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Flock Refresh Trumps RockMelt
The RockMelt social browser launch got tons of attention, but the Flock Web browser has been integrating with social networks for years and the latest version showcases several advantages over RockMelt.
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Server Den: HP Fires Back At Oracle: 'Ellison Bought A Money Losing Business'
Hewlett-Packard appears to have had enough of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s bashing, and is answering back in a statement that minces no words.
Innovation Mandate: American Students Score 'C' In Math And Science
In the first of a two-part series on STEM education, we look at the dim U.S. results on the latest PISA tests and ask: What's a country to do?
Facebook Rejected Microsoft's Acquisition Offer
A Microsoft exec has confirmed an offer was made, but the company declined to comment on whether the amount CEO Steve Ballmer offered in 2007 was $15 billion.
Microsoft To Patch 40 Vulnerabilities Tuesday
Security update will close the last known Stuxnet vulnerability, but won't address a zero-day bug reported Thursday in Internet Explorer.
WikiLeaks Supporters Download Botnet Toolkit 50,000 Times
Security experts warn those considering joining the pro-WikiLeaks army that it's very easy to trace those who participate in the illegal denial of service attacks.
Intel, AMD To Drop Analog Display Outputs
VGA and LVDS will be eliminated from the chipmakers' processor platforms by 2015 in favor of DisplayPort and HDMI digital interfaces for PC monitors, projectors, and embedded flat panel displays.
Two Cameras Will Grace Next iPad
Component supplier checks for Apple's next iPad have indicated that the next version of the tablet will include two cameras.
Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Convicted of Code Theft
Sergei Aleynikov faces a sentence of up to 15 tears for stealing sophisticated software used to execute trades.
iPad Supplanting Print Newspapers
People enjoy reading newspapers on the Apple device so much that they're likely to cancel their print subscriptions, according to the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute.
Apache Leaves Java Community Process
The Apache Software Foundation has resigned from the Oracle-dominated JCP because it believes it's being thwarted by Oracle on its Harmony initiative.
White House IT Overhaul Plan Includes Imminent Action
Data center, cloud, program management, IT acquisition, and budget moves are coming within the next six months as part of Obama administration's IT overhaul.
Where's Government Data In The Cloud?
Amid the Obama administration's 'cloud first' strategy, federal agencies face the prospect of seeing their data go offshore. There's a lesson to be learned from WikiLeaks.
Interior Department To Save $500M Consolidating IT
Staff reductions, data-center consolidation, and cutting back on office space are aspects of a five-year plan to streamline operations.
Qualcomm Will Offer Refunds For FLO TV Devices
The mobile subscription-based TV service will end in March and Qualcomm is reported to be shopping the spectrum used for the service to carriers.
Health CIOs Shrink Meaningful Use Expectations
The percentage who expect to qualify for early stimulus funding has dropped by half since August, finds College of Health Information Management Executives survey.
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Is The Storage Industry Consolidated?
By George Crump
There have long been predictions that the storage industry would consolidate down to three or four vendors. A few weeks ago EMC made a bid to buy Isilon and yesterday Dell made a bid to buy Compellent for $876 million dollars. These deals come on the heels of the dramatic HP - Dell bidding war over 3PAR. Is the storage industry consolidated? Not even close.
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Best And Worst Smartphones Of 2010
By Ed Hansberry
Now the year is about over, it is worth taking a look back over the year at the smartphones that were released this year. If you are about ready to make a purchase, you can use this to see what is worth looking at or what is worth running from when the sales rep pulls one out to show you.
Windows Phone 7 Moves Forward
By Ed Hansberry
Microsoft's new mobile platform is due a big update in early 2011 and developers already have an early copy of the software. Copy and paste is the biggest anticipated feature of the update.
IE9 Gets Built-In Ad Blocking
By Dave Methvin
This week, the Internet Explorer team announced that IE9 will have a much-expanded capability to block specific web sites that may compromise privacy. Although this feature has many possible uses, the most likely application will be to block online advertisements.
Who's Green in IT? Greenpeace Has A List
By Lamont Wood
Greenpeace has come out with its fourth biennial "Leaderboard" ranking 17 different IT firms according to their emissions reductions efforts. Cisco led, while Oracle trailed.
Zbytes And Tablets And BI, Oh My!
By Michele Pepe-Warren
So, what exactly lies ahead in the new year for small and midsize businesses? One firm predicts that mobility, integration, and collaboration will be key.
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Driving Stronger Business Productivity Through Next Generation End User Computing
Today's IT leaders are charged with empowering the enterprise to become more productive and enable business innovation. While at it, they are also faced by growing technology trends such as Consumerization, Desktop Virtualization that can potentially change the game. This interactive discussion will focus on how these trends impact you, your organization and business outcomes.
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