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Yammer Raises $25M For Enterprise Social Networking
With the market for collaboration and social technologies in companies heating up, the social network will use the third round funding to triple its engineering team and increase sales operations.
Clicking Through Opera 11 Browser Beta
The Opera web browser, from Opera Software, has long been one of the most innovative browsers available, and has been the first to introduce many features that became common in all browsers, such as tabbed windows. With the recent released beta of Opera 11, the browser continues this tradition with several interesting new capabilities, including the ability to load plugins on demand within web pages. The Opera 11 beta also includes some features already found in other browsers, such as competing
Google Earth 6 Debuts
The latest update of Google's geo-software includes better Street View integration and 3D trees.
FCC To Free TV Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
To avert a "spectrum crisis," the federal agency has proposed incentive auctions to reallocate valuable airwave space from TV broadcast to mobile broadband use.
SMB Printers Now Have Apps
Hands-on review shows that the approach has some merit, if using paper as an output device is not too retro for you, and if they can improve reliability.
China Cracks Down On Software Piracy
Inspectors will sweep local and central government computers to combat rampant illegal copying of software and other goods, including DVDs, CDs and apparel.
Google Buying Groupon, Report Claims
By acquiring Groupon, Google would strengthen its local commerce capabilities.
Mobile Employees Should Be Aware Of Mobile Threats
Threats targeting mobile devices are growing as the holidays get under way. Time to make sure your employees have their mobile guards up.
'Hacktivist' Claims Credit for WikiLeaks Attack
Perpetrator says DDOS strike was in retaliation for site's disclosure of sensitive U.S. government documents to media outlets.
Panasonic To Release Handheld Game Player
The Jungle gaming device will focus on online games and go up against offerings from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Apple.
Cyber Monday Sales Jump 19%
Online shopping gains broke records and put the retail sector on track to reach a predicted 11% growth over 2009.
Google Faces EU Antitrust Inquiry
Investigators will be looking into claims that Google's business practices stifle competition.
Infinitec Unveils Infinite USB Memory Drive
Dual Wi-Fi device streams files while letting a user maintain a connection to the Internet.
Uptime Software Introduces Cloud Monitoring
Amazon EC2 specific monitoring capabilities are included in up.time, along with single view monitoring of cloud, virtual and physical resources.
Level 3 Charges Comcast Fees Threaten Open Internet
Dustup over Netflix transmission charges emerges as the FCC prepares to rule on net neutrality.
AMD Unwraps Linux Driver For Ontario Chip
Linux distributions beginning next year will include support for the low-power Fusion processor.
VA Pilots Digital Medical Record Retrieval
A contractor will collect, scan, and transmit private healthcare records with the goal of speeding Veterans Affairs' claims decisions.
White House Aligns Data Center Consolidation, Sustainability
Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality will link infrastructure and carbon footprint reduction goals.
Windows Phone 7 Modified To Run Custom Apps
ChevronWP7 eliminates the need for a $99 annual Microsoft developer registration, but critics argue the tool will increase application piracy.
Flock Updates Social Media Browser
Like competitor RockMelt, Version 3.5 of the Mac and Windows app is based on Chromium 7.
Constant Contact Builds Partner, Customer Bases
Constant Contact, a provider of marketing and survey tools for SMBs, has upped the ante by integrating its product offerings with social media and marketing services from the likes of HootSuite, Yelp, and Foursquare.
NASA Rated Tops In Social Media Savvy
The space agency earned a "genius" rating from L2 for effectively using Tweetup, Foursquare, Gowalla, Flickr, and its own website.
Xbox Kinect Is Holiday Season's 'It' Gadget
Supplies running low as consumers embrace Microsoft's hands-free gaming system.
Nintendo Scores Banner Black Friday
The video game maker sold a combined total of 1.5 million Wii and DS units during Thanksgiving week.
Windows Phone 7 Gets Visual Basic Boost
Microsoft's release will enable VB developers to create apps for its new smartphone operating system, but the tool has limits.
Apple's 'Kinected' Kitchen
A series of patent and patent application assignments reveal Apple's interest in appliance control systems that combine touch screens and Kinect-style object sensing.
Ricoh Goes Green At California HQ
Printer vendor is installing a rooftop solar energy system on its headquarters building in California.
Apple, Google, Microsoft Chided For 'Sneaky' Installations
Mozilla's Asa Dotzler urges the three companies to 'stop being evil.'
iPad, Smartphones Dragging Down PC Sales
Gartner lowers 2010 and 2011 forecasts for global PC shipments, as Apple and other tablets and smartphones cut into conventional computer shipments.
Microsoft Xbox Gets TV Service?
Report says the software maker is contemplating a move that would see it join rivals Google and Apple in the Web-based, interactive television market.
Government Seizes 82 Sites In Piracy Sweep
Joint effort between the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice shuts down peer-to-peer networks and sites allegedly selling counterfeit goods.
Three Guidelines For Implementing MDM
Let business drivers, data volatility and project scope determine your approach and deployment style for master data management.
GAO Criticizes HUD IT Modernization Efforts
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has not yet met requirements to justify appropriated funds, nor demonstrated management capabilities to complete eight in-progress projects.
Sharp Prepping Galapagos E-Reader Launch
Orders for the device will be taken starting Dec. 3, while the Tsutaya Galapagos e-bookstore will open Dec. 10 for the Japanese market.
Cyber Monday Sales To Ring Up $900 Million
ComScore prediction follows report that online retail sales jumped 13% over the first 26 days of November.
Astronauts Return From International Space Station
NASA continues to press forward on its much delayed final Discovery launch to the ISS.
Toshiba Expands CT Radiology Line
Target CTA and Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction improve image quality while minimizing radiation dose.
Twitter Uncertainty Spooking Investors
Venture capital for Twitter startups has dropped 50%, largely due to confusion about the microblogging service's purpose and functions, reports CBI Insights.
Windows Phone Crushed By Android
Microsoft has not shared sales figures for its newly launched Windows Phone 7 platform, but one retailer says Android is out-selling WP7 15 to 1.
Comcast Hit With Massive Internet Outage
Cable provider's Web service went down in Boston, Washington, D.C., and other major cities along the East Coast.
Smartphone Users Not Brand Loyal - Except iPhone Users
Apple iPhone users are far more loyal to their brand of choice than are users of any other smartphone platform.
Google Cloud Connect Changes Everything
Just last week I looked at the fight for your domain and thought that Microsoft's Office 365 might have the edge. The next day, Google announced Cloud Connect and changed the balance again.
Wealthier Americans Use Internet More
Pew Research study finds households earning $75,000 or more go online and use technology more often than their lower-income counterparts.
FCC Postpones Net Neutrality Vote
The delay of the early-December meeting sparks speculation the agency is mobilizing for a vote on the controversial issue of overseeing Internet access.
Methane Powered Laptops Could Arrive Soon
Harvard researchers develop platinum-free solid-oxide fuel cells, which could be reliable and cheap enough for mobile technology.
Facebook Gets Nod To Trademark 'Face'
By getting permission from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Facebook moves closer to adding a legal weapon for protecting its name from upstart social networks.
Paper Is Not Just Paper Anymore
A close look shows that the use of ColorLok technology does have an impact on output quality, especially in duplex mode.
White House Names Top Mobile Apps
Services for learning about NASA missions, finding government jobs, or the nearest U.S. embassy are among the administration's top picks.
NASA Awards $6 Million To Develop 'Green' Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman get funding to build plans for cleaner, quieter, and more fuel-efficient airliners.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
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