Computing.co.uk – Microsoft announces general availability of Exchange 2010
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2252764/microsoft-announces-general
At Tech. Ed. Europe 2009 in Berlin, Microsoft announced the worldwide general availability of Exchange Server 2010, as well as the Forefront Protection 2010 package – designed to offer security to the server.

Silicon.com – eBay’s Skype sale gets green light
http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39631826,00.htm
eBay has announced that the sale of its controlling stake in VoIP service Skype will go ahead, following the settlement of litigation over the proposed transaction.

BBC – Nokia recalls 14m phone chargers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8350570.stm
Nokia is recalling 14 million phone chargers because of fears that they could cause electric shocks. The models in question, AC-3E, AC-3U and AC-4U, were made by the Chinese firm BYD and sold mostly in Europe and North America.

The Guardian – Legislation to access public’s texts and emails put on hold
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/09/home-office-plan-data-storage
Plans for a £2bn Home Office surveillance project to track details of everyone’s email, mobile phone, text and internet use have been put on hold after a consultation raised concerns over its technical feasibility, costs and privacy safeguards.

CRN – Google goes on a buying spree
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/v3/news/2252805/google-goes-buying-spree
Google has reportedly made a pair of acquisitions worth a total of $780mil. The company confirmed that it would be putting down $750mil for mobile handset advertising specialist AdMob. The California-based firm specializes in embedded advertisement placement for mobile web pages and handset applications.

ComputerworldUK – Play.com leaks customer details
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cfm?newsid=17503
The names and addresses of Play.com customers have been leaked to other users of the online retailer.