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Windows 8 Beta to bring many changes - Microsoft c->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "Windows 8 Beta: Microsoft is planning to introduce more improvements. You can expect to see a better Start screen, Apps screen, jump lists and live tiles in the beta release.
In a new blog post from Building Windows 8 site, Microsoft is letting users know that they are listening and paying attention to all the feedback, comments, and in the web reactions on Windows 8."
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HP reconsidering PC unit spinoff->

Submitted by PolygamousRanchKid
PolygamousRanchKid writes "Hewlett-Packard is reconsidering its decision to spin off its personal computer business after analysis indicated the spinoff costs might outweigh the benefits, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. "The analysis is under way now," an HP spokesperson said. "We said we would explore all options and that Meg would make a decision based on the data."

Meg Whitman, who took over the reigns of the company following the ouster of Apotheker in August, hasn't publicly announced the fate of the PC unit but has said HP has to determine whether it wants to spin off the PC unit "as fast as we can."

However, HP has reportedly been under pressure from manufacturing partners to keep the PC unit inside the company. Growing concern about the fate of HP's PC unit is pushing "channel operators" to switch their orders from HP to brands such as Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, Digitimes reported in September."
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Comment: Re:H-1B is a Fraud (Score 2, Insightful) 605

by Heartz (#30582286) Attached to: Court Orders Shutdown of H-1B Critics' Websites
If somebody can offer a service at a cheaper more efficient price, why not? All this humbug about salaries that one "deserves" to get is purely protectionist and doesn't benefit anybody. Offering cheaper overall inputs provide better value for all Americans to enjoy. If you're peddling global free trade, you've got to be willing to accept that labour needs to move freely and capitalism dictates that the person who can do it cheaper and offers an apple to apple comparison of quality will win. It's pure economics. If somebody can do something cheaper than you can, and is willing to do it, then there is nothing wrong with it.
Censorship

Google Suggest Disabled in China Due to Porn->

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I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Chinese government has asked Google to disable Google Suggest because it has been suggesting that people search for pornography based on its analysis of the most popular search terms in China. This comes on the heels of a fake CCTV interview being used to support the government requirement that all new computers ship with the 'Green Damn' internet censoring program, which is still in force, despite reports to the contrary. Understandably, average Chinese citizens are not very happy about any of this."
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Portables

Mark Shuttleworth Reveals Ubuntu Netbook Remix 245

Posted by timothy
from the would-be-nicer-than-xandros-for-me dept.
Glyn Moody writes "In an interview with the Guardian today, Mark Shuttleworth talks about the upcoming Ubuntu Netbook Remix, a tailored version for ultraportables, produced in collaboration with Intel." The new version of Ubuntu is barely mentioned in this interview, but it's tantalizing -- SUSE looks nice on the HP Mininotes, but for people who are used to and enjoy Ubuntu, it's an option to look forward to.
Education

Indian Tech Universities Put Lectures Online For Free 40

Posted by timothy
from the happy-music-too dept.
sas-dot writes "The most sought-after Indian institutions like IIT and IISc have put their course lectures on YouTube. The site is up from last December and is slowly gaining momentum in terms of lectures available online. This is India's own program similar to MIT's OpenCourseWare. Good to see the competition, and that students have many sources of knowledge for free."

Comment: Support, support and more support (Score 1) 627

by Heartz (#21836178) Attached to: Is the Dell XPS One Better than the Apple iMac?
The one reason I would choose a Dell over Apple anytime is the home support. If anything ever goes wrong with my dell computer, I run a 20 minute diagnostic test, speak to an agent over the phone for 20 minutes and the next day a technician is despatched to my house my the equivalent part. What's better, this warranty is valid for up to 3 years and Dell has never made a fuss. For USD 30 extra on purchase, I get nights and weekend support as well.

For people like my dad where things need to just work, Windows XP with a good firewall and antivirus program coupled with FireFox is sufficient. That and the convenient fact that if anything goes wrong, it'll get fixed by the next day. For that alone, Dell wins my vote.

I must add that I live in Malaysia and Apple here does not offer home service.
Data Storage

Top 10 data storage predictions for 2008->

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Lucas123
Lucas123 writes "IDC just released its predictions for 2008 with regards to data storage trends and its research shows, among other things, a greater adoption of online backup and archiving services (as evident in offerings from giants such as Google), the "prevalent" use of full-disk encryption in the data center, and mainstream adoption of solid-state disk drives due to falling prices. From the story: "There are very simple situations and application scenarios where solid-state disks will be worth the risk. It does promise some great potential benefit in terms of I/O ... [and] solid state will make a significant impact on reducing heat from spindle usage in server blade deployments and to boost functionality in mobile devices." According to IDC, storage capacity is exploding at a rate of almost 60% per year."
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United States

'Green' buildings make employees see red

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netbuzz
netbuzz writes "Going "green" is all the rage in business these days, both for economic and ecological reasons. Lost amid all the hype, however, has been this dirty little secret: A lot of people are being forced to give up their workplace creature comforts — and they are none too happy about having to make the sacrifice. Personal printers, coffee pots, mini-fridges and more: all gone in the name of green.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/120307-green-hate.html?ts0hb=&story=ab5"

The Register: Dear customer: you owe us $211 trillion->

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Wachovia Bank chases record-breaking overdraft

Most of us know what it's like to receive one of those "your account is £X overdrawn and unless we get the cash by noon tomorrow we're going to sell your kids for scientific experiments and break your mother's arms and legs" letters, so spare a thought for Joe Martins of Cobb County, Georgia, who was rather surprised to learn that he owed Wachovia Bank a cool $211 trillion - 70 times the entire US federal budget.


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The Internet

Two large registrars disappear from the Internet.

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An anonymous reader writes "On the heals of the recent DomainFly.com debacle, two more large domain registrars are experiencing technical difficulties effecting an untold number of registered internet addresses. By all appearances GKG.net and Moniker.com have each disappeared from the internet this morning. Their websites and nameservers are currently non-responsive. How can a company (GKG.net) with an infrastructure of approximately 3,000 nameservers suddenly disappear from the internet?"
Google

Google changing history?

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jrsumm writes "The investigative subcommittee of the House Science and Technology committee is investigating whether Google is "airbrushing" history on Google Maps by replacing recent New Orleans satellite imagery with older, pre-Katrina imagery. Specifically, the committee wants to know if Google was persuaded into changing its imagery by local governments eager to make the recovery effort look like its going smoother than it really is. Google says it is just using higher resolution imagery now. CNN has the story here."

OfficeMax Drops Mail-in Rebates 321

Posted by CowboyNeal
from the cash-in-hand dept.
DrEldarion writes "Looks like OfficeMax is dropping mail-in rebates. 'Rebates were the #1 customer complaint we were getting,' said Ryan Vero, OfficeMax's chief merchandising officer. Hopefully other retailers will realize what a good idea this is and follow suit." The best part is that the discount is applied now at the register, so those of us who always thought that the rebates were a scam (or were too lazy to mail in the card) finally get some savings.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot