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Firefox 4 Beta 2 struts appealing features that go beyond ‘Tab Candy’

The folks at Mozilla just released beta 2 of their revamped and redesigned Firefox browser.

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Defcon contest rattles nerves at FBI, security groups

A Defcon contest that invites contestants to trick employees at U.S. corporations into revealing not-so-sensitive data has rattled some nerves. Contest organizers have been called by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and seen warnings issued by …

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Apple’s latest iOS 4 issue: iPhone 3G woes

Now that Apple has pacified iPhone 4 customers with free bumper cases to alleviate antenna issues, the company is looking into problems with iOS 4 and the iPhone 3G.

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Burton Group: Avoid Office 2010 lock-in, stick with Office 2007

Microsoft’s 2010 software suites present “the most complicated lock-in decision in years,” and many customers will be justified in sticking with the 2007 versions of Office, Exchange, and SharePoint, Burton Group analysts said this week at the Catalyst…

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Surprise! iPhone users consume less data than Verizon users

The iPhone was as much of a revolution to carrier networks as it was to consumers — it was the first phone that gave users a reason to wirelessly gobble data, and that was before “there’s an app for that” became a colloquialism. According to an upc…

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5 lessons for win-win open source projects

Lockheed Martin’s newly open sourced social networking platform, Eureka Streams, has faced FUD when it should be received with open arms. IT decision-makers can learn important lessons from Lockheed Martin when evaluating whether to open-source an inte…

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Future tech: Retro visions revisited

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Dude, where's my flying car?! We look at 11 venerated visions of future technology that totally missed the mark

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The InfoWorld news quiz: July 30, 2010

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NQ100730

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WikiLeaks springs a big one; don't leave your iPad out in the sun

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The hysterical cancer campaign against cell phones

I love Northern California and have lived here most of my life. But as enlightened as this part of the world likes to think it is, we have a strain of know-nothing technophobia that masquerades as progressive politics.

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InfoWorld review: An IP KVM for servers that haven’t come out of the closet

If you thought you could get advanced features like remote media mounting, remote power reset, and ultraquick screen refreshes in only the big KVM boxes, think again. The $385 Lantronix SpiderDuo stuffs these features, advanced authentication (LDAP, RA…

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