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Microsoft’s Mobile Morass, Part 1

Richard Adhikari — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Microsoft recently announced record revenues of $16.04 billion for its fourth fiscal quarter of the year, which ended June 30. This was 22 percent up year over year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were up 49 percent, 48 percent and 50 percent, respectively, year over year. The company provided relatively conservative growth figures in its guidance for the first half of 2011. Is that good enough? Most of its businesses are tied to the PC and server market, and the world is going mobile.

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Hacker Makes ATMs Cough Up Cash Willy-Nilly

Richard Adhikari — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:58 +0000

Security researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated remote hacks against two automated teller machines that made them spew out money at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. A large number of ATMs are vulnerable to remote and physical attacks, said Jack, who works for IOActive. The manufacturers of the ATMs, Triton Systems and Tranax, have patched the vulnerabilities, Jack found, but he said there are similar flaws in ATMs from other manufacturers. Jack reportedly developed an exploit kit he calls “Dillinger” to access ATMs.

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Camera Makers Take 3D to the Living Room

John P. Mello Jr. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0000

With 3D movies now mainstream fare in theaters and 3D TVs adorning retail shelves, it was only a matter of time before 3D consumer camcorders would begin to hit the market. That time was this week as two camcorder makers, Panasonic and DXG USA announced 3D camcorder products. Panasonic’s 3D offering, the HDC-SDT750, is a camcorder-lens combo expected to sell in the United states for around $1,400. When a user wants to shoot 3D, they attach a 3D conversion lens to the camcorder. Without the lens, the unit can shoot ordinary 2D video.

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Amazon Kindles Lose Weight, Pack On Features

Richard Adhikari — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:03 +0000

Amazon has announced two new Kindle models, one with 3G and WiFi connectivity, the other offering WiFi access only. The two six-inch-screen devices are smaller and lighter than Amazon’s previous six-inch-screen Kindle, and they have more features. The Kindle WiFi is priced at $139, and the Kindle 3G + WiFi goes for $189. Both can be pre-ordered now and will ship Aug. 27, Amazon said. The two new devices are 21 percent smaller than the old Kindle, although they have the same six-inch screen size, Amazon said.

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Intel Demos Light Over Silicon

Kimberly Hill — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Microprocessor maker Intel has announced that it has developed a research prototype that it says is the world’s first silicon-based optical data connection with integrated lasers. The link can move up to 50 gigabits of data per second — about as much data as that contained in an entire HD movie. Current chip manufacturing uses physical connections, rather than light, to transmit information from one part of a computer or other electronic device to another.

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Adobe Gets Its Say on Microsoft’s MAPP Security Channel

Richard Adhikari — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:24:47 +0000

Adobe has joined Microsoft’s MAPP program, which provides members with information about security vulnerabilities before Microsoft releases its monthly patches. This will let Adobe, which has been plagued by security flaws, notify MAPP members about vulnerabilities in its apps so they can fix those problems more quickly. Separately, Microsoft has announced a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program which will let anyone who discovers security flaws report them directly to a CERT-CC or other coordinator.

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A Break From the Routine

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:20:34 +0000

A Break From the Routine

IT managers increasingly see their role as delivering business value rather than managing technology. According to the same research, their business priorities reflect this. The top five objectives are business process improvement, reducing enterprise costs and increasing the use of information/analytics, improving workforce effectiveness and attracting new customers. Everyone around the boardroom table shares these goals.

But when you look at where IT departments actually spend money, a different story emerges. Around 90 percent goes on routine maintenance and administration costs2. Only a small fraction is available for innovation. When money is tight, it sometimes seems easier to cut this part of the budget when, in reality, smart decision-making can turn early investments in change and improvement into big savings later by reducing the long-term burden of routine maintenance. Read more >>

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Google Gets Playful With Facebook Rivalry

Katherine Noyes — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:47:41 +0000

Google’s “Facebook killer” came a step closer to reality Wednesday, when it was revealed that the company has been talking with game makers for potential inclusion of their wares on a new social network. Originally brought to light by a tweet last month from Digg Founder Kevin Rose, the new “Google Me” offering could include games from Playdom, Electronic Arts’ Playfish, and Zynga Game Network. “This is all about ad revenues, nothing else,” said social media consultant Lon Safko. Facebook’s 500 million members translate into a lot of lost ad revenue for Google.

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Extensions Ride Shotgun in New Safari

Richard Adhikari — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:13:03 +0000

Apple on Wednesday released Safari 5.0.1, the latest version of its Web browser. It has extensions enabled by default, as well as security patches. The extensions include tools for Twitter and other social networks, news and shopping. They are organized into categories and are available at the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple is also calling on developers to create more extensions. Safari 5.0.1 has extensions turned on by default, unlike its predecessor, Safari 5.0, which required users to turn the extensions on.

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Is the IT Pendulum Winding Down?

Nathaniel Borenstein — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been in IT long enough, you’ve probably heard someone observe that, for as long as there have been computers, there has been a long, slow pendulum swing between centralized and distributed computing paradigms. From mainframes, to remote terminals, to timesharing, to PCs, to client/server, to mobile devices, to cloud computing — the pendulum has been easy to discern, though much harder to explain. In the midst of the constant change that is the IT industry, the idea of a stable, long-term cycle between centralization and decentralization is truly appealing.

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