Friday, February 13, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 13/02/2009



Android Market Gets Paid Apps
Consumers will be using Google Checkout to pay for apps, and the move could compel high-profile developers to create content for the Android platform.
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U.S. Video-Game Market Remains Strong In Tough Economy
Sales of the Nintendo Wii outpaced the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PlayStation more than two to one.
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Google, Search Companies, Sue To Reveal Hidden IP Foe
Yahoo, IAC, AOL, and Lycos also join forces to reveal who is behind a two-year-old patent lawsuit against them.
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Google Android Phones To Be Remotely Rescued
The software, due out next week, makes it possible for technicians to access and then diagnose and repair end users' phone.
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Microsoft Sued Over Vista-To-XP Downgrade Fees
Suit claims the software maker is profiting from a program that allegedly violates antitrust laws.
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FCC Halts Some DTV Switching
Some 368 stations still plan to convert to an all-digital broadcast Tuesday.
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Android Security Vulnerability Exposed
The bug lies in the media server of the browser, and it could potentially enable hackers to gain control of the audio and video function of an Android handset like the T-Mobile/HTC G1.
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FTC Revises Guidelines For Online Ads
Commission wants tighter controls on storage of personal data.
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SimCorp to Help Clients Mitigate Risk in a Response to Market Turmoil
Soluition enable clients to mitigate risk, reduce costs and enable growth
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Foss Promoted to President at ProfitStars
David Foss was named to newly-created position at Jack Henry division.
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Updike's Passing Recalls Brush With Murdered Computer Designer
The murder of Ben Gurley, a computer pioneer at MIT, inspired late writer John Updike to pen one of his most popular stories.
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ACLI Statement: Federal Insurance Regulation "Vital"
American Council of Life Insurers president and CEO Frank Keating argued that optional federal regulation will address risks to consumers, the insurance industry and the financial system as a whole.
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Harvey Nash Offers Help for Offshoring Projects
The Harvey Nash USA Safe Haven Program is designed to turn around distressed offshoring projects.
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Red Hat Migration Program Aims To Lure Oracle Users
The JBoss Migration Assistance program is also meant to push business users off BEA's WebLogic (owned by Oracle) and IBM's WebSphere for JBoss.
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Wall Street Appetite to Slim Down Perks Faces Test
Wall Street bank executives squirmed this week when Congress scolded them for spending slices of the $176 billion in bailout money on perks such as private jets.
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Clearwater Analytics Automates Reporting and Disclosure Requirements to Comply with FAS 157
Enhancements streamline selection and tracking of fair-value measurements, level 3 roll forward adjustments and audit trail
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Microsoft Plans Global Retail Chain
The software maker will open stores worldwide, from which it will hawk Windows 7 and other products.
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How SugarCRM Is Helping One Firm Manage Through Recession
Instead of hiring someone to write specs for a new assembly line, ThyssenKrupp's system engineering salesforce uses SugarCRM to do the work.
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InforReach TMS to be Deployed in Global Markets By Marco Polo Network
South America, Asia, Europe and Africa among emerging markets targeted
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Virgin Money Debuts as Mortgage Lender in the U.S.
Sir Branson's firm announces wholesale funding role, through lender acquisition here.
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G7 Powers Head to Rome as Crisis Rages
Finance ministers from the G7 nations are meeting in Rome, hoping to thwart futher financial hardship and possible protectionism.
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T-Mobile G1 Gets Turn-By-Turn Navigation
TeleNav is bringing its navigation services to the Android platform, and it will offer audible turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic alerts, and 3-D maps.
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HP To Offer Citrix XenDesktop With Blade Servers
The combined technology targets companies looking to centralize desktop applications on the server, rather than deploying and managing them on employees' individual PCs.
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