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    IPass now supports Android for Wi-Fi connections globally

    30 September, 2010 14:11
    Service will eventually be extended to other mobile platforms
    iPass unveiled an application Thursday designed to give <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178688/Android_news_reviews_more">Android</a> smartphone users secure connections to 150,000 Wi-Fi hotspots globally.
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    Android texting app requires no hands

    30 September, 2010 14:00
    StartTalking, free from AdelaVoice, lets users speak an SMS and send it without touching anything
    A free Android application to be unveiled on Thursday at the Mobilize conference in San Francisco will let mobile phone users send and receive text messages without touching or looking at the phone.
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    Intel makes WiMax investment with South Korea's KT

    30 September, 2010 13:36
    Intel Capital will invest US$20 million to expand WiBro in South Korea
    Intel and South Korea's KT Corporation plan to work together to expand WiBro (Wireless Broadband) Internet service to several new areas of South Korea and and have worked to make the network compatible with mobile WiMax.
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    RIM and Webtrends to launch analytics service for developers

    30 September, 2010 11:11
    The service will be available early 2011
    Application developers for BlackBerry will now be able to incorporate measurement into their apps, as Research In Motion (RIM) and Webtrends announce a collaboration to deliver a free enterprise-level analytics service.
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    Digg focused on regaining lost territory

    30 September, 2010 09:58
    Digg, the social news pioneer, will place a stronger focus on recommending content based on users' interests
    Digg, the pioneering social news site whose traffic has been faltering, is poised to make a comeback, now that the company is again focused on improving and extending its service, Digg founder Kevin Rose said Wednesday.
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    Google upgrades Instant with keyboard navigation

    30 September, 2010 09:27
    Google is also expanding the availability of Instant to 12 new countries
    Google's Instant, a new feature that predicts search queries as people type them and refreshes results and ads accordingly on the fly, will be extended to 12 new countries, bringing the total to 19 countries.
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    Apple TV teardown gives App Store clues, says analyst

    30 September, 2010 09:10
    Storage space, iOS 4.1 hint at broader future for new Apple TV
    Apple will add App Store functionality to its new, miniature Apple TV in the near future, a Wall Street analyst said today.
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    LinkedIn's new face: Tour 'signal's' 6 key features

    30 September, 2010 08:59
    LinkedIn announced the launch of Signal today, a new product aimed at making it easy for professionals to view streaming updates and news
    LinkedIn announced the launch of Signal today, a new product aimed at making it easy for professionals to view streaming updates and news. The interface, which is characteristic of Facebook's News Feed and Twitter's website, features streaming updates from your contacts, category filters to sort these updates and a sidebar displaying trending links.
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    RIM on the future of BlackBerry software

    30 September, 2010 08:42
    BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) held its third annual BlackBerry Developer Conference (DevCon) in San Francisco this week
    BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) held its third annual BlackBerry Developer Conference (DevCon) in San Francisco this week, and BlackBerry enthusiasts of all kinds, including developers, analysts, media and other mobile-industry-watchers, showed up in droves to see what RIM has in store for the coming months and years.
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    Zeus botnet bank thieves were careless with own security

    30 September, 2010 08:17
    Criminal groups using Zeus commonly leave their command and control servers traceable and make use of servers in the same geographical area where they carry out theft
    Suspects charged with stealing more than US$9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of stealing the money than they did on securing their cyber operation.
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    MS Security Essentials soon free for small businesses

    30 September, 2010 08:09
    Soon you'll be able to install Microsoft's free security software on up to 10 PCs.
    Starting early next month, Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond's anti-malware service for Windows PCs, will be free for small businesses to install on up to 10 PCs.
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    Linux roundup: Fedora 14 gets MeeGo, Madriva is reborn

    30 September, 2010 08:07
    Among recent Linux developments, desktop virtualization comes to Fedora and the FCC goes open source.
    There's never a dull moment in the land of Linux, and recent weeks have been no exception. Since no outlet can hope to give full coverage to every development that occurs, here's a roundup of some of the key events.
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    UK police arrest 19 in Zeus crimeware bust

    30 September, 2010 07:56
    The gang allegedly made $9.5 million in just three months
    U.K. police rounded up 19 people Tuesday in a pre-dawn raid targeting a criminal network using the Zeus banking trojan.
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    Feeling overclouded? You're not alone

    30 September, 2010 07:36
    "I think I'm becoming overclouded! Is that a word?" asked a CIO friend of mine a few weeks ago. (It may not be yet, I was thinking, but it will be soon.)
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    IT spending: CIOs explain their budget increases

    30 September, 2010 07:32
    I have had fun the past few months traveling the country and sharing my "2011: A Return to a Growth Agenda" stump speech with CIOs and senior IT executives. I've also had the opportunity to talk with many of you in preparation for appearances on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." You've had some interesting things to say about budgetary issues that I'd like to share as many of you are finalizing your 2011 budgets.
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    Outsourcing for the right reasons

    30 September, 2010 07:31
    Most companies outsource for the wrong reasons: to cut costs or to remove "non-core" distractions in order to focus on "core" IT
    Most companies outsource for the wrong reasons: to cut costs or to remove "non-core" distractions in order to focus on "core" IT.
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    Globalisation: Choosing technology that fits your market

    30 September, 2010 07:30
    Aegon Religare wants to grow its insurance sales in tandem with the salaries of a burgeoning middle class in India
    Aegon Religare wants to grow its insurance sales in tandem with the salaries of a burgeoning middle class in India. The fastest way to do it, company executives determined last year, would be to sell policies on the Internet-a novel way to market insurance in that country.
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    Two ways to build a better IT strategy

    30 September, 2010 07:26
    After driving great improvements in IT efficiency, a Fortune 500 company is now ready to treat data as a true corporate asset and grow beyond its tactical approach to technology planning
    Scenario: After driving great improvements in IT efficiency, a Fortune 500 company is now ready to treat data as a true corporate asset and grow beyond its tactical approach to technology planning. The CIO needs to develop strong data governance and data-management capabilities, and, most importantly, a long-term technology strategy. Yet she doesn't have the skilled staff for this kind of work. What's the best way to accomplish this part of the plan?
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    Desktop management: CIOs need to get user-centric

    30 September, 2010 07:16
    The corporate desktop continues to be something of an issue for CIOs
    The corporate desktop continues to be something of an issue for CIOs. It undoubtedly provides a platform of unparalleled flexibility, but it also serves as a significant drain on scarce IT resources.
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    US senators propose changes to website takedown bill

    30 September, 2010 07:13
    But some critics of the controversial copyright bill say it still amounts to censorship
    Leaders of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have circulated proposed changes to a controversial bill that would force domain name registrars to shut down websites that allegedly infringe copyright, but the tweaks don't go far enough for some critics.
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