CIOs say ROI on mobile devices not a big concern. Return-on-investment considerations shouldn't be a stumbling block to deploying wireless networks and devices, which are seen as essential to the success of global enterprises, according to four CIOs who spoke at a conference in Los Angeles. [Computerworld News]

 

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Nokia sees powerful mobile future. Nokia's Jorma Ollila predicts in a decade, everything we do on computers, we will do on mobiles. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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Video game to help flood planners. A special SimCity-like game has been devised to help plan for Britain's future flood defences. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

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Do you think that this software might be able to create the worst nightmare?  Bad landscape design?   :)  On the Therapist's Couch, a Jolt of Virtual Reality. Therapists are using software to create virtual environments that can help people face down their fears. By Sam Lubell. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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Just in case your rough sketch is not elegant...   :)  Presto! A Rough Sketch Snaps Elegantly Into Place. Graphic design and deadlines often seem to go hand in hand, so most designers welcome software that helps them do their work faster. CorelDraw 12, part of the new CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 software package, recognizes rough shapes and drawings sketched onscreen with a mouse or a graphics pen, instantly turns them into smooth curves and lines, and properly positions them in a document. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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1,000 Gigabytes Appease the Multimedia Glutton. If hefty digital video files, thousands of MP3 songs and scads of JPEG images are crowding your computer's 30- or 40-gigabyte hard drive, you may want to ease the space crunch by supersizing your system with an external hard drive. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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Many New Causes for Old Problem of Jobs Lost Abroad. Globalization and technology are amplifying the impact of outsourcing, ranging from call center operators to computer programmers. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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How do *you* know, *for sure*, who you receive email from is who 'they' say it is?   Amazon Glitch Unmasks War of Reviewers. A glitch on Amazon's Canadian site revealed the identities of people who had anonymously posted book reviews on the U.S. site. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Technology]

 

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