]> IT Technology News | DeveloperConcepts http://wwww.developerconcepts.com IT Technology News http://www.developerconcepts.com/images/developer-concepts-logo.gif IT Technology News | DeveloperConcepts http://wwww.developerconcepts.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:48:34 MDT en-us Hacker snoops on GSM cell phones in demo http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1512 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1512 Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday. Twitter passes 20 billionth tweet http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1513 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1513 Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent. Japan user marks Twitter's 20 billionth 'tweet' http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1511 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1511 Twitter, the social networking site that allows users to say something in 140 characters or less, passed another milestone on Saturday with the sending of tweet number 20 billion. VA set to spend billions on IT http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1509 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1509 The U.S. Veterans Administration is making upward of $12 billion in IT contracts available to businesses over the next five years, as part of an effort to modernize its operations. PCs can kill. Here's how to survive http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1510 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1510 Working as a computer columnist is dangerous work. Living on the cutting edge of technology is fun, but it's an edge that cuts both ways -- it's a life-threatening lifestyle, according to new research. How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1507 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1507 A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either. Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1508 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1508 The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said. As promised, SAP expands open source efforts, execs say http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1503 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1503 SAP catches up with rival Oracle on the open source software front Negroponte offers OLPC help in developing $35 tablet http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1504 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1504 The nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned $35 tablet. Event to showcase CRM economic drivers http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1505 http://www.developerconcepts.com/news/1505 Next week's CRM Evolution conference will offer presentations on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software industry.