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Verizon's phone rings off the hook with IPv6 questions

Interest in IPv6 is exploding among U.S. CIOs, as news of the rapid depletion of IP addresses using the current standard – known as IPv4 – reaches corporate IT departments 11
Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium

When the New York Giants inaugurate the New Meadowlands stadium with their first regular-season game in less than two weeks, fans will have the benefit of using a massive IP... 4
Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test

Organizers of a recent Defcon social engineering contest will release their results next week. One conclusion is that women did well in protecting corporate secrets. 3
Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says

The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009,... 1
Security program automatically tracks down missing patches

Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is... 1
Cloud Security Alliance offers certification
Latest Skype beta offers group video calls for 10
The future of human-computer interaction
As Earl looms, tips to batten down IT
Botnet takedown may yield valuable data
Microsoft finalizes Windows Phone 7 code for fall release
Cisco buys wireless smart grid company
VMware customers cast a wary glance at Microsoft's virtualization tools
Hosted service promises to protect corporate documents on smartphones
IBM X-Force backs-off Google as major patch offender
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Latest Skype beta offers group video calls for 10
The latest beta version of Skype offers the ability to do group video calls with up to 10 people. 1
Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims
It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the... 1
Apple vs. Facebook: What's Behind the Ping Controversy?
Wondering why you can't use Facebook to find your friends on Ping--Apple's new iTunes-based social network that supposedly connects to the social networking site? Turns out...
Twitter Users Still Flock to the Website, Which Stinks
Twitter now has more than 145 million registered users, and sadly, most people still visit the social network through Twitter's default Web site.
Early Ping Reviews Strike Sour Note
Apple's "social network for music" may be off-key. Ping, a new feature in iTunes 10 that lets users follow their favorite artists and find out what music their friends are... 2
Ping on iTunes: Not So Hot
Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I...
Hotmail suffers hours-long outage on Thursday
A technical problem has kept an undetermined number of Windows Live Hotmail users locked out of their e-mail accounts for hours on Thursday. 1
The FarmVille Almanac
Welcome to the FarmVille Almanac, your one-stop guide to playing Zynga's wildly popular virtual farming game on Facebook. People have been farming for thousands of years, of...
Video of Puppies Thrown into River Sparks Outcry
A disturbing YouTube video showing a young woman throwing puppies into a river has sparked cries of outrage among Internet users with many vowing to hunt her down.
Apple's Music Event Rumor Roundup: iTV, New iPods and ?
It's down to wire when it comes to guessing what shiny new gizmo Steve Jobs might pull out of his pocket Wednesday at Apple's fall product launch. Consensus is the...
Sony's iTunes Rival: What I Want to See
Sony plans to launch a new music and video subscription service later today, according to a report published in the Financial Times. The new service, which is expected to...
Amazon Lines Up Ducks for Streaming Service
Amazon.com has been glad-handling executives at major entertainment companies, trying to sell them on a service for streaming TV shows and movies over the Internet, according...
What's Important in Your Inbox? Gmail Thinks It Knows
Pop Quiz: Is that email that just arrived in your inbox important or not? Chances are you can quickly look at who it's from and the subject line and make an educated guess....
Google Buys SocialDeck Mobile Game Firm
Google shows no signs of stopping its social networking start-up shopping spree--it acquired social gaming service SocialDeck on Monday.
Gmail Priority Inbox Puts Focus on What's Important
E-mail is a double-edged sword when it comes to productivity. The benefits of e-mail as a communications tool can easily be lost in the sea of nonsense that floods most...
Google Priority Inbox: Why I'm Not That Impressed
Google is tackling e-mail overload with a new Gmail feature called Priority Inbox. The new feature, which will be made available to all Gmail users, will sort your Gmail...
MySpace Hands Over Updates To Facebook
MySpace has surrendered to the power of Facebook, and users can now send their shared content on MySpace out to Facebook (and Twitter) with just one click. The functionality...
Coming soon: Longer Apple iTunes music previews?
Those who like to try before they buy songs from Apple's iTunes Store may soon enjoy longer previews according to a CNET report. 1
Has Digg Dug its Own Grave?
Some people just don't like change. Less than a week after Digg released version 4 of its social news-sharing site, fans have rebelled, flooding Digg with links from a rival... 1
Gmail Prioritization: More of This, Please
If you're not bugged out by computer algorithms deciding what's important, Gmail's new priority inbox should seem like a revelation. 1
Why Cisco Wants to Purchase Skype
Cisco is reportedly eyeing a purchase of Skype before the leading PC-based VoIP (voice over IP) company goes public. A Skype acquisition could either give Cisco a strategic... 13
Cisco making a play for Skype?
Cisco is reportedly looking to buy Skype before the Internet phone provider goes public. 3
Google renews licensing deal with AP for news content
After months of negotiations, Google has renewed the content licensing deal that allows it to publish full-text news articles from the Associated Press on Google sites such...
Resize images with Automator
Last week I told you how to use Automator to convert a bunch of iPhoto images to black and white. This prompted similar questions from forum visitors Macnutjohn and Matthew...
Skype launches Skype Connect for businesses
Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free and low-cost calling into corporate IP PBXs, providing an opportunity... 1
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Texas conducting antitrust review of Google
Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe... 1
As Earl looms, tips to batten down IT
With forecasters predicting a very active hurricane season, experts say IT managers must review business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure to prepare for... 4
How to modernize your backup infrastructure
The technologies to vastly improve backup and recovery performance and reliability have arrived. Here's how to put them to good use
Onapsis to release ERP vulnerability testing suite
An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
Hurricane Earl may test IT teleworkers
Power outages caused by Hurricane Earl, now swirling in the southern Atlantic, may pose more of a problem to IT telecommuters than to overall data center operations. 1
Paul Allen: MS co-founder, tech pioneer -- patent troll?
Co-founder of Microsoft, early supporter of commercial space flight, and major world philanthropist Paul Allen has already left a pretty large footprint on the world. Now it... 1
Allen sues Google, Apple, others over patents
A firm owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit against Google, Apple, Facebook, and other companies alleging that they have violated patents related to... 1
Gartner: Web content management a billion-dollar business
Gartner now considers Web content management to be an integral part of most enterprises
Facebook: All your 'books' belong to us
Looking to launch a new company? Whatever you do, don't use the word "face" in the name. Or "book." Just to be on the safe side, you might also want to stay away from... 1
Facebook, Google, Others Sued by Paul Allen
The co-founder of Microsoft has filed a patent lawsuit against some of the tech industry's highest fliers. Named as defendants in the litigation are AOL, Apple, eBay,... 4
HP acquires automation vendor Stratavia
HP says Stratavia’s technologies will help enterprise customers to simplify the deployment and management of applications in hybrid IT environments, including physical,... 1
Court must reconsider EU parallel-import server sales ruling
A U.K. reseller of server systems will have a fresh chance to argue its right to sell parallel imports, after the U.K. Court of Appeals ordered a lower court to set aside a... 2
Creation of common EU patent system faces legal setback
The European Court of Justice looks set to derail plans for a common patent system across the European Union. The court's Advocate General believes that a centralized patent... 2
Top 5 network management investments
The proliferation of virtualization technologies is putting pressure on IT teams to start automating more processes. With little room in the budget for new products, it's... 3
AU Optronics CEO barred from leaving US
The chief executive officer of Taiwanese display panel maker AU Optronics, who faces felony charges related to an LCD price-fixing investigation, has been barred from leaving... 1
Executive steps down for review of Apple kickback charges
A top executive at JLJ Holdings, the parent company of a Singapore-based Apple supplier named in an alleged kickback scheme, has stepped down from his position "for the time...
Google patches 10 Chrome bugs, pays out $10K in bounties
Google on Thursday patched 10 vulnerabilities in Chrome, but did not award any of the researchers who reported bugs the new top-dollar reward of $3,133. Google's most serious...
Google Patches Security Holes in Chrome Browser
Google on Thursday released a new version of its Chrome browser that patches nine security vulnerabilities, including two critical threats.
Choice domain names pitched as investments
Alcohol.com, Stocks.com and others will be up for grabs in New York auction 1
IT pros ape Apple manager charged with bribery
Most IT professionals use private e-mail accounts to transfer confidential corporate information -- the same routine used by an Apple manager charged with bribery. 1
Adobe to patch Reader zero-day bug Thursday
Adobe said today that it would patch a critical Reader vulnerability on Thursday.
AccelOps provides winning diagnostics for healthcare provider
With the license on his CA Spectrum eHealth performance management software reaching end of life at year-end 2010, Austin Radiological Association CIO Todd Thomas saw the... 1
Java founder derides Oracle's lawsuit against Google
James Gosling says the spat between Oracle and Google is really about ego, money, and power 1
God 1, Best Buy Geeks 0
Hello, and welcome to another installment of Too Many Lawyers, Not Enough Brain Cells. Today's lucky contestant: Best Buy's Geek Squad. Apparently, the Geeks are willing to... 2
IT job satisfaction in a rut
It's getting tough out there for IT employees facing long workdays, short tempers and limited career options.
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Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test
Organizers of a recent Defcon social engineering contest will release their results next week. One conclusion is that women did well in protecting corporate secrets. 3
Security program automatically tracks down missing patches
Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is... 1
What security can learn from the $15M Sprint employee breach
Federal prosecutors this week charged nine former Sprint employees with fraud and aggravated identity theft after learning they had cloned customer cell phone numbers to make...
Germany to launch antibotnet program for consumers
Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.
Apple had two months to fix critical QuickTime bug, says researcher
A critical bug in QuickTime was reported to Apple two months before a second researcher independently revealed the vulnerability this week, the director of a bug bounty...
Investigators find famous DJ's credit card details for sale
Armin Van Buuren is one of the world's most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen.
Botnet takedown may yield valuable data
Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the... 3
Fake antivirus software using ransom threats
Fake antivirus programs appear to be adopting some of the money-raising tactics of more threatening ransom malware, security company Fortinet’s latest threat report has found. 6
To boost security, Facebook adds remote logout
Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts. 1
Privacy in iTunes Ping
Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of... 1
Microsoft still mum on programs prone to DLL hijacking attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday again abstained from naming which of its Windows programs, if any, contain bugs that could lead to widespread "DLL load hijacking" attacks. 1
Check Point bolsters VMware security
Check Point's Security Gateway software is now available in a virtual edition that is compatible with VMware virtual environments. 2
Blue Coat brings in new CEO
Blue Coat Systems has brought in a new CEO, spinning the change as a way to free up outgoing boss Brian Nesmith from the daily grind of managing the company to instead work... 2
Wikileaks servers move to nuclear bunker under Stockholm
The Wikileaks whistleblowing website has reportedly moved its server hosting to a Cold War bunker deep under the streets of Stockholm. 5
Russian Trojan blamed for credit card losses at US diner
Hundreds of lunchtime customers of a diner in the US city of Memphis are believed to have had funds stolen from their debit and credit cards after PCs at the venue became... 3
DARPA launches insider threat detection effort for military
The Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched an effort aimed at finding and detecting to insider threats on Department of Defense networks. 1
Discover to get $5M from Heartland for '08 data breach
Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay $5 million to Discover to settle claims arising from the massive data breach disclosed by the payment processor last year. 1
IBM X-Force backs-off Google as major patch offender
IBM has overhauled its list of worst security patchers among software vendors, putting Microsoft at the top of its list and shifting Sun from No. 1 to No. 5. 3
Google disputes bug patching report
Google argued that a recent report by claiming it failed to patch a third of the serious bugs in its software had the facts wrong. IBM's X-Force admitted the error. 1
Twitter API has new third party sign-on method
Twitter has nearly finished migrating to a new authentication protocol, called OAuth 1
Quantum key security 'blinded' by new attack
A Norwegian team claims it has come up with a new way to hack quantum key encryption (QKD) systems that would allow an attacker to intercept a key without being detected. 2
Novell makes cloud security service generally available
Novell has made its cloud security service available following successful beta trials 1
Networks blighted by poor configuration
The biggest security threat to most networks could be the people paid to look after them, an informal survey of IT professionals has suggested. 1
Researchers slate 'month of bugs' launch for Wednesday
A little-known group of security researchers will kick off a month of bug disclosures starting Wednesday that target unpatched vulnerabilities in software from Abode,... 1
Alleged ransomware gang investigated by Moscow police
Russian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in... 1
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Orange makes itself clear on mobile calls
Orange has introduced a new technology to make phone calls clearer
Twitter mobile users up over 60 percent since April
Twitter's mobile user base has spiked 62 percent since mid-April, thanks in great part to the release of official Twitter applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry...
New Apple TV is iPod Touch in sheep's clothing
The inside of the new Apple TV likely resembles the interior of the iPod Touch, a move that allowed Apple to dramatically cut costs, a Canadian research company said today. 1
iPod Touch is Not Quite an 'iPhone Without the Phone'
Sorry, geeks, but Apple's new iPod Touch is not quite ready to become your contract-free, data-only iPhone.
Developers Debate iOS 4.1 Proximity Sensor Fix
When iOS 4.1 is released by Apple next week, it will have a number of new bells and whistles enhancing the iPhone and iPod Touch experience. Whether or not the...
Rounding up the new iPod touch and iPod nano cases
As you all know, it's never a proper aftermath of an iPod event without some new cases, and we here at Macworld are more than happy to present some of the first options... 1
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab
Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that will begin shipping in October. It can be used to surf the Web, watch movies, read... 1
Apple's iOS beats Android 6:1 on the Web
Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company... 3
Microsoft finalizes Windows Phone 7 code for fall release
Microsoft announced that the code base for Windows Phone 7 1.0 has been finalized. The software has been "released to manufacturing," meaning that this version is the one...
What HDR means for iPhone photos
One hotly anticipated feature rolling out in next week's iOS 4.1 update is the new HDR (high dynamic range) option in the iPhone's built-in Camera app. The results are subtly...
Mix Up Your iPhone’s Style With a Cassette Tape Case
If you yearn for the days of yore when mythical devices known as cassette tapes ruled the land, you’re in luck: A design company called Homade has created Tuned Up, a plastic...
What we know about the UK Apple TV
The Apple TV costs more here in the UK, has less content available, doesn't stream iPlayer or 4OD, and doesn't have a hard drive anymore. Is it worth £99?
New iPods, Apple TV: US vs. UK pricing
Whenever Apple introduces new products fresh cries of "rip-off Britain" usually follow. Here's how UK and US pricing compares.
How to: Use the new iPod touch
We get our hands on the new iPod touch and find out just what it's capable of
Samsung Galaxy Tab Makes Its Intriguing Debut
Samsung's latest addition to its Galaxy series, the Galaxy Tab Android tablet made its very first appearance today at IFA in Berlin. The Tab will initially launch in Europe...
Cisco buys wireless smart grid company
Cisco this week said it will acquire Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless network technology for smart grids.
Huawei receives equipment clearances in India
Huawei Technologies has secured an order in India for the rollout of 3G services, signaling that the country’s restriction on imports of Chinese telecommunications equipment... 1
Hosted service promises to protect corporate documents on smartphones
Confidela's WatchDox is adding support for mobile platforms, starting with Android 2.2. Users can access selected, protected documents. But they can be restricted in being... 1
Huawei debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS smartphone
Huawei has launched the IDEOS, or U8150, smartphone, which will cost between US$100 and $200, depending on the market, the company said on Thursday at the Internationale...
iOS 4.1 to Finally Fix iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor
It's official. iOS 4.1 is "coming soon" for iPhone and iPod Touch users. While the Apple Web site devoted to announcing the update focuses on new bells and whistles, the... 1
Jobs promises fixes for iPhone flaws next week with iOS 4.1
Apple yesterday laid out its plans for the next two upgrades of iOS, the mobile operating system that powers its iPhone and iPad, slating the first for release in a few days.
Verizon joins the prepaid mobile data party
Verizon Wireless joined a growing trend on Thursday by announcing prepaid data plans for most of the smartphones and feature phones it sells.
Verizon's New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here
Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled new prepaid data plans for some multimedia and 3G smart phones, including several BlackBerry and Droid handsets. The offerings include... 1
Intel aims to be a powerhouse in mobile
Intel wants to be a force in the mobile computing world -- a fact that it made clear when it announced plans to acquire chip maker Infineon's wireless division and security...
Mobile data traffic set to soar
Ericsson exec expects there will be 30 times more data than voice on the network by 2015, and predicts volume-based billing will be needed
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Aiptek i2 shoots 3D video on a budget
Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
GoGear Connect plays music and movies, runs Android
Philips introduced the GoGear Connect, an Android-powered device that can play music and movies, take pictures and surf the web, during the IFA consumer electronics show in...
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You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz
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Last November, I wrote about how my Magic Mouse would repeatedly lose its connection to my Mac Pro. After some effort, I gave up trying to resolve it—and went back to using... 1
Mobee announces inductive charger for Magic Mouse
Considering the Magic Mouse's ( Macworld rated 3.5 out of 5 mice ) futuristic, gesture-controlled appeal, replacing its dead AA batteries with new ones might feel a bit old...
New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground
Today's unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have... 1
Apple TV: What you need to know
Apple executives have frequently called the Apple TV a “hobby”—as much an acknowledgment of customers’ lackluster reaction to the set-top box as it is the amount of attention... 4
iTunes Celebrates Centenary With Social Features Bonanza
Apple on Wednesday introduced a social-aware version of iTunes, celebrating ten years of the jukebox and storefront software. iTunes 10 features a slightly revamped interface...
Apple posts video from special event
Apple bucked tradition and streamed Wednesday’s special event live, so that iPod and Apple TV enthusiasts (with well-equipped Macs, iPhones, or iPads) could watch Steve Jobs...
Toshiba joins IFA tablet race with Folio 100
The Folio 100, Toshiba's entry into the tablet race at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin, comes with Android version 2.2 like the competition, but...
Manga on the Kindle? Mangle's Got you Covered
A few years ago, programmer Alex Yatskov created Mangle (a portmanteau of Manga and Kindle), which made it easier to read manga on the Kindle. It was designed for older and...
Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it means
There were a lot of rumors and expectations ahead of Apple's much-hyped music event yesterday. As expected, Apple unveiled a new touch-based iPod Nano, and an iPod Touch...
As IBM cuts jobs in Vermont, others hire
Growing workforces at smaller firms in the Burlington, Vt., area are partially offsetting the loss of some 3,000 jobs at IBM, long a major employer in the state.
Dock your encased iPhone, iPod with dockStubz
iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while you're using it. The...
Panasonic Debuts First Consumer 3D HD Camcorder
Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S. Open tennis tourney in New York Wednesday to showcase the capabilities of its first handheld consumer-grade 3D... 1
Career Turning Points: Step Up to the Big Challenges
For Carol Kline, becoming a technology leader was simply another aspect of being a business leader. "There was no ah-hah moment," she says. "By nature, I'm a problem solver,... 3
iOS on Apple TV Rumors: How Do you Get Touch on Your TV?
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Sony Debuts Snazzy New Touchscreen E-readers
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How to Watch Apple's Streaming Music Event on Your PC
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Sony Readers' New Touchscreens: Nice, but Necessary?
Instead of racing to the bottom with price or adding Internet connectivity, the latest generation of Sony Readers are fully invested in the touchscreen.
Archos unveils Android tablets from £99
Archos has launched five new internet tablets that run Google's Android operating system, with prices starting from £99.
Sony announces music service, hints at TV service
Sony will launch a streaming music service, "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday at the Internationale Funkaustellung...
Sony introduces three light, bright touch-screen e-readers
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Updated Apple TV takes center stage at event
Apple announced its second-generation Apple TV during a press event Wednesday, showing off the updated device, which streams movies from the Internet or mobile devices...
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Aiptek i2 shoots 3D video on a budget
Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
GoGear Connect plays music and movies, runs Android
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iTunes Celebrates Centenary With Social Features Bonanza
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Apple posts video from special event
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Toshiba joins IFA tablet race with Folio 100
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As IBM cuts jobs in Vermont, others hire
Growing workforces at smaller firms in the Burlington, Vt., area are partially offsetting the loss of some 3,000 jobs at IBM, long a major employer in the state.
Dock your encased iPhone, iPod with dockStubz
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Panasonic Debuts First Consumer 3D HD Camcorder
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Sony Debuts Snazzy New Touchscreen E-readers
Leave it to Sony to throw a new twist into the e-reader game: The company's refreshed lineup of e-readers and new touchscreen technology ups the ante over its competition....
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Apple's music-centric event today promises to bring new iPods, an iTV update, and perhaps a new video streaming service. To capitalize on streaming online video's popularity,...
Sony Readers' New Touchscreens: Nice, but Necessary?
Instead of racing to the bottom with price or adding Internet connectivity, the latest generation of Sony Readers are fully invested in the touchscreen.
Archos unveils Android tablets from £99
Archos has launched five new internet tablets that run Google's Android operating system, with prices starting from £99.
Sony announces music service, hints at TV service
Sony will launch a streaming music service, "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity," by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday at the Internationale Funkaustellung...
Sony introduces three light, bright touch-screen e-readers
The e-reader market is constantly moving, with new models being introduced (and prices dropping) on almost a weekly rate. The latest additions are from Sony, which has...
Updated Apple TV takes center stage at event
Apple announced its second-generation Apple TV during a press event Wednesday, showing off the updated device, which streams movies from the Internet or mobile devices...
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Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium
When the New York Giants inaugurate the New Meadowlands stadium with their first regular-season game in less than two weeks, fans will have the benefit of using a massive IP... 4
Verizon's phone rings off the hook with IPv6 questions
Interest in IPv6 is exploding among U.S. CIOs, as news of the rapid depletion of IP addresses using the current standard – known as IPv4 – reaches corporate IT departments 11
Virgin reveals 'typical' speeds on its broadband packages
Virgin Media has published the typical speeds Brits achieve on its 10Mb, 20Mb and 50Mb broadband packages in a bid to help web users choose an net connection that suits them. 1
Huawei and Google launch Android 2.2 smartphone
Google and Huawei have announced an Android smartphone that runs the Android 2.2 mobile OS. Huawei says the IDEOS phone is the first mass-market handset to be offered with... 1
India said to seek Google, Skype call interception
Google, Skype and other companies providing communications services in India will have to make provisions for interception of these communications by India's security...
BT hits 15 million broadband customers mark
BT has revealed that it now provides 15 million homes and small businesses with broadband connections, via both its own ISP of other ISPs that use its network.
Firms wasting £2,000 through excessive printing
A quarter of office workers are wasting their employers more than £2,000 per year by excessive document printing, says 1&1 Internet.
FCC strikes down free broadband plan
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has closed the door on a controversial proposal for a way to use a chunk of wireless spectrum, but continues to consider how best... 1
Brocade set to unveil 100G Ethernet
Brocade will soon unveil 100Gbps Ethernet additions to its switching and routing product line, in what the company claims is its most significant Ethernet/IP product rollout... 1
VMware vCloud Director gets Zenoss monitoring app
Zenoss releases a cloud monitoring application for VMware vCloud deployments 2
Xsigo gives Ethernet a path into converged I/O
I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links... 1
Your Broadband Isn't Fast, and You're Furious: Fix-It Tips
The FCC is now criticizing broadband providers for a situation well-known to most of us: Sometimes, speed stinks. But what can you do about it? Here are some tools, tips and... 1
Clearwire Tries for Coolness With Pay-As-You-Go 4G
If you can put up with Clearwire's obnoxious marketing, the new "Rover" pay-as-you-go 4G service actually seems like a good idea. 1
Cisco patches bug that crashed 1 percent of Internet
Cisco has fixed a bug in its IOS (Internetwork Operating System) router software that contributed to a brief Internet blackout last week, thought to have affected about 1... 4
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Ovum reports decline in average '09 revenue for top Asian telcos
The average top-line revenues for the leading Asian telecoms declined for the first time in 2009 by 0.8 per cent, according to Ovum, a provider of consulting and advisory...
Research experiment disrupts Internet, for some
An experiment run by Duke University and a European group responsible for managing Internet resources went wrong Friday, disrupting a small percentage of Internet traffic. 8
ArcSight up for sale at $1.5 billion
In an unusual move, security software company ArcSight has reportedly put itself up for sale with a $1.5 billion (£966 million) price tag believed possible. 1
Gmail users make 1M calls in 24 hours
Google announced on Twitter that more than 1 million calls had been placed via Gmail in a 24-hour period. 1
Brocade suit alleges A10 copied Foundry
Brocade Communications claims in a suit filed earlier this month that the founder of A10 Networks improperly used trade secrets and recruited top employees in order to build... 1
India reviewing telecom equipment security rules
India's Department of Telecommunications (DOT) is reviewing tight security rules that it announced in July on imported telecommunications equipment by service providers,... 1
The InfoWorld SAN and NAS virtualization primer
How storage virtualization technologies allow you to keep pace with ever-increasing storage requirements while maintaining high availability and service levels 1
AT&T sees businesses wading slowly into IPv6
: Even though we're due to run out of IPv4 addresses in the next year, AT&T doesn't expect enterprises to be fully IPv6-ready when D-Day arrives. 2
Social Security Administration to award massive network deal
The Social Security Administration says it will announce in September a new award for data networking services following Qwest's successful -- but secretive -- legal protest... 7
Ring! It's Gmail's new voice feature calling
Google announced Wednesday it is offering the ability to make phone calls over the Internet via its popular Gmail service. 1
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Mark Hurd may take job at Oracle, report says
When Mark Hurd resigned unexpectedly from Hewlett-Packard last month he found an outspoken supporter in the form of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. It appears now that Hurd may end...
Remains of the Day: Gimme fallout shelter
Every time there's an Apple event, there's fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Apple's media shindig on Wednesday, there's no...
Disk storage still bouncing back, IDC says
The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009,... 1
Nvidia's laptop graphics cards to boost Web browsing
Nvidia on Friday announced seven new GeForce 400M series graphics cards for laptops, which could provide parallel-processing capabilities to accelerate Web browsing and 3D... 1
HP Wins 3PAR, What's Next for Dell?
Dell has thrown in the towel and conceded the 3PAR bidding war to HP. With that epic struggle behind it, Dell has to determine its next steps--sans 3PAR and now competing... 1
Consumer group lampoons Google CEO over privacy issues
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has been a sharp critic of Google's privacy practices in the past, is at it once again. 1
Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet
For all of this year's chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in... 1
Ping a Scammers Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out
Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams... 1
Rackspace offers iPad front end for cloud
A new iPad application offers a sophisticated approach to cloud computing
ViewSonic puts Windows 7, Android on 10-inch tablet
On Friday, ViewSonic launched its second tablet during the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin. The ViewPad 100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and Android...
Toshiba Satellite laptops recalled for burn hazard
The U.S. and Canadian governments this week said that Toshiba is voluntarily recalling some Satellite laptops for posing a burn hazard to customers.
Accenture, Cisco and Sun still face kickbacks charges
After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in...
Apple: The King of Digital Music
Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this...
Samsung Galaxy Tab Faces Challenges
The Samsung Galaxy Tab--officially unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin this week--looks like the first tablet worthy of challenging the Apple iPad. However, there are still...
Black hole discovery could boost quantum computers
British scientists have noticed an eerie similarity between the mathematics of the quantum entanglement utilised by quantum computers, and that of black holes as explained by...
Cloud Security Alliance offers certification
IT virtual-security experts can now show off their knowledge with a certificate that shows they've mastered the contents of two cloud-security papers. 1
Linux distributions update for Web flaw
A widely used program for Web spidering can be hijacked for malicious purposes
GamePro's Digg-tacular giveaway
With the recent relaunch of Digg, GamePro is hoping to nab a few new followers on the hot-again social network. If you're already following or join the Digg bandwagon today,...
Samsung Galaxy Tab Rooted... A Month Before Release
The folks at Sera-Apps, a German group of Android developers, have not only managed to get their hands on a prototype of the Samsung Galaxy Tab a month before the device goes...
5 ways to make Android 2.1 work like Froyo
Still waiting for Android 2.2? Given the slow pace of Froyo's rollout to Android phones, sometimes it feels like waiting for Godot. And if you're especially unlucky, the new...
Duke Nukem Forever coming in 2011
The long-troubled ? and previously aborted ? development of Duke Nukem Forever is getting a new life, as 2K Games revealed Friday morning at PAX that the game is not only in...
Nigerian advance-fee scammer gets 12 years
A Nigerian advance-fee scammer, Okpako Diamreyan, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a federal judge.
Cloud Computing: VMworld Report
With a tag line of "Virtual Roads. Actual Clouds," it's easy to understand that this year's US VMworld was wall-to-wall cloud computing. Nevertheless, it was striking how... 1
Grandma Got Run Over By a Grand Theft Auto Gamer?
Racing games may be encouraging 'fast and furious' adolescent drivers, suggests a new study that gauges teenager gamers' attitudes to road risks. And it may not be just...
Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Browser
Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to staking its claim on the...
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Microsoft: Silverlight capabilities exceed those of HTML5
Silverlight will offer a richer Web experience than HTML5, says Microsoft -- besides, the HTML5 spec isn't stable yet 5
New September Mac software bundle now available
TheMacBundles has released its September Mega Bundle of 15 titles, announced 2 Weekly Specials, and added over a dozen titles to its Build Your Own Bundle stores.
Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10
As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.
Disregard an IE 'false positive'
QUESTION You've previously recommended Unlocker, but Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 won't let me download it. I managed to obtain the file using Google Chrome, but Security... 1
Record Streaming Audio
Want to capture a song from an Internet radio station, grab a line from the latest viral YouTube clip, or make a mashup of Windows system sounds? We're not here to... 1
1,000 firms caught using unlicensed software
UK businesses caught using unlicensed software have paid out £2 million ($3.1 million) in ‘settlements’ in the first six months of 2010, the Business Software Alliance (BSA)...
Apple trailers site now offering movie showtimes
As a certified—and possibly certifiable—movie trailer aficionado, I’ve been a devoted visitor of Apple’s trailers page for years. But if you want to go a step beyond finding...
Wifi Analyzer
Wifi Analyzer by Farproc is not for every Android user, but in the right hands it can be quite useful. At first glance the app can seem a bit intimidating--in fact, I would...
Shazam 3.0 gets more content, iOS 4 support
Music sleuths have some new tools waiting in the App Store. On Friday, Shazam Entertainment released a major 3.0 upgrade to the free and paid versions of its music discovery...
Google Wave becomes Wave in a Box
The recently-canceled social networking service is being revived as application bundle for real-time collaboration
CodePlex's Walli: No need to overhaul open source definition, licenses
As long as Microsoft exists, there will be those who believe it's the KGB of the open source world, secretly doing everything it can to destroy the free software movement in...
Anti-Google Group's Creeptastic Video Campaign
Consumer Watchdog, an anti-Google group, invaded Times Square with a 540-square-foot video cartoon of Google CEO Eric Schmidt frightening children -- and me -- with threats...
School uses anti-bullying app after suicide
A school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is hoping a specialized software application will help stop tragedies like the one that befell Phoebe Prince, an Irish-born... 3
Social brings native Facebook experience to iPad
Since Facebook has yet to release a native iPad app--or give any real indication that one is in the works--third parties have capitalized on the opportunity to various...
Microsoft upgrades free app security tool
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 helps Internet apps ward off targeted attacks
Remains of the Day: Did I miss anything?
You ever get that nagging feeling at the back of your mind that you've missed something important? Huh. Well, it was probably nothing. I mean, after all, what could be more...
Baidu launches new entertainment features for search engine
Baidu, China's largest search engine, officially launched a series of new entertainment features on Thursday, making it easier for users to access games, television shows and... 1
Remove the 'Test Mode' Watermark from Windows 7
Isn't it cute the way Windows always finds new ways to surprise and annoy you? Like today, for instance, I booted my system and noticed something new in the lower right...
Discover Preview's hidden image editing powers
Sometime you just want to tweak an image and move on... fast. At that moment, you don't want commitment (iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom), or a bizillion editing options...
Twitter for iPad is finally here
It’s official: after months in the dark, dank caves of rumor and speculation, the official Twitter app for the iPad has now emerged into bright, friendly light of the App...
Intel upgrades parallel development suite
Parallel Studio 2011 backs Visual Studio 2010 and adds a component to walk developers through the process of introducing parallelism
CourseNotes for iPad gains sharing, premium content
Taking class notes is going digital in a big way with the iPad, and a major CourseNotes upgrade aims to make the process more social and flexible.
Find lost iTunes files
When I got my PC back after being repaired, everything that was on it before was still there, except iTunes. I'm worried I'll lose the playlists on my 30GB Apple iPod classic...
Facebook Connect mysteriously disappears from Apple's Ping
Apple has mentioned Facebook Connect support for new social network Ping in Wednesday's keynote, the iTunes 10 how-to video, on the Ping Website, and even in a conversation...
SAS rolls out predictive analytics for business users
SAS Institute on Thursday announced a new toolset aimed at giving business users the ability to work with predictive analytics software, which has historically been the...
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