Thursday, July 8, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 08/07/2010



Twitter to promote marketers' special offers
Twitter has introduced another advertising service, hoping to generate revenue this time by promoting special offers, events and one-time deals from marketers.
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Deleting a Previous System folder
Reader Jacob Franks is curious about a folder he's found on his Mac. He writes:
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Chinese outsourcer seeks U.S. workers with IQ of 125 and up
A Chinese offshore outsourcing company that has started hiring U.S. computer science graduates in Shanghai requires job applicants from the U.S. to demonstrate an IQ of 125 or above on a test it administers.
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Qnap NAS Delivers Blistering-Fast Performance
Holy TurboNAS, Batman! The Qnap TS-259 Pro TurboNAS posted sky-high performance for a network-attached storage box. Granted, our test configuration of this two-bay NAS device ($600 sans drives, price as of 7/710) includes two 750GB Western Digital Black Caviar drives in RAID 0, which is optimized for performance, not data redundancy. But that generally explains only a couple of percentage points of performance (depending on the specific test)--and the TS-259 Pro was more than two times faster than the nearest competitor we've tested to date. This speed difference is visible--in my hands-on examination, directory windows snapped open with almost startling speed.
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Ad-Aware Internet Security Free
Ad-Aware Internet Security Free, one of the most popular spyware killers on the planet, just got better: It's not just an anti-spyware killer any more. The newest version adds anti-virus capabilities to its already very good job of detecting and killing spyware while keeping a low profile.
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Ad-Aware Total Security
Ad-Aware Total Security ($50, 30-day free trial), the newest addition to the Lavasoft line of security software, is an all-in-one suite that builds on the longtime anti-spyware favorite Ad-Aware. It adds anti-virus, rootkit detection, a personal firewall, spam protection, parental control software and more. It's essentially the same software as Ad-Aware Internet Security Free or the $30 Ad-Aware Internet Security Pro, with extra capabilities bolted on.
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Ad-Aware Internet Security Pro
Ad-Aware Internet Security Pro ($30, 30-day free trial), designed for businesses, resides at the upper end of Lavasoft's Ad-Aware product line. What began as anti-spyware has grown into a sizable suite that includes comprehensive malware protection--including antivirus, network protection, and rootkit removal. Lavasoft also offers a free version of the software, called Ad-Aware Internet Security Free, which is for home users only; and a more full-featured new $50 suite, Ad-Aware Total Security.
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Google boosts stake in Chinese music site
Google has made a further investment in Chinese online music provider Top100.cn, it confirmed this week, even as the U.S. search giant waits to hear if its license to operate in China will be renewed.
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Mozilla overhauls UI for Firefox 4 beta
Mozilla released the first beta of Firefox 4, a major upgrade expected later this year that features a revamped interface, support for a wide range of Web technologies and performance improvements.
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InfoWorld review: Microsoft ADFS 2.0 and Forefront Identity Manager 2010
Extensible cross-domain user authentication and automated user rights management highlight these powerful tools
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