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The Top 10 Social Networking Annoyances

CIO — The same question people used to ask about PCs can be asked of social networks: Were our lives easier or harder, better or worse, simpler or more complex, before they came around? The answer is yes. For some folks, social networking sites such as ...More…

Web 2.0 Sites a Thriving Marketplace for Malware

CIO — A wiry young man with his head shaved and wearing a tank top points a handgun straight at the camera in a disturbing YouTube video. The man wears what appears to be a wedding ring, and he gazes vacantly away from the viewer. Though it's an odd ...More…

Secunia Personal Software Inspector

CIO — To use an Internet-connected computer is to be insecure and place your privacy in danger. Spyware, viruses, Trojans and assorted malware are everywhere on the Net, trying to hop onto your PC and cause damage. Snoopers want to get at your personal ...More…

Business Continuity Manager

CIO — A business continuity manager (BCM) creates plans to keep a company functioning after disruptive events such as natural disasters, terrorism, crime and computer and human error. They do a detailed, companywide business impact analysis and risk ...More…

China Mobile has Nearly Covered Chinese Population

CIO — China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone service provider, has nearly covered China's vast population with its mobile phone network, its top executive said Tuesday. He said China Mobile's network now covers 97 percent of China's ...More…

Social Networking Startup Goes Self-Service

CIO — Social-networking site provider Socialcast announced a "self-service" pricing model on Tuesday that allows smaller customers to get up and running without the need for a formal sales process. Smaller companies also face deployment challenges, .. ...More…

Google Adds YouTube-Like Service to Apps Suite

CIO — Google has added a video sharing component to its Apps Premier suite of hosted communication and collaboration software, betting that companies will find it useful for a variety of workplace uses. The Google Video service was due to debut in Apps ...More…

Growth in Symbian Phone Sales Continues to Slow

CIO — Mobile phone OS developer Symbian's growth continues to slow down, the company reported on Wednesday. The number of phones shipped with the OS inside in the second quarter increased by just 5 percent year on year. In the first quarter, the annual ...More…

First Look at Google Video for Business

CIO — Google brings video into its stable of Web apps with Google Video for Business, a new service that permits video sharing among employees. The idea is that anyone at a company--from CEO on down--can post a video, but the content will be accessible ...More…

Google Video Makes (Another) Google Pitch for Business Users

CIO — Google is attempting to bring YouTube to businesses by allowing users to upload, share and view video over its paid Google Apps suite starting Sept. 2, the company said. RELATED LINKS Understanding What Google Apps Is (And Isn't) Cost Savings ...More…

Obama Speaks Out Against Offshore Outsourcing

CIO — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) attacked offshore outsourcing in his acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, drawing a bead on a practice that has displaced nearly one in 10 IT workers, according to a new study. RELATED ...More…

Nokia Comes with Music Comes to Market At Last

CIO — Consumers in the U.K. will be the first to try Nokia's Comes With Music on the 5310 XpressMusic phone, Nokia announced on Tuesday. The phone is expected to ship next month. The service, announced last December, packages mobile phones with a year ...More…

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