Thursday, March 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 02/03/2011




Facebook acquires messaging company Beluga
Facebook has acquired the mobile messaging company Beluga, according to a note on Beluga's website. Financial details were not disclosed.
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IBM points toward managing multicloud universe
IBM's Tivoli cloud management tool upgrade includes the ability to deploy virtual machines in seconds, but there's potential for frustration as well. Its list of supported platforms includes some notable absences.
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Mozilla follows Google, patches Firefox as prep for Pwn2Own
Mozilla on Tuesday fixed 11 security flaws in Firefox, following in rival Google's footsteps in patching its browser before a hacking contest kicks off next week.
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Remote IT allows docs to care for ICU patients from a distance
When Leo DeFault had what should have been a fatal heart attack, it was an intensive care physician 25 miles away who helped save his life. That kind of remote healthcare technology is gaining ground quickly.
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Edison taps Teradata for smart meter data
A growing number of utility companies have begun implementing data warehousing and analytics technologies to handle smart grid data.
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EU raids digital book sellers in cartel investigation
The European Union’s competition regulators carried out unannounced inspections into various companies that sell digital books on Tuesday on suspicion of operating a cartel and engaging in other banned business practices.
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Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X120e
Lenovo has done a magnificent job giving the keyboard a full-size feel, but the 1366 by 768, 11.6-inch display suffers in comparison to the 12- and 13-inch displays of other ultraportable laptops.
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Man gets 7 years for forcing modems to call premium numbers
A New Hampshire man who made US$8 million by installing unwanted dial-up software on computers and then forcing them to call expensive premium telephone numbers was handed down an 82-month sentence on Monday.
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Teardown shows Xoom costs more to build than iPad
A teardown analysis of Motorola's Xoom tablet by IHS iSuppli found its materials cost nearly $360, compared with $320 for materials in the comparable 32GB iPad 3G.
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Intel details new Atom N570 processor
Intel on Tuesday provided further details about its Atom N570 chip and said netbooks with the processor will ship later this month.
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