http://www.itworld.com/security xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/85621/global-warming-research-exposed-after-hack An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. http://www.itworld.com/internet/85621/global-warming-research-exposed-after-hack#comments Internet Legal Security News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:04 -0500 ITworld staff 85621 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline#comments Business Government Green IT Legal Mobile & wireless Operating systems Personal tech Security Software Windows Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:14 -0500 ITworld staff 85605 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/85599/two-approaches-nfc-battle-french-hearts-and-mobiles Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/85599/two-approaches-nfc-battle-french-hearts-and-mobiles#comments Business Development Mobile & wireless Networking Personal tech Security Software News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 85599 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/85584/google-chrome-os-everything-you-need-know Google finally unveiled its Chrome operating system, promising a cloud-based OS that will be fast, simple and secure on netbooks. CIO.com's Shane O'Neill rounds up the latest Chrome OS reviews and news analysis stories. http://www.itworld.com/windows/85584/google-chrome-os-everything-you-need-know#comments Hardware Operating systems Security Software Windows News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:14 -0500 ITworld staff 85584 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/85579/teen-gets-prison-term-attack-scientology-web-site A New Jersey teenager was sentenced to a year in jail and was fined $37,500 after pleading guilty to charges in connection with a DDOS attack on the Church of Scientology Web site. http://www.itworld.com/security/85579/teen-gets-prison-term-attack-scientology-web-site#comments Government Security News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:11 -0500 ITworld staff 85579 at http://www.itworld.com