Saturday, September 12, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 12/09/2009



Intel announces Nehalem processor aimed at storage, communications
Intel today revealed more enhancements to its new Xeon chip, codenamed Jasper Forest, that include native RAID capability and integration with PCIe.
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Jobs appears, Moto's Cliq, Microsoft opens up
This is just a guess, but with a lot of the world easing out of its summertime state of mind and everybody who is sidetracked playing "The Beatles: RockBand," which came out Wednesday, the inclination for making news has remained subdued. Although Apple made a splash, with CEO Steve Jobs showing up for his first public appearance since he returned to work, and Motorola made a run at headlines, too.
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IEEE stamps 'approved' on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard
The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.
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Forrester: Desktops rule, smartphones don't
A Forrester Research survey found that many information workers lack key collaboration tools and that a vast majority continue to do the bulk of their work on desktop computers.
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HP adds Snow Leopard printer drivers after customer complaints
Hewlett-Packard has added support for an additional 38 printer models or printer series to Snow Leopard, delivering on a promise made shortly after the release of Apple's new operating system.
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Eight Years After 9-11: Better Security or Just Luck?
There have been many terrorist attacks around the world these last eight years, but nothing matching the magnitude of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. In an informal poll of security experts, some say it's a testament to better security at landmark buildings, ports, military installations and elsewhere. Others attribute the stateside peace as a matter of luck.
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Samsung NP-Q320 Laptop
For many people, the pricing sweet spot for the perfect laptop is between $800 and $1000. Full-fledged yet svelte, Samsung's NP-Q320 all-purpose notebook ($949 as of September 10, 2009) has the muscle to serve as your primary work/school/home computer. The laptop is compact and light enough (4.8 pounds) not to break your back, it has a 13.4-inch screen that you don't need to squint at, and it's powerful enough to run most major applications well. Still, this nice all-purpose laptop suffers from a couple of minor usability problems.
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Bugs & Fixes: iTunes 9 and Safari mix it up
After installing iTunes 9, you may find that the updated version refuses to connect to the iTunes Store.
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Facebook Lite: thanks, but no apps
Facebook has made a potentially risky choice in designing Lite, the simpler version of its social network that is generating much buzz: Lite doesn't run any of the tens of thousands of external applications built for Facebook's main site.
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Gonzalez pleads guilty to TJX, other data heists
Albert Gonzalez, who was described by federal authorities as the mastermind of the massive data thefts at TJX Companies Inc., Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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