Tuesday, July 28, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 28/07/2009



Google defends Google Apps security
Google officials say that critics calling for Los Angeles to reconsider plans to implement Google Apps are misinformed or are looking to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt.
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Texting while driving increases crash risk 23-fold
Drivers of heavy trucks who were texting while driving were at a 23 times greater risk of a crash or near-crash than those who were not, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute reported.
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Be More Productive in Microsoft Outlook
Do you depend on Microsoft Outlook for your e-mail and scheduling needs? Are you annoyed with the e-mail client? Well, join the club--thousands of Outlook users are lobbying Microsoft for improvements in the next version. But this week let's not just complain about Outlook; I'm here to tell you how to make it better. Read on for tips and tools that'll make you more productive, right now.
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IBM set to launch 'Smart Analytics' systems
IBM preparing a new series of BI (business intelligence) products dubbed Smart Analytics Systems, the company was expected to announce Tuesday.
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Take advantage of play counts in iTunes
There are plenty of things you can do with iTunes that you can't do easily with CDs. One of them is keeping track of how many times you've listened to specific songs or albums. While you'd need a pen and paper--or a spreadsheet--to do this for music you listen to on disc, iTunes does this automatically. Each time you get to the end of a track, iTunes increments the play count, and, at the same time, updates the last-played date. Your iPod and iPhone do this as well, though the iPod shuffle records as the last-played date the date and time at which you sync the device after playing songs.
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Sprint to buy Virgin Mobile for prepaid business
Sprint Nextel said it will acquire Virgin Mobile USA for $483 million.
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The Intel-only future draws closer
With Thursday's release of Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, Apple has moved its flagship video and audio editing suites exclusively to the Intel chipset--while previous releases were Universal apps for either PowerPC or Intel CPUs, these versions are Intel-only.
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Tips to Get the Most Out of the Show
I won't be going to Black Hat/Defcon in Las Vegas this year because of a scheduling conflict, but I have been to several of them over the years. Since my mission at these events has been to find the big news stories and write them fast, I know how hard it can be to cut through all the noise and zero in on what's most important.
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Sprint Nextel to acquire Virgin Mobile USA
Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile USA have reached an agreement for Sprint to acquire Virgin Mobile for $483 million.
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