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	Google will deploy fixes for Android SMS bug soon Android users who thought they fat-fingered a text message to the wrong person may be able to lay the blame with Google developers. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Prepare IT for Growth The need has never been so great to balance evolving IT Services with reduced IT budgets. Learn to position your organization for growth in this uncertain business climate. Read Now In this Issue US revamps science, technology standard-setting efforts Hacked iTunes accounts continue to sell in China Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns Cell Phone Users Are Gullible, Report Says PHP floating point bug fixed EMC testing engineer stole nearly $1M in duffel bag Google enhances e-mail security in Apps WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now US revamps science, technology standard-setting efforts NIST to bolster cloud computing, green building, emergency communications development.The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been given new marching orders: expand work with the private sector to develop standards for a range of key technologies such as cloud computing, emergency communications and tracking, green manufacturing and high performance green building construction. NIST could also see its core science and technology budget double by 2017. Read More Hacked iTunes accounts continue to sell in China The sale of iTunes accounts that have reportedly been hacked has yet to be stopped by Apple or the Chinese e-commerce site hosting the sellers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Combating Security and Compliance Challenges Don't wait for a security breach or compliance issue to damage your company. Ongoing monitoring can proactively identify and reduce threats. Learn how you can successfully stop security issues before they become serious problems. Read More Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns Less than 24 hours after Apple launched the Mac App Store, hackers have found a simple way to pirate applications from the store. Applications from the Mac App Store that skimp on DRM features can be easily validated as genuine with a few clicks when they are downloaded from third-party websites. But security firm Sophos says the exploit not only leads to piracy, but also to malware. Read More Cell Phone Users Are Gullible, Report Says Internet security company Trusteer has managed to get access to the log files of Web servers that hosted phishing Websites. Their conclusion? Cell phone users are idiots compared to their desktop computing counterparts. Well, they don't say it as bluntly as that, but their data is damning. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade The CIO Challenge CIOs can elevate the role of IT in their organizations by enabling new business opportunities with innovative cloud technologies. Read now! PHP floating point bug fixed Development team members put out upgraded PHP versions that fix floating point problem Read More EMC testing engineer stole nearly $1M in duffel bag A former EMC testing engineer has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole about US$930,000 worth of equipment from the company's Apex, North Carolina, plant. Read More Google enhances e-mail security in Apps Google has taken a step to stop legitimate e-mail messages sent by its Apps customers from getting caught in spam filters. Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 It's hard to pick the weirdest and wackiest tech stories of 2010 considering there is so much nuttiness to choose from. But we'll give it a shot. Here we take a look at a number of stories that gave us pause in 2010. 2010's most popular iPad apps As the iPad celebrates its first birthday, it should raise a glass to Apple's App Store, which has provided users with an array of innovative applications. Late last week, Apple released a list of the 10 most popular iPad applications, with productivity apps making up the bulk. MOST-READ STORIES The 5 coolest things to come out of CES The stripping of freedom: EPIC vs. DHS on TSA body scanners The problem with Windows 7 tablets: They still run Windows Apple, Linux welcomes you to 1998! Verizon unveils 10 mobile devices with LTE built-in Cisco unveils Internet TV and more at CES Polar shift shuts down airport runway in Tampa Android Honeycomb: A detailed tour of Google's Tablet OS CES 2011: Gadgets galore EMC testing engineer stole nearly $1 million in duffel bag
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