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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- October 25, 2011

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How Do You Like Them Thermostats?
Is Apple TV About to Go Big?
Why Government CIOs Are Giving Security Short Shrift
What Open Source Can Learn From Steve Jobs, Part 1
CarTunes Helps You Master the Art of No-Look iPhone Music Control
Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee

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The Prosumerization of the Enterprise (32:35 minutes)
Enterprise employees interact with consumer-oriented technology on a
daily basis, and the advancement of those consumer devices is changing
their expectations when it comes to enterprise technology. Applications
may need to behave more like apps. Provisioning may need to be more like
running an app store. And self-service and intuitive adoption of new
features need to be built in as primary requirements.
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Today's Story Highlights

How Do You Like Them Thermostats?
Two former Apple engineers have released a smart thermostat designed to
reduce home energy use. Nest Labs -- a company formed by former iPod and
iPhone guru Tony Fadell -- has introduced the Nest Learning Thermostat,
a device that learns your daily schedule and adjusts your home's heating
and cooling accordingly.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73587.html

Is Apple TV About to Go Big?
Apple plans to offer a TV set by 2013 to replace its current Apple TV
peripheral device, according to a report. The project is said to be
headed by Jeff Robbin, who helped create the iPod and the iTunes media
store. The rumor has been lent strength by a statement in the biography
of the late Steve Jobs, Apple's cofounder.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73590.html

Why Government CIOs Are Giving Security Short Shrift
We've been having a jolly good time lambasting the United States federal
government and, by extension, its various CIOs for Washington's problems
in cybersecurity implementation. It turns out now that the fault, dear
readers, lies not with the CIOs but with the government itself. The U.S.
General Accountability Office has found that CIOs don't consistently
have responsibility for 13 major areas of IT.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73584.html

What Open Source Can Learn From Steve Jobs, Part 1
The passing of Steve Jobs earlier this month triggered reactions that
spanned the gamut -- from expressions of appreciation and sober
reflection to some tasteless extremes of zealotry from a subset of the
open source community. We can learn a lot from Steve Jobs, even if we
ultimately have different goals.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73581.html

CarTunes Helps You Master the Art of No-Look iPhone Music Control
I've never particularly cared for the iPhone's built-in iPod app. It's
great at playing music, sorting it, letting you make on-the-fly
playlists and doing that cool Cover Flow thing. It's a whole lot more
interesting to look at than the iPod I had in 2005, that's for sure. But
the one thing that hangs me up about the iPhone's music player is its
control layout.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73574.html

Wikileaks Muzzled by Donations Blockade
A number of major U.S.-based financial institutions have blockaded
payments to Wikileaks, forcing the site to temporarily cease
publication. Wikileaks is asking supporters to immediately start
donating money through other entities in order to keep the site running.
The blockade has cut off 95 percent of its revenue, the group claims.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73578.html

Microsoft Ropes In 10th Android Licensee
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Compal Electronics granting the
device maker coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for its
tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running
Android or Chrome.The deal comes hard on the heels of similar
arrangements made with Wistron and Quanta Computer.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73579.html

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