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Ballmer: Microsoft's a 'devices and services' company now

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Stop thinking of Microsoft as just a software company; it's not anymore, according to CEO Steve Ballmer.

Apple Maps accidentally reveals highly sensitive Taiwanese radar installation

Taiwanese defense officials will ask Apple to blur satellite imagery of a previously unknown radar facility meant to provide early warning in case of a missile attack from mainland China, after the installation was accidentally outted on Apple's new Maps app.

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US and EU clash over Whois data
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 11:27 am
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The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consumer protection tzar on Wednesday welcomed moves by ICANN to store more data on those who run websites.
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Huawei: Separating fact from fiction
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 1:40 pm
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Industry veteran David Newman analyzes the charges made against Chinese telecom vendor.
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10 technologies shaping the future of IT
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 8:00 am
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Which of today's newest shipping technologies will cast the longest shadow over business computing? Here are our best guesses
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Acqui-hire trend turns startups into IT talent pools
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 9:34 am
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Since 2010, Silicon Valley--the mecca of tech businesses--is home to a growing trend. Larger tech companies are buying smaller startups, but with a twist: They aren't looking to buy the intellectual property, the products or even the customers of the acquisition target. Rather, they want key employees.
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Windows 8 App development: A burden or a breeze?
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 10:43 am
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Redmond, we have a problem.
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11 tips to get the most out of project management software
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 9:15 am
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IT executives and project management experts share their tips on how to choose the right PM software for your organization and how to get your employees to use it effectively.
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Puppets go high tech with pressure sensitive track pad
- Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 11:58 am
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Microsoft shows virtual hand gestures without gloves
- Posted Oct 9, 2012 - 3:10 pm
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Video shows gesture control with computers without needing to wear glove sensors.
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How the generations use social media to job search (infographic)
- Posted Oct 9, 2012 - 8:56 am
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How do job seekers from Gen Y, Gen X and the Baby Boomer generation approach their career searches? Turns out social networking knows no age restrictions. Read on to see where your generation fits--and where you may be missing out.
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Acer's new Windows 8 tablet matches iPad with $499 starting price
- Posted Oct 9, 2012 - 8:09 am
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Acer on Tuesday assigned a starting price of US$499 for its new Iconia W510 tablets, which will have Windows 8 and Intel's Atom chip code-named Clover Trail.
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The Big Deal About Big Data

by Irfan Khan

Falling RAM prices drive in-memory database surge

Posted Oct 11, 2012 - 08:00 am

With memory prices dropping relentlessly and server RAM capacity expanding steadily, performance is no longer a major hurdle for enterprises seeking insight from massive data stores.
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The TechnoFile

by Peter Smith

Bookshout lets your Kindle and Nook ebooks mingle

Posted Oct 11, 2012 - 08:30 am

Bookshout is a social reading app that just added the ability to import books from a user's Kindle and Nook libraries. Is this a first step towards a universal ebook library?
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Mobilize!

by Kevin Purdy

Office won't be in the App Store in five months

Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 05:46 pm

A seeming leak of iOS/Android plans from a Microsoft office in the Czech Republic seems like confirmation. But it’s really just confusion.
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by Phil Johnson

9 songs to never - ever - pair program to

Posted Oct 11, 2012 - 11:27 am

Many programmers love to listen to music while coding; but pair programmers should be extra careful about what they choose to play
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by Keith Shaw

Visit a time when humans needed help making phone calls

Posted Oct 11, 2012 - 11:29 am

Video from 43 years ago showed the life of a telephone operator
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Open for Discussion

by Brian Proffitt

Beyond the hype of cloud computing

Posted Oct 10, 2012 - 08:00 am

In terms of actual pace of deployment, three popular open source cloud computing platforms are not exactly seeing growth to match the hype of cloud.
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