Wednesday, March 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 31/03/2010



Google's plan to end Android fragmentation

Google has a bold strategy to tackle Android's biggest problem: that the OS is available in too many versions, spread across a range of devices. In a bid to end the fragmentation, Google will attempt to carve major features out of the OS into downloadable updates, according to Engadget .


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Taiwan makers plan to display 10 iPad-like devices at Computex

Taiwanese companies will show off "at least 10" devices similar to Apple's upcoming iPad at the Computex electronics show in June, one of the event's organizers said Tuesday.

"All the major laptop PC companies will have a tablet device to show at Computex," said Chang Li, deputy secretary general of the Taipei Computer Association, which co-organizes the Computex Taipei trade show, which runs from June 1-5 this year.


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Google says mobile services in China partly blocked

Google mobile services have been partly blocked in China, according to the company, after it snubbed the Chinese government over censorship last week.

A China status page set up by Google shows its mobile services were partially blocked in the country starting Sunday.


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Judge's ruling deals U.S. major setback in H-1B fraud case

In what may be the largest H-1B fraud case ever brought forward, the government has run into trouble with a judge having dismissed a number of counts and suppressed some of the evidence taken from an IT services firm's computers.

The ruling, made late last week, may help IT services firm Vision Systems Group Inc. in its defense against government allegations that it had set up shell companies in Iowa so that it could pay some of its visa workers the state's lower prevailing wage rates.


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Is an iPhone for Verizon in the works?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple may have a Verizon iPhone in the works.


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Red Hat moves into desktop virtualization

Open source enterprise software company Red Hat has updated its virtualization platform, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (REV), to include support for desktop virtualization, the company announced Monday.

The beta version of REV 2.2 will include a number of new programs that will allows customers to run a virtualized desktop infrastructure (VDI).


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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.3

Apple on Monday morning released Mac OS X 10.6.3, the latest update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. The update is recommended for all users of Snow Leopard, and brings a number of fixes, improvements, and security patches. The update's size may vary depending on the configuration of your Mac.


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Brightcove backs HTML5 for iPad

Brightcove announced on Monday Brightcove Experience for HTML5, a framework for publishing interactive and ad-supported Web videos for HTML5-compatible devices, including Apple's iPad and iPhone.

The framework is being offered free of charge to customers of the Brightcove online video platform. Brightcove Experience for HTML 5 supports intelligent device detection, playlist rendering and playback of H.264-encoded video content.


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DOJ won't challenge Cisco acquisition of Tandberg

The U.S. Department of Justice won't challenge Cisco Systems' $3 billion acquisition of video-conferencing service provider Tandberg, the agency announced Monday.

The acquisition of Tandberg, with dual headquarters in Oslo and New York, is not likely to be anticompetitive because of the evolving nature of the videoconferencing market and commitment Cisco has made to the European Commission to provide interoperable systems, the DOJ said in a news release.


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Rimini Street files countersuit against Oracle

Oracle on Monday was hit with a counterclaim by Rimini Street, the third-party software maintenance provider it sued in January over alleged intellectual property violations.

Oracle's suit is groundless, anticompetitive and disparaging, Rimini Street said in the response filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.


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