Thursday, April 25, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 26/04/2013






US lawmakers plan sweeping review of copyright
A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age.

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WikiLeaks donations by Visa ruled OK in Iceland
The three-year blockade against donations to WikiLeaks may have just been chiseled away, in Iceland, by a ruling handed down by the European country's Supreme Court.

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Scientists find clues to why everything exists
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say they are getting some clues about where all the anti-matter went

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Senator rips self-regulatory do-not-track efforts
The U.S. online advertising industry has not lived up to a promise to stop the online tracking of Internet users who ask advertisers to do so, a senior U.S. senator said Wednesday.

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NC auditor finds 84 state-run IT projects over budget, late
Scores of IT projects being conducted by North Carolina's government are racking up higher-than-expected costs and going far beyond their planned schedules, a new report by the state's auditor has found.

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How companies should navigate social media in a crisis
Companies using social networks like Twitter and Facebook need to face what to do during a national crisis like the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Vulnerable terminal servers could let bad guys hack stoplights, gas pumps
Thousands of older systems, including those used to manage traffic lights, fuel pumps, point-of-sale terminals and building automation can be tampered with because they're insecurely connected to the Internet.

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Microsoft to announce next Xbox on May 21
Eight years after the first Xbox 360 units shipped, Microsoft will finally pull the curtains off its long-awaited successor on May 21.

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Samsung confirms limited supply of Galaxy S4, cites 'overwhelming global demand'
Overwhelming global demand may limit initial supplies of the Galaxy S4 smartphone, Samsung said Wednesday, while both Sprint and T-Mobile USA confirmed there would be delays in their receiving the phones.

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