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Apple Sued Over iPhone Data Privacy
The disclosure of Unique Device Identifiers associated with Apple's mobile devices represents a privacy law violation, the complaint claims.
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Internet 'Kill Switch' Bill To Be Reintroduced
Senators plan to revisit the controversial cybersecurity measure, which includes authority for the president to shut down U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a national emergency.
Global CIO: HP Calls Out Apple In CEO's Quest To Be Coolest Of All
New CEO Leo Apotheker finally talks about HP's future but says nothing about the enterprise. Instead, he says HP will out-cool Apple. Word up.
Intel Discloses Flaw In Sandy Bridge Chipset
Fixing the 6 Series chipset design error will cause a $300 million revenue drop in the first quarter, said the company.
Gartner Quadrant Reports BI Split
Business intelligence buyers want easy data exploration. That has small, independent vendors waxing and a few BI incumbents mired in a "new normal" malaise.
DHS To Invest $40 Million On Cybersecurity Research
Homeland Security's funding priorities include malware, insider threats, and ways to support the Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative.
Dirty Pool: Apple Trying To Steal Google's Android 3.0 Thunder
Apple leaks take edge off Google's Honeycomb showing tomorrow but, in the end, Honeycomb counts.
SMB Search Spending Down, Efficiency Up
Yahoo-Bing posted higher a click-through rate and lower cost per click than Google in the fourth quarter, while smaller businesses scaled back search budgets slightly, but increased keyword counts, according to WebVisible.
RIM PlayBook's Big Weakness: BlackBerry Required
The way that corporate email works on the PlayBook tablet, as shown in a demo video published by Research In Motion, looks like a disaster in the making.
10 Telling Tidbits From Microsoft's 10-Q
Investors need to look beyond the headlines and read the fine print to understand the real challenges and opportunities facing the world's biggest software company.
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Data Leak Vulnerability In Android Gingerbread
By George Hulme
Google's Android Gingerbread (version 2.3) operating system is affected by a data-leak vulnerability that is very similar to a vulnerability in an earlier version that was supposed to have been fixed.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Has 15% Return Rate
By Eric Zeman
According to tech analyst firm ITG, 15% of consumers who've purchased the Samsung Galaxy Tab from a U.S. carrier have returned it.
Paessler Speeds Up Network Monitoring Tool
By Paul Korzeniowski
Faster, faster, and even faster, that is the expectation among IT users. In response, Paessler boosted the performance of PRTG, its network monitoring solution, by 300 percent.
Android Sits Atop The Smartphone Mountain
By Ed Hansberry
In the 4th quarter of 2009, Google was in fourth place with its Android platform. 2010 was a banner year for the fledgling platform and by the time the year was up, it had catapulted to the top spot.
Automation Takes Center Stage In The Channel
By Michele Pepe-Warren
SMBs, you've probably been wracking your brain for the past few years to come up with ways to do more with less. And you've probably harnessed all your creativity and tenacity to pull it off, right? But if you're finally running out of ideas, you might want to consider deploying process automation software.
