Saturday, June 27, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 27/06/2009



PORTFOLIO: Lenovo ThinkPad T400s light yet powerful
Targeted at mid to large enterprise users, the ThinkPad T400s is meant to be thin and light for portability, yet powerful for usage. A keyboard redesign renders tighter spacing and some keys larger. WITH VIDEO
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Toronto’s George Brown College tests pandemic tool
The ongoing H1N1 flu scare has left many companies scrambling to shore up their emergency preparedness plans. The outbreak has also given rise to new types of emergency management software. Read about what software George Brown College is now testing
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Canadian IT pros face recycling challenge
There’s no point in recycling unless you’re sure that what you’re doing is better than putting technology products in a landfill in the first place. How accepting responsibility changes everything
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Google rallies developers to make Internet faster
Google recommends best practices that includes compression techniques, optimized JavaScript code and Web graphics, and reductions in HTML file sizes
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What you can learn from a UBC class trip
University of British Columbia journalism students uncovered a hard drive containing sensitive U.S. defence information while filming a documentary in Ghana. Find out why it happened and how you can keep your company from a similarly embarrassing experience
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Inside the Halo room
A cheaper version of HP's Halo telepresence technology in the works, according to HP researchers in a briefing from Palo Alto, Calif. to the HP Halo room in Mississauga, Ont. WITH VIDEO
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Show shipping charges up front: PayPal
The payment company’s survey shows unexpected shipping charges lead to shopping cart abandonment at online stores. Plus, what leads to buy-button anxiety
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Analysis: Behind the spat between the wireless newcomers
When two fledgling cellular providers squared off at a conference last week, it was more than posturing. It was the beginning of the fight for territory
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Google site blocked in China?
Google appears to be the first casualty of a growing Internet censorship drive in China. A Canada-based pro Net neutrality organization says The Web filtering software Green Dam Youth Escort is far more intrusive that Chinese authorities claim
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