Friday, July 17, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 17/07/2009



Photos: The story of Apollo 11
As the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing approaches, we look at how the story unfolded and what the key moments were.
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Apollo 11: Computer Weekly July 24 1969 edition
What was happening in the IT world in July 1969 when Apollo 11 achieved its goal of putting a man on the moon?
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Nokia calls bottom of handset market
Nokia today reported improvements in quarterly sales and profits, but rival Sony Ericsson lost money again as trading conditions and margins failed to improve.
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One billion Indians to get biometric ID cards
The Indian government plans to give all of its 1.2 billion citizens biometric ID cards, and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani will lead the project. The...
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Government spent آ£10m to monitor internet comms
The government spent more than آ£10m last year for communications companies to store details of phone calls, e-mails and internet searches. This...
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Azure and cash give Microsoft breathing space
For the first time since 1982, the year that IBM launched its first personal computer, Microsoft's domination of the computing landscape is under pressure. The...
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Microsoft "thanks" in short supply
Windows 7 was made available this week with massive discounts if customers pre order them, but they could soon run out. Microsoft announced...
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BT brings Indian jobs home, but Lloyds TSB doesn’t
BT is cutting 4,000 contract call centre jobs in India and bringing some of the work back to the UK. In contrast, Lloyds TSB is continuing to cut its UK workforce while its staff in India remain out of the firing line.
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Nokia calls bottom of handset market
Nokia today reported improvements in quarterly sales and profits, but rival Sony Ericsson lost money again as trading conditions and margins failed to improve.
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YouTube will be profitible soon, says Google
YouTube will be profitable in the near future, says Google, which acquired the loss-making video sharing site in 2006 for $1.65bn.
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IBM raises 2009 earnings forecast by 5%
IBM's cost cutting measures that have included controversial job cuts have enabled the firm to post strong second quarter results.
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Google Q2 profits up 18% following cost-cutting
Google has reported net income of $1.48bn for the second quarter of 2009, an 18% increase compared with the same period the year before.
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Will sharing IT save UK building societies?
Building societies could compete more effectively with banks and other larger competitors by sharing IT services. Chancellor of the exchequer...
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McKinnon closer to extradition as Tories lose Commons vote
The Conservative Party yesterday lost by 54 votes a parliamentary motion...
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