http://portal.itproportal.com/ The Portal. 60 September 11 looks like being a red letter day at Apple HQs around the world, as that's the day when security researcher <a href="http://www.zdziarski.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan Zdziarski </a>has promised to hold a Webcast showing -<em> in detail </em>- how the iPhone's security systems can be quickly and easily bypassed using publicly-available software. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/security-researcher-reveal-serious-iphone-flaw-september-11/ Steve Gold When you think of social networking sites, you think of Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/facebook-spies-debuts/ Steve Gold Flame-magnet Firm Phorm has confirmed that the roll out of its much-criticised ad tracking technology could take longer than expected as it continues to hold discussion with Britain's Big Three: BT, Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/phorm-controversial-ad-tracking-technology-takes-hit/ Desire Athow Vodafone will be the exclusive European network partner for Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 which comes with an internal HSDPA modem, the latest in the long collaboration between the two companies Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/vodafone-starts-selling-dells-mini-9-inspiron-netbook/ Desire Athow Microsoft has debuted its USD 300 million &quot;Save Vista&quot; campaign with what appears to be already one of the most controversial adverts of the year which shows Microsoft Supremo, Bill Gates, partner with one of America's finest living showman, Jerry Seinfeld Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/microsofts-marketing-campaign-stumbles-pathetic-seinfeldgates-teaser-advert/ Desire Athow Every cloud, as the saying goes, has a silver lining and initially, I welcomed the arrival of Google's very own silver coloured cloud: Chrome Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/golden-rant-google-chrome-browser-rome-wasnt-built-day/ Steve Gold Security Outfit Fortify Software says that VMWare's release of a raft of patches this week - referred to many as a mega-patch - is likely to be the first of many such moves as hacker interest in the virtual environment takes off Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/vmware-mega-patch-move-will-be-first-many-predicts-security-firm/ Desire Athow Samsung is just about to release yet another touchscreen iPhone killer wannabee. The Omnia, also known as the SGH-i900, is based on a Windows 6.1 platform and should therefore suffer from all its shortcomings Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/will-samsungs-touchscreen-omnia-smartphone-kick-apples-iphone/ Desire Athow Researchers at Microsoft have showed a glimpse of the future of Plymouth city, which shows a plain residential area with almost no high organisational towers, owing to the changing work patterns Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/microsoft-shows-future-teleworking-draws-plymouth-2033/ Desire Athow Google has revamped its photo management software, Picasa, with some noticeable additions in it that includes a face recognition technology which would allow its users in spotting out familiar faces without the need of tagging them separately Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/google-picasa-gets-third-update-introduces-face-recognition-technology/ Desire Athow Digital Pin-hole Spy Camera and USB Drive as Pen Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/rechargeable-digital-pin-hole-spy-camera-usb-drive-disgused-working-pen-2gb22/ Desire Athow Web browsers have ad blockers and TV viewers have Digital Video Recorders or DVRs; nearly three quarters of Brits who have tried using one of those devices can't live without them according to a survey by NDS Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/uk-loves-dvr-success-spells-doom-television-advertising/ Desire Athow For GBP35 per month for a two year long contract, you can bag the rather exclusive RIM Blackberry Bold on Vodafone Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/vodafone-launches-cheapo-contract-rims-blackberry-bold/ Desire Athow T-Mobile&rsquo;s Terminal 5 has turned out to be UK&rsquo;s largest Wi-Fi hotspot at the Heathrow Airport, which will allow the passengers of the airport to access the net on their Wi-Fi enabled devices Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/t-mobile-partners-baa-turn-terminal-5-wi-fi-hotspot/ Desire Athow It seems that Digg&rsquo;s Kevin Rose has got some heavenly intuition, when it comes to predicting Apple&rsquo;s new additions to its product range Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/rose-announces-hd-video-and-genius-mode-itunes-85-introduce-hd-video-and-ipod-price-cuts/ Desire Athow If you can&rsquo;t live without your IT you outsource. It is a cost but then how important is your business Fri, 05 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/05/service-level-agreements-contracts-and-payment-know-it-all/ Dom Monkhouse I was amused <a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&amp;link=151816&amp;bolum=101" target="_blank">to read on the Turkish wires </a>that the world's number two hacker - Ercan Findikoglu <em>(who he? -Ed)</em> - was apprehended recently as he was preparing to empty another million bank accounts electronically. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/turkish-hacker-fails-delight/ Steve Gold The naivety of some people never ceases to amaze me, as witnessed by a report on Channel 4 news this week about a teacher who fell victim to love-con job on t'Internet. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/i-love-you-heres-11-grand-oh-dear-ive-been-ripped/ Steve Gold Google is good at keeping secrets. Chrome has been in development since 2006 and although there as been rumours going on for sometimes about a Google Browser, it is frankly flabbergasting that they actually made one Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/glimpsing-googles-chrome-future-browser-os-google-pc/ Desire Athow Both Google and Microsoft celebrated their millionth customers (business customer in the case of Google) on September 3rd in what looks to be another turf war between the two mammoths Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/google-apps-and-microsoft-office-live-workspace-beta-reach-one-million-customers-same-day/ Desire Athow Japanese Consumer Electronics Giant, Sony, has announced that it is recalling 73,000 VAIO TZ-series laptop sold between July last year and August 2008 after receiving more than 200 reports of overheating Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/sony-recalls-73000-tz-series-vaio-laptops/ Desire Athow Fashionably late, the LG KC910 smartphone is definitely. However, that ain't to say that it is bad. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/lg-kc910-renoir-smartphone-touts-8mp-camera-touchscreen/ Desire Athow All eyes are on Google's first browser and it was not a surprise to find out that Chrome, like any popular application subjected to public scrutiny, does indeed contain a few flaws. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/researchers-discover-two-security-holes-google-chrome-within-24-hours/ Desire Athow Intel has come up with a couple of cost-effective dual/quad core processors, which includes a new entrant into the dual-core chip family and an addition to its already existing 45-nm processor family Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/intel-introduces-new-cheaper-single-dual-and-quad-core-processors/ Desire Athow So here's Dell's new Netbook contender, the Inspiron Mini 9 laptop which unsurprisingly, is being sold at &pound;299 including VAT and delivery Thu, 04 Sep 2008 http://portal.itproportal.com/articles/2008/09/04/299-dell-inspiron-mini-9-rival-xps-and-vostro-1310-siblings/ Desire Athow