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Software Engineers, Developers In Demand in Chicago
By Donald Sears | Posted: 2010-10-18
Whether you buy in to the skills shortage in technology, there are some real economic forces at play that are limiting many people's ability to easily pick up and move to a new location. How easy it to sell a house right now and move to a new city? Not
Google Street View Sets Stage for Matrix-like Online Gaming
By Clint Boulton | Posted: 2010-10-18
Google could use its Street View imagery as the backdrop for the company's online gaming strategy if it chose to pursue this avenue. That's the premise of this fun blog post by Phillip Winston, a computer graphics software programmer for a large neuroscience research lab.
Noting that the
Will Apple Ever Ship a White iPhone 4?
By P. J. Connolly | Posted: 2010-10-15
It appears that Apple’s troubled white model of the iPhone 4 is available in very limited quantities, but only if you have a friend inside Apple. A reporter from Geek.com spotted one last night at an event in New York, and published a photo of the elusive mobile device. Personally,
Will Apple Ever Ship a White iPhone 4?
By P. J. Connolly | Posted: 2010-10-15
It appears that Apple’s troubled white model of the iPhone 4 is available in very limited quantities, but only if you have a friend inside Apple. A reporter from Geek.com spotted one last night at an event in New York, and published a photo of the elusive mobile device. Personally,
Android 2.1, 2.2 Creep to Nearly 75% of Google Handsets
By Clint Boulton | Posted: 2010-10-15
As Google scrambles to get Android 3.0 out the door, the company's most-recent iterations of the open-source operating system have combined to comprise 73.8 percent, or almost
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Digital Reef Releases 'Portable E-Discovery' Package
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2010-10-15
E-discovery and information governance are two subsets of data storage that are fast climbing the charts in importance to enterprises. Why? Because keeping track of all
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Overland Upgrades Platform by Acquiring MaxiScale
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2010-10-14
San Diego, Calif.-based Overland Storage added a good way to scale out its existing storage platform Oct. 14 when it announced the acquisition of MaxiScale, which makes what it
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Mark Zuckerberg Believes Google Has No Incentive to Innovate
By Clint Boulton | Posted: 2010-10-14
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes some flak for being nervous when he speaks, but he was quite clear about what he thinks of Google Oct. 13 when he helped Microsoft's Bing team introduce social search integration between Bing and Facebook. Zuckerberg's words, viewed in context, shouldn't be taken
It Can't Be Fragile, It's Not From Italy!
By P. J. Connolly | Posted: 2010-10-13
Today I’m reading a lot of guff about the fragility of the iPhone 4. It seems that SquareTrade, a provider of warranties, came up with some figures that purport to show that one is 82% more likely to break the screen of an iPhone 4 than was the case with
It Can't Be Fragile, It's Not From Italy!
By P. J. Connolly | Posted: 2010-10-13
Today I’m reading a lot of guff about the fragility of the iPhone 4. It seems that SquareTrade, a provider of warranties, came up with some figures that purport to show that one is 82% more likely to break the screen of an iPhone 4 than was the case with
iPhone Amazon App Now a Bar Code Reader
By Andrew Garcia | Posted: 2010-10-13
The latest version of the Amazon Mobile application for iPhone adds the ability to search by reading bar codes, a feature that should really help speed up the process of ordering things online while shopping for ideas in a brick and mortar store - just in time for the holiday shopping season.
iPhone Amazon App Now a Bar Code Reader
By Andrew Garcia | Posted: 2010-10-13
The latest version of the Amazon Mobile application for iPhone adds the ability to search by reading bar codes, a feature that should really help speed up the process of ordering things online while shopping for ideas in a brick and mortar store - just in time for the holiday
Mayer's Move to Head Google's Local Efforts is a Wise One
By Clint Boulton | Posted: 2010-10-13
By now most people who care enough have weighed in about the promotion of Marissa Mayer, Google's longtime vice president of search and user experience, who was moved to run Google's geo/local business unit.
Google told me Oct. 12: "Marissa is moving over to an exciting new role
Oracle Issues Massive Security Update
By Brian Prince | Posted: 2010-10-12
Microsoft wasn't the only company that released a massive update today. Oracle pushed out its final update of the year, complete with 85 security fixes.
Oracle initially announced it was
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Windows Phone 7 Will Challenge Android in 2011
By Clint Boulton | Posted: 2010-10-12
Windows Phone 7 is out, or at least the mobile-watching world has seen the devices and is largely impressed by them, if not overwhelmed with excitement.
Good for Microsoft, bad for Google. Many bloggers are already opining about how Windows Phone 7 will shred Android in the market.
