IBM Corp. is introducing its next generation of microprocessor chips and systems that use them, hoping to extend the computer giant’s recent lead in the market for midrange servers.
The computer maker says its Power7 chip, which it’s announcing Monday, is four times faster than its predecessor. IBM is also announcing new servers for chores like [...]
Feb 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Intel officially launched its latest vPro platform technology in a Webcast on Thursday, which promises to bring better, hardware-based manageability features to PCs used by enterprises and small businesses.
Intel also announced its second Centrino 802.11 a/b/g/n adapter with WiMAX, for close to always-on connectivity.
The benefits of the new generation of the vPro technology include two [...]
Feb 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Computerworld – Details of an impending free upgrade to Office 2010 leaked to the Web on Wednesday before Microsoft yanked a post on its partner community site.
The information, posted by Charles Van Heusen, a Texas-based Microsoft technology specialist, was still available in Google’s search cache as of late Wednesday.
A company spokeswoman neither confirmed nor denied [...]
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Amazon has reportedly purchased Touchco, a maker of touchscreen technology that could be used in a Kindle overhaul.
Amazon plans to fold Touchco’s technology and staff into its Kindle hardware division, the New York Times reported, quoting a person briefed on the deal. Amazon on Thursday declined to discuss the report.
“We don’t comment on rumors or [...]
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Security vendor McAfee has announced the latest updates to its 2010 product line and said that the changing threat landscape presented opportunities for everyone in the security segment.
The upgraded McAfee 2010 version of McAfee’s products will have features such as faster scans, smart timers to schedule scans at times when PC usage is low and [...]
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HP announced today that certain configurations of its Envy 15 laptops will come equipped with the new USB 3.0 spec. This makes HP one of the first computer companies to offer the incredibly fast technology on their machines.
We’ve been talking about USB 3.0 forever, it feels like—the news here at PC World started more than [...]
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The move will ensure that data is transmitted more securely between a user’s computer and Google’s email servers, and is designed to prevent hackers and cybercriminals “snooping” on mail accounts in public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Google said that the timing of the announcement was unrelated to the news that the Gmail accounts of human rights activists had [...]
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(February 3, 2010) A growing emphasis by computer hackers on stealing payment card data from hotels and resorts and their increasingly sophisticated malicious software and attack methods are two highlights in a new report from security consulting and technology firm Trustwave Holdings Inc.
Trustwave’s Global Security Report 2010 summarizes findings from the Chicago-based firm’s investigations of [...]
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Users have complained of battery issues — including premature warnings that the power is exhausted, as well as more dire demands to replace the battery — for months, long before Windows 7 went final.
Microsoft claimed that the problem was in the Windows 7 tool that decided when the battery had been drained, or was unable [...]
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
It is a general notion that Ubuntu is a bit sluggish; but here are some handy tips to trigger faster Ubuntu start-up
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Teachers have always known that a typical class of two dozen or more students can include vastly different skill levels and learning styles. But meeting those varied academic needs with a defined curriculum, time limitations, and traditional instructional tools can be daunting for even the most skilled instructor.
Some of the latest technology tools for the [...]
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post