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Dave Methvin

Google Chrome OS: Not A Windows Killer
Google's announcement of Chrome OS has created a lot of excitement, and of course lots of speculation about what Microsoft will do. Here's my speculation about one thing that Microsoft won't do: Significantly change Windows any time soon.

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Eric Zeman

Nokia Exec: The N97 Will Beat The iPhone 3GS
I love it when company executives talk smack. This time around, Nokia UK managing director Mark Loughran said that the iPhone 3GS is a disappointment to many, and the N97's superior camera will push it ahead of the iPhone. I have one question for Loughran, "Have you even used the N97?"

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Michael Hickins

Volunteers Will Screen Stimulus Applications
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is calling for "qualified" volunteers to screen applications for the $4.7 billion it has to spend as part of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus package.

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Serdar Yegulalp

Miguel de Icaza On Microsoft's C# Community Promise: 'The Right Direction'
Earlier in the week before everyone went all Google-eyed, I did a quick back-and-forth interview with Miguel de Icaza -- lead programmer for the free .NET implementation, Mono, and leader of the GNOME desktop project --about Microsoft and their Community Promise for C# and the CLI.

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Mitch Wagner

Why Google Chrome OS Will Fail
Google Chrome OS is a blogger's dream product. It's a lightweight operating system designed for fast bootup and running Web applications. It's based on Linux. And it's designed to stick Microsoft in the eye—everybody loves to stick Microsoft in the eye. But in reality, I don't see Chrome OS as having much appeal. This is a product that's doomed to fail.

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Nicole Ferraro

Internet Radio Gets a Second Chance
Internet radio and the music industry strike a deal that will save Webcasters from certain death for the time being

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Gaston Hillar

Actors, Messages and Low Lock Contention for Java
Using actors and messages, concurrency is easier to understand. However, most developers don't want to learn a new programming language in order to use actors and messages. If you want to forget a bit about threads and locks, you can add nice actor support to an existing Java application using Jetlang.



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Global CIO: CIOs And The Looming Risk Of Information Malpractice
CIOs are the architects and engineers of the Information Age, with all of the big-time risks and liabilities that come along with that important mantle.

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Bob Evans

Global CIO: How 22% Annual Fees For You Equals 51% Operating Margins For Oracle
The enterprise-software powerhouse is rightfully proud of its financial prowess. But in this brutal economy, are its customers getting a fair return?

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Rob Preston

Down To Business: When National IT Pride Devolves Into Stereotypes
Americans excel at this, Indians fall down at that. Well, we all have our strengths and weaknesses independent of perceived "cultural" predispositions.

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Global CIO: Business Technology Meets The Sports Pages
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Practical Analysis: Why Aren't We Better At Protecting Data?
Knowing where your peers have failed to protect data is the first step in crafting an effective data protection policy.

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