IBM digs into security management 07 Jan 2008 22:42 GMTIBM is aggressively expanding its security portfolio in hopes of becoming the de facto source of advice and technology for businesses looking to adopt high-level IT governance and risk management strategies -- a transformation among customers that officials at Big Blue cite as both ongoing and inevitable.
Source: InfoWorld Yahoo Intros Mobile Developer Platform
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07 Jan 2008 19:52 GMTNewsFactor - On Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yahoo announced a Mobile Developer Platform, as well as a new mobile home page and the third generation of its Yahoo Go software for mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo Intel to add WiMax to upcoming ultramobile platform 07 Jan 2008 19:25 GMTIntel may deliver WiMax technology more quickly to mobile users by including it as an option for ultramobile devices based on the company's Menlow platform, according to an Intel executive.
Source: InfoWorld Samsung plans low-end phones
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07 Jan 2008 17:45 GMTFT.com - Samsung Electronics plans to enter the lower-end market for mobile phone handsets to compete more effectively with Nokia, the market leader.
Source: Yahoo iPhone hurt mobile gaming, expert says 07 Jan 2008 16:55 GMTWhile it would seem that the growth of smartphones, with their bigger screens and faster processors, would be good news for mobile gaming, handsets like the iPhone are in fact hurting the mobile game industry in the short term, one expert said Sunday.
Source: InfoWorld In-car Sync system gets free 911 calls
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07 Jan 2008 13:22 GMTUSATODAY.com - LAS VEGAS - Microsoft and Ford Motor are adding emergency-call capability with no monthly fee to Sync - their joint, in-car wireless system that lets drivers control cellphones and music players with voice commands - in a challenge to General Motors' OnStar technology.
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