Wednesday, September 14, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 14/09/2011





5 tech breakthroughs: Chip-level advances that may change computing
From flexible printed circuits to chips that can change abilities on the fly, these technologies could be the building blocks for a plethora of new and innovative products.

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Hack brings down Linux websites
A number of Linux websites, including LinuxFoundation.org and Linux.com, have been pulled offline after a security breach.

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Five hot startups at Demo Fall
The economy is still in the doldrums but it's not such a bad time to be a startup. Cloud technologies like Amazon Web Services have made it less costly for new companies to get off the ground, and 70 of them will be at the Demo Fall conference in Silicon Valley this week to launch new products.

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iPad Goes to Hollywood
If you're lucky enough to be on a Hollywood set, chances are you'll see more than a few people carrying iPads--and most will be big-shot executives. It should come as no surprise that the iPad has caught on in the entertainment industry given the iPad's billing as a great media-consumption device.

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NetLogic buy would help Broadcom tap into 4G, cloud
Broadcom's deal to buy communications processor vendor NetLogic Microsystems for $3.7 billion will help the company feed the fast-growing demand for intelligent chips in all kinds of networks.

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Social networks eat up Americans' online time
A new survey shows that Americans are increasingly transfixed with social networking sites, with Facebook is grabbing more of our time than any other blog or social media.

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Cloud Computing for Consumers: The Downsides
If you read much about tech, you've undoubtedly been told by some snarky writer that if you're not headed for the cloud, you're hopelessly unhip, behind the times, and probably overweight. You know -- the cloud, that repository of all things digital contained on giant servers owned by someone else out there in cyberspace.

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