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• EU regulators ask for feedback on state aid for broadband

  By Jennifer Baker | 01 June, 2012 14:45

  Europe's lawmakers have asked for feedback on its proposed new rules on allocating state aid to fund broadband networks.

• Analysis: How Facebook could integrate with iOS, OS X

  By Lex Friedman | 31 May, 2012 19:45

  Speaking at the All Things D conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook essentially sent Facebook a friend request. "I think the [Apple-Facebook] relationship is very solid," Cook said. "We have great respect for them. I think we can do more with them."

• Google now highlights censored search terms for users in China

  By Michael Kan | 01 June, 2012 05:22

  Google on Thursday began helping users in China navigate the country's strict censorship systems by highlighting search terms that will likely result in page errors, as part of an update to the company's search engine. But the new feature could be arriving too late to help the search giant improve its presence in the country, according to one analyst.

• NTT DoCoMo shows tablet-based virtual shared spaces, two-way clear touchscreen

  By Jay Alabaster | 01 June, 2012 01:44

  NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, is developing a new platform that allows two remote tablet users to explore and share a virtual space.

• Ellison: Next version of Oracle database set for December or January release

  By Chris Kanaracus | 31 May, 2012 20:59

  The next version of Oracle's database will be released in either December or January, CEO Larry Ellison said during an onstage interview at the AllThingsD conference in London.

• Salesforce.com's Desk.com service adding multilingual support

  By Chris Kanaracus | 31 May, 2012 20:19

  Salesforce.com's Desk.com service is about to add multilingual support to the cloud-based help-desk software, the company said Thursday.

• US tech leaders fear proposed Internet regulations, taxes at ITU meeting

  By Grant Gross | 31 May, 2012 19:29

  A meeting of the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in December could lead to broad new regulations of the Internet, including per-click taxes, if U.S. and other delegations don't work hard to oppose proposals, U.S. officials and Internet governance experts told lawmakers Thursday.

• Five EU countries taken to court for failing to implement cookie law

  By Jennifer Baker | 31 May, 2012 12:40

  Europe's top regulatory authority is taking five E.U. countries to court for failing to implement so-called cookie laws.

• Google: Concerns over Instant unwarranted

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 September, 2010 03:20

  Google shook the search market last week with the launch of Instant, a new feature that lets the company's search engine refresh results on the fly as people type their queries.

• Opinion: IT innovation won't be slowed by Cloud concerns

  By Bernard Golden | 31 May, 2012 15:12

  Those who continue to deem the Cloud "rogue IT" fail to see the forest for the trees, according to Bernard Golden. Institutions dead set in their ways should prepare to see smaller, more innovative firms embrace the cloud and race past them.

• Is the Cloud really ready for prime time?

  By Brandon Butler | 31 May, 2012 15:44

  Coupa, a 2006 startup that helps more than 200 customer companies manage purchasing and procurement, doesn't own any IT infrastructure - it is run completely from the Amazon Web Service Cloud.

• 10 ways Facebook will rule our lives

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 21 May, 2012 21:54

  After all the attention, clamor, and expectations Facebook is now a publicly traded company worth $104 billion. With shares trading at a hundred times earnings, Facebook is under a lot of pressure to increase the profit that it brings in. In other words, now the fun begins.

• Facebook IPO: Why your data is worth $93 billion

  By Mark Sullivan | 19 May, 2012 03:28

  "If the product is free, you are the product."

• WWDC 2012 forecast: Cloudy with a chance of new MacBooks

  By Ian Paul | 16 May, 2012 04:16

  Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away, and speculation is high about whether Apple will announce new iCloud features, refreshed MacBook Pros, overhauled versions of iOS and OS X and maybe even a new smartphone during the conference.

• Study: Facebook relies on good design to retain users

  By Joab Jackson | 10 May, 2012 07:12

  What is Facebook's secret to keeping the world's largest user base content? Sticking to well-proven software design principles, one study has concluded.

• The IT paradox: A diminished role in technology, but greater clout in the business

  By Nicholas D. Evans | 08 May, 2012 00:08

  There is a paradox in the technology that IT employs and deploys. As it becomes easier to use and simpler to manage, it is actually increasing in complexity. And there is a paradox within this paradox concerning how IT relates to the business. More on that in a bit.

• Twitter tools: 11 Free apps and services you need now

  By Liane Cassavoy | 02 May, 2012 23:21

  Twitter is all about keeping things brief. It is, after all, a microblogging service, one that limits you to 140 characters per post. But while Twitter promotes a less-is-more approach, the same can't be said of the market for Twitter apps and services.