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Proposals from Research In Motion (RIM) for lawful access of its networks by law enforcement agencies in India are being put into operation immediately, the government said Monday.

Research In Motion has offered to lead an industry forum in India focused on supporting the lawful access needs of law enforcement agencies, while preserving the legitimate information security needs of corporations and other organizations in India, RIM said Thursday.

A research team at North Carolina State University has used a building ventilation duct to at least triple the normal distance that radio waves emitted from passive RFID tags can travel over open space.

Research In Motion (RIM) has offered India some access to BlackBerry instant messages, according to media reports citing government officials. Talks however continue on the Indian demand that its law enforcement agencies be able to also monitor enterprise email, the reports said.

The reign of Hewlett-Packard’s former CEO Mark Hurd was bookended by scandal — only where the first one, in which the HP board was caught spying on journalists and others, allowed Hurd to consolidate power and nab the chairman’s job, the second has sent him packing. Meanwhile, Oracle has sued Google, claiming that the Android mobile OS infringes on patents it acquired from Sun Microsystems.

Apple today patched the two vulnerabilities used to jailbreak Apple’s newest iOS 4 operating system, bugs that security researchers warned could be used to hijack iPhones, iPod Touches or iPads.

Indian government officials plan to meet on Thursday with mobile operators to discuss access to BlackBerry data, according to informed sources.

Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they’ve discovered the first malicious software program to target Google’s Android mobile operating system.

What limitations are holding the iPhone and iPad back in the enterprise? Here’s Forrester’s take on five key limitations that must be overcome.