Sunday, September 22, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 9/23/2013





Where's my solar-powered iPhone?
Is there a solar-powered smartphone in your future? Mike Elgan thinks so, and he explains what's being done right now to bring that technology to reality.

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BlackBerry expects $1B loss, will slash staff, reduce handset range
BlackBerry lost close to $1 billion in the July to September quarter as users abandoned its once-dominant platform.

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Sen. Franken seeks data on privacy controls in iPhone 5S fingerprint tech
A U.S. lawmaker wants to know whether the Touch ID fingerprint reader in Apple's iPhone 5S has adequate controls to protect the personal data of users.

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How I got an iPhone 5S on launch day
Columnist Michael deAgonia has reviewed every iPhone released for Computerworld, which means he's ordered online, waited for the FedEx truck and stood in long lines just like other eager iPhone buyers. Here's how his day went today.

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Ballmer: Three-layered plan will lead to 'One Microsoft'
It's been two months since Steve Ballmer unfurled his plan to restructure Microsoft's operations, and inquiring minds would like to know what stage the process is at.

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iOS 7 off to speedy adoption start
Forty-eight hours after its release, Apple's iOS 7 accounted for nearly a third of all North American iPhone and iPad traffic, an online advertising network said Friday.

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Wearable Technology Will Be Much More Than Google Glass and Galaxy Gear
The high-profile Google Glass and Samsung Galaxy Gear are grabbing headlines in wearable technology news. However, the reality is that rather than products for the elite, wearables will be more practical, more affordable, more power-efficient -- and not fashion statements.

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Early iPhone customers clamor for new colors, fingerprint sensor, better camera
Thousands of people waited in line to buy the new iPhone 5S or 5C at stores in cities around the globe on Friday. Even in Harrisonburg, Va., a college town of about 60,000, there were lines to buy the new iPhones outside the AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores.

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NSA Disclosures, Mass Shootings Expose Big Data Problem
Sure, the government may know everything about you, but those tidbits of information sit in disconnected, proprietary databases. Unfortunately, that means it's harder than it should be to identify someone who's likely to be behind a mass shooting or terrorist attack.

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