IT PRO – Technology has big role in cutting carbon emissions
UK businesses believe technology has a major part to play in reducing the carbon footprint of the UK but may not be willing to pay for it to happen.

IT PRO – Google and NSA may team up on web security

Google is finalising a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported.

IT PRO – Is Facebook the biggest threat to corporate security?

Nearly two-thirds of businesses have pinpointed social networking giant Facebook as the biggest threat to their security, according to a new report from IT security firm Sophos.

The Daily Telegraph – Perez Hilton holds off TechCrunch, Mashable and Twitter founders in web influence list

Perez Hilton, the celebrity blogger, has been named the most influential person on the internet – ahead of the founders of TechCrunch, Mashable, Twitter and Digg. Forbes magazine’s fourth annual web celebrity ranking praised Hilton – real name Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr – for his “off-colour blend of humour, opinion and immature humour”.

The Register – iPad forces operators to shave their SIMs

O2, Orange and DoCoMo are all apparently stocking up on micro SIMs suitable for Apple’s iPad, though taking a sharp knife to an existing SIM is always an option.

Computerworld UK – Apple announces iPad UK street date

Apple has announced that the Wi-Fi model of its iPad media tablet will go on sale in the UK in “late March”. The 3G Apple iPad will be available in the UK sometime in April. Apple has not yet released its UK iPad pricing.