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Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40:17 GMT

AP - Dubai's police chief says worries about spying by the U.S., Israel and others helped push plans to limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates.

Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:06 GMT

AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.

Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:48:44 GMT

AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.

Able to unplug from work while you're on vacation? (Ben Patterson)

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:43 GMT

Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.

Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:20 GMT

Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.

Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10 (Macworld.com)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:36:00 GMT

Macworld.com - As you’re aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changes—both expected and not so.

Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:33 GMT

AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Rooted... A Month Before Release (PC World)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:21:00 GMT

PC World - The folks at Sera-Apps, a German group of Android developers, have not only managed to get their hands on a prototype of the Samsung Galaxy Tab a month before the device goes on sale, but they managed to root the device at IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics show being held in Germany.

IPad faces new tablet challengers (Investor's Business Daily)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:52:00 GMT

Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17.

Privacy in iTunes Ping (PC World)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:24:00 GMT

PC World - Ping is Apple's music-centric social network that is integrated into iTunes 10. From a privacy standpoint, it's pretty straightforward--as opposed to Facebook's multitude of privacy settings--but then again, Ping is also very limited as to what services it offers. In either case, here's a quick run-down of the privacy features present in Ping.

Google (Investor's Business Daily)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:51:00 GMT

Investor's Business Daily - Google (NMS:GOOG) will continue to provide the search results on AOL's Web site under a new, five-year deal. The deal will put AOL video content on Google's YouTube site for the first time. AOL edged up 0.7% to 23.05.

NASA Plans to Visit the Sun (Mashable)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:26:17 GMT

Mashable - If you've seen Danny Boyle's movie Sunshine, you may be a little disappointed: NASA's mission to visit the Earth's Sun won't include sending people up there. But it will be sending a spacecraft into the Sun's atmosphere, approximately four million miles from its surface. The project, called Solar Probe Plus, is slated to launch sometime before 2018.

Ping's scheme is to sell more tunes (Appolicious)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:28:00 GMT

Appolicious - Do we really need another social network? That depends on how you view the purpose of social networks. The biggest,�Facebook, is great for monitoring, from a safe distance, what your old high school buddies are doing. But don't put Apple's new Ping service into the same category.

ArcSight posts higher fiscal 1Q profit (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:24:48 GMT

AP - ArcSight Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit tripled as the cybersecurity software and services company's sales jumped 39 percent.

Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:20:08 GMT

PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.

To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout (PC World)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:10 GMT

PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.

A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions (PC World)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:15:00 GMT

PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.

Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs (AFP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:16:45 GMT

AFP - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.