Monday, April 06, 2009

15 secrets of new browsers; Career advice almost every IT pro should follow; T-Mobile to use Android

Researchers spend $60M to build wicked fast circuits; T-Mobile To Use Google Android OS For Home Devices
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15 secrets of next-gen browsers
By Thomas A. Powell, Network World Lab Alliance
The browser market is heating up, with the major players poised to release new versions this spring, and Google having entered the mix with its newly released Chrome browser. We analyzed beta code for Internet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 3.1, Opera 10, Safari 4, and looked at Google Chrome, and found many obvious changes - improved tabbing systems, better performance, privacy helpers, integration with Web applications, polished interface, and much more. But there are underlying changes in the areas of security, networking and development that IT professionals who support users on their networks or run sites that must accommodate users wielding these browsers need to understand. Read full article

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The open internet advocacy group Free Press last week asked the FCC to decide whether wireless carriers are violating federal rules by blocking such applications as the low-cost Skype VoIP service. Two years ago, employment experts advised enterprises that to attract sought-after young workers they must exploit new technologies and relax corporate rules; today those same experts are now coaching young job-seekers to compete with more experienced applicants by becoming more, well, corporate.

A piece of career advice almost every IT professional should follow
Monash: I believe that almost every IT professional should write a blog.

Researchers spend $60M to build wicked fast circuits
The ability to develop high-powered network devices and systems that can see clearly through considerably dense materials or storms are the driving ideas behind nearly $60 million in contracts awarded this week to firms that are building terahertz-speed circuits. The advanced research scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are behind the project whose goal is to develop what it calls revolutionary advances in electronic devices and integrated circuits that operate at THz frequencies (at least 1.0 x 10 [to the 12th power] cycles per second).

T-Mobile To Use Google Android OS For Home Devices
T-Mobile is set to launch two new devices running on the Google Android platform early next year. The wireless carrier will introduce a home phone and a tablet computer, both powered by Google's mobile operating system.

Software cuts cellular costs, adds link to unified communications
New software for Agito's cellular-WLAN convergence product adds features to save still more on cellular costs, and now integrates with enterprise unified communications and presence servers.

Data Centers Brace for Obama's New Energy Plan
Data centers are part of the greenhouse gas problem, and their operators may soon start paying to help fix it under President Barack Obama's proposed cap-and-trade energy plan.

Dell 'Leaked' Laptop Roadmap Seems Fishy to Me
Dell netbooks in the next year may be getting high-definition screens, TV tuners, more RAM, bigger hard drives and various OS flavors. That's the rumor according to several Dell internal documents that leaked over the weekend. However, while the documents look authentic it seems incredible to me that such a thorough set of documents could be unearthed. Not only that, but as you'll see some of the ideas mentioned seem a little odd to be the real thing.

Electronics demand may recover late this year
The current uptick in electronics production may be a first sign of bottoming, but real end-user demand for electronic devices will not emerge until the final quarter of this year, Gartner said in a report Sunday.

Financial bust a boom for local telcos
Telecommunications providers are thriving in the recession, according to research firm, Telsyte.

IT Was Ready for A Conficker Attack
An expected April 1 activation of the Conficker.c worm passed without incident, calming widespread fears that the Internet was in danger of attack.

Report: XP downgraders to receive free Windows 7 upgrades
Microsoft will provide free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades not only to users who buy Vista PCs between June 2009 and January 2010, but also to people who buy a system that's been factory-downgraded to Windows XP, according to a report on the Web.

Security vendors unperturbed by Internet filter trial
Potential misconceptions over the Federal Government's contentious Internet filtering scheme will not affect demand for filtering software, according to security vendors and distributors.

Updated Router IT Product Guides
As routers evolve, they take on more features but must continue to offer the performance and reliability enterprises demand. Network World’s updated Access Router Product Guide includes the latest product information from the top players in the market. The accompanying Buying Info section answers your questions about what to consider when buying these products and best practices in implementing them.


App to no good
10 iPhone apps that could get you into troubleA look at the top 10 iPhone apps that could get you into trouble.

CEO payday breakdown
CEO payday: How much tech chiefs made in '08A detailed account of how much tech chiefs made in 2008.

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04/06/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Netscape alums tackle cloud storage
  2. Afraid of losing your job to a younger, cheaper IT worker?
  3. Bill would give Obama power to shut down Internet
  4. IBM, Sun unable to reach a deal, report says
  5. Cries of protest, censorship greet news of cybersecurity bill
  6. Five best router and switch features you never use
  7. Top 10 technology skills
  8. Microsoft says phones are bad
  9. Cisco.com domain name about to expire soon
  10. Economy forcing 'spoiled' generation to grow up
  11. Students learn through robot battles


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