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HP Layoffs Signal Punishing Fall
Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt.
SAP Faces Uphill Battle On Database, Mobile, Cloud
SAPPHIRE conference spotlights a young, three-pronged strategy that remains a work in progress.
Apple Blocks Push From Sparrow Email App
Sparrow's email app beats Apple's native iOS email. The catch: Its best feature is only available if you're willing to jailbreak your iPhone.
10 Ways To Stifle Tech Competition
Competition happens, unless you can avoid it. From Microsoft Windows RT to Google Chrome, here's how today's giants safeguard their turf.
QlikTech Promises 'Gorgeous Genius'
The Business Intelligence vendor behind QlikView says next release will blend seductive interfaces with smart, comparative-analysis capabilities.
Mobile OS Madness Ahead In June
When Apple, Google, and Microsoft all hold developer events in San Francisco in June, you'll get a peek at what's next for smartphones. Here's...
Social Business in 30 Days?
With Try Jive, Jive Software is flirting with the freemium model used by competitors like Yammer. But is 30 days long enough to see results?
Spinnaker Adds SAP Support: A Bargain?
Third-party enterprise application support providers promise savings of up to 70% per year, but mind the gaps in coverage.
Framehawk Says BYOD Is Not Rocket Science
Startup Framehawk, which counts a former NASA physicist as a co-founder, uses desktop virtualization and its own communications protocol to safely...
HBase: Hadoop's Next Big Data Chapter
HBase still has a few 'rough edges,' but that hasn't kept this NoSQL database from becoming one of the hottest pockets within the white-hot Hadoop...
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Oh, Facebook, Why Can't I Quit You?
May 18, 2012Facebook sells your addiction to advertisers, hoping to make a buck off your personal information. Will you wake up in time to kick the habit, or...
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New FBI Surveillance Backdoors? 6 Key Points
May 18, 2012Will Congress require social networks, VoIP, and Webmail providers build in backdoors that FBI could tap for electronic surveillance purposes?...
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Twitter Adds Do Not Track Capability
May 18, 2012FTC and Mozilla applaud as Twitter gives consumers tools to opt out of tracking.
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Nokia Burning Cash, But AT&T Has Hope
May 18, 2012Nokia's investors have long had reason to worry, and new analysis points to trouble ahead. Can Windows Phone turn things around?
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Facebook's History: From Dorm To IPO Darling
May 18, 2012Facebook's IPO brings the world's most popular social network into Wall Street's big league. After a wild ride, Facebook's future depends on...
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Samsung Racks Up 9M Galaxy S III Preorders
May 18, 2012Samsung's premier device for 2012 has received 9 million preorders weeks ahead of launch.
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Salesforce.com Reports Torrid Q1 Growth, Slams SAP
May 18, 2012Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says as social enterprise trend diversifies company's sales, he's hiring aggressively to keep up with customer demand.
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HP Layoffs Signal Punishing Fall
May 18, 2012Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt.
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How Facebook IPO Impacts Social Business Space
May 18, 2012Facebook's $16 billion IPO will have direct and indirect effects on companies evaluating and deploying social business solutions.
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Google Apps: Has Adoption Slowed?
May 18, 2012Google renewed its pitch to embrace cloud IT at its Atmosphere roadshow. But its count of companies going Google Apps doesn't add up.
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How Facebook Ignores Its Users
May 18, 2012Facebook consulted with users on Timeline more than on any previous product change. Users hated it, but Facebook gave it to them anyway.
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System Description: The Apple-II by Stephen Wozniak
May 18, 2012In this BYTE article from May 1977 Stephen Wozniak describes the hardware and system software in the then brand new Apple II. Circuit diagrams and...
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Verizon: Pay Full Price On Phone, Keep Unlimited Data
May 18, 2012Company clarifies: users who want to upgrade phones to 4G LTE can keep their unlimited data plan, but they have to pay the full, unsubsidized cost...
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Keep Your Business Off Of Facebook
May 18, 2012Facebook is so outrageously popular that many are tempted to use it for business, just like other consumerization trends. Resist the urge....
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This Is Why T-Mobile Won't Officially Carry iPhones
May 18, 2012At the gdgt conference in Chicago, Chris Spera learned about T-Mobile's plan to make its network compatible with the iPhone.
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Future Of Payments Is Right On Your Phone
May 17, 2012
At the CTIA conference in New Orleans, we got a demo of MasterCard's PayPass Wallet. You can use the digital wallet online or on your smartphone...
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Weather Channel, Flipboard Updates Gain Social Power
May 17, 2012Significant updates to The Weather Channel iPhone app and Flipboard app for iPhones and iPads tap into the social reach of Facebook and Twitter.
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Iomega Unveils NAS Appliance For SMBs
May 17, 2012StorCenter px12-450r networked attached storage appliance features Intel Ivy Bridge processor and incorporates McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for...
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SAP Builds Ecosystem To Boost Hana
May 17, 2012SAP forges closer ties with Intel, IBM, analytics vendors, and systems integrators to jump start its in-memory database.
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Fake Google Chrome Installer Steals Banking Details
May 17, 2012New polymorphic Android malware, meanwhile, disguises itself as a free virus scanner.
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Robotic Arm Holds Promise For Paralyzed Soldiers
May 17, 2012The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are involved in new research that demonstrates how an advanced prosthetic arm can be controlled by...
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As Facebook Goes Public, Glassboard Wants All Your Data To Stay Private
May 17, 2012Glassboard is a mobile app that looks a lot like Facebook did in it's early days: it's bland but its simple sharing features are meant to keep...
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Senator Wants 55,000 Green Cards For Tech Grads
May 17, 2012Sen. John Cornyn proposes replacing visa lottery with program that allocates more permanent resident visas to foreign STEM students at U.S....
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Hybrid CIOs: The Future Of SMB IT?
May 17, 2012David Hemendinger is both COO and CIO of the midmarket firm Summer Infant--and likes it. Here's why he thinks a hybrid COO/CIO/CTO role will...
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Why Google's Nexus Plan Makes Sense
May 17, 2012Google is preparing to revamp how "pure Android" smartphones are sold in a move that will surely appeal to diehard Android users.
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