So, the OEMs make money from installing crapware onto PCs, and now Microsoft is making money removing it.
ZDNet Blogs
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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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Anonymous denies it is behind The Pirate Bay DDoS attack
The hacktivist group Anonymous has denied allegations that it is behind the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against The Pirate Bay. Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay remains down and out.
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Facebook adds App Ratings, Negative Feedback to Insights
In advance of the App Center's launch, Facebook has added two new metrics to Insights for developers to better gauge user interaction with their apps: App Ratings and Negative Feedback.
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What's better than MDM? MokiMobility MDM.
If you need complete control over a publicly-accessible iPad, MokiMobility is your answer. You won't believe it until you see what it can do for you.
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Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and growth
Facebook's IPO filing with the SEC warns potential investors of the chance that the value of their investment may go down as well as up. This post looks at growth and why you might think twice...
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Oracle, Google hammer out potential trial roadmap
Lawyers for Oracle and Google try to figure out where we could go from here on the copyrights phase of the trial.
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Your passwords don't suck, it's your policies
A developer has created a password analysis tool that examines patterns to determine password strength and concludes password-creation policies are the real enemy of solid passwords.
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Facebook files dispute to gain control of facebook.info
Facebook wants to gain control of facebook.info. As such, the social networking giant has filed an official complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). What took so long?
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Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plans, makes my decision to leave easier
There are still people, like me, that have unlimited data on Verizon, but we now hear that this service will be killed off to transition people to a shared data plan sometime this year.
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Google to centralize Android development and sales
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Google is going to radically shift how it works with its partners in developing and selling Android.
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SAP Sapphire: Hasso Plattner talks in-memory computing, slams Oracle
Legendary SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner discusses the limits of today's technology and why in-memory computing will change everything -- nevermind what Larry Ellison says about it.
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Facebook options trading to begin on May 29
Facebook options trading is set to begin on May 29, less than two weeks after the company is expected to go public, according to the ISE. Other U.S.-based exchanges will likely join up later.
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WSJ: iPhone 5 getting 4-inch+ screen
According to sources, multiple display manufacturers are working on the new, larger screen.
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We must fix the deplorable tech patent situation, and soon
The patent situation in the technology sector is terrible, and we must fix it. Let business get back to making tech people can use, and not going to court to defend the natural evolution of tech.
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Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
So, the OEMs make money from installing crapware onto PCs, and now Microsoft is making money removing it. Makes you realize why more and more people are buying Apple hardware.
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Oracle releases HP documents: 'Make your own decision'
Oracle has released a cache of HP documents first seen during litigation, which shows just how much HP wanted to keep the ailing Itanium chip going.
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Smartphones: Commoditization looms; shakeout can't be far behind
Bottom line: The smartphone race will look dramatically different a year from now. A shakeout is on the horizon.
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NVIDIA's VGX: Traction Control for Hosted Virtual Desktops
Hosted Virtual Desktops are a bit like driving in the snow. Every link in the chain between the data on a hard drive in the datacenter and the pixels on the user's screen introduces a delay that...
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The Pirate Bay hit with massive DDoS attack
The Pirate Bay is down for me. Is it down for you? It may be, since the site has confirmed it is experiencing "a quite big" Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. It's unclear who is behind it.
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Apple iPhone 5, iTV launches to bolster transportation networks?
The transportation system seems to be pointing to more tonnage courtesy of tech product launches. One analyst connects the Apple dots.
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Between the Lines
Oracle, Google hammer out potential trial roadmap
Lawyers for Oracle and Google try to figure out where we could go from here on the copyrights phase of the trial.
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All About Microsoft
Group policy update comes to Windows 8
The new Group Policy Update feature in Windows 8 could be a real time-saver for IT admins. Here's how it works.
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Zero Day
Anonymous denies it is behind The Pirate Bay DDoS attack
The hacktivist group Anonymous has denied allegations that it is behind the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against The Pirate Bay. Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay remains down and out.
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The Apple Core
Anatomy of an iTunes Store account hack
An inside look at what happens when hackers get a hold of your iTunes Store account credentials.
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Hardware 2.0
WSJ: iPhone 5 getting 4-inch+ screen
According to sources, multiple display manufacturers are working on the new, larger screen.
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Linux and Open Source
Google to centralize Android development and sales
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Google is going to radically shift how it works with its partners in developing and selling 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
Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plans, makes my decision to leave easier
There are still people, like me, that have unlimited data on Verizon, but we now hear that this service will be killed off to transition people to a shared data plan sometime this year.
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Tech Broiler
BlackBerry 10: Without platform or apps, even the Avengers can't save RIM
Sure, a sexy device matters. But without developer superheroes, the mighty RIM will meet its demise.
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
Samsung Galaxy Note ICS update roll out begins
Samsung's Galaxy Note is doing quite well for a device that is a small tablet/large phone and the Android 4.0 update is reportedly starting to roll out now.
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The ToyBox
Toshiba upgrades Canvio portable hard drives to 1.5TB, adds NTFS driver
Toshiba's Canvio drives are getting 1.5TB upgrades alongside Mac and PC dual-support.
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Social Business
Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and growth
Facebook's IPO filing with the SEC warns potential investors of the chance that the value of their investment may go down as well as up. This post looks at growth and why you might think twice...
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GreenTech Pastures
Carbon-capture technology installations stall
Although 75 major carbon capture and storage projects are under way, there are only 8 operational sites -- the same number as two years ago.
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Laptops & Desktops
More rumors point to new Apple MacBooks in June
Supply sources say new MacBook production is ramping up, and new benchmarks show a MacBook Pro running with an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor.
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Storage Bits
Flash's 25th birthday
Toshiba is rightly celebrating the 25th anniversary of NAND flash. We should join them.
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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
More details emerge about Ikea's Uppleva HDTV
The Swedish furniture company is planning a TV built into a home entertainment system that includes a wireless subwoofer and support for online apps from YouTube and others.
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iGeneration
TeenTech Weekly: Facebook addiction, BYOD schools, Mac infections
The weekly roundup of Generation Y and student resources you may have missed.
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Software as Services
SuccessFactors swaps NetSuite for ByDesign
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson claims SuccessFactors is a NetSuite customer. SAP says it runs on ByDesign now. Who's right?
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Service Oriented
Software developers rule the economy now
'More and more and more businesses will be going public and profiting on the creative leadership of innovative developers.'
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BriefingsDirect
MuleSoft suite of tools eases way for SaaS integration in the cloud
Key differentiators less involve building applications now than in the effective composition of services.
- 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
- Join HP support expert Tommaso Esmanech for a May 15 live chat on IT support automation
- Ariba Network plus Dynamic Discounting give startup Mediafly cash flow benefits, help in managing capital
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Collaboration 2.0
The human resources walled city
HR/HCM is historically the mature 'social' center of businesses and can either lead digital transformation or be subsumed into a supporting collaborative role
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Dev Connection
Live summary of Apple's San Francisco event
Today Apple announced a new iPad with a retina display, 4G LTE, better camera, and a faster A5X CPU, plus a new Apple TV with 1080p output.
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Five Nines: The Next Gen Datacenter
Is a unified datacenter virtualization model practical?
Do we really want all datacenter hardware to be commodity items?
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Emerging Tech
Scientists create first electricity generator powered by viruses
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a method for generating power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into...
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Enterprise Web 2.0
Facebook's IPO: The social business implications
With Facebook preparing for its IPO this week, some major changes are coming for the company. This same changes create competitive opportunities and all new challenges for the company. Here's how...
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Tom Foremski: IMHO
'Seeking Silicon Valley' - ZERO1's ambitious arts festival
ZERO1 is a biennial arts festival that celebrates the intersection of technology and creativity. It announced its 2012 program.
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Virtually Speaking
Xangati updates management dashboard
Applications have become very complex and highly distributed. Each application might be segmented and virtualized in different ways. This means performance management has become a major problem....
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Irregular Enterprise
SAPPHIRE Now day 2 wrap - a cloudy and confusing day
Many colleagues had been looking forward to hearing Lars Dalgaard articulate SAP's cloud story. Most I know came away with puzzled looks. If there is a plan, it makes no sense to me at multiple levels
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IT Project Failures
CIO view: Consumerization and the impact on IT
The consumerization of IT offers tremendous opportunity to CIOs possessing the leadership skills and vision to engage substantively with line of business counterparts.
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Forrester Research
NVIDIA's VGX: Traction Control for Hosted Virtual Desktops
Hosted Virtual Desktops are a bit like driving in the snow. Every link in the chain between the data on a hard drive in the datacenter and the pixels on the user's screen introduces a delay that...
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Social CRM: The Conversation
CRM Idol 2012: The Candidacy Period Midway
For many years, influencers/analysts have heard the a clarion cry from small CRM companies: You guys only cover the big companies and never give us coverage You guys don't respond to us You...
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Friending Facebook
Facebook adds App Ratings, Negative Feedback to Insights
In advance of the App Center's launch, Facebook has added two new metrics to Insights for developers to better gauge user interaction with their apps: App Ratings and Negative Feedback.
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Software & Services Safari
Buying Cloud Accounting Software?
Accounting software can really change from time to time. Now, with cloud solutions popping up in abundance, the changes are everywhere. What are the key factors to consider? How should these new...
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ZDNet Education
Another new adventure: So you wanna be a leader?
It's time that teachers learned to stop selling themselves short. Announcing some very cool professional (and personal) development!
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ZDNet Government
Why Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is a schmuck
In order to avoid paying taxes on his multi-billion dollar IPO windfall, Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, is renouncing his United States citizenship.
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Networking
Will the Google Chrome Web browser come to Apple's iPads and iPhones?
A firm of business analysts speculates that it would be great if Google's Chrome Web browser were to come to iOS devices. Will it? Will Apple let it?
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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
We must fix the deplorable tech patent situation, and soon
The patent situation in the technology sector is terrible, and we must fix it. Let business get back to making tech people can use, and not going to court to defend the natural evolution of tech.
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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
SAPPHIRENOW: 5 Steps SAP is Taking to Build Its Mobile Developer Ecosystem
SAP announced moves at SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando that show that we too love Developers! Developers! Developers!
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India IT
HP conducts 7 Days Without Printer experiment in Bangalore
As part of a global experiment to prove that print and consumer printer is not irrelevant, HP conducted an experiment in 3 cities, including Bangalore.
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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
Did you know you can use Palm Desktop with your Android phone?
This $49 piece of software provides a sync conduit (remember conduits?) from your copy of Palm Desktop to your Android phone.
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ZDNet Health
Green shopping bags linked to stomach flu
An entire girl's soccer team was infected with an outbreak of norovirus. The source: a reusable grocery bag that they ate cookies from.
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Pulp Tech
San Francisco hates your startup: SceneTap
San Francisco denizens are angry that facial-detection cameras placed in bars by nightlife startup app SceneTap go live on Friday.
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Small Business Matters
Netgear creates video surveillance suite for small businesses
Netgear builds on existing network and network storage infrastructure with a solution that supports up to 16 cameras.
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View from China
Evernote CEO: We're OK with no profits in China
This marketing strategy might increase the possibility of Evernote’s success and help it break the "spell" of failure in China.
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London Calling
News to know: Facebook data, UK porn filter, Pirate Bay block, ACTA, Data roaming
News to know -- May 7-13: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.
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Identity Matters
Your passwords don't suck, it's your policies
A developer has created a password analysis tool that examines patterns to determine password strength and concludes password-creation policies are the real enemy of solid passwords.
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Consumerization: BYOD
What's better than MDM? MokiMobility MDM.
If you need complete control over a publicly-accessible iPad, MokiMobility is your answer. You won't believe it until you see what it can do for you.
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Big on Data
SAP HANA teams with Opera Solutions for real-time packaged analytics
Germany's SAP and New Jersey-based Opera Solutions partner to deliver predictive analytics in real time.
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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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