Tips for More Windows 7 Productivity MS: Russian Pirates Scamming Us Veteran SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns Mobile Phone Apps Gaining Ground Twitter Clients Save Time and Clicks Software Kills Personal Data on Web Speed, stability, compatibility: These are the headline features for which Windows 7 has been lauded. But Microsoft has also stuffed Windows 7 full of nifty productivity-enhancing aspects few know about. One-quarter of Russian software outlets sell bootleg Microsoft programs, the company said, as it published the results of a survey intended to elbow authorities into taking more action. 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). Mobile phones are increasingly keeping computers switched off, with an astounding array of apps available. But the prevalence of smartphones and the huge number of apps offer a target for hackers. Twittering, tweeting to some, is about more than sending 140-character text messages. That's plain to see by a simple look at the various clients vying for the right to make your access to Twitter easier. Imagine you could delete all your personal data from social network sites like Twitter or Facebook. New software from a team of Dutch artists helps you take "unfriending" to a different level. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
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."
'Dead Simple, Dirt Cheap' JooJoo Tablet Shipping Soon The JooJoo, a web-browsing tablet device that is the subject of a high-profile legal dispute, appears on track to reach buyers at the end of February, but the tablet scene has dramatically changed.
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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.