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Facebook's History: From Dorm To IPO Darling


By Jeff Bertolucci


Facebook'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 profiting from an increasingly mobile user base.
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Facebook IPO Will Be Felt Throughout Social Business Space
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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.


Twitter Adds Do Not Track Capability


FTC and Mozilla applaud as Twitter gives consumers tools to opt out of tracking.


Samsung Racks Up 9M Galaxy S III Preorders



Samsung's premier device for 2012 has received 9 million preorders weeks ahead of launch.



Google Apps: Has Adoption Slowed?




Google renewed its pitch to embrace cloud IT at its Atmosphere roadshow. But its count of companies going Google doesn't add up.



Salesforce.com Reports Torrid Q1 Growth, Slams SAP




Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says as social enterprise trend diversifies company's sales, he's hiring aggressively to keep up with customer demand.


Nokia Burning Cash, But AT&T Has Hope



Nokia's investors have long had reason to worry, and new analysis points to trouble ahead. Can Windows Phone turn things around?


Robotic Arm Holds Promise For Paralyzed Soldiers



The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are involved in new research that demonstrates how an advanced prosthetic arm can be controlled by the human brain.


QUOTE OF THE DAY

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. -- Mother Teresa


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Military Transformers: 20 Innovative Defense Technologies


Does America's Next "Road to Prosperity" lie in Rural Sourcing?


Virtual Event: Enterprise Mobility: New Devices, Applications, Platforms, And Priorities

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When Good Backups Go Bad: Data Recovery Failures and What to Do About Them



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Military Transformers: 20 Innovative Defense Technologies



Department of Defense technologies under development, from brainy microchips to battlefield transformer vehicles, promise to make the U.S. military more nimble. Here's a visual tour of 20 breakthrough ideas.



10 Wearable Devices To Keep Patients Healthy



Wearable devices equipped with sensors, Web connections, or both, help consumers and healthcare providers track health and fitness. Take a look at what's possible now.



Why Google's Nexus Plan Makes Sense



Google is preparing to revamp how "pure Android" smartphones are sold in a move that will surely appeal to diehard Android users.



Google Drive: 10 Alternatives To See



Dropbox, Box, iCloud, and now, Google Drive, have the most familiar names. But many alternative services satisfy a variety of storage, backup, and file-sharing needs.

 



SLIDESHOWS


10 Must-See Tech Product Ideas From Startups

Can you spot tech's next big thing? Check out ten hot new ideas, fresh from the Demo show, that could impact the way you work and play.

 

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VIDEOS

McAfee Adds Scale, VMWare Support To Security Platform

McAfee announced three new additions to its security family at Interop in Las Vegas this week, including an improvement in performance and scalability, and some enhancements to its support for virtual environments.  

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WEBCASTS


Does America's Next "Road to Prosperity" lie in Rural Sourcing?



The global economy has driven business out of America with small towns greatly impacted. At the same time, companies are finding that the quality of outsourcing their IT and development to other countries is lacking. A solution has emerged that solves both issues: rural sourcing. We discuss this trend and its benefits. It happens Tuesday, May 22, 2012.



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RESOURCES AND EVENTS

Virtual Event: Enterprise Mobility: New Devices, Applications, Platforms, And Priorities



At this interactive event, experts and solution providers will offer detailed insight into how to bring some order to the mobile industry innovation chaos. When you register, you will gain access to live webcast presentations and virtual booths packed with free resources.


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