IT PRO – Scottish NHS trainers to boost security after breach
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will improve its data security, after an unencrypted laptop was stolen that contained the personal information of more than 6,000 medical training applicants.

Total Telecom – EMC says worst of recession over for IT companies
EMC Corp. believes the worst of the global recession is over for information-technology companies as the pressure on clients’ budgets is easing, the U.S.-based storage-equipment maker’s chief financial officer said Wednesday.

Computer Weekly – Technology addiction disrupts teenagers’ learning
Technology addiction among teenagers is having a disruptive effect on their learning, according to research by Cranfield School of Management. More than 60% of 11 to 18 year olds surveyed by Cranfield said they were “very” or “quite” addicted to the internet, and over 50% were addicted to their mobile phones. Students spend, on average, one to two hours a day on social network sites, the research revealed.

The Register – Google Android future haunted by fragmentation past
With four billion connected mobile phones on the planet – compared to one billion PCs – handhelds offer developers the mother of all opportunities: ubiquity and mass market. But the reward comes at a great price: market fragmentation, thanks to so many different devices using so many different hardware configurations.

Silicon.com – Mozilla patches Firefox 3 critical holes
Mozilla on Wednesday released two new versions of its browser, Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14, that patch three critical security holes and fix assorted other bugs. The updates can be found through the Help menu’s Check for Updates option, or can be downloaded directly.