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Siri Takes Lead from SNLs SelfDeprecating Humor Making Apple Butt Of Joke

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Does anyone remember when iPhone prototypes
were left behind in Silicon Valley bars only to be found by those
looking to make a quick buck while providing the techie world with an advance sneak peak at Apple`s latest iteration? In both cases, Apple execs were none too pleased and subsequent police investigations and threats of litigation were filed against Gizmodo and ex-Apple employees responsible.1 Vote(s)

Facebook posts its internal C software library

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Facebook has released a library of C++ software components used to help run its site, the social networking company announced Saturday. By releasing this library, called Folly, Facebook will be able to release more of its internal programs as open source, because they rely on different components in this library.1 Vote(s)

How to prepare for the coming IT skills revolution

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Call it the tech industry`s version of a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: Businesses have job openings, but IT professionals are struggling to land jobs or move to better ones. What phenomenon could knock the hallowed laws of supply and demand off-kilter? Two words: " skills gap."1 Vote(s)

Acer to launch Windows RT devices in Q1 2013

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Acer plans to release ARM-based devices running Windows RT during next year`s first quarter and expects rivals Dell and HP to eventually exit the PC industry, according to company president Jim Wong.1 Vote(s)

Windows 8s builtin AV to be security of last resort

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Microsoft`s Windows 8 will activate its built-in antivirus (AV) software only if it senses that the PC is not protected by another security program, according to AV vendor McAfee.1 Vote(s)

Update Salesforcecom buys social marketing vendor Buddy Media for 689 million

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Salesforce.com is acquiring social media marketing firm Buddy Media in a dollarsignr689 million cash and stock deal, the companies announced Monday. The transaction is expected to close in Salesforce.com`s third fiscal quarter, which ends Oct. 31.1 Vote(s)

Acer unveils Windows 8 tablets Ultrabooks with hybrid designs

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Acer on Monday unveiled new Windows 8 products, including tablets that come with attachable peripherals and Ultrabooks fitted with touchscreens, as the company tries to set itself apart from the competition with new hardware designs that meld features from both tablets and notebooks.1 Vote(s)

Should a data scientist be your next IT hire

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Want to extract real value from your data? Better hire a data scientist or two.1 Vote(s)

IPv6 goes fully live June 6

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IPv6 will go fully live on June 6. That`s the date when 50-plus access networks and more than 2,500 websites -- including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Yahoo -- will turn on support for the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet`s main communications protocol and leave it on for good.1 Vote(s)

AMD adds horsepower to server processors with new 16core chip

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Advanced Micro Devices said Monday that it has added more horsepower to its chip lineup with new 16-core Opteron server chips based on the Bulldozer microarchitecture. The new 16-core Opteron 6284SE chip will come with a clock speed of up to 2.7GHz, which is faster than the prior 6200 series that maxed out at 2.6GHz. The chip is faster but draws the same amount of power than comparable Opteron 6201 Vote(s)

Asus previews hybrid laptoptablet device and allinone PC

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Asustek Computer unveiled a novel laptop-tablet design at the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday, along with an all-in-one PC with a detachable monitor that transforms into "the world`s biggest tablet." The hybrid device, called the Taichi, looks at first glance like standard thin-and-light laptop, with a sleek black exterior. But the outside of the display is actually a second, touch screen 1 Vote(s)

Microsoft throws kill switch on own certificates after Flame hijack

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Microsoft on Sunday revoked several of its own digital certificates after discovering that the makers of the Flame super-cyber spy kit figured out a way to sign their malware with the company`s digital "signature." The weekend emergency update for all versions of Windows -- including the just-shipped Windows 8 Release Preview -- was unusual, perhaps hinting at the seriousness of the flaw.1 Vote(s)

HP extends Autonomys big data chops to Hadoop cloud

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When Hewlett-Packard doled out dollarsignr10 billion for Autonomy late last year, the struggling company endured slings and arrows from competitor Oracle, along with cautious 1 Vote(s)

IBM updates Rational tools for cloud mobile

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With a focus on both cloud and mobile, IBM has updated its Rational line of software development management products and services, the company announced Monday during the kick off its annual Innovate software conference, being held this week in Orlando. "We`ve been building software to deal with cloud as a production environment and mobile as an avenue to deliver business applications," said Haris1 Vote(s)

Google Accuses Microsoft and Nokia of Patent Trolling

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Google lashed out at Microsoft and Nokia in a regulatory complaint, accusing them of illegally feeding mobile patents to a technology troll scavenging for billions of dollars in licensing fees that threaten to drive up the prices of cellphones and other wireless devices.

The claims were spelled out Thursday in a complaint filed with the European Commission, the chief regulator on that continent. 1 Vote(s)