Steve Jobs' death greatly exaggerated; obit a mistake
Take heart, Apple fans, it's not true.

Kaminsky flaw prompts DNS server overhaul
One of the companies most at risk from the notorious DNS cache poisoning vulnerability has overhauled security in the latest release of its DNS server software in what looks like a major code rethink.

Proctor & Gamble outsources security to IBM, but keeping security staff
Proctor & Gamble, the global manufacturer of household products, Friday said it has selected IBM ISS to provide managed security services.

Comcast sets monthly bandwidth limit for customers
Comcast, the largest provider of cable-based broadband service in the U.S., will limit residential customers to 250 gigabytes of bandwidth a month beginning Oct. 1, the company announced late Thursday.

6 hacks for your mobile gear
We'd be lost if we ever left the house without our arsenal of mobile tech gear, but we're also sick of being hamstrung by gadget makers who leave out important features or micromanage what we can--and can't--do with the products we buy from them. Fortunately, you don't necessarily have to settle for the limited features that mobile tech products ship with out of the box.

Banks mining cash from their computer gear
In another sign of a tight economy, even those that have the money are getting creative with their IT resources in order to find a little financial wiggle room.

Cisco strengthens UC story with PostPath buy
Cisco is putting up $215 million for PostPath so it can include the company's e-mail and calendaring software in Cisco’s upcoming collaboration service, WebEx Connect.

Bio-inspired wireless sensor nets
Cox: Researchers are trying to apply ideas drawn from biological systems to computer systems, specifically to wireless sensor networks.

IBM flash memory breaks 1 million IOPS barrier
An IBM flash-storage research project is delivering speeds 2.5 times faster than the world's fastest disk storage.

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Roku Netflix players stream the flicks
Keith tests out the Roku box for Netflix and find that the movie selection is lacking, but the TV show archive is excellent.

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