Friday, March 19, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 19/03/2010



Tandberg launches desktop HD videoconferencing for execs
Tandberg unveiled a new HD videoconference system about three months before Cisco is expected to close on its agreement to buy the firm.
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Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904
The Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904 all-purpose laptop, currently a Best Buy exclusive priced at just under $900 (as of March 17, 2010), offers some nifty features, such as the option to connect the laptop's display to your HDTV wirelessly through an HDMI-equipped peripheral. Unfortunately, it's hobbled by a poor keyboard layout, mediocre audio, and terrible ergonomics.
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Asus Eee PC 1201n: A Netbook for Videophiles
Would you spend almost $600 for a netbook--even a top-of-the-line one, like the Asus Eee PC 1201n?
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Add-on Collector Keeps Extensions Together
If you're a Firefox add-on aficionado, the free Add-On Collector is for you.
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China Mobile wants iPad, and Chinese 3G for Apple's iPhone
China Mobile hopes to offer both Apple's iPad and a version of the iPhone that supports China's homegrown 3G mobile standard, comments by China Mobile's top executive showed on Thursday.
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Windows XP: No IE9 for you
Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9, will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed.
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Review: 3 laptops powered by Intel's Core i7 processor
Intel's Core i7 mobile processors were created to speed up multimedia notebooks. We test three of the latest systems to see if they measure up.
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HTC says will fight Apple lawsuit, stresses innovations
High Tech Computer (HTC) on Thursday said it plans to "fully defend itself" against the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple early this month, adding it has always respected the intellectual property of others and will continue to do so.
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Hands on: Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview shows speed, not much else
In a hands-on test, the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview comes off as a lot faster -- but any other features will have to wait.
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Update: Twitter hit by site outage
Users of popular micro-blogging service Twitter have been unable to access the site since just after 11 p.m. ET Wednesday.
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