IT News HeadLines (ITWorld) 29-8-2008

29-8-2008

1. Survey- IT staff would steal secrets if laid off
2. Big Brother Browser: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2
3. Oracle technical forum upgrade plagued with problems
4. Critics question Comcast broadband caps
5. Alphabet decides who gets most spam
6. Toshiba's XDE DVD players won't hurt Blu-ray Disc
7. Toshiba to launch Cell-based TV in 2009
8. Microsoft buys European comparison shopping site for $486M
9. Atom demand still stymied by testing bottleneck
10. Privacy feature in Internet Explorer 8 leaks private data
11. Judge finds Qualcomm in contempt of injunction
12. Comcast sets monthly bandwidth limit for customers
13. Google introduces Android apps store
14. Apple promises September fix for iPhone security flaw
15. IT workers hit hardest by offshore outsourcing, survey finds
16. Dell profit falls as revenue grows

28-8-2008

1. Performance improvement integral to Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8
2. Steve Jobs' death greatly exaggerated; obit a mistake
3. Google extends Apps Premier credit for Gmail outages
4. Sony to launch centimeter-thin LCD TV this year
5. Sprint's WiMax service to include local features
6. European court won't stop UK hacker's extradition to US
7. Microsoft warns of IE8 lock-in with XP SP3
8. Six hacks for your mobile gear
9. Microsoft lures Symantec resellers
10. Defending Islam, hacker defaces thousands of Dutch websites
11. Toshiba pushes tech that upscales content to HD
12. Microsoft reveals Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

27-8-2008

1. Malware infects space station laptop
2. LG puts Bluetooth into new LCD, plasma TV sets
3. Nokia widens market share lead
4. Immersion to pay Microsoft $20 million to settle patent suit
5. Study- Grim outlook for U.S. IT spending
6. Microsoft Office Live Small Biz suffers outage, lost e-mail
7. Scrabulous removed from Facebook again
8. Dell puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for emerging markets
9. 595 immigrants arrested at electronics plant
10. Oracle integrates CRM On Demand with Siebel
11. Will we ever have Mac clones-
12. Build your own free security suite
13. Accessing Remote Data Wrapup
14. Samsung- Market for SSDs in low-cost PCs exploding
15. Locked iPhones can be unlocked without a password
16. Mainsoft backs Visual Studio 2008 in tools
17. Recording All Activity on a Server
18. Mozilla extension would tap into typed commands
19. Hitting it big on eBay- New extinct species, futuristic toilets
20. Cell phones help pastoralists fight livestock theft
21. Mozilla switches on Firefox 3.0 auto update
22. Trojans and viruses are out to get you
23. EMC targets SMBs, branch offices with new low-end storage
24. Privacy group- US border-crossing database raises concerns
25. Linux end-user summit planned
26. Mac clone maker sues Apple, plays antitrust card
27. When to Worry About Security Holes--and When Not To
28. FAA computer problems cause airport delays
29. Microsoft tweaks anti-piracy check for Windows XP

26-8-2008

1. Port forwarding
2. Microsoft completes Small Business Server 2008
3. PGP upgrades encryption wares
4. What a Verizon-Google deal would mean for mobile search
5. Microsoft to add privacy features to IE8
6. VARs take a hit on shipping

25-8-2008

1. How to print iPhone text messages
2. Bugs & fixes- Fixing a connect to server error
3. Researcher warns of Vista vulnerabilities
4. Direct from Microsoft- Tips for Integrating Exchange 2007 and Double-Take Software
5. Vista may still have its day
6. Mozilla turbocharges Firefox, touts major speed gains