IRS Exposes Taxpayer Data With Missing Computers (TechWeb)

IRS Exposes Taxpayer Data With Missing Computers (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Audit shows the IRS needs to tighten controls on laptops and use stronger passwords to protect sensitive taxpayer data.



IRS Head: All Laptops to be Encrypted (PC World)

PC World - After an auditor found serious security problems in the way it handled sensitive data on laptops, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service said it will have all laptops encrypted within the next few weeks.



Computer glitches can often be fixed from afar (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - When Mark Rodgers' laptop malfunctioned on a business trip before an important presentation in Vancouver, British Columbia, he raced to a computer store just before closing. Luckily, he got the problem fixed. The consultant from New Berlin, Wis., says he was so happy he gave the store's technicians a $30 tip, and then handed a homeless person on the street $20.



Intel Looks Beyond Santa Rosa (PC World)

PC World - The next version of Intel Corp.'s Centrino notebook platform, called Santa Rosa, will hit the market next month, but the company is already looking ahead to other products, including an updated "Santa Rosa refresh" and a quad-core mobile processor set for release next year.



Acer Passes Toshiba in Notebook PC Sales (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Acer computers, following a sales increase of 45.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, vaulted past Toshiba to become the third-place seller of notebook PCs worldwide, according to a report released Thursday by market researcher iSuppli.



VMware Launches Third Fusion Beta for Macs (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The latest beta version of VMware's virtualization software for Apple's Macintosh desktops and notebooks improves performance and adds additional features.