Computerworld Hardware: April 14, 2011 ===============================================================
iPhone 5 release date confirmed: 2012 (rumor roundup) Rumors of an iPhone 5 release date delay won't die. Now a credible report from financial analyst Avian Securities seems to confirm the fanbois' worst fears -- Apple (AAPL) won't release the iPhone 5 until 2012, or perhaps late-2011. Time for another one of Richi's rumor roundups. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get busy. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479524/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cloud-based Data Protection Download this data sheet to learn why these organizations are discovering that the sooner cloud-based data protection appears in their processes, the greater the benefits. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479525/0/?3e076d18=YXJjaGl2ZUBtYWlsLWFyY2hpdmUuY29t&x=35b5e4af ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. AMD opens up USB 3.0 for PCs with chipset support http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479526/0/ 2. IBM's Watson not as smart as you think http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479527/0/ 3. IBM refreshes Power systems to keep Unix sales edge http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479528/0/ 4. Darlene Storm: Intelligence agencies hunting for terrorists in World of Warcraft http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479529/0/ 5. Flash on Android: Look but don't touch http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479530/0/ 6. DOJ gets court permission to attack botnet http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479531/0/ 7. 15-inch 2.3GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro speed results http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479532/0/ 8. Don R. Crawley: How to handle people who ask for computer help http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479533/0/ 9. Honey, they shrunk the scanners! http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479534/0/ 10. Intel to open up Thunderbolt development this quarter http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479535/0/ 11. Kindle with 'Special Offers' debuts at $114 http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479536/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DOWNLOAD: Hitachi~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479354/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AMD opens up USB 3.0 for PCs with chipset support Upcoming chipsets from Advanced Micro Devices will support USB 3.0, which could make it easier for PC makers to add ports based on the interconnect to laptops. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479526/0/ IBM's Watson not as smart as you think While IBM's supercomputer may have demonstrated the latest in artificial intelligence, it's not self-aware or capable of intelligent conversation. But that doesn't mean A.I. won't change our lives, according to experts who spoke at an MIT symposium. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479527/0/ IBM refreshes Power systems to keep Unix sales edge IBM has updated its Power systems lineup with higher-density blades and faster processors for its mid-range Power 750 server, looking to keep its momentum in Unix sales as the market inches back to life. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479528/0/ Darlene Storm: Intelligence agencies hunting for terrorists in World of Warcraft Does the FBI raid of two university students for possible gold-farming tied into World of Warcraft mean the intelligence gathering Reynard Project is still hunting for terrorists inside MMORPGs? Canada mentioned the "dark universe" and intentions to build a similar surveillance program to hunt for espionage and terrorist cells in online games. Does your avatar say "terrorist" to spies? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479529/0/ Flash on Android: Look but don't touch The sweeping deficiencies of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets can't all be chalked up to its 'beta' status http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479530/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to Reduce Storage Costs in 4 Key Areas Find out how virtualizing your file storage can yield significant cost savings through: greater use of lower cost storage with storage tiering; reduced backup media consumption from backup optimization; improved resource utilization; and simplified storage administration. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479537/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOJ gets court permission to attack botnet The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have gotten court permission to attack a long-running botnet. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479531/0/ 15-inch 2.3GHz Core i7 MacBook Pro speed results We recently reviewed the standard configurations of the new MacBook Pros. And while we don't review custom configurations, Macworld Lab bought a couple of build-to-order (BTO) MacBook Pros, and our first benchmark results for a 15-inch system with the faster 2.3GHz Intel Core i7 quad-core processor are in. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479532/0/ Don R. Crawley: How to handle people who ask for computer help It's happened to all of us at one time or another. We've just met someone, he or she finds out that we work with computers, and those feared words come out, "Oh, you work with computers. Maybe you can help me." http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479533/0/ Honey, they shrunk the scanners! Keith Shaw reviews the Visioneer Mobility scanner, by Visioneer, and ScanSnap S1100, by Fujitsu http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479534/0/ Intel to open up Thunderbolt development this quarter Intel on Tuesday said that developer kits for Thunderbolt will be available this quarter, which could lead to the quick availability of a wider range of products based on the interconnect technology. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479535/0/ Kindle with 'Special Offers' debuts at $114 Amazon.com announced a new Kindle with Special Offers for $114, priced $25 less than the bestselling $139 Kindle but still above the magic $100 pricetag that analysts say will make the e-reader affordable to most consumers. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479536/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAST YOUR VOTE IN OUR QUICKPOLL Why did Cisco dump the Flip? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7291753/11991/479319/0/ SHARK TANK OF THE DAY ______________________ Now THAT'S tasteful It's desktop migration time in this office, and a pilot fish on the team is working his way through the list of PCs. 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