Rumors swirl of smaller iPad - WIVB

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 18:48

WIVB

Rumors swirl of smaller iPad
WIVB
There's a constantly spinning mill of rumors about Apple products, most of which turn out to be untrue. What's unusual this week is that talk has revived of a smaller iPad model, an idea company founder Steve Jobs derided publicly a year before he died ...
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Apple, Google and Intel to face angry ex-IT workers in court - Register

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 18:13

IBNLive.com

Apple, Google and Intel to face angry ex-IT workers in court
Register
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author A US judge has ruled that Apple, Google, Intel and other firms have to face their former employees in court in an antitrust lawsuit that alleges the firms conspired to keep wages down by stifling ...
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Discovery space shuttle takes final flight above Joint Base Andrews - Capital Flyer

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 18:12

msnbc.com

Discovery space shuttle takes final flight above Joint Base Andrews
Capital Flyer
by Senior Airman Torey Griffith, 11th Wing Public Affairs Photo/Bobby Jones A NASA Shuttle Carrier aircraft carrying the space shuttle Discovery flies above Joint Base Andrews with a NASA chase plane escort April 17. Marking the end of an era in ...
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Microsoft is hiring a Skype engineer for an Xbox app - Inquirer

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 18:11

In Entertainment

Microsoft is hiring a Skype engineer for an Xbox app
Inquirer
By Carly Page VOICE OVER IP (VoIP), video and chat service Skype will soon be coming to the Xbox, a Microsoft job listing suggests, following Microsoft's high profile acquisition of the company last year. The Redmond based software giant is looking for ...
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Microsoft touts corporate tools in Windows 8 Enterprise - Computerworld

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 18:06

CTV.ca

Microsoft touts corporate tools in Windows 8 Enterprise
Computerworld
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft yesterday laid out the exclusive features of Windows 8 Enterprise, one of three editions of the upcoming OS and the only one limited to corporate customers. Windows 8 Enterprise will be available only to ...
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Samsung to also announce a new Galaxy Tab at London event? - CNET

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 17:47

CNET

Samsung to also announce a new Galaxy Tab at London event?
CNET
By Aloysius Low on Apr 20, 2012 If the launch of the unnamed Galaxy phone isn't of any interest to you (we seriously doubt that), then you may be excited to hear that Samsung may also be launching a new tablet. According to a source familiar with the ...
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Artificial DNA alternative evolves on its own - TG Daily

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 16:26

TG Daily

Artificial DNA alternative evolves on its own
TG Daily
The prospect of artificial life has just come one step closer, with the discovery that a synthetic version of DNA and RNA can evolve like the real thing. While DNA is built using deoxyribose sugars and RNA with ribose, an international team has now ...
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Nokia Logs Loss as Sales of Less Sophisticated Phones Slips - New York Times

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 10:25

Globe and Mail

Nokia Logs Loss as Sales of Less Sophisticated Phones Slips
New York Times
BERLIN — Nokia, struggling to reinvent its smartphone business around Microsoft's Windows software, said Thursday that it had a loss of €929 million in the first quarter as sales plunged 29 percent because of flagging demand for its older Symbian ...
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How Verizon Wireless May Kill Hope for LTE Interoperability - BusinessWeek

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 08:49

USA TODAY

How Verizon Wireless May Kill Hope for LTE Interoperability
BusinessWeek
By Kevin Fitchard on April 19, 2012 The technology wars were supposed to be over. The global adoption of LTE as a common 4G technology was going to heal the rift between the CDMA and GSM camps and give US consumers more freedom to switch between ...
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Dawn of Polar Bears Far Earlier Than Thought - LiveScience.com

Technology - Fri, 04/20/2012 - 02:07

ABC Online

Dawn of Polar Bears Far Earlier Than Thought
LiveScience.com
Polar bears have been chilling on the ice far longer than is generally thought, new research suggests, and they probably interbred with brown bears at one point after the two species separated. The new German study contradicts data from a study ...
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Samsung: We'll match Apple's iconic design - SlashGear

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 18:04

SlashGear

Samsung: We'll match Apple's iconic design
SlashGear
Samsung Mobile's chief designer has stuck back at Apple claims that the Korean firm is nothing but an iPhone and iPad copycat, arguing that the company is on track to match Jonathan Ive's iconic products. “As a designer, there's an issue of dignity.
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Facebook postpones privacy changes - Inquirer

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 18:04

Firstpost

Facebook postpones privacy changes
Inquirer
By Dave Neal PEOPLE MARKETING OUTFIT Facebook has postponed some changes to its user privacy policy, changes that include removing the word "privacy". The firm has explained the proposed changes to its users in posts across its geographical regions.
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AT&T 'defrauded' US in Nigerian 419 scams by $16M - Computerworld (blog)

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 18:03

USA TODAY

AT&T 'defrauded' US in Nigerian 419 scams by $16M
Computerworld (blog)
AT&T has been knowingly defrauding the US taxpayer by helping Nigerian 419 fraudsters. So says an ex-AT&T (NYSE:T) whistleblower, Constance Lyttle. The Justice Department says it's cost $16 million. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers would like you help to ...
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Apple's iPhone takes top spot from RIM in Canada - CNET

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 17:38

CNET

Apple's iPhone takes top spot from RIM in Canada
CNET
By Aloysius Low on Mar 23, 2012 It could be a warning sign that the Waterloo-based company has more to worry about besides the lack of new handsets. Based on data from IDC and Bloomberg, Apple has sold 2.85 million iPhones in Canada while RIM has only ...
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Third European supply podule blasts off en route to space station - Register

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 17:21

BBC News

Third European supply podule blasts off en route to space station
Register
By Lewis Page • Get more from this author The third European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) robot supply craft to the International Space Station blasted off successfully from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 04:34 GMT this morning.
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Today in Tech: Big T-Mobile layoffs coming - Fortune

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 15:33

Fortune

Today in Tech: Big T-Mobile layoffs coming
Fortune
By JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter March 23, 2012: 3:30 AM ET Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. * T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm told employees that the ...
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New Photoshop CS6 Beta: Looks Better, Now Handles Video - Wired News

Technology - Fri, 03/23/2012 - 07:11

Wired News

New Photoshop CS6 Beta: Looks Better, Now Handles Video
Wired News
Photoshop CS6 sports a new darker default interface and moves the mini-Bridge browser to the bottom of the screen. Both changes make Photoshop a bit more like Adobe Lightroom, and both can be changed to suit your preferences.
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A MESSENGER to Mercury reveals a strange little planet - Ars Technica

Technology - Thu, 03/22/2012 - 21:57

Daily Mail

A MESSENGER to Mercury reveals a strange little planet
Ars Technica
By Matthew Francis | Published March 22, 2012 8:56 AM A topographic map of Mercury constructed from data taken by the MESSENGER probe. The colors indicate elevation, with purple indicating low-lying regions and red meaning higher elevations.
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Verizon Study Confirms 2011 Was The Year Of Anonymous, With 100 Million Users ... - Forbes

Technology - Thu, 03/22/2012 - 12:07

Brisbane Times

Verizon Study Confirms 2011 Was The Year Of Anonymous, With 100 Million Users ...
Forbes
Anonymous may have had a rough 2012 so far, with dozens of its most active members arrested and one of its leaders and organizers revealed as a government informant. But a quick look at the stats shows that in terms of pure information mayhem, ...
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How Microsoft Dynamics CRM Played a Key Role in Helping a High School ... - Forbes

Technology - Thu, 03/22/2012 - 07:46

Sci-Tech Today

How Microsoft Dynamics CRM Played a Key Role in Helping a High School ...
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