Thursday, April 12, 2012

IT News Head Lines (IT World Canada) 4/12/2012





Why Facebook bought Instagram for $1B
Instagram has growth potential, and Facebook can use it to ensure its dominance in the social media market

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Tour HP and Fujitsu research labs
VIDEO PLAYLIST Hewlett-Packard's wireless lab in Montreal unveils an innovative wireless switch developed there, Fujitsu shows off its research projects and news from around the world of tech

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HP announces public cloud launch, new services
HP consolidates its cloud services portfolio and aims at hybrid cloud infrastructures. Why one analyst says hybrid clouds are "where it's at"

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Android won't challenge Apple's tablet dominance in 2012: Gartner
Fragmentation of Google's mobile OS is making life difficult for developers. Meanwhile, success with Windows Phone in the consumer market could bring Microsoft into the mix

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US carriers join forces on stolen phones database
Keeping track of stolen phones has become increasingly important as more users have expensive smartphones, according to an analyst. The U.S. is now playing catch up with the rest of world

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OpenStreetMap posing surprise threat to Google Maps
Since it surpassed Mapquest in April 2009, according to statistics from Experian Hitwise, Google Maps has been more or less the only game in town for online mapping

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Intel plans to win China's smartphone and tablets market
Intel has partnered with Lenovo and Motorola to build smartphones using the company's latest mobile chip

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Sony says it lost US$6.4 billion last fiscal year
Sony said it expects losses to balloon due to tax charges when it reports official earnings next month

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7 Career tips to help you negotiate better
A new study from LinkedIn finds that when it comes to negotiating in the workplace, many professionals find it uncomfortable. One quarter, in fact, admit they have never negotiated in the workplace

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Emerging software tools help boost IT spending projections
Case management tools, automated spend analysis, services procurement, supplier risk and performance management are all helping shape the technology budgets of the future

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The CIO enters the era of disruption
Twenty per cent of the Global 2000 are experimenting by creating new leadership titles, such as chief digital officer, chief customer officer and chief analytical officer/head data scientist

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IT reorgs: Be sure of your reasons
Too often, reorgs are announced merely because they seem to demonstrate activity, suggest change or give the appearance of progress

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