Monday, July 27, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 27/07/2009



Blackberry Curve 8520 available in the UK
The latest Blackberry Curve smartphone from Research in Motion is now available in the UK.
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New iTunes albums in time for Apple Tablet
Apple is to join forces with the four biggest record labels to boost online sales of complete albums over the more popular single tracks.
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Photos: IT saving lives in Iraqi warzone
Nearly six and a half years ago, IT engineers were among the first of the armed forces to arrive in Iraq when the war started. This month they will be some of the last to leave, after spending several months winding down and collapsing the information systems that so many people’s lives depended on during fighting.
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Video: Google builds IPv6 platform
In this video, Lorenzo Colitti, network engineer at Google, discusses the company's new IPv6 network .
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Six months is too long to be redundant, say IT staff
Six months is too long for an IT professional to be out of work, according to a survey of staff who are currently looking for work. Almost half...
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Cut cost of lending to SMEs, Darling tells banks
The chancellor Alistair Darling is meeting with the heads of major banks to put pressure on them to reduce the costs of lending to SMEs. The...
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Black Hat: Security expert's verdict on Oracle hacking tools
Black Hat, Las Vegas: Controversy greeted news that Metasploit would release a raft of modules to speed up hacks of Oracle's database management system, but some security experts believe Metasploit is offering nothing new.
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A guide to using social media for business
Businesses should be listening to online discussions now to enable them to take advantage of social media, a social media consultant advises.
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US to recruit thousands of young cyber warriors
The US plans to recruit 10,000 youths as cyber warriors through three national competitions announced in Washington today (27 July 2009). The US...
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Blackberry Curve 8520 available in the UK
The latest Blackberry Curve smartphone from Research in Motion is now available in the UK.
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Black Hat: Microsoft tool fights hackers
Black Hat, Las Vegas: Microsoft today released a tool to help programmers, security researchers and malware protection vendors manage risk and discover vulnerabilities in its software.
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Industry fears high business rates could stifle broadband
Representatives from industry and the public will meet the Valuation Office this week to negotiate a reduction in the business rates levied on new optical...
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UK firms sign up to identity credential scheme
Companies in regulated UK industries are expected to join forces to develop a cross-industry identity scheme that will allow them to trust how each other...
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Nokia buys web contacts technology company
Nokia has strengthened its position in the social networking space with the acquisition of Cellity, a Hamburg software company that offers a way to collect and store users' contacts securely in one place.
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Pay ransom or face nuisance adverts forever
Internet users are being targeted by a new breed of ransom threat, which uses nuisance advertising that can only be removed if the user pays up.
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New Microsoft browser offer to end EC dispute
Microsoft has proposed offering a choice of browsers with Windows 7 to resolve a dispute...
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Twitter suspends sports writer's account
Twitter has suspended the account of a sports writer following its clean-up...
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Critical security patch for Internet Explorer
Microsoft is to release security patches for Internet Explorer and Visual Studio this week.
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New iTunes albums in time for Apple Tablet
Apple is to join forces with the four biggest record labels to boost online sales of complete albums over the more popular single tracks.
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Ericsson wins bid for Nortel's wireless businesses
Ericsson has won the bid for the wireless division of Nortel Networks, the bankrupt Canadian telecoms equipment firm.
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