Belgian court rules against Google News ... MySpace to block pirated video

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News: Belgian court rules against Google News
News: Oracle debuts first homegrown TimesTen release
News: Mobile advertising not here yet
News: Microsoft releases .Net 'Micro' for embedded devices
Windows Tip: Troubleshooting a USB flash drive
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Study: IT sabotage, work behavior linked


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Belgian court rules against Google News
Google Inc. violated the copyright of Belgian newspaper publishers when it posted extracts from their stories on its Google News Web site, a Belgian court ruled on Tuesday.

Oracle debuts first homegrown TimesTen release
Oracle Corp. has unveiled the first major version of the TimesTen in-memory relational database developed in house since acquiring the technology in June 2005, emphasizing increased integration and caching with its enterprise-level Oracle Database 10g.

Mobile advertising not here yet
Despite the buzz around mobile advertising, end users and eager advertisers may have to wait a while for widespread deployments as the mobile industry sorts out the requirements for it.

Microsoft releases .Net 'Micro' for embedded devices
Microsoft Corp. has released a version of its .Net programming framework for coding on embedded devices such as microwave ovens or remote controls.

Taiwan warns firms on tech exports to Iran, North Korea
Taiwan issued a warning to local companies not to export electronics components and other items that could be used to make military equipment to Iran or North Korea, promising penalties for failure to comply.

Microsoft releases BI tools for Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Corp. has taken another step to make it easier for customers and partners to customize its business intelligence (BI) software suite. The company on Monday announced the general availability of Dynamics CRM Analytics Foundation, a free bundle of customizable source code and documentation, for users of its customer relationship management software.

CEOs: Emerging markets will pave the way
Some mobile phone companies are looking to emerging markets to find early adopters and for a glimpse at services of the future, CEOs said during the opening day keynote of the 3GSM conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.

MySpace adopts system to block pirated video
The rabidly popular MySpace social network on Monday launched a pilot program to prevent its users from uploading unauthorized copyrighted video material to the site.

BlackBerry 8800 poised to battle iPhone
Research In Motion (RIM) has finally announced the BlackBerry 8800, the multimedia business handset whose details RIM leaked following Apple's iPhone announcement, apparently to offset the company's sliding stock price.


WINDOWS TIP

Troubleshooting a USB flash drive
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises

Don't through away that USB Flash drive too quickly. If the drive
fails after connecting to the network it could be an issue with the network.


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ITWHIRLED

Study: IT sabotage, work behavior linked
According to recent research by the U.S. military and CERT, workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers who are "disgruntled, paranoid, generally show up late, argue with colleagues, and generally perform poorly." Shocking findings, don't you agree?