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California may outlaw 3-D printed guns

Posted May 9, 2013 - 12:48 am

Proposed legislation in California aims to ban guns made using 3-D printing, after an organization Defense Distributed fired a handgun made with the technology, and said it would distribute its drawings online.
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Silicon Valley tech incubator hosts Norwegian royals

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:32 pm

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit tried touchless gesturing systems and other technologies developed by Norwegian startups at a tech incubator in Palo Alto on Wednesday afternoon .
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Intelligent IT operations: Making IT smarter with advance event correlation and management

Posted May 8, 2013 - 5:45 pm

Consolidating IT event management in a centralized operations bridge can help you increase efficiency in the short term while setting the stage for greater competitiveness over the long term.
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Webinar: Create Competitive Advantage, Featuring Synchology

Posted May 8, 2013 - 5:45 pm

Learn how they were able to quickly build interactive dashboards to offer clients real-time insights, as well as provide internal reporting for Synchology to analyze performance across their entire population of accounts.
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San Francisco axes cellphone warning law in settlement with CTIA

Posted May 8, 2013 - 5:01 pm

San Francisco killed its cellphone radiation warning law on Tuesday by agreeing to settle a lawsuit by the mobile industry group CTIA.
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Study: US military too reliant on foreign-made equipment

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:05 pm

The U.S. military's reliance on foreign-made products, including telecommunications equipment and semiconductors, is putting the nation's security at risk by exposing agencies to faulty parts and to the possibility that producing nations will stop selling vital items, according to a new report from the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
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More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

Posted May 8, 2013 - 3:57 pm

Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states.
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EMC lays off more than 1,000 as restructuring continues

Posted May 8, 2013 - 3:27 pm

As part of its ongoing restructuring, EMC today announced its latest round of layoffs, which are expected to include 1,004 positions.
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Fusion-io CEO resigns, is replaced by former HP executive Robison

Posted May 8, 2013 - 2:48 pm

Fusion-io President and CEO David Flynn has resigned and will be replaced by Shane Robison, the former CTO of Hewlett-Packard.
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Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks

Posted May 8, 2013 - 1:49 pm

Two U.S. senators will push Congress or President Barack Obama's administration to pursue trade and immigration sanctions against China and other countries that allegedly support cyberattacks on U.S. government agencies and businesses, the lawmakers said Wednesday.
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Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to the Netherlands

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:56 am

A 35-year-old Dutchman suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on antispam organization Spamhaus was extradited from Spain to the Netherlands on Monday evening, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Wednesday.
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Developer divide: 19 generations of computer programmers

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:51 am

From punch cards to JavaScript, computing history owes everything to those who've programmed the machines
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In-Memory Database Technology: A Critical Success Factor for the Real-Time Enterprise

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:45 am

This IDC white paper describes the needs of the real-time enterprise and how they are best met by an in-memory database, which is managed by memory-based database management system (DBMS) technology.
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Open Data Management Configuration vs Specialized Database Systems: Considering All the Factors

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:45 am

Consider the decision process; specialized factory database for fixed purposes from a single vendor - or broad infrastructure software with database management processes controlled by IT across the enterprise.
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YouTube Trends Map tells you what North Dakota's watching

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:34 am

According to YouTube, most of the country can't wait for season six of True Blood to begin.
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IBM opens its first East Africa innovation center in Nairobi

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:33 am

Continuing a series of investments in East Africa and Kenya, IBM has opened a global innovation center in Nairobi, targeting startups and businesses interested in expanding.
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Five essential tech lessons I learned from 'Iron Man 3'

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:22 am

The latest 'Iron Man' flick isn't just a superhero action movie. It's a commentary on the nexus between technology and humanity.
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How to set up a multiple-monitor workstation

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:17 am

Having two or more monitors makes it easier for an employee to multitask, but many companies deem multi-monitor workstations too expensive or too difficult to set up. This guide will walk you through common issues, considerations and tips related to deploying multiple monitors.
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London Gatwick Airport takes out 200 servers, moves to cloud, BYOD

Posted May 8, 2013 - 10:59 am

Airport's IT transformation to cloud, BYOD support is saving money, boosting security.
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Consumer service lawsuit looms for Google in Germany

Posted May 8, 2013 - 9:57 am

A lawsuit against Google's customer service practices in Germany is looming after the company declined to sign a document promising German consumer organizations to start answering customer emails individually.
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An H-1B jobs database the tech industry may hate

Posted May 8, 2013 - 6:15 am

The intent of the comprehensive immigration bill's H-1B database is to improve the odds that a U.S. worker will be hired over a foreign one. But its effectiveness may depend on fuzzy terms such as "good faith" hiring, and enforcement. This is where the real legislative battle may be fought.
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If you need ammo, Bing is your search engine

Posted May 8, 2013 - 6:00 am

If comparing Bing and Google on regular search results isn’t enough, try comparing them based on autocomplete suggestions
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Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo

Posted May 8, 2013 - 3:19 am

Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break its 10-year agreement with Microsoft.
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Proposed U.S. law aims to counter cybertheft with import bans

Posted May 8, 2013 - 12:19 am

A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate aims to block imports of products containing U.S. technology stolen online, a move that appears primarily directed at China.
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