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Saturday, 29-October-2011 18:13:01 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Google+ is now available for Google Apps users. You use Google Apps in lots of different ways, and we expect the same for Google+. Apps users from artists to doctors to parents to students to teachers have told us that they are ready to join the 40 million people already sharing on Google+. More here.
Aussie IT staff are working later and longer hours, a new survey says. The survey results, drawn from 1599 responses from members of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA), found that the number of IT staff working more than 40 hours a week has risen to 74.9 percent, up from 65 percent in 2009.
HP has a new CEO, and this one has decided the PC is not dead and they will NOT be selling off their PC division. Apotheker was removed from his post by the board on Sept. 22. Whitman was promptly tapped to replace him and the company quickly began backing off Apotheker's plans. This is Whitman's first big strategic decision for HP. In keeping the PC division, she is holding on to a division that generated $40.7 billion in revenues in 2010.
Also with a new chief is CERT Australia. Patteson will oversee CERT Australia’s team of information security specialists, which has more than doubled from 12 to 26 since it was established in January 2010. CERT Australia is a government point of contact for information security incidents that impact government or private networks of significance to national security.
XbitLabs compared netbook platforms. The market is flooded with all types of netbooks based on Intel Atom as well as AMD C- and E-series processors. They may be built on different platforms, such as AMD Brazos, Intel Pine Trail or Nvidia ION. We tried to study this versatility and with the help of Asus Eee PC we were able to compare four popular hardware configurations.
ARM has signalled its intention to enter the 64-bit battle with their new ARMv8 standard. Hardware designers will have to wait a little longer. ARM plans to release the first chip designs that support ARMv8 next year, and expects prototype systems using these designs to emerge in 2014. One early customer of the designs is likely to be Hewlett-Packard: Bloomberg is reporting claims that the company is planning to ship ARM servers. More here.
YouTube wants to get into your livingroom, with over 100 new channels. It was reported on Friday that YouTube will launch more than 100 channels of exclusive content from media companies and celebrities as Google pushes to expand its online video presence and bolster the company's floundering TV platform, reports the Wall Street Journal. News of YouTube's original content initiative came mere hours after Google issued a major update to its Google TV software.
People with an admirable excess of spare time have made a Street View version of GTA4. Plunge into the boroughs of Liberty City from the safety of your own chair.
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