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• Encryption top IT security initiative in 2009 (IT World) IT security budgets are increasing in 2009 to consume 12.6% of the entire IT operating budget, up from 11.7% in 2008, according to Forrester Research's survey of 942 IT and security managers in North America and Europe.


• Seagate squeezes data closer in new 1TB drive (IT World) Seagate has begun volume shipments of a new desktop hard-disk drive that offers 1TB of storage space across two disks.


• Samsung to launch thin Blu-ray Disc player at CES (IT World) It's not just televisions that are slimming down for this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung, which has already said it plans to unveil a 7-millimeter thick TV at the show, will also be taking the wraps off a new Blu-ray Disc player that's 39mm thick.


• The struggle is on in 2009 (IT World) ZDNet blogger Brian Sommer wrote today that service firms are in for a struggle in 2009, and I think his crystal ball has the right dope. In fact, it doesn't take a crystal ball to know that almost everybody is in for a hard time this year.


• Stephen Fry hit by Twitter ID hack (IT World) Hackers are targeting Twitter users in a bid to steal personal information, says Sophos.


• New 'Wind' netbook pairs SSD with hard disk (IT World) MSI, the makers of the much vaunted U100 'Wind' netbook, have announced a new version of the machine featuring both an SSD drive and a conventional hard disk.


• Orange to drop Blackberry Bold completely (IT World) Orange is reportedly dropping the Blackberry Bold from its handset line-up after a series of problems with the device.


• Regulator fines E-Trade units US$1 million (IT World) The independent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined two units of E-Trade Financial a total of US$1 million for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering (AML) procedures between Jan. 1, 2003 and May 31, 2007.


• Wikipedia raises needed funds for its operations (IT World) The Wikimedia Foundation has raised the necessary funds to operate Wikipedia until the end of June, the nonprofit organization announced Friday. Wikimedia has received about US$6.2 million since launching its fundraising campaign in early November. More than 125,000 donors have chipped in.


• Google Android apps getting competitive (IT World) The Google Android platform is about to get a little bit more serious-minded. According to a recent report, Google is going to shift to a paid platform for Android applications.