Monday, January 03, 2011

iPhone Alarm Hit With 1-1-11 Bug

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Monday, January 3, 2011

HIGHLIGHTS:

TOP STORY
- iPhone Alarm Hit With 1-1-11 Bug

ALSO SEE
- CES 2011 Preview: Tablets, Smartphones, And More

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- Outlook 2011: IT Trends to Watch

WHITEPAPERS
- The Role of SMS in Business Communications

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- Break Amdahl's Law!

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- iPhone Alarm Hit With 1-1-11 Bug
Apple users had more than a hangover to deal with on New Year's Day, as a software glitch caused their alarms to fail.
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- CES 2011 Preview: Tablets, Smartphones, And More
The electronics industry is gearing up for the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which kicks off January 6. The leading vendors are expected to introduce a host of eye-catching new offerings. Here's what InformationWeek anticipates will be unveiled at the show.
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- Top 10 Mobile Stories Of 2010
As the workforce became increasingly mobile, developers hustled to ensure their phones, tablets, and notebooks were the products of choice for these increasingly dispersed employees. The smartphone wars heated up, as Apple, Google, Research In Motion, Nokia, and Microsoft battled for dominance. In addition to facing-off over hardware features and capabilities, many phone operating system developers competed over retail outlets and handset manufacturers. They also lured developers to build applications -- both commercial and free -- for their platforms, resulting in tens of thousands of apps addressing everything from business to entertainment to the absurd. The world of mobile computing was on a roll this past year, as vendors vied for unfettered consumers and workers through a slew of increasingly sophisticated devices. Here's are 10 of the biggest mobile stories of the past year.
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- Verizon To Showcase Smart Home Monitoring At CES
The telecommunications company is taking a crack at offering an automated home service, a concept that has yet to gain much acceptance among consumers.
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- Europeans Approve Universal Smartphone Charger Standards
Fourteen phone manufacturers have committed to using the new MicroUSB-based design when developing phone charging devices beginning in 2011.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Outlook 2011: IT Trends to Watch
IT spending should rise in 2011, including increases in hiring and a surprising boost in data center spending.
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WHITEPAPERS
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- The Role of SMS in Business Communications
Learn why SMS text messaging has become the ultimate universal communication channel for brands and companies in many different sectors, including retail, banking, healthcare, travel, call centers, and more.
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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
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- Break Amdahl's Law!
Herb fought the law—Amdahl's Law, that is—and Herb won.
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INFORMATIONWEEK'S OVER THE AIR BLOG
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- Android May Redirect Your Outgoing SMS Messages
By Ed Hansberry
Every modern day OS has its share of bugs and they range from the mildly irritating to critical security holes that demand a quick patch. Android seems to have one that can change, unbeknownst to you, the recipient of a text message you are sending.
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- Meet The 'SMS of Death'
By George Hulme
If a pair of German security researchers are correct, a successful SMS attack could cripple vast segments of mobile networks.
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- 2011 Looks Bright For Windows Phone 7
By Ed Hansberry
Windows Phone 7 didn't get off to a blazing start, at least by modern smartphone standards. Our basis for comparison is the iPhone, the device that redefined what a smartphone was. That sells millions within days of each new iteration and there are over 300,000 books and apps in the App Store. That doesn't mean though that Windows Phone is off to a ...
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News headlines are a constant reminder that malware attacks and data leakage are on the rise. Over the past decade, the threat has changed and traditional anti-virus is no longer enough to protect against today's sophisticated and financially motivated cybercriminals. Listen to our Webcast and learn about the changes in the threat landscape and the 8 threats your anti-virus won't stop.
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