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Microsoft files lawsuit over Android
Microsoft files lawsuit over Android
Microsoft has mounted an indirect legal attack on Google over its highly successful Android smartphone operating system, accusing handset maker Motorola of patent infringement for including the software in its own devices.
The action adds to a growing pile of lawsuits over Android that has been filed by some of the tech industrys leading names in recent months.
However, the legal challenges have not slowed the momentum of the software platform, which overtook Apples iPhone software in the second quarter of this year in worldwide shipments, according to research group Gartner.
Earlier this year, Apple sued HTC, the Taiwanese handset maker, alleging patent infringement in its Android phones, while Oracle attacked Google last month, claiming Android illegally included elements of its Java software.
On Friday, Microsoft filed claims with the US International Trade Court and in a Federal court in...
IT professionals urged to update qualifications
IT professionals urged to update qualifications
ICTTech qualification relaunched to address stagnant job market
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) has relaunched a qualification originally introduced a year ago in a bid to stimulate the IT jobs market.
The professional registration category is an internationally recognised qualification awarded by the Engineering Council to Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech).
It is designed to recognise the expertise and hard work of ICT professionals in areas such as hardware, software or system installation, operation, maintenance, incident/change/problem management, administration, security, fault diagnosis and fixing.
The IET is putting greater emphasis on promoting ICTTech and its other professional qualifications to encourage IT pros to maintain and update their qualifications, given the intense competition for fewer IT jobs in today's economic...
Change to 'Bios' will make for PCs that boot in seconds
Change to 'Bios' will make for PCs that boot in seconds
New PCs could start in just seconds, thanks to an update to one of the oldest parts of desktop computers.
The upgrade will spell the end for the 25-year-old PC start-up software known as Bios that initialises a machine so its operating system can get going.
The code was not intended to live nearly this long, and adapting it to modern PCs is one reason they take as long as they do to warm up.
Bios' replacement, known as UEFI, will predominate in new PCs by 2011.
The acronym stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface and is designed to be more flexible than its venerable predecessor.
"Conventional Bios is up there with some of the physical pieces of the chip set that have been kicking around the PC since 1979," said Mark Doran, head of the UEFI Forum, which is overseeing development of the technology.
Mr Doran said the creators of the original Bios only expected...
CompTIA Creating Advanced Security Certification
CompTIA Creating Advanced Security Certification, Plus MS MCDST Cert. being phased out, four Oracle exams exiting beta...
Following on from this post.
9/20/2010 -- In addition to the widely recognized Security+ certification they already have, CompTIA is adding to their offerings an advanced security certification for those with 10 years IT experience, with at least five of those years dealing hands-on with security. This enterprise security administrator certification will differ from the entry-level Security+ in depth of objectives and critical thinking skills needed.
To become certified, candidates will pass one exam on the following domains:
1. Enterprise Security
2. Risk Management, Policy/Procedure and Legal
3. Research and Analysis
4. Integration of Computing, Communications and Business Disciplines
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BCS Founder Dies
BCS Founder Dies
Roy Newell, a founder member of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has died less than a month short of his 83rd birthday.
An active and popular member for more than 50 years upon his joining the Institute in 1958, Roy made a sustained contribution at Branch and Council level. Throughout his membership, he also helped forge relationships for BCS with a host of organisations, particularly in areas of education and with wider political communities.
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-Ken
CompTIA and Certification Partners Join Forces to Create New Certification for CTP's
CompTIA and Certification Partners Join Forces to Create New Certification for Convergence Technologies Professionals
New CTP+ certification addresses skills requirements for fast-growing technology segment
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the information technology (IT) industry, announced today it is collaborating with Certification Partners, LLC, owners of the Convergence Technologies Professional (CTP) certification, on a new credential that validates skills and standards-based knowledge in today's convergence technologies.
The new CTP+ certification available Aug. 30 combines elements of the CTP and CompTIA Convergence+ certifications and is designed to address the rapidly changing landscape of new network convergence products and solutions.
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-Ken
IT in 2020
Discussions on the future of IT are always popular on here so i thought these articles on Computer World might be interesting reading for some.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/350671/IT_Careers_2020
Intel to Acquire McAfee
Intel to Acquire McAfee
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2010 Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the companys common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other customary conditions specified in the agreement.
The acquisition reflects that security is now a fundamental component of online computing. Todays security approach does not fully address the billions of new Internet-ready devices connecting, including mobile and wireless devices, TVs, cars, medical devices and ATM machines as well as the accompanying surge in cyber threats. Providing protection to a diverse online world requires a fundamentally new approach involving software, hardware and services.
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Home computers discover rare star
Home computers discover rare star
By putting their home computers to work when they would otherwise be idle, three "citizen scientists" have discovered a rare astronomical object.
The unusual find is called a "disrupted binary pulsar"; these pulsars can be created when a massive star collapses.
The discoverers, from the US and Germany found the object with the help of the Einstein@Home project.
It asks users to donate time on their computers, allowing them to be used for searching through scientific data.
This type of project is known as "distributed computing". Einstein@Home harnesses the power of home machines in order to process large amounts of data.
Credited with the discovery are Chris and Helen Colvin, both information technology professionals from Iowa, US, and systems analyst Daniel Gebhardt from Mainz in Germany.
Their computers, along with 500,000 others from around the world, are being used to analyse data for...
Virus writers hit Google Android phones
Virus writers hit Google Android phones
A malicious application that can steal cash via phones running Google's Android operating system has been found.
The program poses as a media player but once installed starts sending premium rate text messages.
The service being sent messages is operated by the malicious app's creator, who scoops up the fees.
Discovered by Kaspersky Labs, it is believed to be the first booby-trapped application for Android.
In a security advisory Kaspersky said that the virus - Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a - is being spread by text message. The message prompts users to install an application, 13KB in size, which purports to be a media player.
The virus was most prevalent among Russian Android users. The risk to Android owners worldwide is believed to be low.
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