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15th of Feb, 2012 by Admin

Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting

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Computerworld Wrap-Up: February 15, 2012 =============================================================== Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting Shortly after two U.S. Congressmen asked Apple to about iPhone and iPad apps that snatch users' contact lists without permission, the Cupertino, Calif. company promised ro address the issue with a future software update. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552187/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2012~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT Roadmap Chicago - 3/21 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/545860/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. OCZ launches 16TB flash card http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552188/0/ 2. Smaller iPad talk resurfaces, but Apple won't be tempted, say experts http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552189/0/ 3. NASA fixes computer glitch on robot traveling to Mars http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552190/0/ 4. FCC cracks down on telemarketing robocalls http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552191/0/ 5. From CIO.com: The iPhone, Android Walkie-Talkie App Everyone's Talking About http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552192/0/ 6. HP offers dedicated tech support for Elite PCs http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552193/0/ 7. New processor to cut cost of LTE smartphones, says Renesas http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552194/0/ 8. Oracle preps MySQL Cluster for Web use http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552195/0/ 9. Zynga makes dramatic shift from public cloud http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552196/0/ 10. HP offers dedicated tech support for Elite PCs http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552193/0/ 11. Activist-backed collaboration platform set for March release http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552197/0/ 12. Enterproid to enable work and personal numbers on one phone http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552198/0/ 13. Chinese public divided on iPad trademark dispute http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552199/0/ 14. PhoneGap: Mobile development made easy http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552200/0/ 15. SEC denies carrier attempts to block shareholder net neutrality votes http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552201/0/ 16. Cisco to appeal Microsoft-Skype deal in European court http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552202/0/ 17. Jonny Evans: Apple CEO Tim Cook hints broad iPhone attack http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552203/0/ 18. Josh Stephens: Are virtual network devices creeping into your network? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552204/0/ 19. Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: PC app innovation is dead, killed by the iPad http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552205/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ExaGrid~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 Keys to Better Backup In selecting a backup solution, it's critical to consider the scalability of each prospective solution to ensure that it will meet the needs of your organization now and into the future. We will discuss the five keys to better backups and why you should consider a disk-based backup solution that can eliminate your backup pain as your data grows. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552206/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCZ launches 16TB flash card OCZ Technology released a PCIe-based NAND flash card that offers five times the capacity and three times the performance of its previous generation card. The product is aimed at cloud environments by speeding up I/O performance in servers. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552188/0/ Smaller iPad talk resurfaces, but Apple won't be tempted, say experts Apple is unlikely to pull the trigger on a smaller-sized iPad, experts said today. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552189/0/ NASA fixes computer glitch on robot traveling to Mars NASA engineers updated the software for a robotic Mars rover, correcting a more than two-month-old computer glitch while the robot hurtled through space on its way to Mars. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552190/0/ FCC cracks down on telemarketing robocalls The FCC has approved new rules requiring telemarketers that use autodialed or prerecorded telephone calls to sell products to get written approval from customers. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552191/0/ From CIO.com: The iPhone, Android Walkie-Talkie App Everyone's Talking About Does anyone really need to turn their iPhone or Android smartphone into a walkie talkie? Sure they do, says CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552192/0/ HP offers dedicated tech support for Elite PCs Hewlett-Packard has expanded technology support options for its premium Elite PC customers, who will now be able to select a single tech support person to deal with over the life of a PC, the company said on Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552193/0/ New processor to cut cost of LTE smartphones, says Renesas Chip maker Renesas Mobile has launched the MP5232, a processor that will allow vendors to build LTE (Long Term Evolution) smartphones with a price tag between US$150 and $300, the company said on Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552194/0/ Oracle preps MySQL Cluster for Web use Oracle has updated its MySQL Cluster software to make it more appealing to large Web service providers, among other users of large-volume distributed databases. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552195/0/ Zynga makes dramatic shift from public cloud Zynga has moved most of its users away from Amazon Web Services and onto its private cloud in a move to maximize the reliability and performance of its social games network. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552196/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scale capacity on demand? Not with F5. The Iron Age is officially over. The Cloud Age is here. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. Shift up to the cloud. Get investment protection and elasticity for your network with NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. Simple, software-based licensing. The capacity you need, when you need it. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/549338/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HP offers dedicated tech support for Elite PCs Hewlett-Packard has expanded technology support options for its premium Elite PC customers, who will now be able to select a single tech support person to deal with over the life of a PC, the company said on Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552193/0/ Activist-backed collaboration platform set for March release The Global Square, an online global collaboration platform for activists backed by WikiLeaks among others, plans to have a functional prototype by March, its sponsors said. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552197/0/ Enterproid to enable work and personal numbers on one phone Enterproid is expanding its dual-persona phone platform to include voice through a new deal with BroadSoft. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552198/0/ Chinese public divided on iPad trademark dispute Ordinary Chinese people are taking sides in the iPad trademark battle between Apple and local display vendor Proview, with some thinking the U.S. tech giant should simply change the name of its iconic tablet. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552199/0/ PhoneGap: Mobile development made easy Adobe PhoneGap taps basic Web development skills for mobile apps on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552200/0/ SEC denies carrier attempts to block shareholder net neutrality votes The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected attempts by three telecom companies to block shareholder votes on whether they should commit to net neutrality principles. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552201/0/ Cisco to appeal Microsoft-Skype deal in European court Cisco will appeal the European Commission's approval of Microsoft's US$8.5 billion Skype acquisition, saying the agency should demand that the companies support standards for interoperability with other collaboration platforms. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552202/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple CEO Tim Cook hints broad iPhone attack Apple has its eyes on the low end mobile phone market, and appears to have reached a philosophical turning point in its dealings with the Apple TV, CEO Tim Cook suggests as he offers glimpses at the company's expansive future. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552203/0/ Josh Stephens: Are virtual network devices creeping into your network? Virtualization technologies have dramatically changed the way that we think about servers and computing resources in general; this is common knowledge among most technologists and especially with system administrators. However, many engineers fail to realize that these technologies have also created significant changes to our networks. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552204/0/ Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: PC app innovation is dead, killed by the iPad Software innovation on PCs is dead, killed by the iPad and Android, Apple CEO Tim Cook claims. He adds that tablets will outsell PCs and Macs, although didn't give a date for when that will happen. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858039/869152226/552205/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDC and Computerworld's 8th Annual BI & Analytics Survey What's the status of BI and analytics in your organization? 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