Tuesday, November 25, 2014

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ARM fails to dent X86 server market

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 03:16 AM PST

intel_log_reversedBeancounters at mighty chip behemoth Intel can stop playing with their worry beads as it looks as though servers based on ARM technology are failing to dent X86 server business.

A report in Taiwanese wire Digitimes said that ARM has made serious attempts to invade the server business but hasn't succeeding in storming the Intel fortress. more»

SaaS deployments are at boiling point

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 03:08 AM PST

Pic Mike MageeThe use of Software as a Service (SaaS) by enterprises is becoming "mission critical",  according to a survey by IT market research company Gartner.

Gartner said that cost and agility are the main reasons for SaaS cloud adoption by enterprises, based on a survey involving four countries in four regions around the world. more»

Virtual reality boggles the brain

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 02:51 AM PST

UCLA's Mayank MehtaYesterday we reported that Thomas Cook wants to woo customers by showing them fun places they might like to book a holiday.

And so they might be interested in research from UCLA which finds the brain reacts completely differently to virtual reality than to seeing and hearing things in the real world. more»

Homeland Security deletes Einstein files

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 02:39 AM PST

einstineThe Department of Homeland Security has promised to delete records from a controversial network monitoring system called Einstein.

The files to be deleted are at least three years old, and the reasons for the deletion is not exactly altruistic.

DHS thinks the files, which include data about traffic to government websites, agency network intrusions and general vulnerabilities, are a waste of space. more»

IT pros don’t want to live in America

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:33 AM PST

Photo-02-Emigrantstationen-EllisIsland-NewYork-500A new study of the worldwide migration of IT professionals to the US shows a sharp drop-off in its proportional share of those workers.

The study used social media site LinkedIn to track the movement of professional people and is the first to monitor global migrations of professionals to the U.S. more»

Microsoft sues the US taxman

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:32 AM PST

MSlogoSoftware giant Microsoft has sued the US taxman as part of a move to find out about a law firm hired by US tax authorities in a review of how the software company books sales between subsidiaries.

Vole claims the IRS entered into a contract this year with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which specialises in litigation. more»

Intel shares could rise by 30 percent

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:31 AM PST

hopeWhile some have decided that Intel will go the way of the Dodo, it appears that the analysts Barrons disagree.

The outfit's augury division has walked a compliant white bull into the temple of Juno, read its steaming entrails, and concluded that Intel will do rather well. more»

Copyright troll used robo-harassment

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:23 AM PST

trollCopyright troll Rightscorp is being dragged from under its bridge to face the music in court for harassing victims with illegal harassing robo-calls.

Morgan Pietz, one of the lawyers who wrapped “copyright troll” Prenda Law in judicial red tape is targeting Rightscorp saying the outfit made illegal, harassing robo-calls to his clients, who were accused of illegal downloading. more»

Scientists use ammonia to speed up memory

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 01:21 AM PST

unlA team at the Nebraska Lincoln University has created a mixture of ammonia and graphene to improve properties that will be used in next gen memory technology.

The team have created a better memory structure called a ferroelectric tunnel junction.

This junction uses a ferroelectric layer thin enough that electrons can tunnel through it. more»

Thomas Cook set to make you dizzy

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:15 AM PST

Thomas Cook VR headsetWant to book a holiday abroad?   Thomas Cook claims that it's going to give you the experience of a lifetime before you ever get near an airport.

The firm said it will use head mounted virtual reality display headsets to customers in a number of shops it has in the UK, Germany and Belgium. more»

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