Thursday, July 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 15/07/2010



5 Ways To Fix The iPhone 4's Antenna Problem
Having trouble with the signal performance of your iPhone 4? Here are five ways to solve the "death grip" problem, plus some recommendations for Apple.
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Consumers Blending Social Media, Email Marketing
Almost 40% consult Facebook and Twitter to complement the information, deals, and news they receive from companies via e-mail marketing.
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US Extends Spam Lead
Twice as much spam comes from the United States as any other country in the world, finds Sophos.
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LG, Toshiba Join Zigbee Steering Committee
The group's RF4CE wireless standard is aimed at bringing advanced features to remote controls and other consumer electronics.
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Beijing Cracks Down On Piracy
More than a third of the city's 1500 registered Internet cafes will be indicted on suspicion of copyright infringement.
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VMware Upgrades vSphere VM Environment
Speed and scalability of live virtual machine migrations are substantially increased with the 4.1 release.
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Legg Mason CEO Fetting in Race to Reverse Outflows
The last few years have been tough for famed Legg Mason stock picker Bill Miller, but that is just one of the challenges facing Miller's boss, the asset management firm's chief executive, Mark Fetting.
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Many Americans Will Run Short in Retirement, Says Study
No matter their income level, a significant number of U.S. workers are likely to struggle to meet basic expenses during retirement, a new study of baby boomers and "generation Xers" shows.
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Bailed-Out Small US banks Face Takeover Risk
Smaller banks that got TARP money are likely to run into trouble repaying it and may become vulnerable to takeovers as a result, a congressional watchdog agency warned.
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TD-LTE 4G Wireless Advancing In China
Ericsson says large-scale field trials of Time Division-LTE networks will begin in late 2010.
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Phone Wars: Choose Your Weapon
A slew of new devices from HTC, Motorola, Apple; more coming when Windows Phone 7 ships; rumors of new BlackBerry handsets. Here's a guide to evaluating the combatants.
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Active Investor Market Offers Growth Opportunity For Online Brokerages
New Celent reports finds that by 2012, the active investor market will reach 16 million investors, making up 40% of the self-directed market. But online brokerages will need to enhance their platforms to remain competitive.
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Duck Creek Completes Acquisition of European Division
The company already had a partnership with the UK-based subsidiary.
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Opera Mini For Android Graduates From Beta
Opera Software on Wednesday released a new version of its Opera Mini 5.1 browser for Android handsets.
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'Antennagate' Could Cost Apple $900 Million
iPhone 4's signal woes may add up to big earnings hit for Steve Jobs' company, analyst says.
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Grange Launches Online Claim Submissions
The carrier's auto, home, life and business insurance customers can submit claims through their existing My Grange accounts.
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Humana Powers Long-Term Care Site with NavGate
The CareOptions OnLine system adds database, calculator and living will capabilities to the Humana site.
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SunGard Creates Enterprise Risk Management Framework with Microsoft, HP
SunGard's new ERM framework, designed to support Solvency II compliance, comprises the vendor's iWorks ERM solution, HP's consulting services and infrastructure portfolio, and Microsoft's HPC and SQL servers.
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Intel Reports Best Quarter Ever
Strong server demand in enterprises and small businesses reflects the growth of the Internet and the build-out of cloud computing capacity.
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Senate Vote on Financial Reform Bill Set for Thursday
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday scheduled a procedural vote on a sweeping overhaul for financial regulations for Thursday.
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Microsoft Launches Appliance For Building Private Clouds
Microsoft Launches Appliance For Building Private Clouds
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Slideshow: Who's Who In Healthcare IT
The push toward "meaningful use" of health IT in America's hospitals and medical practices involves some of the country's most talented healthcare and technology leaders. InformationWeek Healthcare shines a spotlight on some of those healthcare IT movers and shakers.
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Global CIO: Microsoft Joins Oracle & IBM In Rise Of The Machines
A CIO's plea that "We never want another update from Microsoft again" spurs Redmond to join the swelling ranks of IT-appliance providers.
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Health IT Czar, CMS Official On Meaningful Use
Coordinator of National Health IT Dr. David Blumenthal and CMS official Tony Trenkle share their views about the HITECH Act's long awaited meaningful use final rule in an interview with InformationWeek.
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HHS Embraces Flexibility In Final MU Regs
The final Meaningful Use regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services jettison a proposed all-or-nothing program in favor of a more flexible approach.
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