Yahoo, in a bid to step in a new direction, launches a brand new browser. But it fouls it up horribly and causes another stir.
ZDNet Blogs
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Don’t forget the guys in the networking trenches…
Portable network analysis tools are still an important part of datacenter operations.
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Consuming thoughts of a smartphone addict; do I accept or refuse delivery of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE?
I wish it was easier to make choices about smartphones and carriers, but it seems no one can get it done just perfectly for me so I hold many internal debates in my head as I try to figure out...
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Oracle v. Google: Did the jury really understand it?
Given the high level of technical complexity of these tech industry intellectual property trials, are jurors selected off the street really equipped to understand all of the intricacies?
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EU court poised for Microsoft antitrust fine ruling
Microsoft will hear in a month's time whether the European Commission fined the company excessively for failing to comply with an earlier antitrust fine.
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10 iPad apps for most everyone
Finding good apps for the iPad just got a lot easier with these 10 cool apps.
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Visual Studio LightSwitch: Will it emerge from sleeper status?
The first version of Microsoft's Visual Studio LightSwitch dev tool has achieved only modest traction in the market. Here's a set of recommendations from an ardent supporter of the product.
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Android, Apple iOS run away from pack: Can Windows Phone challenge at all?
If you're a challenger to the Android-Apple tag team these IDC standings are simply depressing.
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Box steps up IT admin features, launches enterprise license agreements
Box has focused on its user interface with its recent updates, but now is focusing on the other side of the equation---technology management.
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Comcast phishing site contains valid TRUSTe seal
Security researchers from Sophos are reporting on an intercepted Comcast-themed phishing email, which contains a valid TRUSTe seal.
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Ex-Twitter CTO tapped by Cornell, NYC
Ex-Twitter CTO Greg Pass will be working at the new Cornell Technology campus, NYC.
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Sony, Samsung limiting discounts on their HDTVs. An act of desperation?
The two electronics giants are limiting retailers' ability to discount their televisions, which should help the Best Buys of the world who often can't match the sale prices of online retailers.
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New SpyEye plugin takes control of crimeware victims' webcam and microphone
Security researchers from Kaspersky have profiled a new SpyEye plugin known as flashcamcontrol.dll which takes control of the victim's webcam and microphone.
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A litigator's view: Three things I know about Oracle v. Google
Google may have prevailed, but fundamentally it seems reasonable for the owner of Java to expect to profit when others profit from Java.
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Windows 8 to include Flash integration?
Reports suggest that Adobe Flash will be supported in both desktop and Metro-style Internet Explorer 10 browsers in Windows 8.
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Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio for iPad: No sun required (review)
The latest iPad keyboard case from Logitech may be the best one yet, with a portfolio form and solar charging.
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CRM Idol 2012: Last Two Days To Take Your Shot
I'm not sure why I'm writing this because any small company in the CRM world or social tools world or anything that is customer facing world that hasn't heard of CRM Idol or taken advantage of it...
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Middle East, North Africa telecoms 'underinvesting' in IT: study
Telecom operators in the Middle East and North Africa trail their European counterparts when it comes to IT investments, according to a new report.
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Researchers intercept Tatanga malware bypassing SMS based transaction authorization
Security researchers from Trusteer have intercepted a Tatanga malware variant capable of bypassing SMS based transaction authentication protection.
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Huawei asks EU to intervene in InterDigital patent dispute
Huawei has called on European antitrust regulators to investigate InterDigital, after it claims the company is pushing up the license fees of industry-standard patents.
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World's first M2M time clock powers payroll, doesn't fudge the numbers
The world's first machine-to-machine technology-powered time clock tracks hourly employees in the field for payroll, no paper time sheets necessary.
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Between the Lines
Android, Apple iOS run away from pack: Can Windows Phone challenge at all?
If you're a challenger to the Android-Apple tag team these IDC standings are simply depressing.
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All About Microsoft
Visual Studio LightSwitch: Will it emerge from sleeper status?
The first version of Microsoft's Visual Studio LightSwitch dev tool has achieved only modest traction in the market. Here's a set of recommendations from an ardent supporter of the product.
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Zero Day
Comcast phishing site contains valid TRUSTe seal
Security researchers from Sophos are reporting on an intercepted Comcast-themed phishing email, which contains a valid TRUSTe seal.
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The Apple Core
GPlayer fills the iOS void left by VLC
If you missed out on the short-lived VLC iOS app -- don't fret -- there's a solution for the venerable open-source video player.
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Hardware 2.0
A threat to the iPad comes from an unlikely source: Nvidia
Nvidia's new platform based around the Tegra 3 that could see quad-core Android tablets retailing for $199.
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Linux and Open Source
Google kicks Oracle in its patent teeth
Oracle loses its patent claims and so Google has almost completely defeated Oracle in its vain attempts to squeeze an intellectual property payoff from Google and Android.
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Googling Google
Google Knowledge Graph: This is why they changed their privacy policy
Who needs a social graph when you have a knowledge graph?
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The Ed Bott Report
For Microsoft, being underdog is the perfect antitrust defense
Mozilla and Google have complained that Microsoft is competing unfairly with its decision to block their desktop browsers in Windows RT. But this isn't 1998, and Microsoft can make a strong case...
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Smartphones and Cell Phones
Consuming thoughts of a smartphone addict; do I accept or refuse delivery of the Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE?
I wish it was easier to make choices about smartphones and carriers, but it seems no one can get it done just perfectly for me so I hold many internal debates in my head as I try to figure out...
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Tech Broiler
Oracle v. Google: Did the jury really understand it?
Given the high level of technical complexity of these tech industry intellectual property trials, are jurors selected off the street really equipped to understand all of the intricacies?
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
Microsoft Office for iPad and Android tablets may be coming in November
We know that Microsoft Office is coming to the iPad and rumors also now state it will be coming to Android tablets. We do not yet have an official launch date, but we may see the application in...
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The ToyBox
Amazon adds try-before-you-buy feature to its Android Appstore app
Filling a major void in mobile app purchases, Amazon is adding its Test Drive feature to its Android Appstore app.
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Social Business
Mining the social data stream for deeper customer insight
Wal-Mart and Target use social intelligence from customers to gain strategic business advantage in the local area and ensure on-going loyalty and retention.
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GreenTech Pastures
Intel pledges conflict-free microprocessor by end of 2013
The company hopes to do away with conflict-tainted tantalum by the end of 2012, with validation for gold, tin and tungsten targeted for late next year.
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Laptops & Desktops
Leap Motion gesture-control module takes on Microsoft Kinect for Windows
A new rival has just launched a gesture-control device that may not be as powerful as Kinect for Windows, but is definitely cheaper.
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Storage Bits
Seagate buys LaCie: good for us?
Seagate announced this morning that they are purchasing LaCie, the French consumer storage company, for $186 million. Should we worry?
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Digital Cameras & Camcorders
Olympus intros Tough TG-1 iHS: High-end waterproof with f2.0 lens
Olympus announces its new top-of-the-line rugged camera, with a bright f/2.0 lens and converter-lens compatibility.
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Home Theater
Sony, Samsung limiting discounts on their HDTVs. An act of desperation?
The two electronics giants are limiting retailers' ability to discount their televisions, which should help the Best Buys of the world who often can't match the sale prices of online retailers.
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iGeneration
Ex-Twitter CTO tapped by Cornell, NYC
Ex-Twitter CTO Greg Pass will be working at the new Cornell Technology campus, NYC.
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Software as Services
London's thriving cloud start-up scene
There's a sudden flourishing of cloud start-up talent in the UK. What's brought it about?
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Service Oriented
How to succeed in the enterprise without really trying: Apple's crunch
Companies are now crawling with Apple sales representatives -- not paid representatives, but end-users.
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BriefingsDirect
SAP gets huge cloud and extended business process boost with Ariba acquisition
SAP is focused on global cloud growth opportunities, but is wisely defining cloud as a place to do business and extend socially amplified discovery and collaboration efficiencies.
- Searching for data scientists as a service
- MuleSoft suite of tools eases way for SaaS integration in the cloud
- Investing well in IT with emphasis on KPIs separates business leaders from laggards, survey results show
- HP Discover 2012 conference promises insights, information and user networking as businesses face a crossroads in IT delivery
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Collaboration 2.0
Sapphire notebook: structured taking unstructured seriously
Historically SAP are an enterprise structured data software company: as society evolves unstructured data is ever more important. How are SAP coping with the opportunities and red herrings our...
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Dev Connection
Jury strikes a blow against software patents
Ding, dong, the patent witch is dead! Well, maybe not dead, but at least melting a bit.
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Five Nines: The Next Gen Datacenter
Don’t forget the guys in the networking trenches…
Portable network analysis tools are still an important part of datacenter operations.
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Emerging Tech
IEEE releases new standard for body area network
After five years of work, the IEEE announced a new standard, IEEE 802.15.6, for wireless communications supporting ultra-low power devices operating in or around the human body.
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Enterprise Web 2.0
Social business in Australia
Social business adoption is growing around the world as organizations continue to apply social media to the way they work. I've spent the week in Australia learning about the challenges and...
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Tom Foremski: IMHO
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Virtually Speaking
Blades vs. standard racked servers for virtualization
There are some battles that are not worth fighting. Blades vs. standard architecture servers is one of those battles, yet it rages on.
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Irregular Enterprise
SAP bulking up with Ariba. A done deal?
Is SAP/Ariba a done deal? SAP thinks so but this hasn't washed through yet. What might happen? More to the point, where does this leave SAP at a time of transition?
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IT Project Failures
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Forrester Research
Private Cloud: 'Everyone's got one. Where's yours?'
Promising the business a cloud delivered within your own data center, and then failing to provide basic functionality of a cloud, will just make future initiatives and interactions even harder.
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Social CRM: The Conversation
CRM Idol 2012: Last Two Days To Take Your Shot
I'm not sure why I'm writing this because any small company in the CRM world or social tools world or anything that is customer facing world that hasn't heard of CRM Idol or taken advantage of it...
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Friending Facebook
Goodbye Friending Facebook: We only part to meet again
Today, I am Unfriending Facebook. No, I am not leaving Facebook. I am closing down Friending Facebook. Thank you to all of you for reading, sharing, and Liking my articles for the last 15 months.
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Software & Services Safari
NetSuite SuiteWorld Part 3: The Product Enhancements
Part 3 - NetSuite made a significant number of product announcements at its recent SuiteWorld event. It's the volume and speed of their R&D group that other vendors should note.
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ZDNet Education
Preparing students for a 21st Century knowledge economy
Angela Maiers and I are going to be addressing one of the biggest challenges facing today's schools, educators, students, parents, and even businesses in this live webcast.
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ZDNet Government
Pakistan censors Twitter: all may not be what it seems
Was the Pakistani Twitter shutdown just about squelching free speech over an art contest, or was there potentially something more?
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Networking
Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race
For the first time, in more than a decade, Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been kicked off its throne as the number one Web browser in the world.
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SEO Whistleblower
Learning to program at age 30: here's how I'm approaching it
After 12 years, I've finally found what I needed to take the plunge into programming. So as to help others like me who have been interested, but could never quite flesh it out, here's how I'm...
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Mobile News
10 iPad apps for most everyone
Finding good apps for the iPad just got a lot easier with these 10 cool apps.
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The DocuMentor
Sustainable--Not “Green� Printing
The Consortium's vision is to advance science to drive a new generation of innovative products and supply networks that address environmental, social, and economic imperatives. Through...
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UberMobile
Top 50 iPad Rollouts by Enterprises & Schools (Updated May 22, 2012)
To all the remaining skeptics: there's one bit of evidence that to me pretty much proves that the iPad - and tablets - won't be a one-hit wonder.
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India IT
ISPs block websites, Anonymous comes knocking
Airtel has now followed Reliance Communications in blocking torrent websites, video sharing websites Vimeo and DailyMotion.
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Reference Desk
Guide to social and cloud productivity
A special presentation from the combined editorial resources of ZDNet and TechRepublic.
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Gamification
Google 'Zerg Rush' and let the game begin
If you head to Google today and search for 'Zerg Rush,' you’ll get the appropriate search results and soon find your page bombarded by an onslaught of 'O's that will eat away at your results.
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DIY-IT
The curse of free cloud services: a cautionary tale
Cloud services have their failings, and I'm not talking about the usual crashes and cyberattacks. No, sometimes the service just goes away.
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ZDNet Health
The best news evaaar: coffee may make you live longer
A study by the National Cancer Institute implies that drinking coffee can make you live longer.
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Pulp Tech
Sex Tech: IsAnyoneUp, UK ISP filter conspiracy theories, no porn for Coke
Hunter Moore investigated by FBI, UK porn filter conspiracy theories, Coca Cola vs. porn cybersquatters and Big Porn is sued for patent infringement.
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Small Business Matters
Constant Contact integrates online meeting tool
Small businesses will be able to control event registration and promotion, as well as the meeting itself, through the same management tool.
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View from China
Trade war: Chinese solar exporters to rebut U.S. tariffs
Chinese solar panels makers are forging alliance to rebuttal the newly imposed punitive tariffs on exports to the US, as the Commerce Department set a new rate of over 30% on May 17.
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London Calling
EU court poised for Microsoft antitrust fine ruling
Microsoft will hear in a month's time whether the European Commission fined the company excessively for failing to comply with an earlier antitrust fine.
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Identity Matters
Billions of API calls traversing Web, redefining "software"
APIs are quickly becoming the application glue for the Web with billions of calls per day making some companies billions of dollars per year, according to one keynote speaker at the annual Glue...
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Consumerization: BYOD
Is Facebook's IPO an exit strategy?
There's money to be made on Facebook's IPO but is it a long-term investment? I don't think so but there's much to consider.
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Big on Data
Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB
A leading open source Business Intelligence player and a NoSQL darling integrate their products as the broader worlds of Big Data, BI and NoSQL grow ever more intertwined themselves.
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All About Microsoft
Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.
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The Apple Core
Apple technology keeps gaining respect in the executive suite, with businesses and in the data center. Jason O'Grady and David Morgenstern deliver critical news and penetrating analysis that managers need to succeed.
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Between the Lines
Larry Dignan and other IT industry experts, blogging at the intersection of business and technology, deliver daily news and analysis on vital enterprise trends.
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Big on Data
Big Data is all the rage these days, as are its constituent technologies like Hadoop, NoSQL, and the mystical discipline of data science.
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BriefingsDirect
Analyst Dana Gardner examines IT news and trends that impact software strategists to provide insights and outcomes on SOA, app dev, SaaS, enterprise infrastructure and mobile convergence.
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Collaboration 2.0
Real world collaboration strategies and tactics for enterprises.
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Consumerization: BYOD
There are no sacred cows to someone who believes that consumer devices and self-service IT are the keystones of the new business model. IT Apologist Ken Hess takes on Consumerization and bring your own device.
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Dev Connection
Who said computers have to be all work and no play? Software developer and author Ed Burnette shares his unique view of industry trends, technologies, and personalities.
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Digital Cameras & Camcorders
Gadget geek Janice Chen delivers real-world buying advice of the best digital photography gear to get.
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DIY-IT
Part mad scientist, part celebrity author, and part shadowy government advisor, CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz warps space/time with neat hacks, cool do-it-yourself projects, business survival tips, and commentary that peels paint.
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The DocuMentor
Doc is on a mission to help rid your organization of every last trace of document management ignorance and make sure that the future of the digital office finds a home in your business.
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The Ed Bott Report
Get outspoken insights and expert advice on the products and companies that define today's tech landscape, from a source who knows these technologies inside and out.
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Emerging Tech
Emerging trends in technology and new developments in science will affect the way we live. Chris Jablonski selects and analyzes news about our future that you'll almost never find anywhere else.
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Enterprise Web 2.0
Dion Hinchcliffe on leveraging the convergence of IT and the next generation of the Web.
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Five Nines: The Next Gen Datacenter
David Chernicoff looks at technologies that impact data center users and operators, including server consolidation and virtualization, green IT, and the latest hardware advances.
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Forrester Research
The View From Forrester provides best practices and analysis of burning issues and trends impacting Information & Knowledge Management and Infrastructure & Operations professionals.
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Friending Facebook
Emil Protalinski covers Facebook from all angles, closely watching it grow from its $50 billion valuation in 2010 to its internally stated goal of becoming the first trillion dollar company.
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Gamification
Tracking the hot trend of gamification -- using game-like elements to boost engagement in everything from social games, such as Zynga's FarmVille, to losing weight and staying on top of your finances.
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Googling Google
Christopher Dawson explores the mystery behind the hottest and fastest growing tech company in the world. Google spoilers inside.
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GreenTech Pastures
As the global warming debate rages, Heather Clancy chronicles the smart grid, electric vehicles, alternative energy, green IT and other developments shaping the green technology movement.
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Hardware 2.0
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sifts through the marketing hyperbole and casts his critical eye over the latest technological innovations to find out which products make the grade and which don't.
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Home Theater
Sean Portnoy covers HDTVs, Blu-ray, home theater equipment, and anything else that turns the living room into your media center.
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Identity Matters
John Fontana's blog traverses the evolving digital identity landscape and its intersection with the cloud, compliance, audit, privacy, mobile computing, API integration and security.
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iGeneration
Charlie Osborne talks about (and to) the next generation of IT users.
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India IT
Manan Kakkar surveys the technology market in India.
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Irregular Enterprise
Dennis Howlett analyzing the issues faced by senior business practitioners who work with enterprise software.
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IT Project Failures
Michael Krigsman is a recognized authority on the causes and prevention of IT failures.
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Laptops & Desktops
John Morris and Sean Portnoy deliver straight talk about notebook and desktop computers.
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Linux and Open Source
The latest news and views on all things Linux and open source by seasoned Unix and Linux user Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols and journalist Paula Rooney.
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London Calling
Zack Whittaker reports on the latest technology news from the United Kingdom and Europe, served with buttered crumpets and a side of sarcasm.
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
Professionals are doing more today on the go than ever before. Matthew Miller and Joel Evans provide you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile gadgetry such as iPads, Android tablets, cutting edge smartphones, portable gaming,
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Mobile News
The mobile space is exploding with smartphones in every pocket and tablets on the horizon. James Kendrick brings you the latest news from the mobile world and a breakdown of what it means to you. If it is tech and it moves, you'll find it here.
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Networking
All things network from Web browsers to wireless networking to IPv6 with your host, and long-time networking hand, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
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Pulp Tech
Violet Blue unapologetically covers the intersection of tech trends and media stories about corruption, hypocrisy and redemption from tech's fault line, San Francisco.
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Reference Desk
Business technology editor Josh Gingold covers the products, trends, and innovations for growing organizations.
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SEO Whistleblower
Stephen Chapman delivers tried-and-true Search Engine Optimization techniques while laying to rest myths and bad practices.
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Service Oriented
SOA promises many "-ilities": greater agility, flexibility, and reusability. Joe McKendrick explores the challenges and opportunities with SOA, and how to capitalize on this new computing philosophy.
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Small Business Matters
Long-time small-business advocate Heather Clancy translates the latest SMB trends -- from e-commerce technologies to cost-effective applications, hardware, collaboration tools and cloud services that improve SMB efficiency.
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Smartphones and Cell Phones
It seems everyone in business has a smartphone today to keep connected to the office and enjoy their time away from the office. Matthew Miller provides you with news, commentary and in-depth reviews of the latest in mobile phones sporting iOS, Android, Wi
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Social Business
Eileen Brown delivers news on social media tools and trends and deep dive into business strategies.
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Social CRM: The Conversation
Paul Greenberg focuses on not only what CRM is but where its going in this blog on CRM strategy, technology, stories, companies and personalities.
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Software & Services Safari
Many writers explore just one tech sector. Brian looks at the entire tech ecosystem to better understand the often conflicted relationships between software vendors, integrators, outsourcers and more.
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Software as Services
In the best-informed blog on software-as-a-service and on-demand business applications, Phil Wainewright cuts through the vendor spin, analyzes the trends to watch and adds his thought-provoking insights.
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Storage Bits
Storage is what makes a computer your computer. Robin Harris writes about storage and other tech with a focus on the SOHO/SMB market. And fun stuff, too, like PS3 supercomputers and Google's technology.
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Tech Broiler
Irreverent, unapologetically arrogant and uncensored, IT Professional Services industry veterans Jason Perlow and Scott Raymond muse on a cornucopia of topics on all matters of Information Technology.
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Tom Foremski: IMHO
Former Financial Times reporter Tom Foremski writes about Silicon Valley business trends and the intersection of technology and media.
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The ToyBox
The latest gadgets and gear -- because even busy business professionals need their playtime.
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UberMobile
Eric Lai tracks the latest news and trends in enterprise mobility.
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View from China
The ZDNet China editorial team, based in Beijing, reports on IT industry developments from the Chinese perspective.
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Virtually Speaking
Virtualization reaches from hand-held devices to the data center to the clouds. Virtually Speaking examines the forces behind this expansion, the suppliers of the technology and the organizations using the technology.
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ZDNet Education
News and analysis on IT and computing in the education sector.
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ZDNet Government
CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz hosts ZDNet Government -- ZDNet's politics and policy coffeehouse -- where civics lessons meet technology, nothing is sacred, and everything is fair game.
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ZDNet Health
Denise Amrich, RN explores the intersection between health and technology, and does her best to help techies get and stay healthy...one blog post at a time.
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Zero Day
Staying on top of the latest in software/hardware security research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks.
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