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All Desktop Computing News - October 2009

Lexmark to axe 825 jobs worldwide

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Author: Paul Kunert
Date: 21 October 2009

Lexmark will axe 825 jobs worldwide as part of a cost-cutting exercise. It will incur a $120m restructuring charge that will cause third quarter profits...

Video: Smart lego gives touchscreens the 3D view

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Author: Colin Barras
Date: 20 October 2009

Smart building blocks combined with Microsoft's Surface interactive table-top computer have taken touch-screen interaction into the third dimension, which engineers or architects could use them to develop designs.

Worldwide PC sales up ahead of Windows 7, says IDC

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 15 October 2009

Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is widely expected to boost worldwide personal computer sales after its official release next week, but researchers say the upturn has already begun.

Intel posts better than expected Q3 results

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 14 October 2009

Computer chip maker Intel has posted stronger than expected third-quarter financial results, indicating a recovery from the effects of the economic downturn. The...

Union ballots for industrial action over Fujitsu pension cuts

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Author: Paul Kunert
Date: 07 October 2009

Trade union, Unite is balloting staff at Fujitsu on jobs, pay and pensions with a view to taking industrial action over planned cuts to some 1,500 employees...

CSC seeks new $2.bn deal with Zurich Financial Services

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 06 October 2009

Zurich Financial Services Group has entered exclusive negotiations with IT outsourcer CSC 10-year...

Microsoft launches a store for Windows Mobile apps

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 06 October 2009

Microsoft has unveiled its version of the Apple AppStore dubbed Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

Adobe brings Flash to iPhone

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 06 October 2009

Adobe Systems has given a sneak peak of Adobe Flash Professional CS5, which now supports the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

BAA simplifies with Windows 7 to slash a third off IT costs

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 05 October 2009

BAA, which runs seven airports in the UK including Heathrow, is deploying Windows 7 as part of a five-year pan to slash IT costs. The company has chosen...

Photonic machine gun for quantum computing

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Author: Colin Barras
Date: 04 October 2009

There is a simple rule of computing that holds true even in the weird quantum world: increase the number of units of information available and you boost computing power. Raising the number of quantum bits, or qubits, carries an even greater reward – every additional qubit doubles the computing power.

All Desktop Computing News - October 2009

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