Self-driving Volvo cars take to the road in Spain
Volvo’s self-driving cars may soon make it possible for motorists to use their tablets or laptops when driving.
Stories by Computerworld Staff
New Kinect hack turns any surface into touch screen
Start-up company Ubi Interactive is working on a new Kinect hack that turns any surface into an effective tablet touch screen
Advances in material science could mean wearable electronics
Electronics may soon cross the silicon and plastic realm into clothing, as advances in material science are making possible the creation of more efficient, quite flexible materials.
Twitter jumps on Do Not Track bandwagon
True privacy can be hard to come by in the socially enabled online world, but Twitter on Thursday announced that it has joined Firefox maker Mozilla in taking a big step forward for users.
Migrating to the Cloud
Last chance to register to attend Computerworld's Live Webinar, tomorrow May 15 @ 10.30am AEST, featuring Forrester's Tim Sheedy, Senior Advisor, CIO Group who will share the latest insights, trends and Cloud research and conduct a frank discussion about what you should think about in assessing your move to the public, private or hybrid Clouds.
Apple patches 36 bugs in OS X, fixes encryption password goof
Apple yesterday patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.
No big shift to the cloud for unified communications and collaboration
The 2012 IDG Enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) survey highlights the uptick in UC&C adoption and investments in the coming 3 years -- specifically in enterprise organizations -- demonstrating the value organizations place on technologies that enable consistent and connected communications between employees, customers and partners. Numerous triggers including social media and collaboration are contributing to the uptick in investments, however the proliferation of consumer devices is seen as the biggest trigger -- 74% of enterprise organization are accelerating UC&C plans because of consumer devices.
In brief: ABS to create server panel
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is to establish a panel of suppliers for the supply and delivery of blade and rack mount x86 servers.
Industry welcomes iiNet win
ISPs and industry groups have welcomed the High Court decision to dismiss the appeal from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) against iiNet for copyright infringement.
Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Although Apple's new iPad has gotten the lion's share of publicity since its arrival last month, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is getting its own bit of tablet buzz.
Roundtable: Private Cloud…best practice & barriers
Pictures from the Computerworld roundtable, sponsored by Microsoft
Apple patches Mac Java zero-day bug
Apple yesterday released a Java update for Mac owners that fixes a dozen security flaws, including one that has been exploited by attackers for at least two weeks.
Enterprise social tools need to be highly mobile
Executives at AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company, know that it's not enough to provide social collaboration tools for their employees. Those tools need to be highly mobile.
Digital education to drive ICT spending
The growing role of computers, the internet and mobile devices in delivering education will drive ICT spending in Australia, according to a new report by IDC.
Cobol brain drain: Survey results
Computerworld's survey about Cobol use in business and government organizations ran online from February 16, 2012 to March 1, 2012. Most of the questions and answers appear below. (The main story about organizations' Cobol plans appears here.)