Microsoft launches App Idol competition for Windows 8 app developers
App Star will reward software writers with a TV spot
IBM hits 20 years as top patent recipient
Big Blue leads with thousands of patents
Mozilla outs Firefox 18 for PCs and an updated Android version
Should improve performance
Apple’s App Store passes 40 billion downloads
People load up their iPhones and iPads
Novell board to face shareholder lawsuit over Attachmate sale
Must defend against accusations of bidder bias
Iphone and Ipad users hit with Do Not Disturb bug
Updated Will fix itself on 7 January
Sony Xperia U and Tipo won’t get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Stuck on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
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US FTC says kids' apps need more scrutiny
Watchdog worries about what data is being collected and why
Canonical will turn Ubuntu 13.04 into an Amazon shopping trolley
A once nice Linux distribution is commercialised
FTC bars Epic Marketplace from sniffing through web users' history
The dirty side of online advertising
Android 5.0 likely will arrive at Google I/O in May
Google reveals the date for next year's developer conference
Swedish stock exchange bugs out over big billions booboo
Trade sends system into a tizzy
Windows Phone 7.8 will be released in early 2013
Despite expectations for an imminent launch
Nokia to seek sales ban on Blackberry phones
Ruling says RIM infringes Finns' wireless patents
Cambridge University to study technology threats
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk to explore technology risks to humanity


