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iPhone Hints: Take contacts farther afield
The iPhone’s address book, which is accessible through both the Phone application and the Contacts application, helps you keep all of your contact information organized and easily at hand. But what if you want to enter information that’s not just a name, address, phone number, or e-mail?
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Symantec upgrades for SSD, Hyper-V
Symantec announced several enhancements to its storage management suite of software, its cluster file and cluster server system, that include the ability to recognize solid state drives used in tiered storage as well as full integration with Hyper-V.
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Google turns on real-time search
As it promised in October, Google has now started to add search results in real-time to its engine, giving end-users the option of seeing relevant links that have just been added to its index.
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Sun to shed light on latest Java technologies
The company, which has been silent while waiting to be acquired by Oracle, will discuss Java EE 6 and other software on Thursday
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New cloud-based service steals Wi-Fi passwords
For US$34, a new cloud-based hacking service can crack a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) network password in just 20 minutes, its creator says.
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FTC to consider stricter online privacy rules
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to take a hard look at how it enforces consumer privacy standards in the coming months, with new rules for online companies possibly on the way, the agency’s chairman said Monday.
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Apple issues Java update for 10.5, 10.6
If you thought you just heard a disturbance in the Force–as if millions of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced–then take a deep breath and relax: it’s just a pair of Java software updates for Mac OS X.
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Palm Pre user sues, alleging data loss
A Palm Pre user is suing Palm and Sprint Nextel, alleging they caused him to lose most of the data from his phone, and he wants to turn the suit into a class action.
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SAP making EPM push against Oracle
With an assist from Microsoft, SAP is making a renewed push against Oracle in the EPM (enterprise performance management) space, and has a rip-and-replace success story to show for it.
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Researcher: Chrome, Safari password managers need work
A security researcher reports that Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari browsers have the most insecure browser password managers.
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Alcatel-Lucent cuts jobs, focuses attention on three sectors
Alcatel-Lucent is naming enterprises as one of three markets it will focus on as it lays off 1,000 more workers and makes cuts in other areas in an attempt to turn the company around.
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Microsoft makes phone with Nvidia
Microsoft will present in February 2009 the new phone made in partnership with Nvidia
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FCC cancels meeting after warning
The FCC cancelled a Dec. 18 meeting after two lawmakers warned the agency it should focus on the digital TV transition.
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Google dumps Firefox from download bundle, swaps in Chrome
Google Friday replaced Mozilla Corp.’s Firefox with its own Chrome as the default browser in the English version of Google Pack , the search company’s application bundle for Windows.
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US video game sales grew 10 percent in November
The US video game industry recorded growth of 10 percent in November despite the recession that is ravaging other sectors of the economy, NPD said Thursday.
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Nortel gets delisting notice
Telecommunications is, by most analyst’s accounts, one of a relative handful of industries that continue to do well during the recession, but Nortel apparently hasn’t gotten the memo.
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Microsoft: IE5, IE6 also affected by browser vulnerability
An unpatched vulnerability found in Internet Explorer 7 also affects older versions of the browser as well as the latest beta version, Microsoft warned.
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Multifunction devices pose tax headache for EU policymakers
EU officials are debating what distinguishes a printer from a copier, or a phone from a TV. The distinction could add up to 14 percent in duty to product prices
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Governments line up to bail out DRAM makers
DRAM makers are facing one of the worst downturns in their history and governments around the world are lining up to help companies through the mess.
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Two Vital Resources for Virtualization Administrators
There are now two vital resources for Virtualization Administrators, the VMware Bookshelf and Top Virtualization Security Links.
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T-Mobile, AT&T agree to stop saying mobile voicemail is safe
Mobile service providers AT&T and T-Mobile have been banned from saying that their voicemail systems are safe from sabotage after agreeing to permanent injunctions filed in a Los Angeles court.
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Sharp to close two LCD lines in production reorganization
Sharp plans to close two LCD production lines in Japan as part of a corporate reorganization.
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Wikipedia censorship case sends ‘confusing’ message
While the fracas over the censoring of a Wikipedia page in the U.K. has somewhat subsided, the case has imparted a confusing message to Internet users about what is considered an indecent image, according to one legal expert.
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Wall Street Beat: IT forecasts slashed
With CIOs reporting budget revisions, market analysts slashing expectations for tech sector growth, and companies as diverse as Yahoo, Hynix, Texas Instruments and Sony cutting sales forecasts and jobs this week, there is no bottom clearly in sight for IT.
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Nortel mulls bankruptcy
Nortel has hired lawyers to consider whether it should seek bankruptcy protection, but the company says it has made no decision to do so.
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Verizon aims for LTE deployment in 2009
Verizon Wireless expects to begin deploying next-generation LTE wireless broadband within a year, a top executive of the carrier said Tuesday.
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Microsoft unveils Thumbtack for sharing Web snippets
Microsoft unveiled an online service that can be used to collect and share bits of information from various Web pages.
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IT employment falls, hiring may be stalled for months
IT employment in the U.S. dropped in November after months of bucking national employment trends in other industries, said the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB).
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Zune phone makes sense, but politics could prevent it
They’re back: rumors of an impending Zune phone announcement from Microsoft, this time probably at CES.
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Red Hat invests in open-source BI vendor JasperSoft
Red Hat has invested in open-source business-intelligence vendor JasperSoft as part of a $12.5 million round of funding.
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Microsoft confirms newest IE bug went unpatched yesterday
Microsoft today said it’s investigating reports of a new vulnerability in IE that did not get patched in yesterday’s massive update.
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Astronauts say “yipee!” to urine drinking
One of the most critical things that the space shuttle Endeavour delivered to the International Space Station last week was a system that would allow the astronauts on board to recycle their own urine into drinkable water. Gross, yes, but vital if the station’s crew complement is to be expanded from 3 to 6 next year as planned … and it took a while to get it up and running. “There will be dancing later,” mission controllers replied when informed that the pee-drinking was finally ready to commence.
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RIM kicks off hostile bid for Certicom
A subsidiary of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has started the hostile takeover bid for security vendor Certicom that it disclosed plans for last week.
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SIIA expands piracy lawsuits to Amazon.com, iOffer sellers
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed eight new lawsuits against sellers of allegedly pirated software, for the first time targeting sellers on Amazon.com and iOffer.com.
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Startup offers ad-supported unified communications software
A New York-based startup has launched an ad-supported Linux-based unified communications offering for the SMB market.
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Cisco to shift resources to consumer push
Cisco Systems will shift resources into new product areas next year, including making a major push into homes, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said Tuesday.
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Free Live Radio Appealing to the Masses
The Internet has changed the entertainment scenario and opened a world of information and knowledge. The latest developments in the Internet field have made life rather easy and smooth. With the Internet facility reaching a milestone, one can reap its maximum benefits and have the world falling in their laps.
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Dell: We’re not charging more for XP downgrades
Dell Tuesday denied that it has boosted the price of what it charges customers for “downgrading” to Windows XP from Vista when they purchase new desktops and laptops in the company’s popular Inspiron consumer line.
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