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What kind of Internet user are you?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 7:09 pm

Are you an open sharer or a proactive protector? Do you simply interact or do you shop til you drop? How you surf the Net says a lot about how much you care about privacy.
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Oracle scoffs at charge that Ellison is overpaid

Posted October 2, 2013 - 4:01 pm

Oracle has fired back against charges by a shareholder advisory group that CEO Larry Ellison's compensation is excessive given the company's performance and when compared to other tech company CEOs.
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12 best places to land a tech job

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:47 pm

Good news! You may not need to uproot to find a new opportunity.
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80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:40 pm

Cisco CEO John Chambers saw his compensation nearly double this year, topping $21 million. His salary more than tripled, and the value of his stock awards doubled.
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Senator vows fierce defense of NSA data collection, surveillance programs

Posted October 2, 2013 - 3:16 pm

Massive data collection and surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency are necessary to keep the nation safe from terrorism, several senators said Wednesday.
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Facebook's Sandberg takes on the tech gender gap

Posted October 2, 2013 - 2:57 pm

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said today that women need to stick together, support each other and be willing to talk about gender to bolster the number of women in the tech industry.
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Revenge of the nerds: 11 titans of technology who tackled sports

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:59 pm

These geeks got rich and then bought their way into sports, but, unlike in tech, they didn’t all hit it out of the park
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What are the important things to consider when selecting a VPS provider?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:47 pm

What factors should one be sure to evaluate when choosing a VPS provider?
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Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

A trio of the top 20 investors in Microsoft, anxious about the selection of the company's next CEO, have asked the board to push Bill Gates out of his chairman's spot, according to a report by Reuters.
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US DOJ opposes company requests to publish surveillance statistics

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:40 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has opposed requests by Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other companies to publish the number of surveillance requests they receive from the U.S. National Security Agency and other agencies.
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Who's training the next generation of data scientists?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 11:54 am

A projected shortage of qualified data scientists could leave U.S. businesses unable to tap the value of big data. To help meet that demand, the University of California at Berkeley has developed a master's degree program to train new data scientists.
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IT purchasing: Who decides what tech to buy?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 11:37 am

Lowe's knows a thing or two about buying and selling, so it means something that the Mooresville, N.C., home improvement retailer established a procurement department to help its various divisions make better deals.
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Developing Best Practices for Patch and Remediation: An In-Depth Technical Webcast

Posted October 2, 2013 - 11:00 am

Learn the recommended steps to cure your patch management headache as we dive into a technical discussion of what the critical items to address.
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Why blending Facebook and LinkedIn is a good career move

Posted October 2, 2013 - 10:39 am

How Facebook’s Graph Search is changing the rules of social networking and job hunting
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What's behind the iPad hack at Los Angeles high schools?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 10:20 am

When 340 high school students figured out how to remove mobile device management software from their iPads they did more than gain access to social networks and banned websites.
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Press 3 to kill your enterprise voicemail system (and why you should)

Posted October 2, 2013 - 9:57 am

How voicemail is sapping productivity and ticking off your customers
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Report: HTC, Qualcomm reworking HTC One chip design after import ban threat

Posted October 2, 2013 - 8:41 am

HTC and Qualcomm are reworking a radio chip for the HTC One smartphone in order to avoid a U.S. ban on imports of patent-infringing technology, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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BlackBerry increases provision for restructuring charges

Posted October 2, 2013 - 7:46 am

BlackBerry has increased the amount it plans to spend on its ongoing cost-cutting program, and extended it by another three months, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
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Apple can push iOS email across German borders again

Posted October 2, 2013 - 4:19 am

Apple switched on its push email services for iOS devices in Germany again after posting a bond of €100 million (US$135 million).
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SAP ramps up venture capital efforts

Posted October 2, 2013 - 4:02 am

SAP's venture capital arm has raised US$1 billion over the past year as the company tries to land stakes in hot startup companies, both to generate profit down the road and to align itself with the industry's newest technologies.
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Camera-smartphone combo aims to make driving safer

Posted October 2, 2013 - 1:49 am

A South Korean company has developed a smartphone and camera combo that it claims brings to any car some driving safety features typically found in only high-end automobiles.
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Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he's in line to replace Ballmer

Posted October 2, 2013 - 12:45 am

Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumors.
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Yahoo concerned that release of redacted FISA papers may mislead

Posted October 2, 2013 - 12:25 am

Yahoo has asked that it be allowed to review declassified documents of a secret court about a dispute over data collection between the Internet company and the government, as the release of the redacted documents could mislead the public.
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Sharp's robotic cleaner will make solar panels sparkle

Posted October 1, 2013 - 8:47 pm

It might not be immediately obvious, but with every solar panel installed comes a simple but essential piece of maintenance: regular cleaning.
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Will Pioneer's new heads-up displays make roads safer?

Posted October 1, 2013 - 8:13 pm

Pioneer updated its line of HUDs (heads-up displays), and it hopes the in-car gadgets will help keep drivers' eyes on the road instead of on a GPS device or other electronics.
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