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iPhone app rejected? Now there's a site for that

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:26:58 GMT

"There are now more than 100,000 iPhone applications available on the App Store," Martin says. "However, Apple has a secret, undocumented, unquestionable, random process for deciding which applications to allow onto the deck."

ESPN360.com and Cox Sports to Simulcast PC Basketball Game

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:29:26 GMT

WEST WARWICK, R.I., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET, Cox Communications customers in New England will have exclusive access to live coverage of the Providence College men's basketball game against Northeastern.

When a Picture Is Worth 1,000 Complaints

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:45:21 GMT

A manipulated image of Michelle Obama that drew headlines and controversy when it became the first result users saw when performing a Google Image search for the First Lady was pulled down Wednesday -- but not by Google. While the picture may have disappeared, questions about Google's response to

Data-leak lessons learned from the 'Climategate' hack

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMT

In case you've missed it, someone recently dumped a large cache of e-mail files and documents from the University of East Anglia University's prestigious Climactic Research Unit onto the ‘Net. The CRU is one of the leading climatology research institutions, and its data and models provide much of

Verizon to pay $468k in EPA penalties

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:18:54 GMT

Verizon Wireless Inc. will fork over $468,000 to the federal government to settle self-disclosed violations of environmental regulations that have been discovered at more than 650 facilities in 42 states. The Environmental Appeals Board of the U.S.

UK Software Management Licensing Conference - 21 April 2010

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:46:59 GMT

FrontRange is proud to sponsor the SIRB's second annual licensing conference, to be held at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, UK.

Buying Time for IT Managers: Announcing Monitis’ Universal Cloud ...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:25:21 GMT

PR: Monitis, the leading provider of affordable, easy-to-use, 100% Cloud-based, network and systems monitoring solutions, today announced a another major release in its crusade to save IT managers’ time - a Universal Cloud Monitoring Framework that enables external and internal monitoring from all

Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

The latest smart grid programs give alternative storage technologies, including compressed air, flow batteries, and flywheels, a shot at proving themselves at utility scale. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Green Tech.

Emails expose the global warming conspiracy

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:34 GMT

NEWS THAT more than 1,000 emails and hundreds of other documents created by scientists at the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Hadley Climate Research Unit (CRU) were leaked onto the Internet, allegedly after one of the organisation's email servers was hacked, sent the world into a spin last week.

Google Analytics under attack over privacy

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

The German ULD privacy commission, which is the equivalent of the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has even suggested that the service breaks German laws.

Interactive Ideas gets new HQ

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Distributor buys new Enfield hub and aims for further growth and international expansion

White House says Obama will attend Copenhagen

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

And US will commit to greenhouse gas reduction target of 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020

Tesco Mobile to get a taste of Apple's iPhone

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:03:02 GMT

News in brief: Retail giant to stock smartphone in time for Christmas. Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Apple ended its

3 UK Partners With Mobix Interactive To Launch First Ever Mobile ...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

London 25 November 2009 - Mobile operator 3 has launched the first mobile TV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, giving subscribers on-demand access to entire episodes of hit TV shows.

Bug Confirmed in Older IE Browsers

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:40 GMT

Microsoft confirmed that a security hole in older versions of Internet Explorer is a real threat that the company is taking seriously.

Google Boosts BlackBerry Connection

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:48 GMT

Google has unveiled an update to its Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry, upping the number of users who can simultaneously access the Google services.

Gartner: Data Center Problems Ahead

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

Energy, staffing, and hardware costs lead the list of worsening challenges facing data center managers, research firm says.

December Webcasts focus on energy, safety, assets

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:33 GMT

Plant Engineering's Fourth-Quarter Webcast series will provide viewers with cutting-edge knowledge on three areas of vital interest to plant floor managers. o The issue of arc flash detection will be the subject of a Webcast sponsored by Littlefuse on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. CDT.

Microsoft CFO Liddell steps down; Klein takes reins

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:01 GMT

Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell is leaving the company at the end of the year, the company announced on Tuesday. ...

EnerDel Entering Utility-Scale Energy Storage Market

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:10:01 GMT

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel is entering the utility-scale energy storage market, supplying batteries for one of the 16 new smart grid regional demonstration projects recently awarded funding by the US DOE. (Earlier post.

Government to publish green IT handbook for CIOs

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:05:31 GMT

A handbook is being published for CIOs in central and local government with a range of regulations on green IT practices.

The handbook will be published...

IP Telephony: Efficient Administration

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

IP Telephony: Efficient Administration. ANDTEK's Provisioning Solution Saves Time and Money.

Microsoft adds identity to cloud

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Everyone eyeing Microsoft's Azure, their candidate for cloud-based computing, can at least agree on one thing: Redmond is late to the party that's dominated by Salesforce.com, Google, Amazon and a host of others. How can they hope to differentiate themselves?

E-waste hazard

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:36:25 GMT

Digital Planet reports on the hazards facing India's recycling workers dealing with piles of e-waste.

Can You Make Money with Affiliate Marketing?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:38 GMT

If you have your own Web site or blog, you can earn extra income through affiliate marketing. We look at what s involved and what you need to know to make some dough.