http://www.networkworld.com/rss/netflash.xml Network World News Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2010 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-iphone-4g-rumored-parts-suggest.html An iPhone repair shop claims to have replacement parts for the iPhone 4G, which leave open some interesting possibilities about the rumored device. Jared Newman 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-judge-dismisses-windows-anti-piracy-software.html A federal judge has dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit that accused Microsoft of duping customers when it fed them company anti-piracy software as a critical security update, court documents show. Gregg Keizer 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-amd-details-speed-power-saving.html Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday offered more details about its forthcoming Fusion processor, including the speed, power consumption and plans to begin shipping samples in the first half of this year. Agam Shah 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-nook-is-available-again-but.html After a long wait and gobs of frustration, Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book reader is finally available. Online stock of the $259 e-reader disappeared over the holiday season as consumers sopped up the much-anticipated device that was hailed as strong competition against the current king of the heap, Amazon's Kindle. The Nook is also expected to make a physical appearance at some Barnes and Noble stores by midweek (scope out locations using the Nook in-store locator). But after all the hubbub and hair-pulling, is the Nook worth it? Brennon Slattery 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-kemp-technologies-offers-load-balancing.html Most small businesses typically outsource their Web and e-commerce hosting needs to a dedicated hosting operation rather than host it on-site, because it's cheaper and more reliable than hiring someone full-time to do it themselves. However, small businesses that instead choose to bring their own Web servers, or have other application and terminal servers prone to overloading, might want to look at a dedicated load-balancing appliance that can help them deal with more traffic while minimizing service slowdown and outages. Enter the LoadMaster 2000, a $1590 load balancer by KEMP Technologies aimed at SMBs with overworked servers. Patrick Miller 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-five-ways-early-adopters-have.html Apple executives have hinted that an early price drop for the $500-and-up iPad may be in the works. A Credit Suisse analyst who reportedly met with Apple executives learned that Apple may slash the price of the iPad if demand for the new device is low. Ian Paul 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-ecs-reding-faults-facebook-on.html Social networking sites need to tighten up their privacy settings to protect children, European commissioner for the information society Viviane Reding said Tuesday at the launch of the Safer Internet Day initiative. Paul Meller 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-why-most-antivirus-doesn’t-work.html Almost everybody runs AV, or at least they think they do. On Windows, over 90 percent of all people are running AV, and the number of people who think they are is even higher. John Viega 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-why-antivirus-software-is.html Even a bad AV technology can be valuable, because protection against, say, 30 percent of all threats is still a lot better than protection against 0 percent of all threats. John Viega 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-oracle-revises-plan-to-shut.html Java.net is the destination for projects being moved off the Kenai hosting site set up by newly acquired Sun Paul Krill 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-political-hacktivism-surged-in-2009.html Last year, the web saw a surge in 'political hactivism' or politically-motivated attacks on the internet, says McAfee. Carrie-ann Skinner 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-british-library-to-offer-65000.html The British Library has joined forces with Microsoft to offer Amazon Kindle owners access to 65,000 free eBooks. Carrie-ann Skinner 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-cure-an-insomniac-pc-and.html As you probably know by now, I just love a good keyboard shortcut. This week I've got a few new ones for you--but first I'll solve The Case of the Mysterious Waking Laptop. Rick Broida 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-australian-airports-to-deploy-body.html The attempted terrorist attack aboard a US-bound Christmas Day flight has prompted the Federal Government to introduce body scanning technology at international airports, as part of a $200 million airport security boost. Kathryn Edwards 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-25-think-retailers-should-be.html A quarter of Brits think retailers should be responsible for making online shopping safer, says CyberSource. Carrie-ann Skinner 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-violence-and-video-games-gets.html Nonprofit public charity ProCon.org adds a "violence and video games" section to break down the debate for the public. So far, they've got 15 Pros (as in "yes, games do cause violence") to 14 Cons. Aj Glasser 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-astronaut-tweets-photos-of-earth.html An astronaut aboard the International Space Station yesterday used its newly souped up wireless connection to Twitter Twitpics of various cities on earth. Sharon Gaudin 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-exetel-stops-disconnecting.html Exetel will stop blocking customer accounts linked to copyright infringement as a result of last week's failed lawsuit against Internet Service Provider (ISP) iiNet. Darren Pauli 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-microsoft-launches-surface-touch.html Microsoft has officially launched its Surface line of touch computer units in Australia with a focus on retail, education and finance markets. Nadia Cameron 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-plug-in-shows-how-adobe-flash.html A Google Chrome plug-in shows how Apple iPad users will see Adobe Flash on Apple's new iPad. Nick Spence 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-app-popular-points-out-free.html The best things in life are free. The trouble is tracking down all those wonderful free things. Philip Michaels 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-rumor-core-i7-coming-soon.html Rumors are hinting that an upgrade to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line could be coming in the near future. The rumor comes courtesy of French site Nowhere Else, which claims that Apple will reveal updated Macbook Pro's featuring Intel's newest Core i7 chips. ' Chris Brandrick 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-sap-to-split-user-conference.html SAP's annual Sapphire user conference will run simultaneously this year, in Orlando and Frankfurt, the company announced Tuesday. Chris Kanaracus 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-microsoft-unveils-child-friendly-version-of.html Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of under 18s have been contacted online by a stranger, says Microsoft. Carrie-ann Skinner 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-keep-clear-of-craigslist.html Given everything from the "Craigslist killer" to Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal's campaign against the site to the escalating battle over prostitution ads, you'd have to live under a rock to miss Craigslist's sensational presence in the media. Lost in the discussions of illicit or criminal activity, though, are the everyday scams--and every category on the site has them. Rachel Sadon 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-zoommediaplus-announces-sd-storage-for.html ZoomMediaPlus has announced the ZoomIt, a dock-connector accessory that lets you use SD memory cards with the iPhone and iPod touch. Dan Frakes 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-mobilenavigator-150-adds-personalized.html If you demand more from your GPS turn-by-turn directions app than simply finding the way to your destination, Navigon is here to oblige with the latest update to its MobileNavigator iPhone app (which, as you might recall, was one of the top-rated entries in our recent roundup of navigation apps). In addition to all the standard features you know and love from earlier iterations, version 1.5.0 adds three major new features: In-App Social Media, MyRoutes, and Panorama 3D. Dan Moren 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-touchscreen-smartphones-up.html For the first time ever, smartphones with touch screens accounted for more than half of all smartphone shipments globally in Q4 2009, taking 55 percent of the market. Lexton Snol 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-touchdown-googles-top-super-bowl.html Was your smartphone or notebook by your side during the Super Bowl? And were you tweeting your reactions to the TV ads, or trying to pull up Drew Brees' season completion percentage? Jeff Bertolucci 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-nvidia-unveils-optimus-switchable-graphics.html Does your laptop have switchable graphics? You know, both an integrated graphics chip that sips energy and gives you long battery life along with a discrete GPU (graphics processing unit) that offers better 3D graphics and video performance? Notebooks with switchable graphics have been shipping for years, but they haven't lived up to user expectations. Nvidia hopes to change that with their new Optimus technology. Jason Cross 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-motorola-droid-goes-android-21.html The Motorola Droid will be upgraded to the Google Android 2.1 software this week, the company announced on its official Facebook page. The over-the-air software update will bring the Droid software on the par with the Google Nexus One, albeit with some features missing. Daniel Ionescu 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-mobile-world-congress-products.html The two biggest router companies are focusing their attention on mobility this week with products to address operator needs for rich 4G multimedia services. Jim Duffy 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-apple-releases-aperture.html Apple may not be at Macworld 2010 this week, but the company still managed to announce a new product just in time for the trade show. On Tuesday Apple announced Aperture 3, the latest version of the company's $199 pro-level photo-editing and management software. Jason Snell 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-5-hopes-for-a-more.html Google on Tuesday is reportedly going to unveil a new social service that will incorporate a stream of "media and status updates" into Gmail. These streams would not be public, but would require you to connect with your fellow Google users and may eventually incorporate other Google services like YouTube and Picasa, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ian Paul 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-juniper-to-integrate-mobile-networks.html At next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Juniper Networks will launch products that integrate mobile networks into its MX 3D Universal Edge routers and let third party vendors integrate their applications into mobile networks. Mikael Ricknäs 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-layer8-noaa-national-climate-service.html In announcing the intent to form a National Climate Service, the Commerce Dept. said the service will provide critical business and community planning information about climate changes. Michael Cooney 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-seagate-doubles-capacity-of-data.html Seagate released a 2.5-in SAS drive today that doubles the amount of capacity over previous drives and offers lower power consumption while increasing drive reliability. Lucas Mearian 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-protectionism-worries-indian.html India's leading software trade body said on Tuesday that protectionism in key markets could affect the growth prospects of the country's outsourcing industry. John Ribeiro 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-ksplice-debuts-zero-downtime-service.html Ksplice officially launched its no-reboot patching service for Linux servers. Eric Lai 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-cisco-picks-up-where-starent.html Cisco on Tuesday will show just how serious it is about mobile data with the introduction of its first product derived from its Starent acquisition, the ASR 5000. Stephen Lawson 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-microsoft-offers-visual-studio-2010.html Both the Visual Studio 2010 IDE and the accompanying .Net Framework 4 programming platform are being readied for a late-April launch Paul Krill 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-websense-triton.html Websense Tuesday announced Triton, a unified security architecture, which merges its data-loss prevention and e-mail security products, keeping much of the security-as-a-service approach it already supports, but with a common management and reporting console. Ellen Messmer 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-google-nexus-one-available-for.html Google's 'superphone' - the Nexus One - is available to pre-order from Play.com. Carrie-ann Skinner 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-london-stock-exchange-appoints-new.html The London Stock Exchange has appointed Antoine Shagoury as chief information officer. Anh Nguyen and Computerworlduk 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-intel-atom-netbooks-get-whole-disk.html Netbook users worried about storing sensitive data on their portables are being offered the world's first whole-disk encryption that will run useably on Intel's Atom processor. John E. Dunn 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-users-dispute-microsofts-explanation-of.html Windows 7 does not ruin notebook batteries or issue premature warnings that the power is exhausted, Microsoft's head of Windows said in response to customer complaints. Gregg Keizer 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-2010-finally-the-year-of.html Apple was a bright spot in 2009 in terms of PC sales, but the signals are mixed as to whether the Mac can grow beyond its niche Galen Gruman 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-microsoft-google-team-with-mediatek.html Microsoft and Google have turned to Taiwanese chipset vendor MediaTek to boost their traction in smartphones aimed at China and other emerging markets. Dan Nystedt 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-toyota-to-recall-prius-hybrids.html Toyota plans to recall around 400,000 of its Prius hybrid cars to replace software that controls the antilock braking system (ABS), the auto maker said Tuesday. Martyn Williams 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-windows-7-just-being-honest.html Last week I wrote about reports that some Windows 7 users are experiencing anomalies with battery life, or at least how Windows 7 reports remaining battery life. The issue seemed worthy of exploring, but not big enough to cause any significant damage to Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system. Tony Bradley 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-google-now-taking-user-phone.html That was fast. Just one week after Google posted an advertisement for a phone support program manager, the company is offering telephone support for Nexus One customers -- but will only answer questions about the status of their phone orders and shipments. Sumner Lemon 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-microsoft-e-health-research-taps-xbox.html Microsoft is researching how gadgets like the company's Xbox game machine, surface computers and accelerometers in mobile phones could be used to improve health care. Owen Fletcher 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-riverbed-releases-gigabit-speed-wan.html Riverbed Technology announced new models of its network accelerator appliance, increasing the throughput for on-site and off-site backups to 1Gbit/sec. Lucas Mearian 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-lg-samsung-go-social-with.html South Korea's two biggest cell phone makers previewed on Tuesday handsets they plan to unveil at next week's Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona. Martyn Williams 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-nasa-astronauts-use-robotic-arm.html NASA, astronauts, space shuttle, Endeavour, International Space Station, launch, blast off, liftoff, Sharon Gaudin, robot, robotic arm, heat shield, inspection, wing, nose cap, spacesuit, spacewalk, emerging tech, node, module Sharon Gaudin 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-nbn-co-to-up-headcount.html The company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN) is expected to announce shortly some “first-release” sites to trial the high-speed fibre network infrastructure and test construction techniques. Kathryn Edwards 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-indie-dev-causes-a-stir.html Independent developer Tale of Tales caused a stir at the Art History of Games conference this week in Atlanta, GA by saying that games are not art and largely a huge waste of time. Aj Glasser 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-victoria-to-tip-in-3m.html Victoria’s troubled bushfire alert system may be bolstered with a fleet of fire-detection cameras after a $3 million government trial announced today is completed. Darren Pauli 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-ihound-aims-to-help-you.html If you're outside Moscone Center for this week's Macworld Expo, and someone hands you a "Lost iPhone" sticker, don't toss it away. It could help you track down your phone, should it ever go missing. Philip Michaels 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-apple-lets-partners-hit-up.html Apple has moved to boost its small business and enterprise operations with the launch of an Australian version of the Apple Consultants Network. Trevor Clarke 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-apple-ipad-price-cut-blunder.html If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the best advice is to make them before launch, not after. David Coursey 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-ea-announces-new-games-lower.html EA recently concluded its quarterly investor conference call, revealing its performance for the final three months of 2009, as well as its outlook for the first quarter of 2010, as well as the entire 2011 fiscal year (which runs from April 2010 to March 2011). Along with its financial results, the company revealed a tentative release slate the next twelve months. The company's official press release is located here. Dave Rudden 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020910-transact-unveils-third-data.html TransACT has become the latest organisation to announce a new data centre with the official launch of a facility by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope. Trevor Clarke 2010-02-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-google-reduces-its-nexus-one.html Google has quietly chopped US$200 off its early termination fee on the Nexus One, meaning it will now cost users less to cancel service on the smartphone. Nancy Gohring 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-apple-to-remain-nimble-on.html Apple could cut iPad prices if the device isn't selling well, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sarah Jacobsson 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-access-your-home-pc-even.html I routinely use my local coffee shop as a temporary office--and judging by the number of other laptop users I see there, I'm not alone. Rick Broida 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-could-googles-social-gmail-really.html Gmail, meet Twitter. Jr Raphael 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-why-e-books-must-cost.html Big increases in e-book prices seem like a bad deal for consumers. They may be necessary, however, to keep authors and publishers in business as e-books replace paper ones. David Coursey 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-control-your-nokia-n900-with.html We recently stumbled across a hack that allowed the Nokia N900 to run Mac OS X. Now another mod has surfaced, but this time it's all about gaming. Chris Brandrick 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-ipad-interest-evaporates-but-math.html Now that everyone's up to speed on Apple's iPad, few people actually plan to buy one, according to a survey by Retrevo. Jared Newman 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-dell-looks-to-buy-clustered.html Looking to extend its storage sales into NAS systems, Dell today put in a bid to purchase financially-troubled Exanet Inc., which sells clustered NAS software. Lucas Mearian 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-it-hiring-jumps-in.html The TechServe aliance industry group said that the addition of 12,900 IT jobs in the U.S. is "better than incremental" and a sign that corporate demand for such workers is finally growing again. Patrick Thibodeau 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-shmoocon-web-app-storage-open.html New forms of off-line client-side storage, such as those specified by the emerging HTML 5 set of standards, could open entirely new kinds of attacks to Web application users, said Michael Sutton, vice president of security research for cloud security firm ZScaler. Joab Jackson 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-apple-offers-find-out-how.html For some time, Apple has given the Designated Family Tech Support Personnel among us a small reprieve with its "Find out how" selection of tutorial videos. While they don't really tackle inevitable questions like "was deleting ~/Library/Keychains a bad idea?," they serve as succinct primers for The Way of the Mac and Apple's various apps and services. Now, if your tech-blossoming family and friends prefer to gobble their media in a subscription format, Apple has finally created iTunes Store podcast channels for its "Find out how" series. David Chartier 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-nasuni-cloud-storage-security.html A startup called Nasuni has made software that adds security and performance features to Amazon’s cloud storage Jon Brodkin 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-healthcare-it-dilemma-ipad-lust.html In addition to being a top priority for legislators and the press, healthcare has become a major target for IT vendors. Driven by economic pressures that force hospitals to merge and consolidate, regulations that force better documentation and security, and legislation that may fundamentally change the industry's business models, healthcare companies will spend more on technology this year than any other type of company, according to a study released Jan. 31 by Enterprise Strategy Group. Kevin Fogarty 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-violence-and-video-games-gets.html Nonprofit public charity ProCon.org adds a "violence and video games" section to break down the debate for the public. So far, they've got 15 Pros (as in "yes, games do cause violence") to 14 Cons. Aj Glasser 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-google-gmail-social-networking.html Google is reportedly on the verge of making Gmail behave more like Facebook and Twitter, with a service allowing users to share status updates, video and photos with friends. Jon Brodkin 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-windows-7-stability-update-makes.html Some Windows 7 users say their PCs started to freeze or randomly display the infamous "Blue screen of death" after applying a January update Microsoft billed as a stability and reliability fix. Gregg Keizer 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-after-delays-intel-rolls-out.html Intel today unveiled its delayed itanium processor -- taking some of the spotlight away from IBM's simultaneous unveiling of new Power 7 chips. Sharon Gaudin 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-poughkeepsie-ny-slams-bank-for.html The theft of $378,000 from the town of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. is raising questions about the responsibility of banks to protect customer accounts from online criminals. Jaikumar Vijayan 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-umass-broadband.html Increasing broadband adoption isn't just about building out networks in underserved areas -- it's also about telling people who don't use broadband what they're missing. Brad Reed 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-canon-adds-fun-features-to.html In addition to the EOS Rebel T2i DSLR announced today, Canon expanded its 2010 PowerShot camera line with four new point-and-shoot models. The new PowerShots include replacements for the company's popular 2009 cameras, a pocketable high-zoom follow-up to the PowerShot SX200 IS, and a new touchscreen camera. Tim Moynihan 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-ipads-best-innovation-no-contract.html Apple's iPad, while getting slammed for lack of innovation in some areas, does something no other device seems to have done before: Offer customers 3G service on a month-to-month, no-contract basis. It's about time. David Coursey 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-neo-nectaris-for.html Hudson's nifty turn-based strategy game, Military Madness, enjoyed a revival on Xbox Live last year with Nectaris. Now it's spreading the love to iPhones with Military Madness: Neo Nectaris. Aj Glasser 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-oracle-buys-amberpoint-for-soa.html Oracle on Monday fattened up its already burgeoning middleware stack, announcing Monday that it has purchased SOA (service oriented architecture) management vendor AmberPoint. Terms were not disclosed. Chris Kanaracus 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-open-text-generates-us248-million.html Enterprise content management (ECM) software provider Open Text generated US$247.8 million as the total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and says the figure has increased about 19 per cent as compared to the same period last year. Anuradha Shukla 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-adobe-apologizes-for-16-month-old-flash.html Adobe apologized over the weekend for letting a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player languish without a patch, even though it updated the popular plug-in four times since the flaw was reported. Gregg Keizer 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-google-goes-deep-for-the.html The big event has passed, and now it's time for Monday morning quarterbacking and second-guessing key decisions. I'm not talking about last night's Super Bowl -- I'm talking about the advertisements. Robert X. Cringely 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020810-free-realms-reaches-8-million.html The free-to-play massively multiplayer online game credits its success to customization options and in-game events like a certain upcoming Valentine's Day-themed event. The part where it's family-friendly probably helps a lot, too. Aj Glasser 2010-02-08T12:00:00-04:00