On the other hand Intel's McAfee buy could be hit by European antitrust delays http://ping.fm/HV3d1

US Regulator FTC clears McAfee and Intel merger
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Google and Nokia to spur on mobile phone payments in 2011 ISuppli hears first rumblings of an NFC-powered payments revolution http://ping.fm/bOB4W

BT apologises to Infinity customers after dramatic drop in speed http://ping.fm/VxGsU

Stallman slams Chrome OS as “careless computing”
FSF founder criticises the thinking behind Google's operating system http://ping.fm/oJTFc

Google Cr-48 Laptop Video Review http://ping.fm/z646y

Contractor claims FBI installed backdoors in OpenBSD crypto Possible decade of spying rocks open source community http://ping.fm/6B7lJ

Oracle takes on Google and Microsoft in the cloud
Oracle Cloud service comprises text, presentation and spreadsheet applications http://ping.fm/67bNP

Opera 11 adds widgets and search shortcuts
Browser update is also faster to install and lets users group tabs http://ping.fm/NTkka

Gawker hack leads to large-scale Twitter spam campaign Experts urge users to change their passwords http://ping.fm/KX7IJ

Mozilla patches up Firefox Browser receives security fixes http://ping.fm/MJBSh

Another webinar we registered for was a scientific based one held by Elsevier looking at research applications, development and methods. The title is: Applications for Science
Enabling the Research Community to Deliver a New Era in Scientific Search and Discovery
Find out more about them at: www.elsevier.com

We attended BrightTALK's professional webcast on Tuesday: Clouds & Endpoints Targets for Hackers: Vendors doing enough? This was very informative to those who listened in and they read out and answered some of our questions to the presenters. Find more about them here: www.brighttalk.com

Was browsing Microsoft emails and found this link that I thought some of you might like. How to organise your emails - 7 tips

www.microsoft.com/atwork/productivity/emailtools.aspx

On to join CS-One at their Christmas dinner at The Eagle Tavern in Faversham. Wearing Mik's tailor made paper hats whilst they opened their secret Santa presents, the well read family joke book managed to resurface to groans of disbelief. Good luck to Sarah in her placement at the BBC next year.

We also attended a cocktail party at Chilham Castle in the evening. Caught up with Tessa and Ali. The non-alcoholic punch was great - luckily for me as I was driving! Roland made the most of the free flowing wine and food laden trays that passed too close to refuse. Huge castle halls, massicve christmas tree and brilliant company. Lucinda Green clinics to be held in 2011.

We attended the Channel Chamber of Commerce Christmas lunch at The Grand Hotel in Folkestone on Friday. Good fun, and great social event.

7 ways to organise your emails

Microsoft Outlook offers great tools that help you organize your messages in meaningful, easy-to-control ways. Whether you're using Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007 or still using Outlook 2003, you'll be able to stay on top of your mail.

To find out more follow this link:

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/productivity/emailtools.aspx

Apple iPad 2 to launch in the Spring
Second-generation tablet ready for production, say reports http://ping.fm/w44uD

Google opens Chrome OS for public beta http://ping.fm/XYv3b

CESG brands Windows 7 safest Microsoft OS yet
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Apache steps down from Java leadership post
Company blasts Oracle over long-running licence feud http://ping.fm/Wj2Ub

Google Chrome OS a look in pictures http://ping.fm/FaqH0

Quickoffice integrates cloud storage into iPad app
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How blackhat SEO and Fake Anti-Virus work, a video from Sophos http://ping.fm/1i4Qn

Google Reader comes to Android smartphones and tablets http://ping.fm/d7I6a

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HTC acts to squash 'Antennagate' HD7 complaints
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Twitter hit by festive malware campaigns http://ping.fm/56hpx

UK super-fast broadband take up remains sluggish http://ping.fm/qQy7g

Google sandboxes Adobe Flash Player in Chrome Flash gets a bit safer for Chrome users http://ping.fm/qs6KB

Motorola Defy water and drop test, vidoe with destrcution test http://ping.fm/ykaq0

Orange and T-Mobile offer the iPad for £199
The catch? A two-year contract at £25 per month
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WikiLeaks cables show China ordered Google hack
Command came from Chinese politburo http://ping.fm/7CdbE