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Jim Rapoza

Extending Apple's Safari
One of the biggest weaknesses of the Safari web browser has been its general lack of extensions and add-ons. But with the release of the Safari 5.0.1 update, extensions are now fully enabled in the Apple web browser and many useful ones are currently available to users.

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Ed Hansberry

Droid X Suffers Death Grip Says Apple
Apple has acknowledged that the iPhone 4 has a serious problem when you hold the device in a certain way, which just so happens to be the most common way a right handed person holds a phone, with their left hand at the base of the unit. For now, the fix is free bumpers for everyone which mitigates the problem. Not content to stop there though, Apple is claiming other phones have the same issue, and going to great lengths to document it.

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Dave Methvin

Microsoft's Free Phone Giveaway
Wow, Microsoft will be giving away a lot of phones this fall, about 90,000 of them. That's one way to make sure that Windows Phone 7 gets off to a fast start, for both users and developers. Given that Microsoft is far behind, it's something they need to do if they want to compete against iPhone and Android.

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George Hulme

Verizon Data Breach Report: Some Big Surprises
One of the most comprehensive data breach reports available found the number of breaches to have declined significantly last year, and significant changes in how attackers are infiltrating companies.

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Keith Ferrell

Dell's New SMB Security Sevices Portfolio
Dell's announcement of a broad range of new and enhanced security tools and services for small and midsized businesses includes network endpoint security, and will ultimately, in partnership with SecureWorks, offer a hardware/software solution that includes security management and threat identification and monitoring.

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Enterprise Efficiency

A 'Culture of Saving' Can Benefit Enterprise IT
Americans are cutting back on the 'little things.' It's a trend that can offer important lessons to CIOs

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Nicole Ferraro

Join Us for IE Radio With Naomi Baron at 2 PM ET!
Author Naomi Baron joins us for IE Radio at 2 PM ET. Tune in!

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Tracey Hughes

What is the Tribble Effect?
The original Star Trek episode “Trouble with Tribbles” was not exactly my favorite episode. Far from it as a matter of fact. But now it has revitalized itself for me because “the trouble” in this episode describes a very fascinating situation.



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Black Hat Warning: ATMs At Risk

Barnaby Jack of IOActive demonstrated attacks that would allow a criminal to compromise ATMs.

Gov 2.0 Summit Preview: How Open Government Spurs Innovation

On September 7 and 8 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D. C., leaders from government and the private sector will share their experiences working with open data, and brainstorm over what's next.

WikiLeaks Tests Feasibility Of Government Data Security

Governments will always face the twin challenges of balancing the need for secrecy with the need to collaborate, say experts.

Google Fights Android Piracy

A new licensing service for Android apps aims to limit misuse.

IBM, UPMC Partner On Hospital 'SmartRoom'

SmartRoom systems, now deployed at two University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals, identifies clinicians, providing real-time access to patient information and workflow tools based on role and location of caregiver.

Security Pros See Cloud As Top Risk

Fewer than 2% have seen serious incidents caused by employee mobile device or social network use, finds RSA survey.


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Doug Henschen

Oracle Exadata V2 Customer Tells All
BNP Paribas cuts database size and maintenance time by more than half.

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Eric Zeman

LG Android Tablet Release Set For Fourth Quarter
LG on Thursday confirmed that it is working on a tablet-style device that will run Google's Android platform. It also showed off the Optimus Z smartphone.

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Fritz Nelson

BlackBerry 6, Windows Phone 7: Will You Stand In Line?
Are Research In Motion and Microsoft chasing the glory of consumer acceptance and compromising their relative success in the enterprise? That's the risk of following Apple and Google, rather than leading with strength and innovation.

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Bob Evans

Global CIO: IBM Attacked By EU Anti-Capitalists & IT Washouts
Two tiny makers of mainframe knockoffs are joining forces with the always-eager EU to try to browbeat IBM into unearned submission.

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Anthony Guerra

Guerra On Healthcare: Meaningful Use Regs Potentially Dangerous
Despite modifications, the prescriptive directives of the final Meaningful Use regulations won't improve patient care.

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Rob Preston

Down To Business: Oracle Suit Casts Shadow On Rimini Gains
Alternative provider of software support services gaining enterprise customers, despite Oracle suit's chilling effect.

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Art Wittmann

Practical Analysis: The Project Management Predicament
Telling your partner that you'll get to his request in four months doesn't go over better by showing him the other projects ahead of his in the queue.

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John Foley

Tech Industry's Pain Is Federal IT's Gain
In his Government Technologist column, John Foley argues in favor of the federal freeze on financial system projects, despite an industry backlash.

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Chris Murphy

Global CIO: Twitter Data Center Shows Vital Role Of IT Operations
Twitter is building its own data center.

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John McGreavy

Secret CIO: Deliver Strategic IT ... And My iPhone On Monday
Did our CEO conclude that the iPhone can help our company deliver more shareholder value--and did I miss the memo?

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Chief Of The Year: Vivek Kundra Chief Of The Year: Vivek Kundra
Kundra is driving change in the U.S. government's far-reaching IT operations. Here's his plan for executing on those goals, as well as the many challenges ahead.

Strategy: UC and the Cloud Strategy: UC and the Cloud
It's not easy to align the cloud with UC. Only by understanding how foundational enterprise technologies are converging can you prepare a long-term cloud strategy.

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