Install iTunes without bloat; Nokia's Microsoft man; Motorola Droid 2 review [TECH UPDATE]

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Today's Top Picks   The unofficial guide to installing iTunes 10 without bloatware iTunes 10 might be brand new, but little has changed in Cupertino. Apple still gives Windows users a single installer that clutters your hard disk with a bunch of unnecessary components. Here's how to avoid them. READ FULL STORY   Recommended What are the highest paying job roles? IT Professionals - Find out in the 2010 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member for free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals Join activeBizPros and identify the highest paying job roles in your country with our salary benchmark wizard.   Can a Microsoft man fix Nokia? Here are 6 things that have to happen Stephen Elop is the new CEO of Nokia. Can a guy who led Microsoft's business division prod Nokia to innovate on smartphones? READ FULL STORY   Review: Motorola Droid 2 keeps the form factor but juices the hardware The Motorola Droid 2 is more of a good thing for Droid fans. Learn where it's been updated, where it excels, and the caveats that could lead you toward a different Android device instead. READ FULL STORY   Apple lets in Java and Flash; should Android be worried? Apple just relaxed all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps. Get all the juicy details here including a complete before and after comparison of the developer agreement. READ FULL STORY   Recommended What are the highest paying job roles? IT Professionals - Find out in the 2010 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member for free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals Join activeBizPros and identify the highest paying job roles in your country with our salary benchmark wizard.   Android to catch Symbian for global market share lead, says Gartner Gartner is projecting that Android will catch Symbian as the top global mobile operating system by 2014. 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READ FULL STORY Adobe PDF exploits using signed certificates, bypasses ASLR/DEP The zero-day attacks against Adobe PDF Reader/Acrobat includes the use of clever techniques to bypass anti-exploit roadblocks in Microsoft's newest operating systems. READ FULL STORY   Top SmartPlanet Pick   Top 10 innovative cities: Boston leads world in 2010; Paris, Amsterdam follow Boston is the "top city of the global innovation economy," according to a new study. READ FULL STORY Want more? Sign up for SmartPlanet's daily newsletter   Hot Topic Spotlight   How to kill the datacenter business With an environment that lends itself to significant green datacenter potential, Iceland's dreams of becoming a datacenter mecca seem to have run afoul of the governmental bureaucracy. READ FULL STORY More talked-about posts: Study: Facebook users are narcissistic, suffer from low self-esteem Primitive 'Here you have' e-mail worm spreading fast Featured Photo Gallery   Use Exchange 2010 ActiveSync to limit mobile security issues Exchange 2010's built-in ActiveSync provide you with a baseline set of security controls that might be enough to protect your company from the pitfalls sometimes associated with mobility. VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: Motorola Droid 2: Improving the No. 1 Android phone Game Center for iPhone hands-on (photos) Featured Product Coverage   Philips debuts 'world's first' AC-powered white-light OLED module OLED technology being used for just smartphones and computers. Philips has unveiled what the company declares as the "world's first" 230V AC-powered white-light OLED module, with plans for mass-market products. 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