News from ZDNet | | Gartner pegs global IT 'debt' at $500 billion and growing 'IT debt' - the amount of money needed to clear out backlogged projects and deferred maintenance - is now estimated at $500 billion globally, and is expected to double over the next five years. Read more | | Demise of enterprise IT departments: A pending crisis point If it no longer matters where your IT is physically located and whether or not you actually own or operate the IT systems you depend on, then what IT department do you really need and what are they really doing? Read more | | White Noise about White Space Spectrum Yes, it is great that the FCC has given the green light to using "white spaces' spectrum for Wi-Fi style networking, but it's neither "Wi-Fi on Steroids" nor "Super Wi-Fi." Read more | | Apple 27-inch LED Cinema Display shipping Announced in July, Apple’s new 27-inch LED Cinema Display ($999, Apple Store) is now shipping to customers. Orders placed at Apple's online store (starting on September 18) were given a ship date of “1-2 weeks" and are already reaching customers. Classic Apple under-promise and over-deliver. Early impressions and photos are being posted in the MacRumors... Read more | | Microsoft quietly cuts number of product keys available to TechNet subscribers Less than a week ago, Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott mention a supposed TechNet bug, via which subscribers to Microsoft's TechNet service were missing some of their product-license keys. It turns out this wasn't a bug; it's a "feature," according to Microsoft. Read more | | Rumor: 7-inch iPad to get iPhone 4 design; oh, and it's 'finished' Can't get enough 7-inch iPad rumors? Neither can I. Chinese rumor site Shanzai.com is quoting sources in the "social scene in Shenzhen" that Apple's rumored 7-inch iPad is a "finished product" and that its industrial design is based on the iPhone 4 -- a complete departure from the current, first-generation iPad design.... Read more | | Will Google defend Android and its good name? When people get what they think is a Google Android phone and find it filled with phone carrier crapware they can't delete, they get mad at Google. Read more | | Facebook deserves props for smart response to outage A Facebook outage this week could have led to backlash from users, but the company's smart handling of the situation kept users informed - and calm. Read more | | Microsoft to add Communicator client for Mac to its Lync line-up As part of its Lync family -- the new and improved name for Office Communications Server starting with the 2010 release -- is getting a new Mac client. Read more | | iPad not so popular on campus; iPhone more practical? Nearly 6 months since the iPad was released, and the academic community seems to have on the most part not particularly cared for it. Read more | | Apple rumored again to be making 11.6-in. MacBook Air Back in July, rumors started spreading that Apple was prepping a smaller version of the MacBook Air. After we didn't hear anything about it at the big press event on September 1, those rumors faded away. Now they're back again. Read more | | Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 version spotted at Verizon Wireless store The Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 limited edition smartphone is expected to land on September 30, but the little droid has already been spotted at one Verizon Wireless location. Read more | | Netflix CEO: Streaming-only option for U.S. could be coming soon As Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service becomes stronger thanks to its deal with NBC Universal, U.S. consumers might soon have the option of signing up for a streaming-only subscription. Read more | |
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