Thursday, February 14, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 15/02/2013


Intel cuts back Itanium plans, raising questions about chip's future Intel has scaled back plans for the next version of Itanium in a move that raises questions about the future of the 64-bit server chip, used primarily in Hewlett-Packard's high-end Integrity servers. Read More ...
Google updates Google Now, makes it more prominent on phones Google is rolling out some enhancements to Google Now, a mobile app that gives Android users personalized information on the fly. The changes could help make the tool a bigger part of people's daily lives. Read More ...
Cisco posts higher profit and revenue in Q2 Cisco Systems posted higher revenue and profit in its fiscal second quarter as Chairman and CEO John Chambers reiterated the company's ambitious goal to become the biggest company in IT. Read More ...
Africa is battleground for low-priced smartphones Africa has become a battleground for low-to-mid-range smartphones following high-profile launches of products from leading manufacturers in the last two months. Read More ...
Surface Pro flops in repairability test, says iFixit Popular do-it-yourself website iFixit today gave Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the lowest-possible repair score, just 1 out of a possible 10, after spending hours getting the device open. Read More ...
Lawmakers reintroduce cyberthreat information-sharing bill Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. Read More ...
Survey: U.S. falls behind on user-centered BYOD Singapore leads the way in allowing users to own an untethered mobile device, according to a survey of 1,500 users in 10 countries by Dell; U.S. corporations lead on using VDI to control data on those devices. Read More ...
Hotspot 2.0 guru talks Wi-Fi roaming, new job at Ruckus Dave Stephenson is at the center of one of the most important efforts in mobile networking, the move to shepherd smartphones and other devices among Wi-Fi hotspots safely and automatically. Read More ...
Can a 'nifty' iWatch from Apple catch on? A watch that doubles as a computer and two-way radio has been a technology vision since at least the 1950s. But if recent reports that Apple's interested in an 'iWatch' are true, would such a device sell? Read More ...
Emergency Alert System devices vulnerable to hacker attacks, researchers say Devices used by many radio and TV stations to broadcast emergency messages as part of the U.S. Emergency Alert System (EAS) contain critical vulnerabilities that expose them to remote hacker attacks, according to researchers from security consultancy firm IOActive. Read More ...
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