Friday, May 14, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 14/05/2010



Facebook calls all-hands meeting on privacy for Thursday
Facebook confirmed that it plans to hold an all-company meeting today to discuss the social network's privacy issues that have garnered widespread criticism.
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Juniper expected to disclose cloud computing plans
Juniper is preparing to announce how it plans to participate in cloud computing, according to a bulletin issued this week by an investment firm.
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Mobile operators' plans a mixed blessing for users
Mobile operators face a number of game-changing challenges, including an explosion in data usage, as handset vendors corner the market for applications. Plans to deal with these issues could be a boon for consumers, or could simply annoy them.
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European officials chastise Facebook privacy settings
Facebook made "unacceptable" changes to its privacy settings at the end of last year that are detrimental to users, a coalition of European data protection officials warned the social-networking sites on Wednesday.
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Intel laptop chip shortage worsens
A shortage of the latest Intel laptop PC microprocessors worsened in April, but the chip giant says it will meet demand by the end of this quarter.
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What the mobile patent fight is all about
Apple, others are at war over who owns the key technologies such multitouch in the burgeoning mobile market
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Citrix says new virtualization tool will change lifestyles
Citrix System Inc. is borrowing a page from Apple and pitching its new desktop virtualization product, in part, as one of the building blocks to a lifestyle change, at least for corporate employees.
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Will your next phone be a videophone?
Videophone technology has matured to the point that sales of the devices could explode in the next two years.
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Image Gallery: Identity Finder
Identity finder searches your hard drives and networks to find hidden personal information. What can it find?
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Identity Finder: What secrets are hidden in your computer?
Identity finder searches your hard drives and networks to find hidden personal information. What can it find?
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