Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Microsoft Corp.
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Ahead of the Bell: Dell shares fall on weak 3Q
PHILADELPHIA - Shares of Dell Inc.
EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan.
Defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to improved charging for cell phones
WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to supercapacitors that could possibly be used for improving charge and energy storage systems in portable electronic devices such as cell phones.
Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
SAN FRANCISCO - Some of the computer industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp.
EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion
SAN JOSE, Calif. - EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.
On the Call: Dell's CEO Michael Dell
SAN FRANCISCO - A key element of Dell Inc.'s turnaround strategy has been a vow not to cut prices as aggressively as rivals just to keep market share.
SkillSoft 3Q profit up 63 percent; raises outlook
NASHUA, N.H. - Education software company SkillSoft PLC said Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 63 percent as lower costs offset a decrease in revenue, and it raised its outlook for the rest of the year.
Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
MILWAUKEE - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.
Dell profit falls 54 pct; report pulls shares down
SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery.
Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays
SAN FRANCISCO - Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.
HealthPort postpones initial public offering
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - HealthPort Inc., a health care information technology company, said Thursday it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to market conditions.
Dell profit falls 54 pct amid PC slump
SAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. says its latest quarterly profit dropped 54 percent as the company battles a slump has caused it to lose its ranking as the world's No.
Scripps Networks partners with Indian broadcaster
CINCINNATI - Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
Facebook refuses to embed ‘report abuse’ button
LONDON - Reports indicate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have refused to embed a "report button" that would allow users to report abuse.
Group of Ministers to evaluate 3G spectrum vacation
NEW DELHI - An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will meet today to evaluate the development on the auction of 3G mobile licenses, and differences that have arisen between the Telecom and the Defence ministries over the release of spectrum for viable use.
IBM signs $500M deal with UK agency
LONDON - IBM Corp. said Wednesday it signed a contract extension worth 300 million pounds ($500 million) with a British government agency that licenses drivers and registers their cars.
Brian Williams lauds Cronkite in award acceptance
PHOENIX - NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter.
NJ man sentenced in Scientology cyber attack
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man will serve a 366-day federal prison term for conducting a cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites in January 2008.
Facebook users can help Chase find small charities
NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase is letting Facebook users help decide how to give away $5 million.
Concur Technologies shares fall on weak guidance
SAN FRANCISCO - Shares of Concur Technologies Inc.
Ahead of the Bell: Autodesk falls after forecast
NEW YORK - Autodesk shares slid Wednesday after the design and engineering software maker's guidance implied higher costs, analysts said, and lower profit than Wall Street had expected.
Fortinet shares price at $12.50 each ahead of IPO
NEW YORK - Shares of Fortinet Inc.
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China
BEIJING - A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp.
Facebook, MySpace, slammed for not introducing ‘help button to protect kids’
LONDON - Popular social networking websites Facebook and MySpace have come under fire for failing to introduce a help button for children being bullied online.
IBM takes a (feline) step toward thinking machines
SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in their pursuit of computers that "think" like a living thing's brain - an effort that tests the limits of technology.
Petters, on witness stand, denies knowing of fraud
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme testified Tuesday that he did not knowingly participate in the fraud and may have "trusted some people far too much." Tom Petters took the stand in the third week of his trial on 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering and proclaimed his innocence.
House lawmakers push ban on peer-to-peer software
WASHINGTON - Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.
AP Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem
LOS ANGELES - Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
GAO: Los Alamos computer security has weaknesses
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Security weaknesses uncovered in Los Alamos National Laboratory's classified computer network could increase the risk of a breach of classified information, the U.S.
Intel's investments arm announces 7 deals
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - The equity investing unit of computer chip maker Intel Corp.
Earnings Preview: Dell slips even as PCs rebound
SEATTLE - Computer maker Dell Inc.
Fox's Major Garrett gets interview with Obama
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel's Major Garrett, perhaps signaling a thaw in relations between the network and administration.
Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system.
Correction: Internet conference story
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - In a Nov.
Science-based US supercomputer fastest in world
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - At least for the moment, the world's fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet - climate change, renewable energy, new medicines - rather than advances in nuclear weapons that might blow it up.
T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss
NEW YORK - T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp.
Google Chrome OS: Secrets Disclosed
Google Chrome OS has been surrounded by speculations since its inception.
Where to download Microsoft Office 2010 and Office Mobile 2010
Latest in Microsoft's chain of releases Office 2010 beta has been launched at its annual Professionals Developer Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles today.
Java Unit Testing: Best Practices
Junit is a java based tool that offers good, robust test facility.
How much does it cost to design and build a web site for a small company these days
I received a query today from my ex-Boss and a long-time friend, How much does it cost to design and build a web site for a small company these days? I assume it depends on size of the site and complexity.
VPS / Dedicated Server versus Amazon Cloud: Questions and Answers
Today Arjun asked some questions on OCC, wanting to know relative merits of going for cloud computing versus Virtual Private Server.
10 tips for making a mobile friendly website
When planning to build a mobile version of website you need to consider the diversity of mobile ecosystem.
How to find a better suggested users list for Twitter
Are you one those who has been remonstrating against Twitter's suggested users list feature? You can have a sigh of relief now, as the microblogging giant has decided to hark back the feature.
The Associated Press lays off undisclosed number of workers as part of 10 percent payroll cut
NEW YORK - The Associated Press laid off an undisclosed number of news employees Tuesday as part of the cooperative's yearlong plan to cut worldwide payroll expenses by 10 percent.
How to autostart any program when Gnome desktop session starts
The gnome-session program starts up the desktop environment.
How to develop JMX MBean in 5 minutes
Java Management Extensions (JMX) allows remote clients to connect with JVM, and manage, monitor as well as run applications in that JVM.Windows
Windows Control Panel Equivalent on Linux
Windows control panel is something we are all familiar with in Windows operating systems like Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista & now Winfows 7.
Dell smart phone to debut in China, Brazil
SEATTLE - Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.
How to Take Ownership of a File/Folder in Windows 7
Windows 7 like its predecessor Vista comes with high security features.
Top 30 + Command Prompt Commands for Windows 7
Do you know Windows 7 command prompt offers access to more than 180 command line functions? If your answer is negative, it's not a big surprise.
Linux
Solution: WordPress Nice Permalinks Not Working With Apache
WordPress nice permalinks is a way to create search-engine-friendly url's for WordPress posts and pages.
10 Things You must do after Installing Ubuntu 9.10
Following the grand releases of Snow leopard and Windows 7 the latest Linux distribution - Ubuntu 9.10, or Karmic Koala made its debut recently.
New PC delivers older adults to the digital age
LONDON - Older adults, who find working on computer a complicated task, a new PC with simplified desktop may offer hope.
Windows 7 versus Ubuntu: Operating System War
Windows 7 has made its debut and Karmic Koala(Ubuntu 9.10) is rearing to make a go.
Java
Java Performance and Load Testing: Best Practices
The performance test for J2EE application is a difficult task unless you plan well earlier.
Tamil women begin new hunger strike off Indonesian coast
Merak (Java, Indonesia), - Ten women among a group of almost 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers refusing to leave their boat in Indonesia have begun another hunger strike.
Java blacksmith and family shocked to know they were saved by Obama’s mum
NEW YORK - In a remote corner of rural Java, a blacksmith and his family were astounded last week to learn that the American woman who helped save them from poverty 26 years ago was Ann Dunham, an anthropologist better known as the late mother of US President Barack Obama.
How to serialize Java Objects to XML and deserialize back from XML
XML has set ubiquitary standards for representing data.
Apple
Google unveils social search function
HAMBURG - Google is testing a new social search function to make it easier for people find their friends' blogs and twitter feeds.
Firefox celebrates five years
SAN FRANCISCO - The open source internet browser Firefox marked its fifth anniversary Monday, celebrating its rise from an unknown challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a formidable competitor that has been downloaded over one billion times by 330 million users around the world.
Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones.
RIM to make it easier to make games for BlackBerry
SAN FRANCISCO - Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phones, on Monday announced plans to make it easier to create games and other software for the phones.
WordPress
WordPress Adds Geotagging and Goelocation features
While reading a blog, have you ever felt like knowing where the blog was written? It becomes more important when you are searching for blog posts from a specific locality.
10 best WordPress Plugin for ecommerce
What could be the best way to fillip your ecommerce in WordPress? Well, there are some cool Wordpress plugins for ecommerce that can make your online business effortless.
Top 10 WordPress Theme for Newspaper Sites
WordPress themes are immensely popular among bloggers looking to generate online newspapers site.
Top 10 WordPress SEO Plugins
In the ever-increasing crowd of blogs it takes some SEO techniques to set out your blog from the rest of the pack.
Software Review
Quickheal Antivirus Review, Download
Quick Heal antivirus is security software designed for personalized use on PCs.
Microsoft Windows 7 Review, System Requirements, Free Upgrades and more…
Microsoft Windows 7 is being launched today worldwide in keeping with their promise.
Constant Contact Review: email marketing and email news letter service
After our stint with Aweber, we decided to review another leading email marketing and email news letter service, Constant Contact.
Email Marketing and Email Newsletter Software: Aweber Review
While searching for the top email marketing services we came across one of the leading service providers - AWeber.
Hardware
DVDs That can Last 1,000 years
Would you like your valuable memories to be stored in a DVD that lasts as long as you live? Typically, a consumer grade DVD has a lifespan of two- to five-year.
Windows 7 + Intel to give laptops 50% increase in battery life!
Windows 7+Intel= "Wintel" -- Well, the mathematical operation in question is not that boring because it holds great benefit for all you laptop users.
Top 10 Windows Partiton Manager Software
Often we come across a question which is the best way to partition a hard drive on PCs? Well, there could be no specific answer to it, except that it would rely on your requirements of performance reliability and usability.
How To / Guide
How To Create Funny Facebook Smiley Faces
Suddenly a question caught my attention, What r all the smiley faces on facebook chat? You need them badly when you are chatting on Facebook.
Top 10
10 Best Halloween Facebook Apps
Are you all set for the scariest Halloween party? If you are done with your Halloween costumes, here's some cool idea to dash off your Halloween.
How to upgrade Windows 7 Operating System from 32-bit(x86) to 64-bit(x64)
Since its launch there has been a lot of fuss around 32-bit version and 64-bit version Windows 7.
Warning: Serious Scam Involving IRS (W8 BEN)
There is a serious scam involving IRS (Internal Revenue Service, USA) which can fool even the most web-savvy people.
10 Best Image Gallery Software
Well, there are loads of photo gallery software out there and a lot more queued up for debut.
Top 5 open source Firewall
With perilous threats from crackers and script kiddes lurking in the network, IT administrators could do no better than placing a firewall protection.
Social Networking
Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.
‘Unfriend’ named Word of the Year in New Oxford American Dictionary
MELBOURNE - The New Oxford American Dictionary has named 'unfriend', which means deleting a friend from a site such as Facebook, as its word of the year.
Obama tells Twitter fans he has never tweeted
LONDON - US President Barack Obama has left his followers on Twitter facing disappointment after revealing he never used the popular microblogging website himself.
Twitter to scrap controversial suggested user list
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Social-media site Twitter plans to scrap its hand-picked list of "suggested users" to follow after controversy erupted over the selection of people on the list, a company executive said Monday.
Web Browser
Web-based e-mail features come to desktop software
NEW YORK - E-mail has taken a full circle.
Web giants sponsor Wi-Fi as marketing lure
NEW YORK - Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places.
10 Best Opera Widget
Opera widget are sophisticated tools that take your experience beyond Internet browsing.
Earnings Preview: PC weakness to hurt Microsoft
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. reports its earnings for the fiscal first quarter on Friday before the opening bell.
10 Best Open Source ERP Software
With recession hitting hard on the economy, businesses are holding back on ways to minimize IT expenditure.
Windows 7 Upgrade: Top 10 Reasons Not To Upgrade
I am optimistic, but the proof will be in the pudding.
10 Best Tips For Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft's newest browser Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is the smartest challenge to Mozilla's Firefox.
Top 10 Hosted CRM Services
Hosted CRM or on-demand CRM or web based CRM service provides a simpler, faster and cost-effective customer relationship management services for businesses.
Computer Security
AVG Free Download - Antivirus Software for Halloween
Is you PC scaring you this Halloween? Most of you must have been googling for Halloween costumes for quite sometime now.
UK to turn hackers into cyber security ‘top guns’
LONDON - A series of online competitions are being planned in Britain with the objective of converting would be computer hackers into cyber security "top guns".
Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.
Scientists develop new language to improve home computer security
WASHINGTON - Korean computer scientists have developed a novel security language for home networks that could ward off cyber attack in homes.
Enterprise Software
Cloud Computing: An Overview and the Future Direction
Overview:
Cloud computing is about moving services, computation and/or data to an off-site to an internal or external, location-independent, centralized facility for the purpose of business and cost advantage.
A Close Look at Cisco Unfied Service Delivery Architecture for Cloud Services
Cisco Unified Service Delivery provides service providers like you with the technologies to fully integrate, secure and virtualize their service delivery infrastructures in an unique way.
SugarCRM and vTiger: Comparative Review
In our top 10 CRM software we had mentioned two widely used open source CRM software - SugarCRM and vTiger.
Windows 7 for Enterprise Guide
Windows 7 Enterprise edition is the most advanced Windows operating system designed to meet the demands of enterprise customers. The Enterprise edition is a segment of Windows Optimized Desktop that includes the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) tools and will only be available to customers with Microsoft Software Assurance.
NEW YORK - Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?
Why put it off? In less than two years, she will vanish from sight as a five-hours-weekly broadcast TV fixture.
AKRON, Ohio - Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment.