T-Mobile refreshes the BlackBerry Curve
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T-Mobile refreshes the BlackBerry Curve
T-Mobile's update of the BlackBerry Curve, the 8900, isn't an earth-shattering revision of one of Research In Motion Ltd.'s most successful QWERTY keyboard models. But for those who are content to browse over T-Mobile's somewhat pokey EDGE network when Wi-Fi isn't available, it offers an improved camera, a sleeker design and a snappier processor than [...]
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Three myths of enterprise wiki deployment
A Denmark-based analyst with research firm J. Boye said she's encountered an organization that, after implementing an enterprise-wide employee wiki, realized it didn't exactly have the right culture to bring it to life. Discussions prior to the site launch debated whether employees should contribute anonymously or through profiles, and whether those profiles should include user [...]
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Silverlight adoption hampered by economic crisis
Microsoft's Silverlight technology has streamed some high-profile live events lately, the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama and the 2008 Summer Olympics among them. But Silverlight's real promise for the business customer - to improve user interfaces for day-to-day applications - has been thwarted by tightening budgets. In a recessionary climate, enterprise IT decision makers are [...]
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IE8's clickjacking protection will have 'zero impact,' says researcher
Microsoft Corp. provided more information today about how Internet Explorer's new anti-clickjacking feature works, but one of the researchers who first reported the problem last year said it will have "zero impact" on protecting users. Clickjacking is the term given last September to a new class of browser-based attacks that tricks users into clicking on site [...]
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Cookie use in YouTube videos on WhiteHouse.gov prompts privacy concerns
Back when he was campaigning for president, Barack Obama's skillful use of Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook and YouTube enabled him to get his message out to new audiences of voters in an unprecedented fashion. But using the same technologies in his new role as president is already proving to be more controversial. Not even [...]
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Google gets competitive, taking Gmail users offline
Google Inc. late yesterday launched an updated version of Gmail that lets users access their accounts without an Internet connection.
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AOL to lay off 10% of staff
Time Warner Inc.'s underperforming AOL LLC Internet unit will lay off 700 employees, about 10% of its staff, a move it is taking in response to the global economic downturn. In a memo to employees, AOL CEO Randy Falco said the move was necessary because the tough economy has led marketers to slash their advertising spending. [...]
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Developers struggle amid fragile Facebook economy
Dave Morin, 28, sits at the epicenter of the Facebook Economy, and at first glance, the backdrop looks pleasant. Outside Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, gentle sunshine bathes the wine bars, sushi restaurants and coffee shops along University Avenue on a beautiful 70-degree Monday in January. But Morin's job isn't so carefree. As a senior manager [...]
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3 NAS devices offer big-time storage for small networks
We are collecting and keeping more information today than ever before. Whether it's video, pictures, music, or just plain old gobs of e-mail and text messages, all that information has to be stored and backed up. Even in a down economy, the obvious temptation is to rush out, grab a handful of hard drives (no matter [...]
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