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In an enterprise, privacy is good—in moderation. But new hyperprivacy features need IT's control.
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At the IFA fair in Berlin, the world's largest consumer electronics event, organizers of the fair say they are moving with the times as retail chains selling electronics replace specialist retailers and companies such as Philips, Samsung and LG no longer limit their products to electronic entertainment. Developers are also trying to use technology to make domestic appliances even more useful, such as a dryer that includes an ironing function or a washing machine that can be turned on via the Internet.
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VMware application virtualization offering ThinApp 4 reduces application conflict and speeds the cycle of application deployment while boasting lower overhead than full-blown desktop virtualization approaches. However, VMware's maiden app virtualization voyage hits some stormy patches.
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Personal details of more than 1 million customers of Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express and NatWest are found on a computer sold on auction site eBay. RBS said the information included historical data related to credit card applications and data from other banks, but would not disclose further details.The information was being held by archiving firm Graphic Data, which copies paperwork from some of Britain's biggest financial organisations and stores it digitally.
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Erstwhile YouTube alternative Metacafe launches a new Wikipedia-like tool called Wikicafe, which lets users make video search more effective through open metadata tagging. Users can go in and edit information about the videos and add links and other content. The tool typifies Web 2.0 messaging and collaboration.
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The Citrix Systems XenApp 5 product, formally called Presentation Server, is designed to allow IT pros to create virtual desktops. Citrix XenApp 5 can work with the Citrix XenDesktop virtualization suite or Citrix XenApp can work alone. Citrix XenApp 5 allows for the virtualization of Microsoft Windows and Office applications in an enterprise's virtual desktop infrastructure.
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Updated: AMD and Broadcom announced a deal that will allow Broadcom to buy AMD’s Digital Television (DTV) business for $192.8 million. AMD first acquired the Digital Television division when it bought ATI in 2006, but the division had been underperforming and AMD shut the division down earlier this year to avoid additional financial losses. The deal is expected to strengthen Broadcom’s digital television offering and allow AMD to concentrate on its core processor business.
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Meet TimeDriver, an SAAS messaging and collaboration tool for scheduling appointments through Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar. From TimeTrade Systems, TimeDriver is a free tool that lets salespeople virtually invite clients to meetings right from their desktop computers. Salesforce.com and SugarCRM users ought to take a look at this; it's right up their alley.
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In a new paper, IBM researchers are detailing what IBM calls a significant breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology that could lead to new developments in processor technology and the field of photonics. The IBM researchers are detailing how they were able to control light emissions from carbon nanotube transistors, which could lead to new ways to develop and power new processors. In the field of nanotechnology, IBM, HP and Intel are all working on new techniques to develop processors through their research divisions.
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IBM and Hewlett-Packard topped Gartner’s survey of the worldwide server systems market for the second quarter of 2008. The IBM System z mainframe helped IBM top the Gartner list in terms of server revenues for the quarter. At the same time, shipments of HP’s ProLiant, Integrity and NonStop systems put HP ahead of Dell when it came to overall server shipments.
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There’s more good than bad coming in the future of computing appliances.
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The Intel Classmate Notebook design is about to get an upgrade that will give the laptop touch-screen capabilities and tablet features. In addition, the new Classmate design will include the Intel Atom processor and an updated software stack meant for students in the classroom and their teachers. At the Intel Developer Form, Intel showed a working Classmate notebook model running a modified version of Microsoft Windows XP, but Intel is also supporting Linux.
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When Apple rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up. As part of a marketing campaign ahead of the iPhone's Friday launch in Poland, the country's largest mobile operator Orange is paying dozens of actors to stand in queues.
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At the 2008 Intel Developer Forum, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak took the main stage to talk about his love of engineering and science, the process behind developing the Apple II personal computer, and what it’s like to be “Employee No. 1” at Apple. Wozniak also spoke of the impact Steve Jobs still has on Apple and its slew of successful products, from the iPod to the iPhone.
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News organizations and the Computer & Communications Industry Association ask judge to unseal records in Advanced Micro Device's antitrust case against Intel. The New York Times, The Register, Dow Jones, The Washington Post, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Computer & Communications Industry Association all claim the original protective order is too broad and the public deserves more details on Advanced Micro Device's contention that Intel operates an illegal monopoly on microprocessors and used a questionable rebate program to coerce customers into avoiding using competitors' products. Intel has already been fined $25 million in South Korea for similar antitrust behavior by giving rebates to Samsung Electronics in return for not buying Advanced Micro Device's microprocessor chips.
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External battery options now charge handhelds and USB accessories, in
addition to notebook PCs.
Toshiba's SSD-equipped Portege R500 packs solid performance into a slim 1.72-pound chassis without skimping on peripheral expansion options.
Lenovo's leading-edge ThinkPad X300 packs power-savings into a petite and pricey three-pound chassis.
The sub-$1,000 LifeBook S7211 could work well for mainstream corporate computing, but only with added RAM.
Review: The Satellite Pro A210 might not be well-suited for mobile workstation or gaming roles, but this sub-$1000 notebook has what it takes to serve well for mainstream business computing uses.
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