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Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care

A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.

By Fred O'Connor | 25 May, 2012 15:03

Tags: health care, industry verticals, business intelligence, applications, software, internet

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam.

By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 14:56

Tags: Telecommunication, smartphones, security, mobile security, Mobile OSes, mobile, iPhone, iOS, Hack In The Box, Exploits / vulnerabilities, consumer electronics, applications, Apple

Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.

By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 13:53

Tags: Hack In The Box, iOS, Mobile OSes, mobile, applications, Telecommunication, iPhone, smartphones, consumer electronics, mobile security, Exploits / vulnerabilities, security, Apple

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53

Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

By Agam Shah | 24 May, 2012 19:23

Tags: smartphones, processors, nvidia, Fujitsu, consumer electronics, Components

Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not been applied, according to a researcher.

By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 16:37

Tags: Hack In The Box, enterprise architecture, Architecture, software, fraud, Exploits / vulnerabilities, data protection, data breach, intrusion, security, sap

Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

Tags: Android OS, Android, smartphones, consumer electronics, patent, intellectual property, legal, Microsoft, Google, Motorola Mobility, Motorola

iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped

Android and iPhone smartphones together made up 82% of all such devices shipped to retailers in the first quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday.

By Matt Hamblen | 24 May, 2012 14:16

Tags: symbian, smartphones, mobile phones, Mobile and Wireless, IT industry, IDC, Gartner, consumer electronics, Apple

Lenovo's tablet shipments grow in China with low-priced products

PC maker Lenovo has used a basement price strategy in China to become the country's second largest tablet vendor, coming ahead of rivals offering Android-based products, according to research firm IDC.

By Michael Kan | 24 May, 2012 06:10

Tags: Android tablets, iPad, tablets, hardware systems, Apple, Lenovo

Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app

Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links.

By Cameron Scott | 24 May, 2012 00:01

Tags: mobile applications, mobile, search engines, internet, browsers, applications, software, Yahoo

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 20:06

Tags: Kevin Kelly, Todd Park, Steven VanRoekel, Barack Obama, 4g, mobile, e-government, government, 3g, Telecommunication, LGS Innovations

Windows 8 puts end to endless reboots

Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots.

By Gregg Keizer | 23 May, 2012 18:48

Tags: Windows, software, PCs, operating systems, Microsoft, hardware systems, desktop pcs

Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 17:58

Tags: Todd Park, Steven VanRoekel, Barack Obama, 4g, mobile, e-government, government, 3g, Telecommunication

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.

By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 15:48

Tags: Blair Levin, Mark Ansboury, education, industry verticals, broadband, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, Gigabit Squared

FujiFilm camera design to withstand water, shock, dust, freezing temperatures

FujiFilm said Wednesday it will begin sales of a digital camera in June that is waterproof, shockproof, sealed against dust and sand, and works at temperatures below freezing.

By Jay Alabaster | 23 May, 2012 13:22

Tags: popular science, digital cameras, consumer electronics, fujifilm

Up next for the Cloud: Big data analytics?

In an effort to diversify its Cloud offerings, NaviSite - a Time Warner Cable Cloud computing and managed hosting company - announced plans to offer storage service for customers in what one analyst says could the beginning of service providers looking to offer big data analysis from the Cloud.

By Brandon Butler | 11 May, 2012 06:31

Tags: Time Warner Cable, time warner, NaviSite, internet, Intel, hardware systems, EMC, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance, cloud storage, cloud computing, big data analytics

HP announces 'world's first' portable multifunction printer

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced the OfficeJet 150 Mobile All-in-One portable printer, which the company called the world's first mobile multifunction device that can "print, copy and scan on the go."

By Agam Shah | 09 May, 2012 10:51

Tags: printers, peripherals, Multifunction devices, hewlett-packard

Lenovo launches smart TVs for China, bringing apps and games

Lenovo on Tuesday launched its K-series of smart TVs in China, marking the PC vendor's entry into another hot devices market with a product that boasts Google's Android 4.0 OS, along with access to free on-demand videos and 1,000 apps.

By Michael Kan | 08 May, 2012 18:20

Tags: TVs, Lenovo, consumer electronics, Android OS

Start-up spotlight: Schematiq

Utilising social media in the enterprise may well be one of the hot IT discussion topics of the moment, but for Australian IT management start-up, Schematiq, many social media projects are being stymied by a lack of strategy, planning and proper implementation.

By Rebecca Merrett | 07 May, 2012 14:16

Tags: start-up, social media strategy, social media, Schematiq

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