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iPhone Customers Can Unlock Device Once ATandT Contract Expires

Apple, after a visit to an AT&T store or a live chat with customer service, will unlock iPhones once the users service contract is expired.   -  AT amp;T iPhone owners now have a little more flexibility. Several sources have confirmed that Apple is now willingly unlocking iPhones that are past their two-year contract window. Previously, the only hope for using an AT amp;T iPhone on another network was to jailbreak the smartphone, which voide...

Why Programmers Should Use the Haskell Language Now
Monday, April 09, 2012 9:52 PM
Haskell is a standardized, general-purpose, purely functional programming language, with non-strict semantics and strong static typing. In computer science and computer programming, a type system is said to feature strong typing when it specifies one or more restrictions on how operations involving values of different data types can be intermixed. The opposite of strong typing is weak typing. "Strong typing" implies that the programming language places severe restrictions on the intermixing that is permitted to occur. This prevents the compiling or running of source code, which prevents data from being used in an invalid way. Haskell is named after logician Haskell Curry. In Haskell, "a function is a first-class citizen" of the programming language. As a functional programming language, the primary control construct is the function. The language is rooted in the observations of Curry and his intellectual descendants, that "a proof is a program; the formula it proves is a type for the program." At Microsofts Lang.Next conference on the software giants Redmond, Wash., campus, a varied group of leading software language geeks met to discuss the future of programming. The group included Andy Adams-Moran, a founder of Galois, a Portland, Ore., firm that provides unique R&D capability for government and commercial clients. Galois applies revolutionary mathematical, computer science and engineering approaches to solve critical problems in software security, safety, privacy and performance. Galois has been instrumental in bringing cutting-edge research into practice for the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, the countrys various intelligence agencies, and biotechnology and aerospace companies. In all its projects, Galois employs Haskell. Adams-Moran has been using Haskell since 1991 and said that while he and his colleagues use other languages, “We always come back to Haskell.” Here, eWEEK looks at why Adams-Moran continues to rely on Haskell and why other developers should check it out as well.   -  ...
Ex-Intel Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Confidential Documents
Monday, April 09, 2012 9:39 PM
Biswamohan Pani, who stole the documents in 2008 after landing a job with rival AMD, could face six years or more in prison when he is sentenced in August.   -  A former Intel employee will be sentenced in August after pleading guilty to stealing confidential documents from the giant chip maker.
In U.S. District Court in Boston on April 6, Biswamohan Pani pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud, which took place in 2008. Intel officials said the docume...
Palo Alto Networks Files Registration for IPO
Monday, April 09, 2012 9:11 PM
The network security company and developer of GlobalProtect and WildFire services files its registration for an IPO.   -  Network security specialist Palo Alto Networks announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range for the proposed offering have not...
Google Augmented-Reality Glasses Could Debut at I/O Event
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:36 PM
Google's much-hyped Project Glass augmented-reality specs could show up at the company's I/O event in June.   -  The wearable augmented-reality glasses developed by Google's Project Glass team could show up at the company's annual developer-focused conference, the I/O event in June, according to a research note from Global Equity Research that was based on the viewpoint of Android developers.
The glasses cre...
Small-Business Employment Rises in March
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:56 PM
The data shows that 28 percent reported an increase in employee head count while 18 percent decreased staffing.   -  The CBIZ Small-Business Employment Index (SBEI), a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, increased by 1.66 percent during March, following an increase of 0.25 percent in February
The announcement follows payroll services firm ADPs March jobs survey, which illustra...
Microsoft Leaves Windows Phone Devs Wondering
Monday, April 09, 2012 6:36 AM
A recent Microsoft post to Windows Phone Developers leaves more questions than answers for devs looking for direction.   -  In a post aimed at informing Windows Phone developers about developing on Windows Phone 8, it appears Microsoft has managed to raise more questions and concerns, rather  than simply reaching out to developers starved for information.
The post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog by Larry Lieberman,...
IBM Databases: Top 10 Innovations of the Past 50 Years
Sunday, April 08, 2012 7:24 PM
On April 3, IBM announced new database software to help clients make faster decisions and better understand relationships between disparate types of data for improved decision making. With DB2 10, IBM has introduced new features like time travel query and multi-temperature data management, as well as enhancements to enterprise-level performance, security, workload management, monitoring, high availability and resiliency. Over the last four decades, DB2 has become a true business analysis tool, allowing businesses to do what they need better and faster compared with their competition. Here, eWEEK showcases how DB2 has evolved to support key technology needs and milestones. In the era of big data, organizations are struggling to gain insights from information assets to transform business operations and be competitive in their industries. The challenge is compounded by new high-performance applications that require instant access to massive amounts of data along with new data types from social networks, sensors and mobile devices, along with the overall exponential increase in data generated by business applications. To help clients meet these challenges, IBM is unveiling DB2 10 and InfoSphere Warehouse 10 software that easily integrates with big data systems, automatically compresses data into tighter spaces to prevent storage sprawl, and slices information from the past, present and future to eliminate expensive application code.   -  ...
iPhone 5 Release Coming in June: Foxconn Recruiter
Sunday, April 08, 2012 7:10 PM
As hype around the new iPad dies down, the rumor mill surrounding the iPhone 5 kicks back into gear.   -  Although Apple's latest version of the iPad is continuing to sell like hotcakes and draw headlines, attention has now shifted, in part, to the probable release date of the iPhone 5. Apple has historically released an updated version of the handset in June that is, until the release of the iPhone 4S ...
New iPad WiFi Tests Confirm Consistent Connection Failures
Sunday, April 08, 2012 6:52 PM
News Analysis: Tests conducted by eWEEK on several new iPads confirm that LTE models appear to have problems with 802.11n 5GHz WiFi, with some units not working at all. Some WiFi-only models appear to have problems connecting with any WiFi.   -  Apple's new third-generation iPad appears to be experiencing serious problems operating with WiFi, and many users are reporting they can't use WiFi at all. After reports of problems with WiFi-only third-generation iPads, eWEEK started testing the devices at our lab in the Washington, D.C., area.

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Google Readying 7-Inch Tablet for Late Summer Release
Sunday, April 08, 2012 6:22 PM
Two-and-a-half years after failing with its first connected smart device, Google is doing it again this time with a tablet PC. This one will be a co-branded Android tablet with Asustek Computer of Taiwan.   -  Google has come a long way since it launched its first Android consumer device, the Nexus One, with HTC back in January 2010, in its first attempt to compete with the Apple iPhone.
Well, that one crashed and burned. Verizon veered away and eventually decided to stick with the iPhone and (eventuall...
Apple Issues Second Patch for Flashback Trojan
Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:44 PM
The new patch is almost identical with the one put out April 3, but applies only to OS X Lion, according to security experts.   -  Apple is continuing to fight back against a Trojan that has infected more than 600,000 Mac computers, reportedly issuing a second patch this week.
The latest update, issued April 6 and called Java for OS X 2012-002, is substantially the same as the first one issued for the Flashback Trojan, though ...
Nokia Lumia 900 Goes on Sale April 8, Buyers Won't Regret It: Analysts
Saturday, April 07, 2012 8:41 PM
The Nokia Lumia 900 goes on sale this Sunday, April 8, for $100 from AT&T, finally answering the question of whether a great phone can persuade consumers away from Android and the iPhone.   -  AT amp;T will begin selling the Nokia Lumia 900 this Sunday, April 8, for $100 with a new two-year contract. Equipped to zip along on AT amp;T's growing 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, the smartphone features a 4.3-inch display, runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5, known as Mango, can access a ...
Google Co-Founder Spotted Wearing Augmented Reality Glasses
Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:58 PM
Google's augmented reality glasses, part of the company's Project Glass initiative, are spotted out in the open.   -  The hype around Googles Project Glass continues to grow after company co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted in San Francisco sporting the stylish specs a pair of “augmented reality” glasses that provide users with an in-your-face heads up display (HUD) offering information about the weather, messages f...
HTC Profits Fall 70 Percent, Company Betting on HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:46 AM
HTC is on an industry rollercoaster, rising to new heights last April, seeing profits fall by 70 percent in its 2012 first quarter, and hoping its Evo 4G LTE and HTC One smartphones send it back up the hill.   -  HTC, following the April 2011 introduction of the Droid Incredible, was hailed as a newly elite brand in the U.S. smartphone market. Boasting quarter-to-quarter growth of 30 percent, one analyst celebrated it as having gone “from the edge to the cutting edge.” Almost exactly a year later, on the hee...