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TRENDnet home security cam flaw exposes thousands

Just when you thought you were alone in the bath TRENDnet has acknowledged a flaw that meant that live feeds from its home security cameras were accessible online without needing a password.… Read More | View Original Article

Tech spending was strong in 2011 despite sluggish economy

IT spending rose just 5 percent last year but that small growth was seen in the face of economic problems across Europe and a hard drive shortage, according to IDC. Read More | View Original Article

Dropbox : comment bénéficier de 5 GO d'espace de stockage gratuit?

Dropbox permet depuis quelques jours à ses utilisateurs de bénéficier de 5 GO d'espace de stockage gratuit, au lieu de 2 GO. Cette offre est valable pendant la phase de test d'une nouvelle version du service, aux utilisateurs qui installeront et testeront un build expérimental. La limite de stockage de données pour chaque titulaire d'un compte Dropbox Read More | View Original Article

Google Loses Bid to Quash Potentially Damaging Email in Oracle Case

A federal appeals court has denied Googles attempt to have a potentially damaging email eliminated from evidence in its legal battle with Oracle over Java patents and Android. - Forget the third time; the seventh time is not the charm either when it comes to Google. Read More | View Original Article

La PS Vita en test exclusif à partir du 13 février dans certains magasins spécialisés

(Paris - Relax news) - 280 enseignes Micromania déploieront des bornes de test de la PlayStation Vita, la nouvelle console portable de Sony, à partir du 13 février, annonce l'enseigne spécialisée dans les jeux vidéo ce 7 février. Une petite dizaine de jours avant sa sortie officielle, le 22 février, la nomade nouvelle génération du constructeur japonais se laissera manipuler pour savoir si Read More | View Original Article

Groups: Congress should scrap SOPA, PIPA and start over

The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and counterfeiting, more than 70 groups have said. read more Read More | View Original Article

Google's whack-a-mole Marketplace cleans house again

Rovio Mobile, not Rovio MobiIe Google's reactive policy over content on the Android Marketplace saw dozens of applications popping up overnight with names close enough to the real thing to reel in a mark or two.… Read More | View Original Article

iTunes matcht selbst kurze Hörproben

Apples Matching-Algorithmus schaut nicht besonders lange hin, wenn er Songs abgleicht. Mac & i hat iTunes Match genauer analysiert und herausgefunden, dass zuweilen selbst kurze Hörproben genügen, um komplette Songs freizuschalten. Read More | View Original Article

Acer sues former CEO Lanci for breach of contract

Acer has sued its former CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci in Italian courts for allegedly violating a non-compete clause, the company said Tuesday. read more Read More | View Original Article

Körperscanner für alle australischen Flughäfen

Nach Probeläufen in Sydney und Melbourne sollen von Juli an sämtliche internationalen Flugplätze in Australien mit neuen Durchleuchtungsgeräten ausgerüstet werden. Die Nutzung der Scanner wird gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Read More | View Original Article

Indias IT-statsråd ønsker fortsatt Telenor-samarbeid

Indiske telemyndigheter ønsker å ha Telenor som en langsiktig partner, skal man tro statsråd Rigmor Aasrud etter hennes møte med den indiske IT-ministeren i New Dehli tirsdag. Read More | View Original Article

Stora störningar i Tres nät

Mobiloperatören Tre dras just nu med stora störningar i sitt mobilnät. Flera användare kan varken ringa eller ta emot datatrafik. Read More | View Original Article

LTE femtocells ready to take off as API ecosystem expands

Vendors are rapidly preparing the LTE technology to meet operator demand as witnessed by 17 manufacturers adopting the APIs for their upcoming LTE products, according to the Femto Forum. Read More | View Original Article

Sprint, Orange Ink M2M Deal

Sprint, like Verizon and AT&T, sees big bucks ahead in M2M services. A new deal with Orange will expand Sprint's M2M services to 180 countries. - Sprint and Orange Business Services, the enterprise division of France Telecom-Orange, have inked a new deal that will extend Sprint's machine-to-machine (M2M) services to 180 countries. Read More | View Original Article

SAP unveils HANA in-memory database offerings for SMBs

SAP on Tuesday announced the first products based on its HANA in-memory database aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, including a new Edge edition of the software as well as HANA-powered analytics for the Business One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite. read more Read More | View Original Article

Apple eyes ISPs to sell 'iTV'

Canny marketing as World+Dog goes IPTV Analysis  What are we to make of the claims from moles within Canada's two key telcos that both companies have Apple HD TVs in their labs?… Read More | View Original Article

Motorola Droid 4 to launch on Verizon for $199.99

The Motorola Droid 4 will be available on Verizon's network for $199.99 with a two-year contract, Motorola announced in a press release today. The smartphone carries on the keyboard tradition of its predecessor, the Droid 3, but with a much-improved design. Read More | View Original Article

Students plan to press Irish data commissioner on Facebook

A group of students concerned over Facebook's privacy practices plans to continue to press the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for action following a meeting on Monday in Vienna with representatives of the social networking site. read more Read More | View Original Article

Hangout für Google+ Developer

Entwicklerinformationen zu Googles sozialem Netzwerk Google+ gibt es künftig auch per Hangout. Eine Google+-Seite soll das bestehende Blog mit regelmäßigen Videokonferenzen und anderen Informationen ergänzen. Read More | View Original Article

User interface firm offers OpenCL benchmarking tool

Rightware Oy, a 2009 startup that has developed a licensable 3-D graphical user interface called Kanzi, has announced the availability of Basemark CL, a benchmarking system for OpenCL-related software and hardware. Read More | View Original Article

Apple seen taking 5% of HDTV market, earning $17B in revenue

If Apple were to offer high-definition television sets with an average selling price of $1,500, one Wall Street analyst believes the company could capture 5 percent of the market and earn $17 billion in revenue. Read More | View Original Article

Netzwelt-Ticker: Was für Folgen Apples Hausregeln haben können

Hinter dem iTunes-Rauswurf des chinesischen Suchmaschinen-Anbieters Qihoo steckte nur ein Versehen. Volle Absicht war hingegen eine Penis-Zensur in Spanien. Außerdem im Überblick: Erpressungsvorwürfe gegen Anonymous und Facebook trifft sich mit österreichischen Kritikern. Read More | View Original Article

Faktaspäckad app från Wombi

"En ny fakta varje dag!" är en ny svenskutvecklad app som låter dina barn lära sig ett nytt faktum om dagen.  Read More | View Original Article

USER-TRACKING Firefox sparks Mozilla civil war

Devs spar over user ID numbers in phone-home Telemetry code Mozilla coders are arguing among themselves about the open-source outfit's Telemetry project, which was designed to monitor Firefox usage metrics. Several coders in the Mozilla camp have expressed concern about how some developers are proposing Telemetry should collect data from users of the browser.… Read More | View Original Article

Channel body count hits dotcom implosion high

Reseller bloodbath in 2011 The channel body count in 2011 reached a high not seen since the dotcom bubble burst, stats from credit reference agency Graydon UK reveal.… Read More | View Original Article