China GPS rival Beidou starts offering navigation data. The move should make China's military less dependent on foreign technology. http://ping.fm/NFPWj

World 'dangerously unprepared' for future disasters. The fund was designed by the United Nations to speed up relief in crisis zones with one central fund, though many countries still choose to give bilaterally. http://ping.fm/yk03F

Self-healing electronic chip tests may aid space travel http://ping.fm/oY1rp

'Anonymous' hackers hit US security firm Stratfor. The hackers claim they were able to obtain the information because the company, Stratfor, did not encrypt it. http://ping.fm/ViGej

Nokia finally bins the Symbian brand http://ping.fm/uEi16

Microsoft to bow out of Consumer Electronics Show http://ping.fm/yjwVV

Google stays as default Firefox browser http://ping.fm/Ub1FO

Mozilla Firefox 9.0 FINAL http://ping.fm/MS4Aj

Android malware rockets to hit million users in first half of 2011 http://ping.fm/nsOgi

Microsoft security update finally addresses Duqu vulnerability http://ping.fm/mS3gQ

Microsoft security update finally addresses Duqu vulnerability http://ping.fm/VkyVL

Apple iPad gets Microsoft OneNote Note taking software available on Apple tablet for the first time http://ping.fm/0RuZj

Intel cuts profit forecast after Thai floods disrupt chip plant production http://ping.fm/3Y8vz

When IT Meets politics http://ping.fm/mFI43

Post Office suffers disruption after IT failure http://ping.fm/KiL7o

To see our complete blog with photos click on each heading and scroll down http://ping.fm/gr92U

We have updated our News page and added a few photos to our blogs http://ping.fm/Cl5N5

Adobe to fix critical Acrobat and Reader flaw next week http://ping.fm/d2qid

Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Christmas lunch is being held at the lovely Eastwell Manor in Kent on the 7th December KentInvictaChamber

We are guests at the Asian Business Association Winter reception hosted by the London Chamber of Commerce held at The East India Company in London, tonight

HP printer vulnerabilities leave millions of printers susceptible to attack http://ping.fm/Nnk0Q

Duqu Trojan attackers cleaned their tracks well, analysis finds http://ping.fm/TjYgZ

New Facebook worm poses as a screensaver http://ping.fm/6Y4rP

Carrier IQ spyware controversy highlights mobile app access missteps http://ping.fm/RbdZu

Trend Micro warns of Verified by Visa 3DS password reset flaw http://ping.fm/skPrr

The tech industry is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the BBC Microcomputer http://ping.fm/x9D4K