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Hardware
Intel sheds light on low-power transistors
By
Shaun Nichols
| April 04, 2009
Researchers at Intel are coming forward with a new process which could cut the power consumption for transistors.
Internet
Google close to buying Twitter?
By
David Neal
| April 04, 2009
Reports on blog TechCrunch claim that Google is in advanced negotiations to acquire micro-blogging site Twitter.
Operating Systems
Apple iPhone 3.0 cracked before release
By
Iain Thomson
| April 04, 2009
Apple's forthcoming upgrade to its iPhone operating system has purportedly been cracked before it has officially been released.
Security
Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker
By
Shaun Nichols
| April 04, 2009
Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting.
Jobs Centre
IT managers planning to freeze headcounts
By
Phil Muncaster
| April 04, 2009
Nearly half of IT directors plan to freeze staff headcounts during the next year, according to new research by an IT recruitment firm.
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