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In a surprise move, Facebook announced on March 25 that it plans to purchase virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR for about $1.9 billion in cash and common stock. The first product Oculus made was a virtual reality headset for immersive gaming that was funded by a Kickstarter campaign in 2012, which raised $2.4 million. […]

HTC has introduced the One M8 smartphone, which is taller and wider than it’s predecessor, while remaining just as thin. The company lined up the announcement of the new phone with its launch date, making the phone available to order from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile immediately following its introduction. The phone has many impressive features, […]

Beta users have been testing Google Glass devices since April 2013, but public opinion regarding these new products remains mixed. In an effort to encourage people to see beyond some of the negative press, Google has launched a list of the Top 10 Google Glass Myths. Some of the myths Google addresses include the belief […]

In the digital age, business and IT leaders must think and act differently. The disparate tech items that people once relied on have fallen by the roadside as devices like the iPhone or iPad take their place, offering integrated functionality, writes Samuel Greengard, in an article for Baseline. “We used to rely on a spate […]

Advanced computer science skills can lead to better-fitting jobs and improved employment compensation packages, Shravan Goli, president of career site Dice, writes in a blog posting on Baseline, a sister site of eWEEK. “I’ve always looked at my career as more than as series of steps up a ladder,” Goli said. “I’ve viewed my career […]

DataWeek 2013 Conference + Festival is the second annual six-day event in downtown San Francisco. The conference’s goal is to organize the largest data-centric event in the nation; 3,000 attendees already have registered. Each day of DataWeek has a different business and technology focus, ranging from the Saturday/Sunday hackathon activities, the Monday/Tuesday technical workshops and […]

Thanks to the current recession, IT managers are facing a dilemma: Despite budget cuts, enterprises do not expect reductions in service levels provided by IT shops to their customers. OK, so how do you maintain or improve service levels, yet continue to run the business efficiently? IT decision-makers are seeking out help in this area: […]

Steve Case announced on Sunday that he will step down from AOL Time Warner effective in May, Reuters reported. Case, a pioneer of the online communications industry co-founded America Online Inc. in 1985, will remain at the company as a board member. In 2001, AOL, along with countless other online companies, was riding high on […]

Mischel Kwon Mischel Kwon analyzed vulnerabilities in federal networks and cyber-threats as both a director for the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team and as the deputy director for IT Security Staff at the Justice Department. She is currently president and CEO of security consulting firm Mischel Kwon and Associates, specializing in technical defensive security, security […]

10 Myths of Telework: Why You Arent Working from Home by eWEEK Staff Myth: Virtual Work Will Reduce Control and Productivity A report commissioned by City & Guilds and the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) showed that 75 percent of managers believe remote workers are more productive. Research by Brigham Young University showed that […]

No doubt this will be a small comfort to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and friends, but IBM’s doubling of money paid to partners for displacing Oracle products is not about just swapping competitive products, says Sandy Carter, vice president, IBM Software Group Business Partners.“This is more about delivering more value to the client,” she told […]

IDC released its 2010 predictions for the PC market, and the analyst firm says virtual desktops, WiMax and a return to desktops are in the forecast. Last year’s economic lag directly caused PC prices to take a nosedive. However, IDC thinks the average selling price of PCs will stay put in 2010 thanks to stronger […]