Thursday, April 4, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 05/04/2013


Oracle brings data center fabric to Sparc systems Oracle has extended its data center fabric to its Sparc-based Unix platforms, promising to let enterprises tie more servers and applications into the high-speed infrastructure. Read More ...
Disney zaps in-house game development at LucasArts Walt Disney has shut down in-house development at LucasArts, the gaming arm of Lucasfilm, less than a year after buying its parent company. Read More ...
Bitcoin storage service, Instawallet, suffers database attack An online bitcoin storage service, Instawallet, said Wednesday it is accepting claims for stolen bitcoins after the company's database was fraudulently accessed. Read More ...
Mozilla, Google, Opera introduce new Web browser engines There could be big changes coming to the fiddly and sometimes annoying Web browsing experience on cellphones. Read More ...
Muted excitement for latest Toshiba Android tablet Shaw reviews Toshiba's Excite 10 SE tablet and HP's EliteBook Folio 9470m Ultrabook. Read More ...
Twitter provides access to mobile apps from within tweets Twitter's in-the-moment stream of quick comments and links might seem tailor-made for those with short attention spans, but the company is rolling out changes that will make tweets more interactive, including the ability to access mobile apps from inside a tweet. Read More ...
When social tools go viral It says something when powerful and popular social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter become the template for an entirely new form of workplace collaboration. Read More ...
Dell to release new Windows tablets later this year Dell will release Windows tablets later this year that could potentially include devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches. Read More ...
NASA communications with Mars rovers soon to go silent Within days, NASA's robotic rovers and orbiters working on Mars will go silent as a solar conjunction interrupts communications between that planet and the Earth. Read More ...
Privacy group calls for changes in CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill U.S. lawmakers need to make significant changes to a controversial cyberthreat information sharing bill because the legislation could be used to give federal intelligence agencies backdoor wiretapping powers, the Center for Democracy and Technology said. Read More ...
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