Friday, February 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 26/02/2010



Four Survival Tips
For the newcomer, the RSA security conference can be overwhelming. Follow these four strategies to get the most from it.
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Guilty plea for hacker who took Comcast off Web
A member of a telephone hacking group known as Kryogeniks has pleaded guilty to taking Comcast's Web site offline in May 2008.
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Microsoft launches 'phone home' antipiracy update
As promised, Microsoft has started offering Windows 7 users an update to the company's antipiracy software via Windows Update.
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AT&T roars back in 3G wireless performance test
After generating disappointing results in tests last spring, AT&T's 3G network is now the top performer in our 13-city tests, with download speeds 67 percent faster than its competitors.
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Broadband in rural America: Why I'm not holding my breath
Despite promising new technologies, rural America remains the land that telecom forgot. While many politicians claim that they will work toward cheap, reliable broadband for all Americans, it's still a long way off for much of the rural U.S., says our country-dwelling mobile expert.
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Court order helps Microsoft tear down Waledac botnet
With the help of a U.S. federal judge, Microsoft has struck a blow against one of the Internet's worst sources of spam: the notorious Waledac botnet.
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Gartner predicts 20% growth for chip industry in 2010
The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20% year-on-year growth in 2010, market researcher Gartner said Thursday.
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IBM speeds up data analysis with new algorithm
IBM researchers have developed a new algorithm that could in minutes analyze terabytes' worth of raw data to more quickly predict weather and electricity usage, the company said.
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Wireless carriers need to find ways to keep customers to stay profitable
There are already so many wireless users in North America that carriers need to think of ways to reap additional profits from their existing customers, rather than finding new ones, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Baidu: Registrar 'incredibly' changed our e-mail for hacker
A hacker who took down top Chinese search engine Baidu.com last month broke into its account with a U.S. domain name registrar by pretending to be from Baidu in an online chat with the registrar's tech help, according to a lawsuit filed by Baidu.
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