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Google releases experimental phone to employees; 10 top iPhone apps for IT pros

10 top iPhone apps for IT pros; Eric Schmidt's privacy policy is one scary philosophy
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Google releases experimental phone to employees

Google has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored Google Phone is real. Read full story

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10 top iPhone apps for IT pros
Want to prove that your iPhone is good for business? Here are 10 useful apps that can improve your IT operations.

Eric Schmidt's privacy policy is one scary philosophy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation was one critic among many concerned over Eric Schmidt's statements on how Google should respect privacy.

Watch out Microsoft: GNOME is poised to have a killer 2010
The GNOME Foundation has been slowly and quietly growing in marketing sophistication, arming itself to do battle with proprietary desktop leaders Microsoft and Apple. For instance, yesterday the foundation announced that it was raising its 2010 advisory board membership fees to $20,000 apiece for large companies and $10,000 for small ones.

Chinese Zodiac Accurately Predicts Yearly Cybercrime Trends
Could it be possible that the Chinese Calendar has been successfully predicting the trends and methods of security activity in a given year? Could the Chinese Zodiac be used to predict the security future like the Farmers Almanac predicts the weather? We are about to close out 2009 the year of the Earthy Ox as defined by the Chinese calendar.

Recession not all bad for enterprise software users
The global recession took a major toll on enterprise software vendors and their customers in 2009, leading to flagging license sales and tight IT budgets. But the economy also prompted a series of policy changes and concessions from vendors that could make users' lives easier in the long run, especially if they become broader trends.

AT&T San Francisco outage caused by hardware problem
A hardware problem in downtown San Francisco caused an outage on AT&T's 3G voice and data network Friday evening, but the carrier expected the problem to be fixed by about 6:15 p.m. Pacific time, an AT&T spokesman said.

Five Web-Centric Alternatives to Google Chrome OS
Despite Google's move into the operating system (OS) space, the idea of a primarily cloud-centric OS is nothing revolutionary; the earliest examples date back to 1999. And although numerous other attempts at developing Web-centric OSes none up to this point have truly broken into the mainstream. But some current offerings present welcome alternatives to mainstream operating systems, packing in useful features and making it easier to access your online content.

Apple to Nokia: 'No, you're the thief!'
Smartphone makers Apple and Nokia are getting into the holiday spirit this year by countersuing over a patent dispute.

Bah Humbug! Shoppers Play Scrooge for the Holidays
Retailers' dreams of a Green Christmas may be dashed by Ebenezer-like shoppers over the holidays, according to new studies from two market research firms, IBISWorld and NPD Group. And while that's bad news for consumer electronics vendors already reeling from a bad economy, it may prove a Festivus Miracle for procrastinating shoppers hoping to find last-minute bargains on a few big-ticket items.

Today from the Subnet communities

On Cisco Subnet: Happy 25th Anniversary, Cisco and Five Shortcuts to PCI Compliance; On Microsoft Subnet: everRun 2G: Keeps your applications highly available On Google Subnet: Google adds discussion forums, e-mail lists to Google Apps

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Employee Web Use and Misuse: Companies, Their Employees and the Internet
This white paper examines a Web security solution that gives companies the ability to monitor and enforce their Internet usage policies, bringing site monitoring and URL filtering together while insuring security with anti-virus and anti-spyware protection.
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