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Thursday, July 19, 2012

IT groups petition Apple to "fix" Bonjour protocol

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IT groups petition Apple to "fix" Bonjour protocol
Apple's Bonjour and AirPlay technologies make networking with peripherals a snap for individual consumers but it poses an array of challenges on enterprise networks. Enough is enough, say a group of higher ed IT managers, who say Apple needs to make some changes. Read More


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10 technologies shaping the future of IT
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Tech execs earn how much?
Be honest, you salivate when you see those stories about mega rich people. You are a bit envious, definitely jealous but then say to yourself that you must have a better quality of life than that millionaire. Anything to rationalize the situation. Read More

Wild and crazy patents
Patent protection has been granted over the years to some truly off-the-wall ideas, including a hair comb-over and basmati rice. Some that seemed like shoo-ins at the time were later overturned, including the famed ENIAC computer. Read More


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EFF: Americans may not realize it, but many are in a face recognition database now
People are not going to, nor should they have to, start walking around outside with a bag over their head to avoid security cameras capturing images of them. Yet "face recognition allows for covert, remote and mass capture and identification of images -- and the photos that may end up in a database include not just a person's face but also how she is dressed and possibly whom she is with. Read More

Motorola says smartphones will be available in US despite ban
Motorola Mobility said Tuesday that it has taken "proactive measures" to ensure that its smartphones remain available to consumers in the U.S., despite a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on its phones that comes into effect on Wednesday. Read More

Skobbler to offer free OpenStreetMap API access
Skobbler, a mapping startup based in Germany and Romania, recently announced that it had rolled out a new web-based map based on the crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap project, featuring HTML5 positioning and other new features. Read More


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Oracle announces its first scalable, entry-level tape library
Oracle has released a new LTO-5 tape library that scales from 45TB to 900TB and can be installed and expanded by users themselves. Read More

Microsoft ignored tip that it botched browser choice in Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft could have escaped the wrath of European Union antitrust regulators and the risk of potential fines in the billions if it had paid attention to an exchange on its own support site more than a year ago. Read More

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