Intel sprinkles Atoms; Apple iPad shortage; critical Adobe flaws; Toshiba Tecra M11: $899 [TECH UPDATE]

ZDNet Tech Update Today ZDNet Member | April 14, 2010
Top Editors Picks   Intel plans to sprinkle its Atom chip everywhere Intel's Atom chip, which has primarily been used in netbooks, will increasingly be deployed in new areas---including embedded applications, home monitoring, smartphones and automobiles to name a few. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY   Recommended Free IT Salary & Skills Report 2010 Register on activeTechPros and view the 2010 IT Salary & Skills Report. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business professionals - Join activeBizPros and use the salary benchmark wizard to compare salaries instantly.   Apple iPad: Is international shortage the result of success? 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The cloud might offer a lot of potential for your business, but what about maintaining IT skills and knowledge within your company? by David Chernicoff READ FULL STORY   Recommended Free IT Salary & Skills Report 2010 Register on activeTechPros and view the 2010 IT Salary & Skills Report. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business professionals - Join activeBizPros and use the salary benchmark wizard to compare salaries instantly.   Intel earnings: Otellini says "Industry is nearly fully recovered" Intel's first quarter results were as strong as advertised as the company delivered revenue down just a smidge from the fourth quarter tally. Typically, there's a seasonal drop off in sales. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY   IBM integrates Salesforce.com, UPS and Skype with LotusLive IBM will layer in new services from the likes of UPS, Skype and Salesforce.com into its LotusLive cloud services lineup. by Larry Dignan READ FULL STORY Microsoft downplays Infosys IT outsourcing deal It feels as though Microsoft execs may have been caught more than a bit off-guard by an announcement from Infosys on April 13, which was headlined "Infosys Technologies to Manage Microsoft's Internal IT Services." by Mary Jo Foley READ FULL STORY iPad: It could replace a laptop for e-mail work How fast can you type on the iPad while sitting on a couch? I had a friend shoot a video of me in action, and I even surprised myself. by Joel Evans READ FULL STORY Critical flaws haunt Adobe PDF Reader, Acrobat The update is rated "critical" because of the risk of remote code execution attacks via rigged PDF files. by Ryan Naraine READ FULL STORY Apple snubs Blu-ray in new MacBook Pro line Apple today announced a new line of MacBook Pros today, but without Blu-Ray drives because they compete with the iTunes Store. by Jason D. O'Grady READ FULL STORY Lori Lamkin: Microsoft Women Worth Watching Microsoft's Developer Division isn't where you'd expect to find a plethora of women employees. But there are some technical leaders there, including the Product Unit Manager for Team Foundation Server, Lori Lamkin -- another Microsoft Woman Worth Watching. by Mary Jo Foley READ FULL STORY Twitter's ad model: Are Promoted Tweets the way to go? Twitter is slowly unveiling an advertising business model, one that involves "Promoted Tweets." 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READ FULL STORY   GM and NASA's Robonaut 2 to move into international space station SmartPlanet: NASA and GM's Robonaut 2 (R2), a 300-pound humanoid robot, will be launched into space and move into the International Space Station to work alongside human astronauts. READ FULL STORY Inching toward workplace flexibility as the new normal Blame the brain: Psychopaths are wired differently Lockheed Martin to provide radar security for offshore wind farms Scientists develop 'weather maps' for disease GM preps for Chevrolet Volt, circles wagons on battery supply chain Like what you see? Sign up for SmartPlanet's weekly newsletter   Featured TalkBack Blog   Google's Buzz buttons: Driving adoption? Has anyone else gotten the feeling that Buzz is an application looking for a use case? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Active TalkBack Posts RIM's Balsillie on Blackberry's future: What? Me Worry? Podcast: Will AMD and Intel convince you to buy servers? 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