Industry

Apple signs point to iOS 5 release in two weeks

If Apple hews to past practice, the most likely release dates are Oct. 11 or Oct. 12

What We’re Reading from the Oct. 15 Issue of CIO Magazine

NinjaVideo founders plead guilty to copyright infringement

Two defendants face prison time and three more face a jury trial in February

Data breach affects 4.9M active, retired military personnel

Backup disk containing unencrypted personal data is missing

Twitter analysis reveals global human moodiness

Cornell University social scientists use Twitter and Hadoop to study human behavior

FAQ: Oracle OpenWorld’s burning questions

Fusion Applications, Exadata and cloud computing will be among the hottest topics at Oracle's annual party

PlayBook in trouble, if not dead, says analyst

Prediction comes just two weeks after RIM promised that PlayBook upgrades would come in October

Spotify not out to completely embarrass you via Facebook anymore

Spotify adds Private Listening feature to let you hide guilty music pleasures

IT pros say social media at work is good but risky: survey

Ponemon says business benefits bring along security concerns

Softbank announces 110 Mbps network, may handle iPhones

Japan's No. 3 carrier said the network will cover major cities in two years, and work with the growing TD-LTE Asian standard.