Board-level pressure increases Web 2.0 use but companies are not protected
A survey by Websense of 1,300 IT managers across ten countries found that 95 per cent of respondents currently allow employee access to some forms of Web 2.0 - most commonly webmail, mashups and wikis, and 62 per cent believe that it is necessary to their business.
SC Magazine

iPhone takes 11 per cent of 1Q09 smartphone sales
Apple sold 3.9 million handsets during the quarter to more than double its market share, says Gartner. Smartphone sales hit 36.4 million units in 1Q09, representing a 12.7 per cent increase from 12 months earlier.
Mobile Entertainment

Confidence in online ad innovation remains low
A poll on nma.co.uk revealed that confidence in innovation was low, with a further 12% of respondents saying innovation never existed. Creatives have defended the industry, blaming outside factors such as technology and costs as stifling innovation.
NMA
 
Acer confirms Android phone for 2009
PC giant Acer has confirmed that it will be releasing an Android mobile phone in 2009. Acer is a huge figure in the computer world, but is also pushing for a share of the smartphone market.
Tech Radar

Cost of calling mobiles could fall by two-thirds
Calls to mobile phones from landlines could fall dramatically in price, under a radical proposal by BT. The company, backed by a coalition of charities, lobby groups, and the mobile phone company 3, wants so-called "termination charges" to be lowered or scrapped.
Telegraph

NetApp splashes out $1.5bn to pick up Data Domain
As consolidation among storage vendors continues unabated, NetApps has announced its move to purchase de-duplication specialist Data Domain for $1.5bn. NetApps plans to run Data Domain as a separate product line management and development organisation.
Microscope

Exeter becomes the first UK city to go digital, one down 65 to go...
As the UK slowly moves forward with the Digital Switchover, which is set to complete in 2012, Exeter has become the first UK city to turn off its analogue transmitters and be on a solely digital signal. Carlisle will follow in June with a further 65 cities to switch over in the coming two years.
TechRadar

Sun to launch Java apps store
Sun is set to launch an application store, based on Sun’s Java programming language, and is set to become larger than Apple’s as millions are already using Java to create applications. Sun hopes the application store will help drive sales and business and it’s estimated that Java based software applications are already in use on over 4.5 billion computers, mobile phones and other gadgets.
Computerworld UK

Hulu set for September UK launch
Hulu the free online video-on-demand streaming service, backed by News Corp, NBC Universal and Disney, is set to launch in the UK this autumn. Hulu will launch with over 3,000 hours of American TV shows and is currently in talks with UK commercial TV channels ITV and Channel4 to be content providers.
The Daily Telegraph

Nokia apps store on track for May opening
Nokia officials have confirmed that the company is on track for a May launch of its applications store, Ovi. Nokia expects the Ovi store to reach over 50 million customers compared with 20 million Apple users currently using the App Store.
IT PRO