@SaneIT: I hope all that comes to pass soon. As someone who follows the stock market, I have been aware of Intuitive Surgical's robotic products for years now. They have the DaVinci Robot which has been quite successful....
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I can speak from experience with regard to tumour therapy (unfortunately). I was lucky enough to only need radiation which was focussed on the tumour. But even the best procedures still leave room for error. And like you...
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@kstaron, the educational opportunities truly intrigue me, as well. While I don't believe that everyone must have a university degree in order to succeed I do believe that everyone needs to continue learning throughout their...
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Let me start off by saying that I have the iPad Air 128 gig model and I love it. I upgraded for several reasons. One was the increased storage space. Another reason was for the improved wifi capability. And finally for the...
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Andrew, let me clarify: I'm not saying that Microsoft's desktop monopoloy came apart because of competition; I'm saying that other companies have innovated around it. Tablets and smartphones and hybrid devices make Microsoft's...
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@TerryB- I don't know. You can take apart C3-P0 and put his pieces in a backpack, carry him around Cloud City on the back of a wookie while stormtroopers shoot at him, and he still functions. That seems pretty tough to me....
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Whoopty,
Nokia has nothing to do with Microsoft anymore. This is Nokia's Website after it sold its Nokia Devices & Services division to Microsoft: http://company.nokia.com/en
-Susan
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You mean we win because our legacy survives even if we don't or you mean we win because we know their weaknesses?
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@Michelle, what if Terminator/Matrix is a glimpse of the future? The machines started building their own machines! :-) We need to stick to building sissy robots like R2D2's interpreter buddy in Star Wars. Even I could...
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MDMConsult, Nokia has nothing to do with Microsoft anymore. Nokia sold its Devices & Serices division to Microsoft and that was the end of that story. Now Nokia is focusing on its three other businesses. Nokia...
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Being creators of robots, we win.
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What you are describing has to be true in any business for any IT team. You must be motivated to make your business successful, you must be able to speak the language of the business and know where IT can help, and you darn...
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Nokia certainly has a better chance of fitting in at Microsoft now that it's 18,000 jobs lighter!
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The Games Industry is possibly looking at a crash soon, which could have a big impact on the tech industry as well. AAA game development costs are booming to ridiculous highs and the games aren't delivering. The last...
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I think it's supposed to be quantity of talent available, though I'm unclear on some of the points made around talent. Startups would need someone with more than a 10-week crash course in a technology. And the...
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You're right; that could have been phrased better. It would be more accurate to say that no Start screen will be included by default in the desktop UI-- so no hopping back and forth between interfaces like there is now....
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That is EXACTLY what is, @jane. This is a people job, about persuasion, not a tech job. That is my biggest surprise that they list this as a IT job.
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"Not being a Sharepoint "specialist" gave me a perspective that someone who lives solely in that world would never have. When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Bingo. Also incredibly valuable.
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"Using an IBM portal, a state or local agency can customize the computing it gets from CalCloud. An agency starts with a base server bundle and can select different options to fit its needs." This is very much the approach...
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