Sunday, August 3, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 04/08/2014





Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista
Windows 8's uptake was stuck in reverse for the second quarter in a row.

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In search of a social site that doesn't lie
Mike Elgan would like to find a social network that doesn't lie to users, doesn't experiment on users without their clear knowledge, and delivers by default all the posts of the people they follow.

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Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill
The right to unlock your cellphone became law on Friday as President Barack Obama signed a bill that rapidly passed both houses of the U.S. Congress.

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Twitter Scores by Moving the Goal Posts
Twitter is moving the goal posts and Wall Street likes the new numbers it sees up on the scoreboard. The company's monthly active user base grew 24 percent from the year-ago period to 271 million, but the actual reach of Twitter goes well beyond that, the social media company claims.

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Judge approves Apple e-books price-fixing settlement
A U.S. district court judge has given preliminary approval for Apple to pay a $450 million settlement for its role in an e-books price-fixing conspiracy.

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Panasonic to help Tesla build battery 'Gigafactory'
Panasonic has agreed to help set up the factory that Tesla Motors plans to build for making batteries for Tesla and other electric cars.

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HP's SlateBook 14 ships, but it's pricier than expected
Hewlett-Packard's SlateBook 14 laptop with the Android OS has started shipping on schedule, but it's priced at $429, which is $30 more than the company had said it would cost.

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Retail industry rallies behind open standard for tokenization
A coalition of retail industry trade groups this week called for the creation of an open tokenization standard for protecting credit and debit card data from theft and misuse.

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Google offloads mystery barge to marine company
The Boston-based barge and marine contracting company that bought one of Google's mystery barges is still trying to figure out what to do with it.

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