Friday, January 14, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 13/01/2011



Apple iPad, other tablets, blunt Q4 PC sales
Gartner, like IDC before it, said PC sales grew more slowly than expected in the fourth quarter, largely due to competition from tablets like Apple's iPad.
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Rib & Hull 11-inch MacBook Air Sleeve
Poland-based Etsy shop Rib & Hull offers a variety of felt, leather, and canvas sleeves for laptops and media devices. Its newest offering, the 11-inch MacBook Air sleeve, gives Apple's tiny laptop sleek, moderate protection from outside dangers and bag bumps.
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BlackBerry PlayBook tablet poses big challenge for RIM
Research in Motion showed off its upcoming 7-in. PlayBook tablet today in Boston, arguing that the device can bridge the consumer and enterprise market for tablets.
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RIM plans cloud-based BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Research In Motion plans to launch a cloud-based version of its popular BlackBerry Enterprise Server by the end of 2011.
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SAP Q4 preliminary results show jump in software revenue
SAP on Thursday reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and year ending Dec. 31 that showed a strong uptick in software revenue, spurred in part by its acquisition of Sybase last year.
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Three fired for accessing records of Tucson shooting victims
Three employees at Tucson's University Medical Center have been fired for improperly accessing the medical records of some of the victims in Saturday's shooting spree that killed six people and wounded 14, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifford.
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Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug
Google Thursday said it patched 16 bugs in the Chrome browser, including one tagged as critical that brought its founder a record $3,133 bounty.
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Tablet battle to heat up, prices to fall in 2011
Last week's Consumer Electronics Show was indisputably dominated by tablets. Almost a year since Apple redefined portable computing with its iPad, competitors launched attempts to cut the Cupertino company's lead. Taken together, the announcements at CES provide a much clearer picture of the likely evolution of the tablet market in 2011 and provide consumers a few tips on what to look for and when to buy.
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Mac sales climb as rivals lose U.S. share
Analysts say Apple sold nearly 2 million Mac desktops and laptpns in the fourth 2010 quarter, but still dropped two places to the fifth spot in U.S. computer sales.
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SPB Software helps users migrate to Android
SPB Software has released a migration tool that should make it easier for consumers to move from Symbian or Windows Mobile to Android-based smartphones and tablets, the company said on Wednesday.
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