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Waze could drive better social tools at Google, experts say

Posted June 10, 2013 - 5:27 pm

Waze's crowdsourced traffic and navigation app is attractive to Google, which is said to be a serious suitor for the app, because of the wealth of mapping data it offers. But Waze's biggest draw may be social, some experts say.
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Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value

Posted June 10, 2013 - 4:43 pm

Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but customers on older product lines have good things to look forward to if and when they upgrade, according to one veteran of many early Fusion projects.
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Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS goes live

Posted June 10, 2013 - 4:02 pm

After two years of beta testing, the Red Hat OpenShift Online platform as a service (PaaS) has been pressed into commercial use, charging customers and offering professional commercial support.
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Is online grocery shopping a viable way to shop for food and other items?

Posted June 10, 2013 - 12:21 pm

I am a fan of nutritious eating and practice such by consuming the most natural foods I can. I see GMOs as a plague in American society and feel as though Monsanto is a hindrance to a healthy lifestyle.
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3 new LinkedIn features you need to know about

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:29 am

LinkedIn launches two-step verification, a redesigned 'Who's Viewed Your Profile' and adds the capability to upload photos, video and documents to your status updates. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
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Cloud computing is about to get personal

Posted June 10, 2013 - 11:02 am

The advent of the personal cloud means content, applications and computing power can move off the device. So, will we still need sophisticated tablets, PCs and smartphones if the power resides elsewhere?
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Free Google Drive tools you're not using (but should be)

Posted June 10, 2013 - 10:56 am

Though barely a year old, Google Drive is already a very popular service. It's easy to use if you already have a Google account, and its prices put Dropbox to shame. On Google Drive, 100GB costs a mere $5 a month (and Google even bumps up your Gmail storage to 25GB as a bonus). Dropbox charges double the price for 100GB.
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Google Apps deal disallowed by Swedish data regulator

Posted June 10, 2013 - 9:13 am

The Swedish Data Inspection Board has for a second time disallowed an agreement that a local municipality wants to sign with Google regarding the use of its hosted Apps package.
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Larry Page: US government has no access to information on Google servers

Posted June 7, 2013 - 4:59 pm

Google has denied involvement in a U.S. government surveillance program called Prism since news broke Thursday that the National Security Agency has been accessing the servers of some of the largest Internet companies, but now company executives insist they had never heard of the program.
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IBM explores making Java Virtual Machine big part of future cloud platforms

Posted June 7, 2013 - 11:48 am

IBM is conducting research that involves making use of the open Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in a cloud-based setting as a way to provide dynamic services, especially to mobile devices.
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Need cash? Box is now paying developers to make apps that use its cloud

Posted June 7, 2013 - 11:32 am

Box will begin rewarding developers who create applications that use its cloud storage platform.
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Get free Download Panel Tweaks extension for Firefox

Posted June 7, 2013 - 10:52 am

Here's a free extension that adds functionality to the Firefox downloads panel.
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You may kiss the bride and tweet a selfie [CARTOON]

Posted June 7, 2013 - 6:00 am

How social media is changing everything, including weddings; plus a wrap up of this week's top tech stories
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US intelligence chief defends surveillance programs

Posted June 7, 2013 - 2:34 am

The U.S. government said late Thursday that it is authorized to collect intelligence information of non-U.S. persons located outside the country, in the wake of news reports on the government's surveillance programs.
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Salesforce.com hires former Oracle executive as president

Posted June 7, 2013 - 12:19 am

Salesforce.com has hired a key former Oracle executive Keith Block as its president and vice chairman.
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Report: NSA, FBI collecting content from Google, Facebook, other services

Posted June 6, 2013 - 7:36 pm

The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have access to servers at Google, Facebook and other major Internet services, collecting audio, video, e-mail and other content for surveillance, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Facebook aims to simplify advertising for marketers

Posted June 6, 2013 - 6:25 pm

Facebook is gearing up for a new project to simplify its advertising platform, making it easier for marketers to decide how to place ads across the site.
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CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates

Posted June 6, 2013 - 4:35 pm

A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps.
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Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks

Posted June 6, 2013 - 4:22 pm

Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media.
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Hot cloud products IT pros swear by

Posted June 6, 2013 - 3:32 pm

Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending -- roughly 3% -- but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services.
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New HTML5 browser app brings Pandora to game consoles and smart TVs

Posted June 6, 2013 - 3:26 pm

Instead of launching native apps for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Pandora hopes you'll jam to its tunes through the consoles' Web browsers. The streaming music service has just launched a new Pandora Web app, which is accessible through the two game consoles and other set-top boxes with browsers that support HTML5.
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Microsoft hybrid-cloud push promises benefits for IT, end users, pocketbook

Posted June 6, 2013 - 2:25 pm

Microsoft's chief hybrid-cloud exec opens up about what it can mean for businesses
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Amazon's RDS database gets SLA, becomes generally available

Posted June 6, 2013 - 6:40 am

After three and a half years in operation, Amazon Web Services' RDS is finally generally available, and users can also get a service-level agreement if they choose to run the database in multiple places.
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If you own or use technology, you may be owed cash, a thumb drive or pizza

Posted June 6, 2013 - 6:00 am

Settlements from technology-related class action lawsuits offer a bounty of (sometimes not so) good rewards
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Japan's Rakuten continues Amazon pursuit, will buy US logistics firm

Posted June 6, 2013 - 5:25 am

Rakuten, Japan's largest online retailer, is acquiring a U.S. logistics firm as it continues to build out its infrastructure to compete with foreign rivals like Amazon.com.
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