http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:08:17 GMT 2009-11-22T08:08:17Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_infrastructure An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_infrastructure Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_infrastructure Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Peter Sayer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508438/Palm_Pixi_Smartphones_Now_Just_25?source=rss_infrastructure You can now buy the brand-spanking-new Palm Pixi smartphone for just $25. Onlie reports say Amazon and Wal-Mart have slashed the original retail of $100 by 75%, less than a week after Palm's second webOS phone went on sale at Sprint, which still holds to the original price. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Cox <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508438/Palm_Pixi_Smartphones_Now_Just_25?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_infrastructure Lost amid Thursday's Chrome OS hype was the official launch of Twitter's geotagging feature. Twitter's newest feature allows you to embed your location in the 140-character messages you send out to the world. Whenever you send a tweet with your location information, users will see a map pin at the bottom of your message. Clicking on the pin reveals a Google Map with your location. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Paul <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508434/AT_T_s_Anti_Verizon_Ad_is_a_Stinker?source=rss_infrastructure For some reason, Luke Wilson is taking AT&T's side in the 3G coverage wars, appearing in a new ad that retaliates against Verizon Wireless' stinging assault. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508434/AT_T_s_Anti_Verizon_Ad_is_a_Stinker?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508432/Salesforce_Chatter_Collaboration_Tool_Or_Social_Network_?source=rss_infrastructure If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck. That is, unless you're Salesforce.com, and you're talking about its new Chatter application. While observers have looked at features like profiles, status updates, Twitter and Facebook integration as proof that Chatter is an enterprise-grade social network, the company and its executives are taking pains to call it something else -- a "social platform," or, as carefully noted by Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff, a collaboration tool: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Lamont <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508432/Salesforce_Chatter_Collaboration_Tool_Or_Social_Network_?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508429/Google_s_Chrome_OS_Hits_BitTorrent?source=rss_infrastructure Chrome OS, the operating system that Google released to open source yesterday, has been compiled and posted for download on several file-sharing sites, Internet searches showed. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508429/Google_s_Chrome_OS_Hits_BitTorrent?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508428/Google_Chrome_OS_Everything_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_infrastructure Google finally unveiled its Chrome operating system, promising a cloud-based OS that will be fast, simple and secure on netbooks. CIO.com's Shane O'Neill rounds up the latest Chrome OS reviews and news analysis stories. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Shane O'Neill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508428/Google_Chrome_OS_Everything_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508424/IPhone_Owners_Demand_to_See_Apple_Source_Code?source=rss_infrastructure iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508424/IPhone_Owners_Demand_to_See_Apple_Source_Code?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508423/Open_Source_Virtualization_Who_s_Biting_?source=rss_infrastructure Virtualization is unarguably one of the biggest trends of the past few years, and open-source software has been on the IT radar for a while now. So does that make open-source virtualization twice as much of a good thing? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nicole Lewis <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508423/Open_Source_Virtualization_Who_s_Biting_?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_infrastructure Cisco has made available a free iPhone app that can be used to receive over a dozen security-related information feeds in customizable form related both to Cisco products and to general security topics, such as newly detected threats. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508420/Cisco_s_Free_IPhone_App_Grabs_Security_Feeds?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508418/Five_Reasons_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Succeed?source=rss_infrastructure Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year. Just like the Chrome Web browser, Google's carving out a small slice of the market for people who want the company's buzzwords of speed, security and simplicity. Over time, the legion of Chrome OS fans will grow, and Google will look at its operating system as a success, not a failure, as my colleague Tony Bradley argues. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508418/Five_Reasons_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Succeed?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_infrastructure Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508399/BlackBerry_Pearl_9100_Caught_on_Camera_3G_Trackpad_SureType_Keyboard?source=rss_infrastructure RIM's latest addition to its consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl lineup has been revealed. The new device, the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, is the first 3G, GSM Pearl, and though it sports the same-style SureType keyboard as earlier Pearls, it also has a number of enhancements, including the new BlackBerry trackpad. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Al Sacco <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508399/BlackBerry_Pearl_9100_Caught_on_Camera_3G_Trackpad_SureType_Keyboard?source=rss_infrastructure 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z