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Yammer Raises $25M For Enterprise Social Networking
With the market for collaboration and social technologies in companies heating up, the social network will use the third round funding to triple its engineering team and increase sales operations.
Clicking Through Opera 11 Browser Beta
The Opera web browser, from Opera Software, has long been one of the most innovative browsers available, and has been the first to introduce many features that became common in all browsers, such as tabbed windows. With the recent released beta of Opera 11, the browser continues this tradition with several interesting new capabilities, including the ability to load plugins on demand within web pages. The Opera 11 beta also includes some features already found in other browsers, such as competing
Google Earth 6 Debuts
The latest update of Google's geo-software includes better Street View integration and 3D trees.
FCC To Free TV Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
To avert a "spectrum crisis," the federal agency has proposed incentive auctions to reallocate valuable airwave space from TV broadcast to mobile broadband use.
SMB Printers Now Have Apps
Hands-on review shows that the approach has some merit, if using paper as an output device is not too retro for you, and if they can improve reliability.
China Cracks Down On Software Piracy
Inspectors will sweep local and central government computers to combat rampant illegal copying of software and other goods, including DVDs, CDs and apparel.
Google Buying Groupon, Report Claims
By acquiring Groupon, Google would strengthen its local commerce capabilities.
Mobile Employees Should Be Aware Of Mobile Threats
Threats targeting mobile devices are growing as the holidays get under way. Time to make sure your employees have their mobile guards up.
JPMorgan Gives Bankers iPads Ahead Of PlayBook Launch
Before Research In Motion can bring its PlayBook enterprise tablet to market, JPMorgan is giving its investment bankers Apple's iPad to aid in their day-to-day duties.
Panasonic To Release Handheld Game Player
The Jungle gaming device will focus on online games and go up against offerings from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Apple.
Google Faces EU Antitrust Inquiry
Investigators will be looking into claims that Google's business practices stifle competition.
Infinitec Unveils Infinite USB Memory Drive
Dual Wi-Fi device streams files while letting a user maintain a connection to the Internet.
Uptime Software Introduces Cloud Monitoring
Amazon EC2 specific monitoring capabilities are included in up.time, along with single view monitoring of cloud, virtual and physical resources.
Level 3 Charges Comcast Fees Threaten Open Internet
Dustup over Netflix transmission charges emerges as the FCC prepares to rule on net neutrality.
AMD Unwraps Linux Driver For Ontario Chip
Linux distributions beginning next year will include support for the low-power Fusion processor.
VA Pilots Digital Medical Record Retrieval
A contractor will collect, scan, and transmit private healthcare records with the goal of speeding Veterans Affairs' claims decisions.
White House Aligns Data Center Consolidation, Sustainability
Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality will link infrastructure and carbon footprint reduction goals.
Verizon To Provide LTE Launch Details December 1
Verizon Wireless announced that it will hold a press conference on December 1 to share specific details regarding its Long Term Evolution network launch.
Windows Phone 7 Modified To Run Custom Apps
ChevronWP7 eliminates the need for a $99 annual Microsoft developer registration, but critics argue the tool will increase application piracy.
BlackBerry App World Reaches 15,000 Apps
Research In Motion has confirmed that its app store for BlackBerries has finally breached 15,000 applications.
NASA Rated Tops In Social Media Savvy
The space agency earned a "genius" rating from L2 for effectively using Tweetup, Foursquare, Gowalla, Flickr, and its own website.
Xbox Kinect Is Holiday Season's 'It' Gadget
Supplies running low as consumers embrace Microsoft's hands-free gaming system.
Security Risks In iOS And Android
Both Apple and Google are faced with security issues in their platforms that may put user's data at risk. The more computer-like smartphones become, the more they become at risk for having security holes and being the target of attackers to exploit those holes.
Nintendo Scores Banner Black Friday
The video game maker sold a combined total of 1.5 million Wii and DS units during Thanksgiving week.
Windows Phone 7 Gets Visual Basic Boost
Microsoft's release will enable VB developers to create apps for its new smartphone operating system, but the tool has limits.
Apple's 'Kinected' Kitchen
A series of patent and patent application assignments reveal Apple's interest in appliance control systems that combine touch screens and Kinect-style object sensing.
Ricoh Goes Green At California HQ
Printer vendor is installing a rooftop solar energy system on its headquarters building in California.
iPad, Smartphones Dragging Down PC Sales
Gartner lowers 2010 and 2011 forecasts for global PC shipments, as Apple and other tablets and smartphones cut into conventional computer shipments.
Government Seizes 82 Sites In Piracy Sweep
Joint effort between the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice shuts down peer-to-peer networks and sites allegedly selling counterfeit goods.
Mellanox To Acquire Voltaire For $218 Million
The firms will converge their data center connectivity products for linking servers, storage solutions, fabric switches, and related software.
Guerra On Healthcare: Fixing Difficult Vendor Relationships
Collaboration, communication, and clarity are key to getting companies and sales reps to meet your hospital's IT needs.
Federal Pay Freeze Could Complicate IT Recruitment Efforts
Top cybersecurity and IT acquisition pros may be reluctant to take government jobs, knowing they won't be eligible for a raise for at least a year.
GAO Criticizes HUD IT Modernization Efforts
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has not yet met requirements to justify appropriated funds, nor demonstrated management capabilities to complete eight in-progress projects.
Sharp Prepping Galapagos E-Reader Launch
Orders for the device will be taken starting Dec. 3, while the Tsutaya Galapagos e-bookstore will open Dec. 10 for the Japanese market.
Shoppers See Bargains In Flat Panel LED TVs
An oversupply has led to price decreases, and deals can be found among popular 32-inch and 40/42-inch sets.
Astronauts Return From International Space Station
NASA continues to press forward on its much delayed final Discovery launch to the ISS.
Dev Team Preps 'Ultrasn0w' Unlock For iOS 4.2.1
The iPhone Dev Team has prepared a new version of its redsn0w and ultrasn0w tools for iPhone hackers.
Toshiba Expands CT Radiology Line
Target CTA and Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction improve image quality while minimizing radiation dose.
Windows Phone Crushed By Android
Microsoft has not shared sales figures for its newly launched Windows Phone 7 platform, but one retailer says Android is out-selling WP7 15 to 1.
Smartphone Users Not Brand Loyal - Except iPhone Users
Apple iPhone users are far more loyal to their brand of choice than are users of any other smartphone platform.
Hacking Windows Phone 7
There is news on two fronts on hacking Windows Phone 7. The OS was released last month in Europe and is less than a month out of the gate in the US and already someone has found a way to bypass Microsoft's Marketplace application store. Microsoft is fighting back though on more serious hacking attempts, like custom ROM images.
Wealthier Americans Use Internet More
Pew Research study finds households earning $75,000 or more go online and use technology more often than their lower-income counterparts.
FCC Postpones Net Neutrality Vote
The delay of the early-December meeting sparks speculation the agency is mobilizing for a vote on the controversial issue of overseeing Internet access.
Navy Names Terry Halvorsen CIO
Replacement for Rob Carey is a cyber expert who spent nearly a year as deputy commander for the Navy Cyber Forces.
Methane Powered Laptops Could Arrive Soon
Harvard researchers develop platinum-free solid-oxide fuel cells, which could be reliable and cheap enough for mobile technology.
Paper Is Not Just Paper Anymore
A close look shows that the use of ColorLok technology does have an impact on output quality, especially in duplex mode.
White House Names Top Mobile Apps
Services for learning about NASA missions, finding government jobs, or the nearest U.S. embassy are among the administration's top picks.
Taiwanese Group Developing Thin, Flexible E-Reader Displays
The Industrial Technology Research Institute and AU Optronics are partnering to mass produce durable, paper-thin screens suitable for use in schools.
NASA Awards $6 Million To Develop 'Green' Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman get funding to build plans for cleaner, quieter, and more fuel-efficient airliners.
Apple I Nets $213,600 At Auction
Rare computer sells to Italian businessman Marco Boglione.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
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