Sunday, March 1, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 01/03/2009



Review: Imation Apollo Expert desktop drive is sleek and fast
Imation's new 500GB Apollo Expert external hard drive is a USB-powered device that's fast and comes with one-touch backup software that's easy to use.
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New smartphone controls may appeal to IT managers
Analysts and users say that RIM's updated software for managing mobile devices should allay IT managers' fears that BlackBerries can't meet corporate management or security requirements.

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5 recession survival skills
The economy is shaking up CIO's skill sets, lowering the premium on some traditionally valued traits while pushing others up. Here's a look at five skills vital to leading IT right now.

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Paperless office? Ha! How about a paperless life?
Columnist Mike Elgan reports on the results of his experiment in attempting to eliminate paper from his life and the variety of products and services that he used along the way.

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10 Things Windows 7 Must Do To Succeed
Microsoft recently explained some of the new features in Windows 7 to reviewers from different publications. At the end of the meeting, the MIcrosoft folks asked the half-dozen of us present what it will take for the new OS to be a success.

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Twit's all, folks
Last year the tech world decided that Facebook was all that, and Mark Zuckerberg was the new Bill Gates. This year, everyone's atwitter about Twitter. (Which I guess means that Twitter founders Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams are the new Manny, Moe, and Jack of micro-blogs.)


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How You Grow Your Career in a Slow Economy
Help! I'm trying to stay focused on my professional goals. How can I grow my career despite the economy?


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Microsoft tests Intel Atom netbook processor for 'green' servers
Microsoft researchers are experimenting with low-powered servers using Intel Corp.'s inexpensive, efficient Atom processors designed for netbooks.

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Review: Samsung's 256GB SSD offers capacity, speed
When it comes to 2.5-in. SSDs, 256GB is among the highest capacity you'll find right now, and Samsung has a winning combination with its newest drive. It boasts impressive I/O speeds at a reasonable price -- for an SSD.


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Alaska becomes latest airline to test Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines is the latest carrier to launch in-flight Wi-Fi, offering a service that uses satellites instead of cellular towers to connect the plane to the Internet.


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Visa: New payment-processor data breach not so new after all

Days after Visa seemingly confirmed that a data breach had taken place at a third payment processor, following on the recent breach disclosures by Heartland Payment Systems and RBS WorldPay, the credit card company now is saying that there was no new security incident after all. In actuality, Visa said in a statement issued Friday, alerts that it sent recently to banks and credit unions warning them about a compromise at a payment processor were related to the ongoing investigation of a previously known breach.

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PC builder beats Microsoft with free Windows 7 upgrade offer

A Seattle-area PC seller will offer free Windows 7 upgrades to customers who buy new Vista -powered machines starting next week, beating Microsoft Corp. and its biggest hardware partners to the punch by months.


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Kindle 2 is old news, meet the Kindle 3

Is it too early to start talking about the next iteration of Amazon's Kindle e-reader? Apparently not!

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Amazon modifies Kindle text-to-speech feature

Amazon.com will let copyright holders opt out of having their books read aloud on the company's Kindle 2 book reader.


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NASA: Mars orbiter coming back to life after glitch

NASA engineers and programmers Friday started repowering the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter after the spacecraft shut itself down earlier this week.


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WiMax cuts through highway fog

WiMax-linked sensors and electronic signs are helping reduce accidents on a California highway.

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RIM: Battery not source of BlackBerry Bold overheating

RIM confirmed that sales of the BlackBerry Bold have been halted in Japan due to overheating, but said the battery wasn't the source of the problem.


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