Europe

Google has yet to stop a rising number of spammers from abusing Google Docs, its Web-based collaboration and spreadsheet application, according to junk mail watchdog Spamhaus.  read more »

The government is set to invest in high speed broadband, only months after a report that it commissioned said the communications industry should pick up the bill instead.  read more »

Facebook saw its highest-ever traffic levels over the festive period, according to Hitwise.  read more »

A single malformed text message can prevent some Nokia smartphones from receiving further messages via SMS (Short Message Service) -- and the offending message can be sent from almost any Nokia phone, even non-smartphone models, a German security researcher demonstrated Tuesday.  read more »

Data traffic to mobile phones jumped 463 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to the latest State of the Mobile Web report from Opera Software.  read more »

One day after Apple took a 3.6 percent stake in Imagination Technologies, the company that developed the technology used in the 3G iPhone's graphics chips, Intel responded by increasing its own stake in the company -- and said it would consider an outright acquisition of Imagination if another bid emerged.  read more »

The Internet needs to be globally regulated if it is to have any chance of stopping scams such as security 'scareware', a researcher has suggested.  read more »

Nokia extended the beta test of its Mail on Ovi service on Monday, and is now offering the beta version worldwide in twelve languages. The company hopes the service will get mobile subscribers in emerging markets using e-mail on their phones.  read more »

The global bailout of DRAM chip makers moved forward on Sunday, with Qimonda AG announcing a €325 million (US$452.3 million) financing deal with three parties; the German state of Saxony, a financial institution in Portugal, and majority shareholder Infineon Technologies.  read more »

The success of open source software is now being driven by its rapid commercialisation and not simply its appeal to evangelistic developers, a new report has suggested.  read more »