Thursday, July 25, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 7/26/2013





House votes against reining in NSA records collection
The U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly rejected an effort to stop the National Security Agency from collecting millions of U.S. residents' telephone records.

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Apple's developer site overhaul continues following breach
Apple is incrementally restoring its developer systems following an intrusion last week the company said may have divulged personal information about registered users.

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Forget the high margins, Apple -- cut iPad Mini prices
Apple sold 14% fewer iPads in the quarter that ended June 30 than in the same quarter last year, while the revenue from those sales plummeted by 27%. The solution? Cut prices, say analysts.

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Facebook reports a strong Q2 with revenue up 53%
Facebook's revenue rose 53 percent during the second quarter amid continued gains in mobile advertising revenue share, the company reported Wednesday.

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SanDisk wireless storage drives excel; wearable MeCam a clunky camcorder
The scoop: SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive (16GB, $50; 32GB, $60) and Wireless Media Drive (32GB, $80; 64GB, $100)

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QuickPoll: Do IT pros ever really get a summer vacation?
That IT professionals work on vacation is as obvious as sand on a beach. Do you think IT pros ever truly relax on vacation?

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Google Chromecast controls TV from smartphones, tablets, laptops
Google on Wednesday launched a small $35 device, called Chromecast, that lets users send videos and music from smartphones, tablets and laptops to high definition TV sets.

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How to Evaluate Moving Legacy Mission-Critical Apps to the Cloud
The flexibility and scalability of the cloud can make migrating mission-critical applications a tempting proposition, but availability can become a serious issue.

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Polycom CEO resigns after expense-report scandal
Videoconferencing is advertised as a tool to reduce travel expenses, but for the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the business, apparently that wasn't enough.

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Icahn in control after Dell ups offer to take company private
Michael Dell and Silver Lake's decision to raise the offer to take Dell private is a concession that rival Carl Icahn and affiliate parties may have an upper hand in the wrangling to take over the company, observers of the deal said.

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