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Wednesday 30 November 2011

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ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- November 30, 2011

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Podcast
The Automation Revelation (21:39 minutes)
UK managed service provider InTechnology says it's reaped tremendous
benefits from an automated lifecycle approach. "When you've got like 80
percent of all incidents raised automatically, it takes a massive burden
off the 24/7 teams and the customer support guys, who are not spending
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-08-29.mp3

This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

FCC to AT&T: Forget About It
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73863.html

Spotify Cranks Up the Volume With New App Platform
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73864.html

FTC Puts an End to Facebook's Freewheeling Privacy Ways
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73859.html

Cyber Monday Racks Up Impressive Gains
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73852.html

E-Commerce Rings Up Boffo Black Friday
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73841.html

Europe Weary of Apple, Samsung Patent War
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73820.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Has Microsoft Missed the Tablet Boat?
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73865.html

New Mobile App Rating System May Be Missing Some Teeth
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73861.html

Can HP Printers Be Remote-Detonated?
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73857.html

Next Kinect Could Be a Lot More Understanding
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73846.html

Malware for Sale
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73847.html

Nanoparticle Monster Batteries Could Make Wind and Solar Power More
Practical
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73838.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

The 4 Laws of Conservation in CRM
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73856.html

White House, Congress Renew Cybersecurity Push
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73851.html

Choppy Waters Ahead for the Federal IT Market, Part 2
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73831.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Sometimes Wine Relaxes Linux, Sometimes It Just Causes Headaches
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73845.html

The Flowering of Open Innovation
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73850.html

Why Do People Keep Using Windows?
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73825.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

Apple's Bright, Shiny Black Friday
(Posted 30-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73858.html

Fire in the Sky: iPhone Ignites on Australian Flight
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73853.html

An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 2
(Posted 29-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73849.html

Does Any App Play Straight Poker Anymore?
(Posted 28-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73839.html

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- November 30, 2011

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Headline Scan
New Mobile App Rating System May Be Missing Some Teeth
Can HP Printers Be Remote-Detonated?
Sometimes Wine Relaxes Linux, Sometimes It Just Causes Headaches
RIM Gives iOS and Android a Tentative Embrace
Cookbooks of the Future: Bye, Bye Index Cards

Today's Story Highlights

New Mobile App Rating System May Be Missing Some Teeth
The Entertainment Software Rating Board and CTIA have unveiled a new
rating system for mobile software applications intended to help parents
monitor activity as the number of children with smartphones and access
to wireless content increases. The ESRB has had a similar system in
place for video games since 1994.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73861.html

Can HP Printers Be Remote-Detonated?
Researchers at Columbia University have demonstrated that a remote
firmware update command in some HP LaserJet printers can be hijacked,
according to a report from MSNBC. In one case, a hacked printer was
reportedly given commands that might cause it to get hot enough to
scorch paper loaded in it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73857.html

Sometimes Wine Relaxes Linux, Sometimes It Just Causes Headaches
A little Wine with your Linux computing session can keep you using your
favorite Microsoft Windows programs. What is Wine? Wine is a
compatibility layer that's sometimes referred to as an emulator, though
it's not "that kind" of emulator, according to the project's wiki. Wine
doesn't do any CPU emulation, hence the acronym "Wine Is Not an
Emulator."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73845.html

RIM Gives iOS and Android a Tentative Embrace
Research In Motion on Tuesday announced a mobile device management
solution that will include iOS and Android devices. BlackBerry Mobile
Fusion will consist of BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0.3, new
management capabilities for BlackBerry Playbook tablets, and MDM
capabilities for iOS and Android mobile devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73854.html

Cookbooks of the Future: Bye, Bye Index Cards
Cookbooks have always been about sharing recipes, connecting with others
and figuring out what to make for dinner. Now, however, digital
cookbooks, apps and other new formats are bringing these activities into
the 21st century. Chefs and cookbook authors are starting to recognize
that cookbooks -- and along with them, how we think about food -- are
dramatically changing.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73842.html

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Tuesday 29 November 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- November 29, 2011

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Headline Scan
Next Kinect Could Be a Lot More Understanding
Fire in the Sky: iPhone Ignites on Australian Flight
Malware for Sale
White House, Congress Renew Cybersecurity Push
An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 2

Today's Story Highlights

Next Kinect Could Be a Lot More Understanding
The next generation of Microsoft's Kinect input device may be able to
read users' lips and emotions. The forthcoming device, which is expected
to come bundled with Xbox consoles, reportedly will not just sense
motions the way the current Kinect generation does, but will also allow
games to read lips, recognize which way players are facing, and detect
when they are angry.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73846.html

Fire in the Sky: iPhone Ignites on Australian Flight
An Apple iPhone 4 began emitting smoke and appeared to spontaneously
combust on a recent Regional Express flight to Sydney, Australia. The
phone was emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a
red glow, according to Regional Express. No one on board was injured.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73853.html

Malware for Sale
The holiday shopping season is in full swing, even for malicious
hackers. Cybercriminals are lining up to lay hands on a new exploit that
takes advantage of a recently patched critical security flaw in Java,
security researcher Brian Krebs warned recently.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73847.html

White House, Congress Renew Cybersecurity Push
In a rare showing of bipartisanship, members of Congress and the White
House are trying to breathe new life into the effort to enact national
cybersecurity legislation. In a recent flurry of activity, mainly
between the Obama administration and the Senate, the issue got back on
the legislative track.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73851.html

An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 2
As a happy iPad owner, I've been messing around with a Kindle Fire, and
for the most part, I like what I'm experiencing. The Kindle Fire is a
solid tablet with a generally pleasing interface. While it doesn't
compare to an iPad in a real direct way -- apples to apples, oranges to
oranges -- it's a tablet, and more importantly, it has the potential to
capture the hearts and minds of at least some Apple-loving users.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73849.html

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Monday 28 November 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- November 28, 2011

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Headline Scan
Blanket EU Privacy Regs Could Make Facebook Break a Sweat
Nanoparticle Batteries Could Make Wind and Solar Power More Practical
Welcome to Cyber Monday
Does Any App Play Straight Poker Anymore?
Why Do People Keep Using Windows?

Podcast
The Winds of Radical Application Transformation (33:27 minutes)
It's clear that radical, not incremental, adjustment is in order to make
sure that the cloud and mobile era is a gained opportunity and not a
fatal or devastating misfire for IT operators and business strategists.
"We have to go through a radical transformation now in terms of our
applications," said HP's Paul Evans. "I don't use these words lightly."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-11-21.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Blanket EU Privacy Regs Could Make Facebook Break a Sweat
The European Union may begin an overhaul of its 1995 Data Protection
Directive next year to provide one single unified body of legislation on
this issue. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding will propose the
reform in January, according to spokesperson Matthew Newman.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73843.html

Nanoparticle Batteries Could Make Wind and Solar Power More Practical
Researchers at Stanford University have used nanoparticles of copper
hexacyanoferrate to create electrodes that could lead to large batteries
for storing excess power from the electrical grid for future use. These
might be best used in wind and solar farms, the researchers stated in a
paper published recently.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73838.html

Welcome to Cyber Monday
Well, today is your first day back (if you live in the U.S.) from the
long Thanksgiving holiday, and you are likely still suffering through a
bit of a food coma hangover and are wondering where your waist went.
Trust me, it went on a long vacation and probably won't come out again
until summer -- or it may be gone for good.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73819.html

Does Any App Play Straight Poker Anymore?
When Apple pulled its popular "Texas Hold'em" game from the App Store, I
was moderately surprised, but then again, it's not like Apple was
actively developing the game over the years. And besides, after racking
up $100 million or so against the Artificial Intelligence engine, it's
been a long time since I've actively played it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73839.html

Why Do People Keep Using Windows?
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone for another year here in the U.S.,
and that means the holiday season is thick upon us once again. We
*could* buckle down and get working on all those holiday shopping lists,
but it's not difficult to think of countless ideas that would be a whole
lot more fun. Take a good, old-fashioned debate, for example -- about
operating systems, no less!
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73825.html

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Wednesday 23 November 2011

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- November 23, 2011

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

FCC Chair to Put AT&T/T-Mobile Merger on the Grill
(Posted 23-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73823.html

HP's Whitman Rolls Up Sleeves, Preps for a Rough 2012
(Posted 22-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73813.html

Is Facebook's Finger on the IPO Trigger?
(Posted 21-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73800.html

Daily Deals Will Die if They Keep Bleeding Merchants Dry
(Posted 19-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73797.html

Kindle Fire Teardown Proves It's All About the Content
(Posted 18-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73792.html

Google Sets Up Another Stage in a Crowded Web Music Fest
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73781.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Will Facebook Jump the Shark by Leaping Into Handsets?
(Posted 23-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73821.html

Bad Security Moon Rising
(Posted 22-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73806.html

Fully Loaded Curiosity Rover Readies for Trek to Red Planet
(Posted 21-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73801.html

CERN Do-over Results in Faster-Than-Light Particles ... Again
(Posted 19-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73798.html

Android Malware Hits Record Heights, Report Warns
(Posted 18-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73786.html

Is an Amazon Smartphone Waiting Downstream?
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73787.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

The Worst-Kept Secrets of the Big 4
(Posted 23-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73816.html

US Agencies Cultivate Next-Gen Cyberpolice Force
(Posted 22-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73807.html

Choppy Waters Ahead for the Federal IT Market, Part 1
(Posted 21-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73794.html

Results Software Strengthens Bonds With SMB Apps
(Posted 18-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73780.html

Want to Future-Proof Your CRM? Get Flexible
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73775.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Linux Mint Is a Refreshing Palate Cleanser
(Posted 23-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73812.html

Open Source and the Open Road, Part 1
(Posted 22-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73808.html

Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting
(Posted 21-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73803.html

TextFree: An Open, Worldly, No-Fees-Attached Texter
(Posted 18-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73785.html

All Eyes on HTML5 as Mobile Flash Fades to Black
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73777.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

Apple the World's Top PC Maker? Depends on What You Call a PC
(Posted 23-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73817.html

An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 1
(Posted 22-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73810.html

Philips iPad App Uses Camera to Monitor Your Vitals With Surprising
Accuracy
(Posted 21-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73790.html

Gmail for iOS: Bugs Fixed, Shine Still Missing
(Posted 18-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73782.html

Google Takes Aim at iTunes but Only Hits the Haters
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73779.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- November 23, 2011

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Headline Scan
Will Facebook Jump the Shark by Leaping Into Handsets?
Xbox 360 Goes Metro With New Dashboard
Linux Mint Is a Refreshing Palate Cleanser
US Agencies Cultivate Next-Gen Cyberpolice Force
Google and Co. Hope Price Drops Give Chromebooks New Shine

Today's Story Highlights

Will Facebook Jump the Shark by Leaping Into Handsets?
Facebook's entry into the smartphone handset business is being reported
like it's a done deal. It's a deal, however, in which critics say
Facebook has more to lose than gain. The Facebook phone project already
has a code name, "Buffy," a reference to the famed vampire slayer of
film and television, according to a recent report.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73821.html

Xbox 360 Goes Metro With New Dashboard
Microsoft will release an update to the Xbox 360 dashboard for all Xbox
Live members on Dec. 6. The update is reportedly modeled after
Microsoft's new Metro user interface, which is used for Windows Phones
and will be part of Windows 8. It will offer new personal and social
features, cloud storage, Beacons, enhanced family settings and
integrated voice and gesture controls.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73818.html

Linux Mint Is a Refreshing Palate Cleanser
The Linux community and Linux users are at odds over the transition from
GNOME 2 to GNOME 3 as the backbone desktop environment for the OS.
Ubuntu's developers muddied the situation with its newcomer Unity
desktop alternative. Given the situation, Linux Mint may offer the best
solution if you need time to adjust to the radical changes in the GNOME
3 desktop.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73812.html

US Agencies Cultivate Next-Gen Cyberpolice Force
Children often focus on neighborhood role models as their first glimpse
of what they want to be when they grow up. School nurse, perhaps. Or
firefighter. Or police officer. In a future increasingly consumed by
information technology, who will be the first responders to provide
first aid for a computer scrape, douse a virtual IT fire, or catch a
cybercriminal?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73807.html

Google and Co. Hope Price Drops Give Chromebooks New Shine
Google and its hardware partners are revamping their approach to
Chromebooks with a series of changes. Perhaps most interesting among
these, from the consumer perspective at least, is a price cut to the
current Samsung and Acer models of roughly $50 or so.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73726.html

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Tuesday 22 November 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- November 22, 2011

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Headline Scan
Facebook Whittles Down 6 Degrees of Separation to 4.74
Bad Security Moon Rising
An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 1
Open Source and the Open Road, Part 1
Fully Loaded Curiosity Rover Readies for Trek to Red Planet

Today's Story Highlights

Facebook Whittles Down 6 Degrees of Separation to 4.74
Six degrees of separation may be good enough for most people, but for
Facebook members, it's only 4.74 degrees, according to a study conducted
jointly by the social networking giant and the University of Milan.
Conducted earlier this year, the study examined all 721 million active
Facebook users, who had 69 billion friendships among them, Facebook
said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73814.html

Bad Security Moon Rising
All things considered, this past week has been hell on security
professionals. On Monday, AT&T Wireless announced that hackers used
automatic scripts to target some subscribers in a bid to steal
information stored in their online accounts. They apparently didn't
succeed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73806.html

An iPad Lover Plays With Fire, Part 1
I'm a happy owner of an iPad 2, but I bought a Kindle Fire anyway. It
seems like a silly purchase, on the surface -- after all, what can a
Kindle Fire do that an iPad can't? Hmm. Not much of anything, really,
except run Android apps and play nicely with Amazon.com's growing world
of content.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73810.html

Open Source and the Open Road, Part 1
A new wave of really cool devices will soon do more than simply
integrate your mobile gadgets with your automobile. Pairing your
smartphone with your car's sound system and on-board navigation platform
is already old hat. Car makers are now looking at how to expand that
concept to enhance the notion of your car being treated as one big
mobile device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73808.html

Fully Loaded Curiosity Rover Readies for Trek to Red Planet
Following a one-day delay, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission
featuring its new Curiosity rover is now scheduled for launch on
Saturday, Nov. 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Representing the largest and most advanced rover ever sent to the Red
Planet, the automobile-sized Curiosity vehicle will look for evidence of
water, carbon and other key elements in the Martian soil and atmosphere.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73801.html

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Monday 21 November 2011

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- November 21, 2011

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Headline Scan
Water Pump Hack Paints Picture of Leaky Utility Security
The Fretful Future of Flash
Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting
The Technology Scandals of 2012
Thoughts of Thankfulness From Linux Land
iPad App Uses Camera to Monitor Your Vitals With Surprising Accuracy
CERN Do-over Results in Faster-Than-Light Particles ... Again

Podcast
Virtualization and Cloud: A Prescription for Healthcare (19:14 minutes)
CharterCare Health Partners has implemented a tag team of cloud
technologies and virtualized desktops to give healthcare professionals
access to the data they need when they need it, regardless of what
device they happen to be using. The successful infrastructure
modernization effort has also helped CharterCare move to electronic
health records.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-11-14.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Water Pump Hack Paints Picture of Leaky Utility Security
A small water utility in Illinois has been hacked, reportedly leading
the FBI and the United States Department of Homeland Security to look
into the matter. The attack came from Russia, according to control
systems cybersecurity expert Joseph Weiss, who publicized the matter in
his blog.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73805.html

The Fretful Future of Flash
What's the future for Flash devs now that Adobe has turned its back on
Flash Player for mobile devices and has shifted focus to HTML 5? Will
Flash for the desktop survive or will it die out too? Adobe has pledged
to enable Flash devs to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the
major mobile app stores, but it won't develop Flash Player for new
mobile device technology after version 11.1.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73799.html

Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Has Users Screaming and Shouting
User forums are lit up with complaints about Samsung's Galaxy Nexus
smartphone, which was released in the UK late last week. It seems that
the handset's volume control goes haywire when the connection shifts to
a 2G band. The Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to ship with Android 4.0,
also known as "Ice Cream Sandwich."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73803.html

The Technology Scandals of 2012
Next year is an election year, and there is no doubt we will have plenty
of examples of politicians who should have had their hormones either
surgically removed or had someone wiser make their decisions for them.
On the other hand, the technology market has certainly had its fill of
scandals over the last 12 months, many of which centered on HP and its
revolving CEO door.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73789.html

Thoughts of Thankfulness From Linux Land
Well, the holiday season is just about upon us for another year, and for
those of us in the United States, it starts this week with Thanksgiving.
That, of course, is when we begin the festive meal that will ravage
diets and waistlines across the land, leaving a trail of discarded
wishbones and skinny jeans in its wake.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73796.html

iPad App Uses Camera to Monitor Your Vitals With Surprising Accuracy
Until recently, it has never occurred to me to check my heart rate with
my iPad 2. Sure, I know there are medical apps that doctors and nurses
are using to store and move information around, but using the camera in
the iPad 2 to check my heart rate? And breathing rate too? No way.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73790.html

CERN Do-over Results in Faster-Than-Light Particles ... Again
The international research team that found neutrinos traveling faster
than light has done it again. It conducted another set of experiments
and again found neutrinos that exceeded the speed of light. As in the
first experiment, the researchers fired high-intensity, high-energy
beams of muon neutrinos from the CERN SPS accelerator in Geneva toward
the LNGS underground laboratory in Gran Sasso, Italy, 454 miles away.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73798.html

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Friday 18 November 2011

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Tech News Flash: Friday -- November 18, 2011

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Headline Scan
New Mighty Microlattice Material Weighs Next to Nothing
Android Malware Hits Record Heights, Report Warns
TextFree: An Open, Worldly, No-Fees-Attached Texter
Gmail for iOS: Bugs Fixed, Shine Still Missing
Is an Amazon Smartphone Waiting Downstream?

Podcast
Virtualization and Cloud: A Prescription for Healthcare (19:14 minutes)
CharterCare Health Partners has implemented a tag team of cloud
technologies and virtualized desktops to give healthcare professionals
access to the data they need when they need it, regardless of what
device they happen to be using. The successful infrastructure
modernization effort has also helped CharterCARE move to electronic
health records.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-11-14.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

New Mighty Microlattice Material Weighs Next to Nothing
A team of researchers led by Tobias Schaedler of HRL Labs has developed
an ultralight metallic microlattice that's 10,000 times lighter than
ultralight aerogels and carbon nanotube foams. Ultralight cellular
materials weigh less than 10 milligrams per cubic centimeter.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73793.html

Android Malware Hits Record Heights, Report Warns
Android malware has increased 472 percent since July, a new report from
Juniper Networks warned earlier this week, with the months of October
and November shaping up to see the fastest jump in Android malware ever
discovered, the company stated.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73786.html

TextFree: An Open, Worldly, No-Fees-Attached Texter
A slew of free texting apps are out there right now, and they have the
potential to cut your phone bill by enabling you to bypass your phone
carrier's SMS functions. These third-party solutions take advantage of
data networks, including the Internet, to send and receive texts, and
they let you text without going through the carrier's traditional SMS
cellular technology, which piggybacks on voice channels.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73785.html

Gmail for iOS: Bugs Fixed, Shine Still Missing
After a false start earlier this month, the free Gmail app for the
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has reappeared in the Apple App store. The
new version of the program, at least on the iPad, is as underwhelming as
its first version. That version appeared in the App Store on Nov. 2, but
only hours after its release, Google pulled it back.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73782.html

Is an Amazon Smartphone Waiting Downstream?
On the heels of the apparent success of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet,
which one analyst estimates will sell more than 5 million units in three
months, comes speculation that the online retail giant might come up
with its own smartphone next.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73787.html

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Thursday 17 November 2011

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Thursday -- November 17, 2011

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Podcast
Virtualization and Cloud: A Prescription for Healthcare (19:14 minutes)
CharterCare Health Partners has implemented a tag team of cloud
technologies and virtualized desktops to give healthcare professionals
access to the data they need when they need it, regardless of what
device they happen to be using. The successful infrastructure
modernization effort has also helped CharterCARE move to electronic
health records.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-11-14.mp3

This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

Google Sets Up Another Stage in a Crowded Web Music Fest
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73781.html

Sony Cooks Up Plans to Break Into IPTV
(Posted 16-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73773.html

Critics Line Up Against Pirate-Blasting SOPA Bill
(Posted 15-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73766.html

Microsoft Overtakes RIM in Battle for Devs' Hearts and Minds
(Posted 14-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73754.html

The Essence of Cloud
(Posted 12-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73749.html

The Hard Part About Rolling Up Clouds
(Posted 11-Nov-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73738.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

How to Lock Down Your Laptop While on the Road
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73778.html

Windows 8 Will Be Less Bossy About Automatic Restarts
(Posted 16-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73774.html

Flood of Filth Turns Facebook News Feeds Into Open Sewers
(Posted 15-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73765.html

Google Dabbles in Dream Tech in Hush-Hush X Lab
(Posted 14-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73755.html

Fuzzy Signals for Internet TV
(Posted 12-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73747.html

FTC May Force Facebook to Ask Permission Rather Than Beg Forgiveness
(Posted 11-Nov-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73741.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Want to Future-Proof Your CRM? Get Flexible
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73775.html

Zuora and the Future of ERP
(Posted 16-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73763.html

The Federal Government's Map of the Clouds
(Posted 15-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73759.html

Paciolan Gives CRM a Lead Role in Event Ticket Sales
(Posted 14-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73735.html

Fujitsu Reaches for the CRM Cloud
(Posted 11-Nov-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73736.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

All Eyes on HTML5 as Mobile Flash Fades to Black
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73777.html

Ardour: An Audio Editor That's Hard to Master and Tough to Beat
(Posted 16-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73760.html

Open Source, Abundance and Open Innovation
(Posted 15-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73629.html

Will a Spoonful of Mint Help the GNOME 3 Go Down?
(Posted 14-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73750.html

FriendCaster Pro: A Friendlier Facebook App
(Posted 11-Nov-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73725.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

Google Takes Aim at iTunes but Only Hits the Haters
(Posted 17-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73779.html

Apple's Post-Jobs Power Structure Takes Shape With Levinson as Chair
(Posted 16-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73771.html

Apple Strikes Up Match
(Posted 15-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73757.html

Flow: A Handy App for Viewing the World Through an Amazonian Lens
(Posted 14-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73742.html

What Did Apple Win With the Demise of Mobile Flash?
(Posted 11-Nov-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73737.html

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