Monday, January 10, 2011

Cell Phones Vulnerable To 'SMS Of Death'

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Monday, January 10, 2011

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- Cell Phones Vulnerable To 'SMS Of Death'

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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Cell Phones Vulnerable To 'SMS Of Death'
A single text can shut down and knock low-end handsets -- from Nokia, LG, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Micromax -- off of a cell phone network, say researchers.
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- Global CIO: The Top 10 CIO Issues For 2011
Blazing performance, the Chief Acceleration Officer, hybrid clouds, optimized systems, The iPad Explosion, analytics, and others lead our list of CIO priorities or 2011.
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- Google Android Surpasses Apple iPhone Market Share
RIM's BlackBerry remains the leading mobile OS for smartphones, but slipped more than 4% during the last quarter, according to ComScore.
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- Wall Street Journal 'Confirms' Verizon iPhone
The Wall Street Journal today said that an informed source confirmed that Verizon Wireless will announce a version of the Apple iPhone for its network.
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- Virtualization Makes Smartphones Into Laptop Surrogates
The Motorola Altrix is the first phone to market with Citrix Systems' Nirvana environment able to present virtualized desktop apps.
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- CES: Audi Readies Mobile Technology For Rapid Motion
Having partnered with NVIDIA and formed a joint venture to create software for its in-car infotainment platform, Audi is rethinking mobile technology to make it work better while on the move.

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- Outlook 2011: IT Trends to Watch
IT spending should rise in 2011, including increases in hiring and a surprising boost in data center spending.
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