Thursday, April 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 29/04/2010



GPS Options: Many Ways to Find Your Way
Need to find your way?
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Microsoft takes aim at Android with patent portfolio in hand
Microsoft has licensed some of its patents to mobile phone maker HTC for use on the company's Android-based smartphones, it said Tuesday.
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Final tally: IT lost 250,000 jobs last year
The U.S. tech industry lost about 250,000 jobs last year, about 4% of its total workforce, but is seeing signs of a hiring turnaround, particularly in software services, according to TechAmerica, an industry group.
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InfoWorld review: Free remote access tools for Windows and Mac
The best free tools combine firewall friendliness with easy remote access and an amazing array of handy features
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS adds business and ease-of-use tools
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, the latest version of Canonical's Linux OS, offers new business tools and increased ease of use.
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Other enterprise e-mail cloud options
Microsoft and Google aren't the only games in town; here's a look at other purveyors.
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Microsoft gets its Exchange cloud in order
Although the online version of Exchange was initially focused more on consumers and small businesses, Microsoft has gotten aggressive in targeting the service toward larger users.
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Corporate e-mail in the cloud: Google vs. Microsoft
The business version of Google's Gmail is drawing the attention of enterprise Exchange customers. Citing simplicity and savings, a few have already jumped ship. But some have held back -- and at least one switched back. Here's why.
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PDFZilla Converts Simple PDF Files to MS Word
PDFZilla ($30, usage-limited demo) tries to solve a common problem many people have working with PDF files: What can you do if you want to export the text to a Microsoft Word document so that you can edit it? It only partially succeeds, and depending on your needs, may not be suitable for you.
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Apple buys up another chip maker
Apple has bought the company widely believed to be responsible for the design of the engine behind the A4 CPU that powers the iPad.
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