Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- December 22, 2009
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Today's Headlines
Automobiles, Digital Technology and Safety: It's Complicated
Relearning Trust in a Web 2.0 World
Q&A With ISF President Howard Schmidt
The Barbarians at iPhone's Gate
Moto XT701 - aka 'Sholes' - Surfaces in China
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Today's Story Highlights
Automobiles, Digital Technology and Safety: It's Complicated
A new study from the University of Utah provides more fuel for the
conviction that sending and receiving text messages while driving
affects concentration and reaction times. However, more potential
digital distractions lie down the road -- as shown by another Monday
announcement: Ford plans to turn cars into rolling WiFi hotspots.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68971.html
Relearning Trust in a Web 2.0 World
Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace rely on the trusted
nature of the relationship between friends, colleagues, associates and
followers. Unfortunately, the level of trust that end-users invest in
each other is also being applied to the makers of applications and is
perhaps a little over-optimistic.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68964.html
Q&A With ISF President Howard Schmidt
The Information Security Forum may bill itself as the world's leading
independent authority on IT security, but the companies and agencies
that its members work for are finding themselves more dependent than
ever on its computer security expertise. Current trends that are
expanding access to networks for companies and consumers are also
providing more potential opportunities for IT's "bad guys."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68972.html
The Barbarians at iPhone's Gate
Apple's iPhone may be one of the most popular devices ever to hit the
consumer market, but whether it can sustain that success is another
question. A recent report from ComScore suggests it may be losing ground
to Google's Android platform, even as upcoming mobile browser
innovations call into question the future of app stores like the one for
the iPhone.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68963.html
Moto XT701 - aka 'Sholes' - Surfaces in China
Motorola appears to be gearing up to release its Android-powered Sholes
handset in China, kicking into high gear the many rumors that have been
circulating in the U.S. about the device. Dubbed the "Moto XT701,"
Sholes appeared alongside the previously announced Motorola MT710 on the
company's Chinese Web site late last week.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68959.html
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