Macworld Focuses on Mobile Apps Nexus One 'Support' Passes the Buck Nvidia Auto-Switches Notebook GPU MS: Windows 7 Doesn't Hurt Battery Veteran SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns Analysts Expect iPad Price To Drop Macworld 2010 kicked off in San Francisco Tuesday, showcasing hundreds of Mac products and services, expert advice, and demonstrations -- but this year mobile apps may steal the show. Need support for Google's Nexus One smartphone? You can finally call Google directly -- but you might not get all the answers you're looking for. You may get passed to another vendor. Nvidia has taken the wraps off a notebook technology that chooses the best graphics processor for any given application and automatically routes the workload to Nvidia or Intel processors. Battery problems on Windows 7 machines are not caused by the operating system. That's the position of Stephen Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, in a long posting on the Windows engineering blog. Business-software maker SAP announced an abrupt strategic shift in the corporate suite with CEO Léo Apotheker resigning, to be replaced by co-CEOs Bill McDermott (left) and Jim Hagemann Snabe (right). Just weeks before Apple officially rolls out the iPad, financial analysts are making pricing predictions. But could the analysis itself hinder the initial demand for the pricey tablet computer? FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Is One More Gadget Just Too Many? iPad Not Just a Bigger iPod Touch Apple's Effect on Content Partners CEOs Still Have a Credibility Gap Tech's Effect on Emerging Economies Learning from 2009's Data Breaches The average household owns about 24 electronic gadgets -- including TVs, mobile phones, computers, and receivers. Are consumers getting harder to convince with each new gadget that comes along? After just an hour with an iPad, this reviewer came away with a preliminary verdict: Despite some flaws, this is one slick device, which Steve Jobs called "so much more intimate than a laptop." The unveiling of Apple's new tablet computer has sparked hopes the device will improve the fortunes of firms supplying content for it. But does teaming up with Apple make sense for content companies? Although trust in business rebounded smartly in late 2009, CEOs remained the least credible spokespersons for a company, according to a recently released, 22-country consumer survey. Collaborative computing, mobile technology, and cloud services are changing the way we do business, not only in North America, Asia and Europe, but also in developing nations, with major growth to come. A year of blockbuster data breaches offers many lessons for security. The basic lesson is to use multiple security layers to block the amateurs, but added measures are needed to lock out those pros. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Nvidia Auto-Switches Notebook GPU To Save Battery Life Nvidia has taken the wraps off a notebook technology that chooses the best graphics processor for any given application and automatically routes the workload to Nvidia or Intel processors.
Microsoft Says Battery Woes Not Caused By Windows 7 Battery problems on Windows 7 machines are not caused by the operating system. That's the position of Stephen Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, in a long posting on the Windows engineering blog.
IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads IBM has unveiled high-capacity servers that are the first to be based on its new, multi-core POWER7 chip. It said the new line is designed "to manage the most demanding emerging applications."
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Google May Add Facebook, Twitter Links to Gmail Google will reportedly roll more social-networking features into Gmail, the fastest-growing e-mail service. The new features could save users the trouble of switching to Facebook or Twitter.
IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads IBM has unveiled high-capacity servers that are the first to be based on its new, multi-core POWER7 chip. It said the new line is designed "to manage the most demanding emerging applications."
IBM Opens Eco-Friendly, Cloud-Focused Data Center IBM has opened its latest data center in North Carolina. Big Blue said the $362 million facility in Research Triangle Park is designed to support cloud computing and other new computing models.
Will Business Users Buy Into the iPad?
CallRex Agent Evaluation Updated
iPhone Loses Global Market Share
Battery Drains Linked To Windows 7
Nvidia Auto-Switches Notebook GPU To Save Battery Life
Microsoft Says Battery Woes Not Caused By Windows 7
IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads
Google May Add Facebook, Twitter Links to Gmail
IBM Opens Eco-Friendly, Cloud-Focused Data Center
