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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Turnaround strategy only 'silly fantasy' about RIM

Posted Jun 26, 2012 - 01:11 pm

In the political world, the general rule of thumb is the more vehement the denial, the more likely a charge/rumor/allegation is true. Think finger-wagging Bill Clinton or indignant Anthony Weiner.
BlackBerry, iPhone
A database of U.S. espionage cases

Posted Jun 10, 2013 - 01:25 pm

What's the primary motivator for people to engage in espionage? The Espionage Database Project can tell you.
database, Edward Snowden
Yammer pulls down $85 million in venture funding

Posted Mar 01, 2012 - 02:34 pm

[chunklet]
Facebook, Jive Software
Apple analysts upgrade unit sales estimates, target price

Posted Dec 17, 2010 - 02:08 pm

Impressed by reported better-than-expected holiday sales and expecting big things from Verizon's pending introduction of the iPhone, several analysts who cover Apple for investors this week have bumped up their performance estimates and share-price targets.
analysts, Apple
Zynga revving up for IPO road show?

Posted Dec 01, 2011 - 01:34 pm

Online games maker Zynga will be hitting the road next week to stoke investor interest in its initial public offering tentatively scheduled for mid-December, said people allegedly in the know who don't like to get quoted by name.
Facebook, initial public offering
Growing concerns about Steve Jobs

Posted Feb 18, 2011 - 07:22 pm

One of the first things I did Friday morning when I saw coverage of President Obama's meeting with tech leaders in California Thursday night was search for pictures or video. Not of Obama, or Mark Zuckerberg or Eric Schmidt. I wanted to see how Steve Jobs looked.
AAPL, Apple
Facebook edging closer to IPO

Posted Jan 06, 2011 - 07:26 pm

The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook soon will exceed the shareholder limit that allows companies to avoid reporting financial results. Bottom line: Facebook "will be forced to begin disclosing financial information or stage an initial public offering by April 2012."
Facebook, initial public offering
'Jew or not Jew': There's no longer an app for that in France

Posted Sep 15, 2011 - 01:21 pm

Apple didn't become the world's most valuable company by accident. It's incredibly well-run and staffed with top-flight tech talent. Yet that doesn't save the company from the occasional idiotic move. This has been seen most recently in a handful of iPhone apps approved by the company and subsequently pulled from the App Store after protests.
App Store, Apple
Who says there has to be a third smartphone platform?

Posted Feb 27, 2012 - 05:48 pm

While he seems inclined toward the former, AT&T Mobility President Ralph de la Vega said Monday that the race between Microsoft and Research in Motion to become the third major smartphone platform vendor is too close to call.
Android, Apple
Which smartphone do older users like more than younger users? (You may be surprised)

Posted Feb 11, 2013 - 08:01 pm

Which smartphone do older customers of Verizon Wireless prefer -- the iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy SIII?
iPhone 5, samsung galaxy sIII

October is...
Unified Communications Month

BY THE NUMBERS: UC&C

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TIP: Use your cell phone as a WiFi VOIP phone

TOOLBOX: Six alternative tools for small business collaboration

CASE STUDY: Enterprise social network moves ad agency into the future

Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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See - and hear - what it was like to surf the web 20 years ago

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Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

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Which makes you more productive: The iPhone 5s or Samsung Galaxy S4?

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