense
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/03/12/240595/blended-threats
-demand-new-security-approach-says-websense.htm

Media
Toshiba Cell TV
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7430249/Toshiba-Cell-TV.html

3DTV: What the 'big four' are offering
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7430128/3DTV-What-the-big-fou
r-are-offering.html

Sony enters gaming war with Move, its own motion control system
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7058330
.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1063742

Telecoms
Opera browser for iPhone may be 'weeks' away
http://www.cnn.com/2010/

Mobile operators hope to thwart 4G plans
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36dd91a8-2fd3-11df-9153-00144feabdc0.html?ncli
ck_check=1

Google forced to delay British launch of Nexus phone
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/14/google-mobile-phone-lau
nch-delay

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Technology
Carlos Slim is world's richest man, Bill Gates now number two
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/11/rich_list_gates/

Twitter users not so social after all
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/10/technology/twitter_users_active/index.htm?cnn=yes

Media
MSN Video takes on BBC iPlayer with ad-supported online TV offering
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/10/msn-video-iplayer-online-tv

'Console killer' OnLive to launch in June
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8556874.stm

James Murdoch: illegal downloading no different from stealing a handbag
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/10/murdoch-illegal-dowloading-stealing-handbag

Telecoms
Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8559683.stm

Motorola, Microsoft in deal to put Bing on phones
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62A0BB20100311

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Technology
Computers find make voices 'harder to recognise'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8548131.stm

Microsoft COO sees gradual recovery, client caution
http://www.reuters.com/article/

Dell flogs its 'zero client'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/03/dell_fx100_pc_over_ip/

Media
ITV posts $38m annual profit
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?article=54441&area=1

LG's flagship 3D TV axed from consumer launch
http://www.techradar.com/news/television/lg-s-flagship-3d-tv-axed-from-c
onsumer-launch-674372?src=rss&attr=all

Apple schemes mobile movie streams
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/03/report_apple_planning_movie_musi
c_streaming_backup_service/

Telecoms
Qualcomm targets strong profit and revenue in Q2
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/qualcomm-targets-strong-profit-and-r
evenue-q2/2010-03-03?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss

Foursquare 'checks in' with Vodafone UK customers
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115559/Foursquare_%27checks_in%2
7_with_Vodafone_UK_customers.html

Skype now available for Nokia smartphones
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/115558/Skype_now_available_for_N
okia_smartphones.html

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Technology
New Google Chrome browser translates websites
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7347002/New-Google-Chrome-browser-translates-websites.html

Apple iPad to cost £389
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7345289/Apple-iPad-to-cost-389.html

AT&T takes Microcell to Vegas
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=188540

Media
Sony fixes PlayStation 3 clock bug
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8544675.stm

Gearing up for 'hyper competition'
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94ffaa9e-2599-11df-9bd3-00144feab49a.html

Social media is the newspaper, TV of the future
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/social-media-is-the-newspaper-tv-of-the-future-report-1914226.html

Telecoms
Will LTE spark more network sharing in Europe?
http://www.fiercewireless.com/

Microsoft unveils first Windows Phone 7 prototype
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/

Mobile customers get protection from data-roaming 'bill shock' from today
http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/