Wednesday, April 9, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 10/04/2014





Apple lays out its $2.2B claim against Samsung
Apple began to lay out its $2.2 billion damages claim against Samsung Electronics for the first time on Tuesday, arguing to an eight-person jury in California that Samsung's alleged patent infringement was large and significantly damaged Apple.

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Ice X: Intel and SGI test full-immersion cooling for servers
Intel and SGI have been testing a supercomputer that's kept cool by submerging the electronics completely in fluid, a system they say can dramatically reduce energy bills.

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Wendy's makes an Oracle ERP upgrade quick and tasty
It's not uncommon for ERP projects to take longer and cost more money than initially planned, but neither outcome ended up being on the menu for fast-food giant Wendy's recent Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP
This month's "Patch Tuesday" includes the final round of security fixes Microsoft will issue for Windows XP, potentially leaving millions that continue to use the OS open to attack.

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Vendors and admins rush to patch OpenSSL vulnerability
Since news of the OpenSSL bug started to spread on Monday, administrators and vendors have made a mad scramble to patch the Heartbleed bug, named for the flawed implementation of the heartbeat option in the cryptographic library.

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Lawmakers push attorney general for NSA changes
Several U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the nation's attorney general to curtail the National Security Agency's collection of overseas electronic communications, saying President Barack Obama's promise to revamp a surveillance program focused on U.S. telephone records didn't go far enough.

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The real security lesson Windows XP taught us is to challenge our assumptions
Launched in October 2001, today (really) marks the end of support for the Windows XP operating system. As the 12+ year run of Windows XP comes to an end, it holds some curious lessons.

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Windows 8.1 Update arrives today
Microsoft will deliver the much-awaited update to Windows 8.1 Tuesday, and with it comes a packed goody bag of treats for laptop and PC users.

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Lenovo to roll out more low-priced Android tablets in May
More inexpensive Android tablets with prices from US$129 to $249 are coming from Lenovo.

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Microsoft requires migration to Windows 8.1 Update within 5 weeks
Windows 8.1 users have a narrow window to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Update, the refresh that begins rolling out to customers today, to continue receiving future bug fixes, patches and enhancements.

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