Sunday, July 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 04/07/2010



Motorola to spin off mobile device business
Motorola this week gave more details of its planned reorganization, saying it will spin off its mobile devices and home products business into a new entity called Motorola Mobility.
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Startup to offer support for Oracle-owned MySQL
MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.
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Expected NAND flash shortages could boost consumer tech prices
Demand for NAND flash could outstrip supply in the third quarter of this year as consumer electronics companies prepare products for the holiday season, leading to price increases and shortages, research firm iSuppli said on Friday.
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IT staffer at New York bank pleads guilty to data theft, fraud
A former IT staffer with the Bank of New York Mellon pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing sensitive information belonging to 2,000 bank employees and then using that data to steal more than $1 million from charities.
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5 ways iPhone users get ripped off
Using an iPhone is like taking a holiday to some corrupt country: It may be beautiful and offer simple pleasures, but you're going to pay bribes to people who shamelessly charge you for what's free elsewhere.
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Visual tour: Desktop PC mods gone wild
Bored with your old box? These enterprising modders have you covered. Gorgeous, unwieldy, and rarely pragmatic, here are 15 cases that blur the line between workhorse and work of art.
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AT&T reaches settlement of old billing claims
AT&T and lawyers representing class-action plaintiffs have reached a proposed settlement of lawsuits over billing by AT&T Wireless before 2004.
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How dumb is the government when it comes to technology?
It's worse than stupidity; at times, it can be dangerous about technology, says Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
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Google makes moves, Russian spies, iPhone woes
Google tops headlines with rumors about the company's social-networking plans, more changes it made in China and an acquisition during what proved to be a slower-than-usual week for IT news as we ease into the summer here in Boston, where we've been treated to some gorgeous days of late. We've clustered Google's news at the top for your reading pleasure and will end our list this week with some "how to" tips that may come in handy for the lazy days ahead (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), ending with some news from Australia where wintertime is buzzing, so to speak.
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iPhone 4 antenna woes prompt Apple to dump return fee
Apple has dropped the usual restocking fee for iPhone customers who want to return their smartphones, the company confirmed on Friday.
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