Tuesday, September 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 9/11/2013





Seagate to produce 5TB hard drive next year, 20TB by 2020
Seagate announced that it has sold more than 1 million drives using a new recording technology that will offer consumers 5TB hard drives next year and possibly 20TB drives by 2020.

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In reversal, Microsoft gives snarling developers Win 8.1 RTM to chew on
After developers and IT pros pelted Microsoft with complaints, the company has backtracked and decided to grant them access to the latest Windows 8.1 build instead of making them wait until mid-October.

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PowerPoint presentations get a 4F in the Army as Tableau gains a foothold
The Army is deploying Tableau Software to help it visualize and manage its supply chain, gradually replacing PowerPoint as the tool of choice for everyone from generals on down through the ranks.

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Career advice: Fiftysomething and looking for a job
Premier 100 IT Leader Catherine Bessant also answers questions on pursuing a master's degree and getting buy-in from the business.

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To launch a Kindle smartphone, Amazon needs wireless patents and carriers
Amazon won't be ready to launch its much-anticipated Kindle smartphone until it builds up an ample portfolio of wireless-related patents and more relationships with mobile operators, an analyst said Monday.

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Microsoft sticks to guns, will unveil refreshed Surface on Sept. 23
Microsoft will host an event Sept. 23 to introduce new Surface tablets, which are likely to go on sale on Oct. 18.

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Harvard, MIT join on artificial intelligence research
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $25 million grant to Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study how the brain creates intelligence and how that process can be replicated in machines.

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Icahn withdrawal clears Dell buyout path
After a long battle, Carl Icahn and associates admitted they were fighting a losing battle and have stepped away from their attempt to buy Dell.

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Verizon argues it should be able to block websites
Verizon Communications should be able to block its broadband customers from going to websites that refuse to pay the provider to deliver their traffic, a lawyer for Verizon told an appeals court Monday.

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Available Tags:Seagate , Microsoft , Kindle , Amazon , wireless , Dell

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