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Thursday, November 29, 2012

10 hard truths IT must learn to accept

  Microsoft fix in works for random Windows Phone 8 reboots | Apple's iPhone 5 cleared for sale in China
 
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10 hard truths IT must learn to accept
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Microsoft fix in works for random Windows Phone 8 reboots
Microsoft is working to address a bug that causes random reboots for some Windows Phone 8 users. It's still unclear what is causing the issue, but Microsoft hopes to get an update to users next month. Read More

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Microsoft's Outlook.com Webmail service recently passed the 25 million active user mark, a milestone the company celebrated by releasing an Android app for Outlook.com. The supposedly new Android app is part of the software giant's plan to take on Gmail, Google's critically acclaimed Webmail service, which has about 425 million active users. Read More


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In a symbolic shift, IBM's India workforce likely exceeds U.S.
It has been widely expected over the past year or two that IBM's India workforce was on track to exceed its U.S. workforce, if it hadn't exceeded it already. Read More

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BYOD: Where the costs are
Few technology trends have inspired as many misgivings -- and as much misinformation - as BYOD, or "bring your own device." Is the idea of allowing employees to purchase and use their own laptops and mobile devices a security nightmare? A productivity boon? A drain on the service desk? And perhaps the biggest question of all, a cost-savings nirvana? Read More

Texas School RFID student tracking conflict headed for Federal court
Opinions about RFID have long been controversial, but no more so than when a Texas school tried to suspend a girl for refusing to wear a student ID card embedded with an RFID chip. By forcing students to hang the ID card around their necks and to keep it visible at all times, the school claims it is guaranteed proof of class attendance or absence. Read More


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Mobile browser vulnerability lets hackers steal cloud computing time
A novel technique based on MapReduce could let hackers hijack computing resources used by cloud-based mobile browsers and use them anonymously, according to security researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Oregon. Read More

Google CEO Page said to meet with FTC
Google CEO Larry Page met with officials from the FTC this week in an attempt to convince regulators that the company hasn't broken antitrust laws, reports say. Read More

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