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Friday 30 March 2012

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Tech News Flash: Friday -- March 30, 2012

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Google Gets Going With Go
PDF to Speech Stumbles a Bit but Sounds Nicer Than Android
FTC to Congress: Shorten Data Brokers' Leash
Xbox Lassos More Content to Wrangle More Eyeballs
iPad: Hot Sales, Harsh Spotlight

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Today's Story Highlights

Google Gets Going With Go
Google has rolled out version 1 of its experimental open source Go
computer programing language, 14 months after it first announced the
language back in 2009. Go "is an attempt to combine the ease of
programming of an interpreted, dynamically typed language with the
efficiency and safety of a statically typed, compiled language," said Go
team lead Rob Pike.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74750.html

PDF to Speech Stumbles a Bit but Sounds Nicer Than Android
I've been looking at ways to optimize the time I spend sitting in
traffic. The old days when listening to the radio constituted the sum
extent of productivity achieved while staring at someone else's tailgate
are long gone, thanks to the smartphone. I've already written about in-
car Internet, including extending audio media like podcasts and TV audio
streams to the driver's seat.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74720.html

FTC to Congress: Shorten Data Brokers' Leash
The Federal Trade Commission this week urged Congress to impose new
regulations on companies that collect consumer data related to Internet
browsing habits. Under the policy the FTC suggests, data brokers, or the
holders of personal consumer information, must allow consumers access to
that information.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74738.html

Xbox Lassos More Content to Wrangle More Eyeballs
Microsoft continued to expand its television offerings for members of
its Xbox Live Gold service Monday by adding HBO Go, Major League
Baseball video and Comcast's on-demand video service. Comcast Xfinity TV
allows Xbox Gold members to access the cable carrier's expansive library
of entertainment programming whenever they want it.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74737.html

iPad: Hot Sales, Harsh Spotlight
Apple CEO Tim Cook has traveled to China, hoping to bolster investment
in the enormous Eastern market. Emerging markets are critical for many
tech companies, and Apple already has its foot in the door in China.
Factories located there are vital manufacturers for the company. The
country also represents a potentially huge sales opportunity in which
Apple is trying to invest deeper.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74736.html

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Thursday 29 March 2012

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 29, 2012

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PlayStation 4 to Sport Big Graphics Muscle
How to Overclock a CPU: Getting Started
Why Tech Tangles Are More Painful for Apple Users
The Privacy Pickle
BrowserQuest Shows HTML5 Could Slay Flash

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Today's Story Highlights

PlayStation 4 to Sport Big Graphics Muscle
Sony is working on the PlayStation 4, which it calls "Orbis," and plans
to release the device in time for the holiday season in 2013. The
console can reportedly play 3D games at 1080p resolution, as compared to
the PS3's 720p. It apparently won't be backward-compatible with games
for the PS3 and will reportedly seek to bar owners from playing used games.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74749.html

How to Overclock a CPU: Getting Started
Overclocking a CPU sounds seductive, right? Adjust a few settings on
your phone or tablet, and the device goes faster. Games play without
laborious, stuttering, forced slow-motion effects, and everything loads
quicker. Well, like everything in life, these adjustments involve a
tradeoff. Just as there are risks in taking your car out for a rural run
and heavy-footing it, there are implications for a CPU speedup.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74740.html

Why Tech Tangles Are More Painful for Apple Users
Is Apple pain worse than PC pain? I don't know the answer, but it seems
to me that a weird mix of personality, expectation and Apple's business
model all conspire to create dreadful pain in Apple enthusiasts whenever
something with an Apple product goes wrong.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74746.html

The Privacy Pickle
"Is privacy only for those with something to hide?" is the title of an
open ballot on TuxRadar that has kicked off quite a debate. TuxRadar
points to the full-disk encryption option now offered by several Linux
distributions -- along with potential law-enforcement implications --
but the topic is also particularly timely in light of Canonical's recent
moves to step up Ubuntu's privacy protections.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74745.html

BrowserQuest Shows HTML5 Could Slay Flash
The Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday released BrowserQuest, a massively
multiplayer online game written in HTML5, JavaScript and other open
source languages. "BrowserQuest is a showcase of how open Web
technologies like HTML5, JavaScript, CSS and WebSockets can be used to
create a multiplayer game that scales up to thousands of users," said
Mozilla's Christian Heilmann.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74739.html

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Wednesday 28 March 2012

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- March 28, 2012

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

FTC to Congress: Shorten Data Brokers' Leash
(Posted 28-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74738.html

HP's Realignment: Back to the Future?
(Posted 27-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74721.html

Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
(Posted 26-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74724.html

Sarbanes-Oxley - Not Just for the Big Fish
(Posted 24-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74717.html

AT&T Let Scammers Overrun Calling Service, Feds Charge
(Posted 23-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74705.html

OMGPOP Deal Puts More Zing Into Zynga
(Posted 22-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74698.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Adobe Squeezes More Security Into - and More Cash Out of - Flash
(Posted 28-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74741.html

Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Cars
(Posted 27-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74708.html

RIM Aims to Reel In Devs With BB10 Preview
(Posted 26-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74722.html

Another iThing, Another iTempest
(Posted 24-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74707.html

IP&TV World Forum, Day 3: Multiscreen Mania
(Posted 23-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74703.html

Taming That Spaghetti of Wires Taking Over Your Home
(Posted 22-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74691.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

Microsoft: Turn the Corner, Connect the Dots
(Posted 28-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74734.html

Telework Growth Spurt Drives Feds' Hunger for Mobile Tech
(Posted 27-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74729.html

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Is Bound for Azure Glory
(Posted 26-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74716.html

Yesware Is All About Keeping Sales Simple
(Posted 23-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74688.html

Customers, Big Data, and the Internet of Things
(Posted 22-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74692.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

Fork Skewers Photoshop Skin GimpShop
(Posted 28-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74731.html

Amazon Adds a Hint of Eucalyptus to AWS
(Posted 27-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74728.html

Iceland Has the Hots for FOSS
(Posted 26-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74715.html

Remote Web Desktop Full: Really Smart App Deserves Better Support
(Posted 23-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74596.html

Is Fragmentation Breaking the Android Dev's Will?
(Posted 22-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74690.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

iPad: Hot Sales, Harsh Spotlight
(Posted 28-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74736.html

'Angry Birds Space HD' Soars Into Orbit
(Posted 27-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74725.html

New Camera+ Packs Great Features but Still No Video
(Posted 26-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74710.html

Photoshop Beta Pops With New Features, New Look
(Posted 23-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74701.html

Why Tablets Will Send PCs Toward Oblivion
(Posted 22-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74689.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- March 28, 2012

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Headline Scan
Adobe Squeezes More Security Into - and More Cash Out of - Flash
Google Guns for Facebook With Third-Party Comment Platform
Fork Skewers Photoshop Skin GimpShop
Nokia Gets Serious About US Market With Lumia 900 Debut
HP's Realignment: Back to the Future?

Today's Story Highlights

Adobe Squeezes More Security Into - and More Cash Out of - Flash
In its ongoing quest to keep Flash relevant in the face of strong
competition from HTML5, Adobe on Wednesday announced Flash Player 11.2,
featuring a silent updates option to enhance the platform's security.
Improving the security of Flash Player through silent updates is
critical because more than 99 percent of malware installations succeed
by targeting out-of-date software installations, Adobe said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74741.html

Google Guns for Facebook With Third-Party Comment Platform
Google is reportedly planning to launch its own third-party commenting
system soon. It will apparently be tied into its Google+ social
platform, its Web services and the company's Web search products.
Google, according to reports, will make the platform available to third
parties in much the same way Facebook offers its platform.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74735.html

Fork Skewers Photoshop Skin GimpShop
I thought I had found image-manipulating Nirvana with GimpShop. But the
wide world of open source software and the Linux community failed me
this week. My quest for a better GIMP tool to give me a Photoshop-like
Windows experience turned into a fool's folly. Actually, my faith in the
Linux OS is still intact.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74731.html

Nokia Gets Serious About US Market With Lumia 900 Debut
Nokia's Lumia 900 will make its U.S. launch on April 8, at which point
AT&T will begin selling the phone for a relatively modest $99. The
handset isn't the first Windows Phone-powered Nokia device to hit the
U.S. market -- T-Mobile has carried the Lumia 710 for months. However,
the LTE-enabled Lumia 900 is a more powerful and feature-filled model
that rivals existing flagship phones in many respects.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74730.html

HP's Realignment: Back to the Future?
Major corporate realignments happen for any number of reasons. First and
foremost, they aim to pursue and capture improved leverage of financial
and human capital. Second, they can alter inefficient habitual behaviors
and deconstruct unwanted corporate fiefdoms. Finally, they provide
tangible proof to the markets of executive leaders' strategic vision.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74721.html

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Tuesday 27 March 2012

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- March 27, 2012

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Headline Scan
LulzSec Rears Its Smirking Head in Military Dating Site Attack
Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Cars
Angry Birds Space HD Soars Into Orbit
Amazon Adds a Hint of Eucalyptus to AWS
Another iThing, Another iTempest

Today's Story Highlights

LulzSec Rears Its Smirking Head in Military Dating Site Attack
Nine months after shutting down operations -- and just weeks after
several suspected members were arrested -- the LulzSec hacker community
has apparently sprung back to life, hacking the website of military
dating site MilitarySingles.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74732.html

Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Cars
Self-driving cars are no longer just the stuff of science fiction.
Increasingly, they're becoming a reality. For the last several years,
Google has been testing self-driving, autonomous vehicles in California
-- and if they ever become mainstream, their promise is better
controlled and less deadly roadways. "We want to improve people's lives
by making driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient," said Jay
Nancarrow, a Google spokesperson.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74708.html

3. 'Angry Birds Space HD' Soars Into Orbit
The "Angry Birds" franchise is one of the App Store's biggest success
stories. When it debuted almost two and a half years ago, its developers
hit on a potent formula for casual gaming profits. Make it colorful,
make it work nicely with a touchscreen, and make it really easy to
figure out.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74725.html

Amazon Adds a Hint of Eucalyptus to AWS
Amazon Web Services has teamed up with private cloud infrastructure
provider Eucalyptus in a move that could enable the deployment of hybrid
clouds. Hybrid clouds are a combination of internal private clouds and
external public clouds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74728.html

Another iThing, Another iTempest
The debut of the latest iPad was once again an orgy of revenue for
Apple. The company claims 3 million were sold in the opening weekend,
and that certainly does sound like a lot. But just as iPad sales are
running hot, apparently so are the iPads themselves. Some users claim
the devices are growing alarmingly warm in their hands during heavy use.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74707.html

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Monday 26 March 2012

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Monday -- March 26, 2012

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Headline Scan
Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
RIM Aims to Reel In Devs With BB10 Preview
Iran Still Stuck With Stuxnet
Meg Whitman vs. Tim Cook by the Numbers
New Camera+ Packs Great Features but Still No Video

Podcast
Another iThing, Another iTempest (11:47 minutes)
In this episode: The latest iPad is flying off the shelves, but some
early buyers say the devices become significantly hot during heavy use;
Apple decides to shell out a dividend to investors for the first time in
years, promising $2.65 per share; Sprint takes a hit as analysts see
problems relating to iPhones and LTE service on the horizon; Nokia has a
new idea for silent cellphone notifications; "Mass Effect 3" buyers feel
so jilted by the game's ending they're complaining to the FTC.
http://www.ectnews.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2012-03-23.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
Microsoft, together with partners from the financial services industry,
has hit the operators of a botnet running the Zeus Trojan. Escorted by
U.S. Marshals, staff of the companies seized command and control servers
in two hosting locations -- Scranton, Pa. and Lombard, Ill. -- and took
down two IP addresses related to the C&C structure.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74724.html

RIM Aims to Reel In Devs With BB10 Preview
Research In Motion will soon give software developers prototype devices
that run an early version of the BlackBerry 10 platform. RIM is hosting
a BlackBerry 10 event in Orlando in May to coincide with its annual
BlackBerry World user conference. There, a limited number of developers
will have the chance to tinker with the product.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74722.html

Iran Still Stuck With Stuxnet
Iran apparently has developed an antivirus program to neutralize the
notorious Stuxnet virus that put a kink in the country's nuclear
development program in June 2010. Iran has vowed to distribute the
antivirus program for free in about a month, according to Trend, a
publication that describes itself as a private media outlet in
Azerbaijan.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74718.html

Meg Whitman vs. Tim Cook by the Numbers
Last week was an interesting week. Apple announced what appears to be a
penis iron in the new iPad, and folks are burning through their monthly
4G data plans in a few hours. Tim's having his first Antennagate moment,
and Steve Jobs he isn't. On the other hand, Meg Whitman announced her
first major restructuring since taking over HP. Whitman appears to have
Carly Fiorina's vision and can execute, which bodes well.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74694.html

New Camera+ Packs Great Features but Still No Video
Somehow, some way, I've avoided using the amazingly popular Camera+
photo shooting and editing app. My only excuse? I'm pretty rigorous
about which apps I bother to download, play with and use. An apptrocious
phone packed with gobs of apps tends to annoy me, so I have a habit of
sticking with solid performers rather than clutter my mind with options.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74710.html

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Friday 23 March 2012

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Friday -- March 23, 2012

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Headline Scan
Facebook on Passwords During Job Interviews: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
IP&TV World Forum, Day 3: Multiscreen Mania
12 Steps for Staying 1 Step Ahead of Online Security Threats
Photoshop Beta Pops With New Features, New Look
Remote Web Desktop Full: Really Smart App Deserves Better Support
Nvidia's New GPUs Could Be Real Game Changers

Today's Story Highlights

Facebook on Passwords During Job Interviews: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Reacting to recent reports that some organizations are demanding that
job seekers turn over their Facebook passwords, the social network on
Friday criticized the practice for undermining members' privacy
expectations and security. It also pointed out that such a move could
expose employers who ask for passwords to dangerous liabilities and
vowed to take action to protect the privacy and security of its users.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74706.html

IP&TV World Forum, Day 3: Multiscreen Mania
I'm surrounded by screens here at the Olympia exhibition hall -- tablet-
sized, big screens, you name it -- and they all connect with each other.
It's day three at the IP&TV World Forum. The lowly remote control can
soon be buried under the sofa cushions for good, judging by the
offerings from set-top box manufacturers here.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74703.html

12 Steps for Staying 1 Step Ahead of Online Security Threats
With the explosion of Web-based communications in the form of
applications, blogs, podcasts, and social networking sites like Facebook
and Twitter, new security threats that can cause serious damage to
computers are emerging. As they access these Web-based services from
both work and personal computers, many users are unaware that they may
be exposing themselves and their organizations to risk.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74702.html

Photoshop Beta Pops With New Features, New Look
It's not often that Adobe offers the public a free preview of its
flagship product, Photoshop, but that's what it's doing with the next
version of the photo editing software. Adobe announced Thursday that a
beta release of Photoshop CS6 for both PCs and Macs is available from
the company's website. Although the CS6 download is free, you have to
create a user account before you can install it on your computer.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74701.html

Remote Web Desktop Full: Really Smart App Deserves Better Support
We've been seeing applications that allow you to remotely access desktop
PCs for years. They have tended to function on a PC-to-PC connection
basis over the Internet -- like Symantec's pcAnywhere software, which is
often used for remote PC troubleshooting. More recently, we've been
seeing tools that allow you to operate PCs from tablet platforms, like
the $24.95 LogMeIn Ignition for Android. However, what about the other
way?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74596.html

Nvidia's New GPUs Could Be Real Game Changers
Nvidia has launched the first graphic processing units based on its
next-generation Kepler graphics architecture, which offers the promise
to deliver superior gaming performance, according to the company. One of
the key components of video games on the PC is, of course, the graphics,
and as long as there have been games, there have been attempts to take
video performance to the next level.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74696.html

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Thursday 22 March 2012

Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 22, 2012

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Headline Scan
IP&TV World Forum, Day 2: The Future
Taming That Spaghetti of Wires Taking Over Your Home
Is Fragmentation Breaking the Android Dev's Will?
Why Tablets Will Send PCs Toward Oblivion
IP&TV World Forum, Day 1: Disrupting a Disruptive Technology

Podcast
The Software Distribution Generation Gap (33:03 minutes)
"Software vendors are so focused on building the next great application
and on features and functions in that application that they've lost
sight of what really matters, which is making sure that the application
that you build gets used, gets in the hands of the users, and that they
get their work done," said Embarcadero CEO Wayne Williams.
http://www.ectnews.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2012-03-19.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

IP&TV World Forum, Day 2: The Future
I'm attending the IP&TV World Forum, aka the Internet Protocol
Television Show, at the Olympia exhibition hall in sunny London. I have
been checking out technologies being deployed in Europe that we may be
seeing state-side very soon. HbbTV is a hybrid television delivery
system available now in some European countries that combines
synchronized broadcast with broadband.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74695.html

Taming That Spaghetti of Wires Taking Over Your Home
New home construction and remodeling projects, from a multimedia wiring
angle, have the advantage of incorporating cable management at the
design stage. That design is structured into the build. Unfortunately,
existing homes don't have this luxury -- tearing into walls is
disruptive and expensive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74691.html

Is Fragmentation Breaking the Android Dev's Will?
Developers are losing interest in creating apps for Android because of
the continued fragmentation of the operating system, according to a
survey conducted jointly by Appcelerator and IDC between January and
February. Its results show that interest in Android phone app
development fell by nearly five percentage points over the past quarter
to about 79 percent.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74690.html

Why Tablets Will Send PCs Toward Oblivion
As analysts watch the killer success of Apple's new iPad launch -- 3
million sold over the first three days -- I'm seeing a lot more
predictions that overall sales of tablets will soon start to exceed
those of PCs. Crazy to think of it, isn't it? PCs are everywhere. Many
homes have several, businesses have gobs, and they are a staple item
used to connect billions of people to, well, everything.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74689.html

IP&TV World Forum, Day 1: Disrupting a Disruptive Technology
Internet-delivered television was once thought of "disruptive," but it
looks like it's about to be firmly adopted by common television
programming suppliers worldwide and incorporated into their delivery
systems. Looking around at the IP&TV World Forum, I'm seeing a whole
bunch of monkey wrenches sitting on the sidelines. I'm at the stunning
Victorian-era Olympia exhibition hall in a surprisingly sunny London.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74686.html

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Wednesday 21 March 2012

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter

ECT News Network Weekly Newsletter: Wednesday -- March 21, 2012

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This Week's Top News Headlines From the E-Commerce Times

HP Gets Extreme Makeover
(Posted 21-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74683.html

'Mass Effect 3' Gamers Demand Satisfaction
(Posted 20-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74668.html

Newspapers May Find Salvation in Mobile Apps
(Posted 19-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74669.html

Shepherding Content to a New E-Commerce Platform
(Posted 17-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74657.html

PayPal Hits the Pavement With Mobile Payment System
(Posted 16-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74654.html

Google's Big Fat Search Overhaul: Just Doing What Google Does
(Posted 15-Mar-12)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74647.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From TechNewsWorld

Birdman Takes to the Sky on a Wing and a Wii
(Posted 21-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74685.html

Nokia May Turn Tattoos Into More Than Body Art
(Posted 20-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74674.html

Windows 8 and the Perception Game
(Posted 19-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74652.html

AT&T Flails in the Quicksand
(Posted 17-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74656.html

Can Nokia Bring the Right Stuff to the Tablet Race?
(Posted 16-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74658.html

Opening the Vault: How Classic B-Ball Footage Finds New Life Online
(Posted 15-Mar-12)
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74640.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From CRM Buyer

The Insurgents and the Status Quo
(Posted 21-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74675.html

Federal Telework Initiative Not Quite There Yet
(Posted 20-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74673.html

Partnership to Align Phone System Data With CRM
(Posted 19-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74661.html

New Avaya Service Allows Selective Outsourcing of Communications Ops
(Posted 16-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74592.html

Unforgiven: Customers Need to Show Some Common Sense Too
(Posted 15-Mar-12)
http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/74643.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From LinuxInsider

TEA: A Smooth Text Editor That Hits the Sweet Spot
(Posted 21-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74677.html

Linux Throws a Bit of Android Into 3.3 Kernel
(Posted 20-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74670.html

Is It Wrong to Make a Profit From FOSS?
(Posted 19-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74660.html

Android Tablets and Windows 8: Let the Games Begin
(Posted 16-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74648.html

Nvidia's Excellent Linux Adventure
(Posted 15-Mar-12)
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/74642.html

This Week's Top News Headlines From MacNewsWorld

The New iPad Is a Sizzler in More Ways Than One
(Posted 21-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74682.html

Sparrow Flies but Doesn't Quite Sing
(Posted 20-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74666.html

iPhoto for iPad Is Gorgeous, Fluid, Fun - and Slightly Confusing
(Posted 19-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74655.html

Such Great Heights for AAPL - and Such Great Expectations
(Posted 16-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74651.html

Hey Apple, Thanks for Cracking the Whip on App Cheaters
(Posted 15-Mar-12)
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/74587.html

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