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Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- August 23, 2011

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Headline Scan
RIM Throws Smartphone Newbies a Curve
Hacker Smack Talk Escalates
Minimash: The Lazy DJ's Friend
It's a Roll of the Dice for Linux Game Makers
SMBs, the Cloud and the Difference Between Disaster and Recovery

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Podcast
Time to Step It Up, EAs (38:08 minutes)
Organizations are benefiting from embracing TOGAF, but what are
enterprise architects doing to enhance their strategic value? "This is a
time for the enterprise architects to really step up to the plate and be
accountable for real performance influence on the organization's bottom
line," said The Open Group's Jason Uppal.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-08-22.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

RIM Throws Smartphone Newbies a Curve
In the wake of its largest-ever global launch of smartphones earlier
this month, Research In Motion on Tuesday announced three new BlackBerry
Curve devices. These -- the Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 -- run the
BlackBerry 7 operating system. They are aimed at the newbie smartphone
user and have an optical trackpad in addition to the standard BlackBery
keypad.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73131.html

Hacker Smack Talk Escalates
This past week saw considerable hacker activity: AntiSec released to the
Internet 1 GB worth of emails and documents stolen from the account of
VanGuard Defense Industries SVP Richard Garcia. A related hacker
community, Anonymous, hacked into the servers of the BART Police
Officers' Association. Anonymous also breached the servers of another
BART website, releasing data on about 2,000 BART riders.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73128.html

Minimash: The Lazy DJ's Friend
Earlier in the year I reviewed an app called "Tap DJ," a set of virtual
turntables for mixing songs on an iPhone. I had some good things to say
about it, but on the downside, I thought the controls were too difficult
to manage on a small touchscreen. Really good DJs aren't just standing
there slapping turntables and flipping switches at random; it takes a
lot of finesse to produce sound that doesn't cause physical nausea.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73122.html

It's a Roll of the Dice for Linux Game Makers
If you had the option to pick your own price for a computer game that
only runs on your Linux rig, would you pay to play? Not if you are a
typical Linux gamer. At least, that's the popular perception of fans of
free and open source software. Linux is available freely. So why pay for
a game -- or any other Linux app -- when the FOSS mantra is based on a
no-cost buy-in?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73121.html

SMBs, the Cloud and the Difference Between Disaster and Recovery
Many small-business owners may not realize that the cloud plays a big
role in their business operations, and its importance is growing every
day. I'm often asked, "What exactly is the cloud, and why does my
company need it?" Simply put, the cloud hosts resources and applications
that are accessed through the Internet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73114.html

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Monday, 22 August 2011

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Monday -- August 22, 2011

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Headline Scan
Where Do WebOS Devs Go From Here?
DARPA's Long-Term Long Shot to the Stars
Birth of Googorola, Rebirth of Compaq, Death of RIM
A Big Round of Face-Palms For HP
National Geographic's Map App Lets You Take the World For a Spin
AntiSec Carves Another Notch in Its Keyboard

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Podcast
The Lonely Life of WebOS (14:46 minutes)
In this episode: HP announces it's killing off development of webOS
hardware, throwing the future of the mobile operating system into
question; Google moves to buy up Motorola Mobility, which could help
protect all Android device-makers from patent attacks but could also
alienate Motorola's Android rivals; San Francisco's BART is put under
scrutiny following its decision to prevent the use of cellphones during
a public protest; the Verizon wireline strike takes a few ugly turns as
a deadline draws closer; AT&T goes all or nothing on SMS texting plans.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-08-19.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Where Do WebOS Devs Go From Here?
Reeling from the gap created in their lives by HP's announcement
Thursday that it's ceasing work on webOS devices, webOS app developers
have reportedly been swift to stagger into Microsoft's arms. At least
500 webOS app devs responded to a call put out by Brandon Watson,
Microsoft's senior director of Windows Phone 7 development, within 22
hours, Watson tweeted Saturday.That's good news for Microsoft.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73124.html

DARPA's Long-Term Long Shot to the Stars
In a few short weeks, the United States Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, or DARPA, will award a $500,000 grant for a 100-year
starship project. The grant will be awarded at the 100 Year Starship
Study Symposium, which will be held in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 30 through
Oct. 2. The symposium will deal with the practical issues humanity needs
to address to achieve interstellar flight 100 years from now.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73118.html

Birth of Googorola, Rebirth of Compaq, Death of RIM
Last week's announcement of Google's plans to acquire Motorola --
Googorola -- created a massive change for Android licensees. They are
now looking for alternatives, tossing the biggest smartphone platform
into flux and increasing the interest in what will happen to RIM -- with
specific emphasis on its QNX platform.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73106.html

A Big Round of Face-Palms For HP
Life tends to be pretty exciting even in an ordinary week here in the
Linux blogosphere, but few can be compared with the one we just endured.
Not only did we learn of Google's Motorola Mobility purchase plans on
Monday, but later in the week came word of HP's mother-of-all-face-palm-
inspiring acts in the form of its decision to dump pretty much
everything relating to webOS.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73116.html

National Geographic's Map App Lets You Take the World For a Spin
The National Geographic Society may be best known for its iconic yellow
National Geographic magazine, which very often includes, folded up
inside, some awesome maps from all around the world. As a youngster, I
remember pouring over National Geographic maps on the living room floor,
hanging a map of North America on my bedroom wall, and using them as
study aids in school.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73111.html

AntiSec Carves Another Notch in Its Keyboard
AntiSec, the hacker movement that emerged as LulzSec closed shop in
June, apparently hacked into the servers of yet another defense
contractor Thursday. This time, the victim is Vanguard Defense
Industries. AntiSec hackers on Friday released 1GB of private emails and
documents regarding Richard Garcia, VDI's senior vice president, on the
Internet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73115.html

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Friday, 19 August 2011

Tech News Flash


Tech News Flash: Friday -- August 19, 2011

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Headline Scan
Will There Be Life After HP for WebOS?
The Plight of the Android App Wallflowers
Will Apple Snag InterDigital in Hot Patent Pursuit?
Bold's Audacious Price May Repel All but True BlackBerry Believers
South Korean Lawyer Leads Privacy Crusade Against Apple

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Podcast
The Lonely Life of WebOS (14:46 minutes)
In this episode: HP announces it's killing off development of webOS
hardware, throwing the future of the mobile operating system into
question; Google moves to buy up Motorola Mobility, which could help
protect all Android device-makers from patent attacks but could also
alienate Motorola's Android rivals; San Francisco's BART is put under
scrutiny following its decision to prevent the use of cellphones during
a public protest; the Verizon wireline strike takes a few ugly turns as
a deadline draws closer; AT&T goes all or nothing on SMS texting plans.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2011-08-19.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Will There Be Life After HP for WebOS?
HP on Thursday shook the mobile devices world in announcing that it's
killing off its webOS-powered smartphones and TouchPad tablet line. The
TouchPad reportedly suffered poor sales in its short few weeks on the
market, and little has been heard about HP's Palm Pre family of
smartphones. HP said it'll continue to explore options to optimize the
value of webOS software going forward.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73108.html

The Plight of the Android App Wallflowers
Android device users spend more time on their apps than on the mobile
Web, and the top 10 apps account for 43 percent of that time, according
to Nielsen. When the top 50 Android apps are considered, they account
for 61 percent of the time Android device users spend on apps. That
means the rest of the nearly 250,000 Android apps available have to
compete for the remaining 39 percent of users' time spent on apps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73107.html

Will Apple Snag InterDigital in Hot Patent Pursuit?
An arms race appears to have broken out over high-tech patent
acquisitions with companies jockeying to pad their intellectual property
stores or risk paying a price in legal fees or royalties. That's why
speculation abounds about how Apple may react to Google's move to
acquire Motorola Mobility and its 17,000 cellphone patents.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73109.html

Bold's Audacious Price May Repel All but True BlackBerry Believers
T-Mobile isn't letting all the other wireless providers have all the fun
with the new BlackBerry devices rolling out this month . On Wednesday,
the company announced it'll provide Research In Motion's BlackBerry Bold
9900 for a cool $299.99 -- after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year
contract agreement.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73101.html

South Korean Lawyer Leads Privacy Crusade Against Apple
Kim Hyung-suk, an attorney in South Korea, is on a mission. He wants to
get as many people as possible to sue Apple -- mounting the country's
version of a class action lawsuit -- for collecting iPhone location data
of its user for more than a year. Kim has already been awarded one
million won (roughly $940) from Apple as directed by the Korean
regulatory agency. His mission now is to multiply that amount by many
thousands.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73095.html

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Thursday, 18 August 2011

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- August 18, 2011

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Headline Scan
IBM Makes Brainy Breakthrough in Computing
Do You Really Know What Your Android Is Capable Of?
Shelter for Linux in the Software Patent Storm
Samsung Ought to Be Embarrassed and Ashamed
Is Apple Brewing an iPhone Oktoberfest?

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Podcast
A Standard Is Born (29:23 minutes)
Open Automated Compliance Expert Markup Language is built to automate
security and save costs. "If you think about PCI DSS, it defines pretty
tightly what your cardholder data environment consists of," said The
Open Group's Jim Hietala. "In terms of O-ACEML, it could be networking
devices, servers, storage equipment, or any sort of IT device."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-dana-2011-08-15.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

IBM Makes Brainy Breakthrough in Computing
IBM researchers unveiled a new generation of experimental computer chips
Thursday. The chips are designed to mimic the brain's abilities of
perception, action and cognition. The development could lead to advances
in computers that require much less power and space than current
technology.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73104.html

Do You Really Know What Your Android Is Capable Of?
As a Sprint corporate customer I'm referred to as "preferred," which
basically translates to "preferred because I give them increasing
amounts of money." Anyway, it gets me a phone upgrade annually, rather
than the non-preferred biannual deal. The only problem with an annually
replaced gadget is you have to figure out how to use it annually too.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73100.html

Shelter for Linux in the Software Patent Storm
Patents, patents, patents. Such a to-do about software patents! The news
this week has focused on little else, thanks in large part, of course,
to Google's much-discussed purchase of Motorola Mobility. It's fairly
widely agreed that patents were the motivating factor behind that
purchase -- not at all surprising, given the virtual lawsuit-fest the
mobile world has become.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73098.html

Samsung Ought to Be Embarrassed and Ashamed
Samsung used to be a consumer electronics brand that I appreciated and
admired. I've owned several Samsung products over the years; in fact, I
use one every day. I have a Samsung SyncMaster T240HD 24-inch monitor.
It's a thing of beauty, actually, with a pleasing clear polycarbonate
sort of frame with a touch of deep red layered beneath the clear
plastic-like housing. I love it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73097.html

Is Apple Brewing an iPhone Oktoberfest?
Apple has seen a record number of iPhone sales this year, and the
company shows no signs of putting on the brakes -- it allegedly just
upped its order of handset units from 50 million to 56 million,
including orders for the not-officially-announced iPhone 5. The
increased order doesn't seem unrealistic given Cupertino's exponential
iPhone sales growth and strong market performance over the past year.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73090.html

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Wednesday, 17 August 2011

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tightly what your cardholder data environment consists of," said The
Open Group's Jim Hietala. "In terms of O-ACEML, it could be networking
devices, servers, storage equipment, or any sort of IT device."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-dana-2011-08-15.mp3

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

Verizon Strike Could Have Domino Effect
(Posted 17-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73092.html

The State of Online Auctions: Going, Going, Going?
(Posted 16-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73079.html

Google's Motorola Marriage to Come With Big Patent Dowry
(Posted 15-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73078.html

LinkedIn's Brief Dance With the Devil
(Posted 13-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73071.html

Google+ Gives Game Makers Fresh Fields to Sow
(Posted 12-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73065.html

AT&T's Runaway Growth Days May Be Numbered
(Posted 11-Aug-11)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73054.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Fighting the Good Global Cybercrime Fight: Q&A With Security Guru Mikko
Hypponen, Part 1
(Posted 17-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73075.html

FCC to Scrutinize BART's Cellphone Block
(Posted 16-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73088.html

Is InfoSec Ready for Big Data?
(Posted 15-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73070.html

The Patent World War
(Posted 13-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73069.html

Acer's Latest Iconia Tablet May Run Out of Gas
(Posted 12-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73067.html

Scientists Pop Atoms in Microwave, Out Comes Quantum Entanglement
(Posted 11-Aug-11)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73057.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Who Will Be the Next CRM Idol?
(Posted 17-Aug-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73086.html

Feds Stumble on Social Media Security, Privacy
(Posted 16-Aug-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73082.html

New CRM Chat Tools Give Instant Gratification
(Posted 15-Aug-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73073.html

Assistly Keeps Customer Communications From Falling Through the Cracks
(Posted 12-Aug-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73055.html

What Customers Expect: To Get Value and Be Valued
(Posted 11-Aug-11)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/73050.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

PartedMagic: A Swiss Army Knife for Hard Drive Resuscitation
(Posted 17-Aug-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73085.html

Will Google Build an Uber Android?
(Posted 16-Aug-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73081.html

Microsoft's 'Linux Threat Level': Down to Green or Redder Than Ever?
(Posted 15-Aug-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73074.html

Linux Distros: When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be Secure
(Posted 12-Aug-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73061.html

A Visit from the Ghost of Linux Future
(Posted 11-Aug-11)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/73051.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

Is Apple Brewing an iPhone Oktoberfest?
(Posted 17-Aug-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73090.html

German Court Steps Back in Apple-Samsung Patent Feud
(Posted 16-Aug-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73089.html

Peakfinder: A Primo Panoramic Portfolio of Prominent, Pointy Places
(Posted 15-Aug-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73068.html

Apple's Tablet Battles: All About Appearances
(Posted 12-Aug-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73062.html

What Happens When Apple's Rules Stop Making Sense
(Posted 11-Aug-11)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/73052.html

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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- August 17, 2011

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Is the HP TouchPad Untouchable?
Fusion Garage Tries, Tries Again With Grid-10 Tablet
Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A With Mikko Hypponen, Part 1
PartedMagic: A Swiss Army Knife for Hard Drive Resuscitation
The Google+ Gaming Gold Rush

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Podcast
A Standard Is Born (29:23 minutes)
Open Automated Compliance Expert Markup Language is built to automate
security and save costs. "If you think about PCI DSS, it defines pretty
tightly what your cardholder data environment consists of," said The
Open Group's Jim Hietala. "In terms of O-ACEML, it could be networking
devices, servers, storage equipment, or any sort of IT device."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-dana-2011-08-15.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Is the HP TouchPad Untouchable?
Battered by repeated price cuts and reportedly sluggish sales, it looks
as if the HP TouchPad tablet is struggling in the market less than two
months after it first hit retail shelves in July. The Best Buy retail
chain reportedly sold only 25,000 of the 270,000 units it ordered. The
retailer apparently refuses to pay for its unsold inventory of TouchPads
and demands that HP take them back.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73094.html

Fusion Garage Tries, Tries Again With Grid-10 Tablet
Fusion Garage threw a new tablet into the mix Tuesday when it announced
the debut of the Grid-10, a tablet computer that features a new twist on
the Android operating system, a dramatic gesture-based interface and
predictive intelligence. It's not Fusion Garage's first foray into the
tablet market.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73093.html

Fighting the Good Fight: Q&A With Mikko Hypponen, Part 1
It was once the case that computer viruses and other malicious software
were written primarily by hobbyist hackers. Their motivations, for the
most part, were simply bragging rights and the respect of their peers --
desirable rewards, to be sure, but certainly not the sole focus of any
career. The results of their efforts, meanwhile, could spread only as
fast as a floppy disk could travel. How things have changed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73075.html

PartedMagic: A Swiss Army Knife for Hard Drive Resuscitation
I started out looking for a handy disk partitioning tool to repair a
colleague's ailing computer. I ended up finding a toolbox full of very
handy repair and system maintenance apps. As a bonus, I got all of this
packed into a nifty specialized Linux distro called "PartedMagic" that
boots into RAM from a CD or USB drive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73085.html

The Google+ Gaming Gold Rush
Technology analyst Scott Steinberg answers a viewer's question about
Google+'s foray into social games: Is it really going to give Facebook a
run for its money? In the short term, the answer is no. There are about
25 million users on Google+ versus roughly 750 million on Facebook, so
when it comes to making money, there's really no contest between the
two.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73083.html

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