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Ping-Pong and popcorn are among the perks enjoyed by IT staffers. Image credit: Ray Rushing/Quicken Loans

IT employees enjoy the company's relaxed atmosphere and culture of innovation, but they're equally thrilled to be part of the revitalization of downtown Detroit.

The technology of WarGames

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The classic hacker movie, which just turned 30, also featured some classic computer hardware, both on-screen and off.

Japan's NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects
- Posted Jun 18, 2013 - 6:56 am
Scorecard: Best Android office suite shoot-out
- Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 11:08 am
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Which package of office apps provide the best mobile productivity experience on Android devices? We put the leading contenders to the test to find out
Science Class: How a quantum computer works
- Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 1:03 pm
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Video provides a quick look at how quantum computers work and why they are faster for only a few specific calculations.

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Intel unveils ambitious supercomputing plans
- Posted Jun 17, 2013 - 2:36 pm
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The Xeon Phi will be the basis of the company's supercomputing plans, and it's already making waves in supercomputing circles.
Unix: Rewriting history
- Posted Jun 16, 2013 - 3:35 pm
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The history feature in Unix shells can save you a lot of time when typing long, fairly repetitious commands, but don't count on it to accurately represent history.
The $200,000 software developer: We can build him, we have the technology
- Posted Jun 13, 2013 - 6:00 am
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It’s unusual for a software developer to make $200,000 per year, but not unheard of. Here’s some advice about what it takes to get there
Snowden's big truth: We are all less free
- Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 8:00 am
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Has Mr. Snowden, in his youthful naiveté, helped expose our own passivity, and complicity with a massive surrender of our Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties? If it prompts much needed changes to privacy protections, then we all owe Mr. Snowden a debt of gratitude.
10 cross-platform apps for work and play
- Posted Jun 12, 2013 - 9:40 am
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Do you use a Windows PC at work, a Mac at home and an Android smartphone or tablet? Then you live a cross-platform life. Here are some apps to satisfy many of your basic and not-so-basic needs.
The new Mac Pro: Hands on, and what you need to know
- Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 2:18 pm
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It's a gorgeous piece of hardware, though it does somewhat resemble the wastebasket I have in my bedroom.
How to solve 4 impending Windows 8 problems
- Posted Jun 11, 2013 - 3:00 pm
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Enterprises have been slow to adopt Windows 8--and when they have, they've encountered migration, usability, security and hardware issues. Luckily, these challenges aren't impossible to overcome.

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