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iPhone users harangue Apple over battery life 07 July, 2009 08:12
Dubbed 'iDrain,' problem likely a software glitch, says expertReports that Apple's iPhones are draining their batteries so fast that some users can't make it through a workday without recharging likely point to a problem in the new iPhone OS 3.0 software, an Apple hardware repair expert said Sunday. - +
Hackers exploit second DirectShow zero-day using thousands of hijacked sites 07 July, 2009 08:18
A new unpatched Windows bug surfaces; Microsoft hasn't patched the old one from MayThousands of legitimate Web sites hacked over the weekend are launching drive-by attacks using an exploit of a second critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' DirectShow component, a Danish security company said today. - +
NetApp to review counteroffer for Data Domain 07 July, 2009 07:02
EMC exec touts all-cash bid as superior dealIn light of a new buyout offer for Data Domain Inc. by EMC Corp., NetApp Inc. said today it plans to review "all of its options" in considering a counteroffer for the deduplication vendor. - +
Reports: Windows 7 heads to RTM June 13 07 July, 2009 08:30
MSDN, TechNet subscribers likely to get final code almost immediatelyMicrosoft will finish Windows 7 a week from today and declare the operating system ready for "release to manufacturing," several Web sites have reported. - +
Programmer steals Wall Street trading code, FBI alleges 07 July, 2009 08:16
Reuters, LinkedIn connect Sergey Aleynikov to Goldman SachsA high-level developer for a major Wall Street firm was arrested by the FBI on Friday and charged with stealing computer code that automates high-volume trading on stock and commodities markets, according to court documents. - +
Netbooks offered virtually free with mobile contracts in the US 07 July, 2009 06:38
But questions remain on how PC makers would make money if netbooks were offered for freeNetbook prices in the U.S. are tumbling as retail stores are offering the machines virtually for free, but with caveats attached to them.
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Reports: Windows 7 heads to RTM June 13 07 July, 2009 08:30
MSDN, TechNet subscribers likely to get final code almost immediatelyMicrosoft will finish Windows 7 a week from today and declare the operating system ready for "release to manufacturing," several Web sites have reported. - +
The 10 dumbest mistakes network managers make 06 July, 2009 14:37
Verizon Business analyzes 90 security breaches that represented 285 million compromised recordsWhen you look at the worst corporate security breaches, it's clear that network managers keep making the same mistakes over and over again, and that many of these mistakes are easy to avoid.
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Opera CEO defends Unite against security concerns 07 July, 2009 08:34
It is more difficult to hack into Web servers on 'millions of computers' than into a centralized server, he saysOpera Software's CEO defended the Unite feature of the forthcoming Opera 10 browser against charges that it will increase the risk that hackers can break into people's PCs. - +
Google Maps adds real estate app 07 July, 2009 08:15
Google snares a bigger share of the property search marketGoogle has added a real estate search to its Google Maps service in Australia, letting potential home buyers view available properties across all real estate companies in a particular area.
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Open-source bias cheered, booed in planned EC rules review 07 July, 2009 04:52
New EC rules would recognize more standards bodies by the public sectorIndustry groups criticized and praised on Monday what they consider is a bias in favor of open-source software in the European Commission's plans to update the rules governing industry standard technologies. - +
Good master data management needs a focus on data 03 July, 2009 08:48
Gaining the ability to use data to project into the futureTo engineers at oil and gas exploration and development company Nexen Inc., having access to information means being able to think in terms of concrete data and not barrels of gas.
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Hackers exploit second DirectShow zero-day using thousands of hijacked sites 07 July, 2009 08:18
A new unpatched Windows bug surfaces; Microsoft hasn't patched the old one from MayThousands of legitimate Web sites hacked over the weekend are launching drive-by attacks using an exploit of a second critical unpatched vulnerability in Windows' DirectShow component, a Danish security company said today. - +
Complex firewalls cost money says new report 07 July, 2009 08:34
Most organisations are getting a poor return on their investments in firewallsMost organisations are getting a poor return on their investments in firewalls due to the complex issues in managing them. This is despite the fact that enterprises are facing on average 300 network attacks every year.
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Q&A: The man who helped raise server operating temperatures 07 July, 2009 08:12
It's been a year since an engineering body said it was safe to raise the operating temperatures of servers and storage systems.Next month is the one year anniversary of a guideline by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) that recommend increasing (PDF document) the temperature of air entering servers and other data center equipment. This increase of 77 degrees Fahrenheit to 80.6 degrees may not seem like a big deal, but it took a year-and-half of work to arrive at this recommendation and agreement by most of the major equipment vendors. The person who led the society's IT team on Technical Committee 9.9 was Roger Schmidt, an IBM fellow and its chief engineer for data center energy efficiency. - +
DDR3 DRAM demand spikes for new laptops, servers 06 July, 2009 14:14
DDR3 uses 60 percent less power than its predecessor and offers twice the bandwidthDemand for the next generation DRAM chip, DDR3 (double data rate, third generation), has spiked recently as systems makers turn to it for increased power efficiency and performance.
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Programmer steals Wall Street trading code, FBI alleges 07 July, 2009 08:16
Reuters, LinkedIn connect Sergey Aleynikov to Goldman SachsA high-level developer for a major Wall Street firm was arrested by the FBI on Friday and charged with stealing computer code that automates high-volume trading on stock and commodities markets, according to court documents. - +
CSIRO sells Funnelback search engine 03 July, 2009 13:51
Both products have common usersCSIRO has sold its Funnelback search engine technology business to open source content management company Squiz.
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NetApp to review counteroffer for Data Domain 07 July, 2009 07:02
EMC exec touts all-cash bid as superior dealIn light of a new buyout offer for Data Domain Inc. by EMC Corp., NetApp Inc. said today it plans to review "all of its options" in considering a counteroffer for the deduplication vendor. - +
HP TRIM wins Qld govt records management deal 06 July, 2009 14:14
Products to also aid legal complianceThe Public Trustee of Queensland has selected HP TRIM software to provide electronic records management for some 500 end-users.
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Equinix power outage downs VoIP, tweets up a storm 02 July, 2009 14:21
Test the UPSs and generators regularlyTwitter has been flooded with complaints about a power outage at Equinix's Sydney data centre which apparently knocked out data and network systems, including VoIP. - +
Google's next target: Unified communications 01 July, 2009 05:24
Cisco says it is up to the challenge from Google's Voice, WaveUnified communications has been a technology specialty of networking vendors for years, but Google Inc.'s recent forays into Google Voice and Google Wave, launching later this year, could drastically upset the competitive landscape.
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iPhone users harangue Apple over battery life 07 July, 2009 08:12
Dubbed 'iDrain,' problem likely a software glitch, says expertReports that Apple's iPhones are draining their batteries so fast that some users can't make it through a workday without recharging likely point to a problem in the new iPhone OS 3.0 software, an Apple hardware repair expert said Sunday. - +
Netbooks offered virtually free with mobile contracts in the US 07 July, 2009 06:38
But questions remain on how PC makers would make money if netbooks were offered for freeNetbook prices in the U.S. are tumbling as retail stores are offering the machines virtually for free, but with caveats attached to them.
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Australia left behind in high speed broadband: ex-ICANN chief 06 July, 2009 11:30
Asian counterparts' lead will see changes ahead for the NBN, Paul Twomey saysThe former chief of domain name regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), says that while the NBN will put Australia on par with the worldÂ’s Internet leaders, the country is still years behind. - +
FttN jettisoned to dodge Telstra compensation 12 June, 2009 14:37
The government scrapped its Fibre to the Node (FttN) broadband network in part to avoid litigation with Telstra, according to regulatory documents released today. - +
Developers may shun greenfield fibre bill 03 June, 2009 11:17
The government may face opposition from real estate developers objecting to a proposal to mandate fibre-to-the-home in greenfield sites.
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New Palm handset and OS coming on Thursday? 06 January, 2009 01:44
Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader.Palm is set to preview this week its latest incarnation of mobile operating system - Nova - in a bid to re-ignite the company as a smartphone leader. Latest developments say that Palm will also release a new device that runs Nova as well. The unveiling is expected during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009, which starts on Thursday, January 8 in Las Vegas. - +
3G iPhone unlock expected 23 December, 2008 08:50
The iPhone Dev Team (not the Cupertino version) plans to release the first ever software-based unlock application for the iPhone 3G on New Year's Eve. - +
What NOT to look out for in 2009 22 December, 2008 08:26
The smart phone market in 2009 won't be the realm of solely Research in Motion and Apple, as additional handset vendors grab a share with the launch of their own products, according to ABI Research.
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CW Live speaks with Matthew Zanner, HP ProCurve worldwide director of datacentre solutions, about how cloud computing is changing the way IT professionals are designing their networks and running their datacentres.- +
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CW Live speaks withLin Nease, Director of Emerging Business for HP ProCurve, to discuss the future of networks, including the effect of IP-based storage on datacentres, new capacity requirements generated by the use of 10Gb Ethernet, and how an efficient network design can slash energy and cooling costs, and help enterprises build a "green" image. - +
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