Friday, August 6, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 06/08/2010



Google: We still back Net neutrality
Google today denied reports that it is in talks with Verizon for a deal that could undermine net neutrality.
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Germans sound iPhone attack alarm as Apple claims fix ready
Amid a warning by German authorities of possible malicious use of a critical iPhone exploit, Apple said it has a fix ready and will deliver it in the next smartphone update.
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Dell's unveild Inspiron laptop with Bluetooth 3.0
Dell on Thursday announced the lightweight Inspiron M101z laptop with new technologies including Bluetooth 3.0 wireless capabilities and low-voltage processors from Advanced Micro Devices.
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Movies
I've tried a handful of movie-listing apps, and generally they range from the comically bad to the merely competent. This app by Flixster, simply titled Movies, puts all the other apps to shame. Attractively designed, Movies has a smart interface that allows the user to discover what flicks are playing, and it includes plenty of other neat features, too.
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Wall Street seeks strong programming, DB and OS skills
Financial services firms are recruiting more IT professionals this summer than a year ago, and they are looking for strong programming, database and operating system skills to keep their real-time banking and trading systems up and running.
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Android growing much faster than expected, say analysts
Google's Android was expected to become the world's second most-used smartphone OS by 2012, after the Symbian OS, but now accelerating sales will help it get there this year, according to analysts.
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Nokia tests mobile service aimed at emerging markets
Nokia has started beta testing a new service called Listings, which will be a digital marketplace where people in emerging markets can look for a job or buy or sell goods using their Nokia phone, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
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Let's certify business savvy
No IT certification currently available can gauge whether a professional understands how IT supports and complements the overall business.
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Net neutrality deal may not see wider support
A potential deal between Google and Verizon Communications on network neutrality may not carry much weight with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which has been trying to broker its own deal in recent weeks.
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Google Wave failure may help Google Me succeed
Lessons learned from the failure of Google Wave may help engineers at the company come up with a far better social networking offering to take on Facebook.
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