Friday, October 06, 2006

Dunn, Hunsacker in court ... Microsoft plans 10 critical patches

HIGHLIGHTS
News: Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
News: Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
News: IBM announces new service management offerings
News: E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
Opinion: Interference Cancellation
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Starting young with the eBay buying


NEWS UPDATES

Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
Nokia Corp.'s patent licensing deal with Trimble Navigation Ltd. this week could give the phone maker an important boost in an ongoing dispute with CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc.

Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
Hitachi Ltd. joins most of the leading notebook computer makers in recalling batteries from Sony Corp. that are known to overheat and potentially cause fires.

IBM announces new service management offerings
IBM Corp. is introducing a range of new products and services, many based on technologies coming from recently acquired companies, aimed at helping businesses better manage and take advantage of their various software and hardware systems.

E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
European Union and U.S. negotiators have reached agreement on how to share information about passengers flying to the U.S. from Europe, a Finnish government spokesman said Friday. The new deal allows many more U.S. government agencies to access the data, which includes details such as a passenger's name, address and credit card details.

Toshiba lays out plans for mobile Cell chip
The Cell processor sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3, the most powerful game console yet developed, and a high-performance computer from IBM Corp. and now Toshiba Corp. wants to put that power into mobile devices and cell phones.

Dunn, Hunsaker face HP charges in court
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn made a brief court appearance Thursday in Santa Clara County, California, to face four state felony charges in the HP boardroom scandal. Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez scheduled her arraignment for Nov. 17, at which she will enter a plea to charges in the case.

Microsoft to fix Windows, Office security flaws
With hackers exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office software, Microsoft Corp. plans to issue 11 security updates next Tuesday -- six for Windows, 4 for Office, and 1 for .Net.

Survey: Regulations take back seat in managing storage
The second annual Bridgehead Software information lifecycle management audit showed that data growth and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) are driving archive planning much more than regulatory compliance.


OPINION

Interference Cancellation
By James Gaskin

When I visited a company in the technical district of San Francisco, they joked there were so many wireless signals in the area they didn't need a microwave for their popcorn - they just put the bag in the window. Needless to say, wireless connections for their internal computers didn't work because they couldn't find a clear channel. If you struggle with interference for data and cell phone signals, help is on the way.


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Dunn, Hunsacker in court ... Toshiba to use Cell in mobile devices ... Microsoft plans 10 critical patches

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ITWHIRLED

Starting young with the eBay buying
Jack Neal recently made his first eBay purchase: a bright pink $17,000 Nissan Figaro. Problem: Jack Neal is three years old. "Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," says his mom.

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