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Joomla!Day Greece 2011 Recap

Written by Joomla Extension Editor Sunday, 29 May 2011 20:38

When the opportunity presented itself for me to speak at Joomla!Day Greece on May 28-29, 2011, I hopped at the chance to be there. Having kicked-off two Joomla!Days in the US myself back in 2007, I know how much preparation and anxiety can rest on the shoulders of organizers for these inaugural events. How many people will show up? Will the pr...

Twitter 'gives data to council'

Written by BBC News Technology Sunday, 29 May 2011 19:57

29 May 2011 Last updated at 20:57 ET

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Councillor Ahmed Khan claims his human rights have been breached

South Tyneside Council says Twitter has released information after it acted in a US court to identify a Twitter user behind allegedly...

New review of Digital Act sought

Written by BBC News Technology Friday, 27 May 2011 10:39

27 May 2011 Last updated at 11:39 ET

The Digital Economy Act enrolled ISPs in the fight against illegal downloads

Telecoms firms BT and Talk Talk are to appeal against a High Court ruling on the controversial Digital Economy Act.

In 2010, the firms asked for a High Court review, arguing the Act broke European laws that the UK...

Government of Greece Uses Joomla

Written by Joomla Extension Editor Friday, 27 May 2011 07:12

Government of Greece Uses Joomla | Joomla! Community Portal

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PayPal sues Google over mobiles

Written by BBC News Technology Friday, 27 May 2011 05:55

27 May 2011 Last updated at 06:55 ET

Google has yet to respond to PayPal's allegations

Google is being sued by PayPal, which claims that the internet search giant stole its technology for turning smartphones into digital wallets.

PayPal alleges that Google obtained trade secrets from Osama Bedier, a former PayPal executive who...

Joomla Community Magazine | May 2011

Written by Joomla Announcements Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:50

IN THIS ISSUE:

A special thanks to the members of our Joomla! community who contributed articles to this month's issue: Merav Knafo, Anh Tuan Bui, Paul de Raaij, Abolhassan Firoozmandan, and Meta Krujis!

Editor’s Introduction

Lessons about openness and transparency from a budget discussion, written by Paul Orwig

Feature stories

Nicholas G. Antimisiaris...

Cyber-stalking laws review urged

Written by BBC News Technology Saturday, 30 April 2011 20:06

30 April 2011 Last updated at 21:06 ET By Samantha Fenwick Reporter, 5 Live Investigates

Cases of cyber-stalking are on the increase.

A senior police officer is calling on the government to review whether laws governing cyber-stalking in the UK are fit for purpose.

Greater Manchester...

Buffett admits error, says Sokol events inexcusable (Reuters)

Written by Yahoo Business Saturday, 30 April 2011 18:38

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said he was wrong not to press David Sokol about purchases of Lubrizol Corp stock while his former top lieutenant was pitching the chemicals company as a possible takeover target for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

It was the kind of answer investors had clamored to hear from Buffett at this year's Berkshire...

Sell in May and go away? Not so fast (Reuters)

Written by Yahoo Business Saturday, 30 April 2011 12:54

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes are at multi-year highs but Wall Street does not seem to be running out of steam, not just yet.

Robust corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's promise to keep liquidity cheap have fueled the Nasdaq to a 10-year high and driven the Dow and the S&P to their highest levels since 2008.

"We are...