Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.0 and he wants you to know that there has been no big changes. There have, however, been several small, but significant, improvements.
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Personal cloud solutions--own your data
The public cloud offerings may not be secure, but there are inexpensive alternatives to create your own--and keep prying eyes out of your personal data.
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Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers
A number of Google+ accounts have been deleted in the last 24 hours as the new social network struggles with real name policy.
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Jailbroken iOS 5 devices: No OTA updates for you
Folks using beta versions of iOS 5 have discovered that the first iOS 5 beta update just released OTA will not work on jailbroken devices.
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Acer prepping first laptop using Nvidia's Tegra 2 chip, plus Intel Ultrabooks to revive flagging profits
Computer Goliath Acer stumbled in the second quarter, losing money and dropping from second to fourth place in global PC sales. As part of its hoped-for return to profitability for the rest of...
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Google+ Circles getting beefed up with Fridge acquisition
Google+ has acquired Fridge, a startup which developed a social network that allowed users to organize their friends into groups, share photos, and plan events.
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5 surprising uses for carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are quickly becoming the building blocks of innovation across most industries. Here are five potential applications that underscore the wide impact of these tiny tubes.
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Oracle gets its trial date with Google this Halloween
Oracle was granted at least one of its wishes in its patent infringement suit with Google. The two will go to trial this October. However, Google was given a little room to wiggle.
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Split enterprise architecture into five or more specialities: proposal
The medical profession has a lot of specialties to tackle complicated problems. Why not enterprise architecture?
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Service as a service: Zaarly leads the way
A buddy of mine left a bag of stickers, tee shirts, and his laptop power cord on a sidewalk on 9th St. in New York City. He was in a rush, and jumped in the cab, forgetting that his valuables were...
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Cloud market to hit $83 billion by 2016: will it still be measurable by then?
The cloud market is set to boom -- but will cloud services be as common as CDs?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with LTE to land on July 26
Verizon is showing a customer with an order in for a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 equipped with LTE that the order should be filled on July 26. XOOM customers are still waiting for their upgrade.
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Spotify signs up 70,000 U.S. paid subscribers in first week
It's been a big week for social media traffic. First, Google+ has secured at least 20 million unique visitors. Now, Spotify has signed up 70,000 subscribers during its first week in the United States.
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Some AT&T; customers seeking to block T-Mobile merger
Not everyone is in favor of the proposed merger of AT&T; and T-Mobile. Obviously, there's Sprint. But some of AT&T;'s own customer base is speaking out against the deal too.
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Gartner urges IT leaders: Think beyond 'green IT' to sustainability strategy support
Attention IT managers: If you're not thinking about the implications of your technology infrastructure to affect the sustainability strategy of your entire organization, you might be out of synch...
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Free 3D videos now available on the Nintendo 3DS
From the Captain America 3D movie trailer to OK Go debuting its 3D music video on the 3DS on July 27, free and exclusive 3D content is turning the portable gamer into a 3D entertainment center.
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Delayed Nexus S 4G upgrade coming July 25th, brings boosted WiMAX speeds
Sprint will roll-out its promised and delayed Nexus s 4G update on July 25th.
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AMD, Dell and YouTube team up to stream major concerts
Given how hot it is in many parts of the U.S. this week, the idea of an outdoor concert doesn't sound very pleasant. At least now there is the option to just pretend you're at one using YouTube.
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Dell Streak temporarily discontinued, will return in August?
The Dell Streak pulls a disappearing act from Dell's website and retail stores, apparently for a critical update but Dell PR won't elaborate.
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Fighting the Lion: Apple will have to pry Snow Leopard out of my cold, outdated hands
Apple wants to change the way you use your Mac. And if you are like me, you sort of resent them for it.
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Prepare for Lion's natural scrolling with Scrollvetica
Lion introduced a new feature called natural scrolling that's causing fits for some users. If you haven't upgraded you can test Lion's new scrolling behavior with a free app.
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Between the Lines
Oracle gets its trial date with Google this Halloween
Oracle was granted at least one of its wishes in its patent infringement suit with Google. The two will go to trial this October. However, Google was given a little room to wiggle.
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All About Microsoft
What's next for Kinect? Next week, avatar meetings; Later, PC and phone integration
Microsoft is getting more active in tweaking Kinect and Avatar Kinect to make them more attractive to business users.
- How Microsoft plans to sell a 'couple hundred million' more Windows 7 PCs before Windows 8
- Don't look now, but Microsoft is starting to morph into a three-headed cash cow
- Report: Microsoft worldwide tablet operating-system share at 5 percent
- Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace to open to Mango developers in August
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Zero Day
Oracle Patch Day: 78 critical database server flaws
Database server giant Oracle has hit the security patch treadmill again with a massive critical patch update to fix flaws in its enterprise product portfolio.
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The Apple Core
Prepare for Lion's natural scrolling with Scrollvetica
Lion introduced a new feature called natural scrolling that's causing fits for some users. If you haven't upgraded you can test Lion's new scrolling behavior with a free app.
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Hardware 2.0
Friday Rant: Quit whining about Mac OS X Lion's reverse scrolling!
It's really not a big deal. If you find it a nuisance, just switch the darn feature off!
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Linux and Open Source
Don't Panic! It's only Linux 3.0
Linus Torvalds has released Linux 3.0 and he wants you to know that there has been no big changes. There have, however, been several small, but significant, improvements.
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Googling Google
Google+ Circles getting beefed up with Fridge acquisition
Google+ has acquired Fridge, a startup which developed a social network that allowed users to organize their friends into groups, share photos, and plan events.
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The Ed Bott Report
Google Chrome continues its rapid rise, IE and Firefox fall
If you're looking for a tech success story, look no further than Google's Chrome browser. Less than three years old, it has soared in popularity among techies and civilians worldwide. Here's why...
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Smartphones and Cell Phones
Why is anyone surprised by Nokia's poor 2nd quarter performance?
Of course Nokia is showing poor financial results, did anyone expect anything different?
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Tech Broiler
Personal cloud solutions--own your data
The public cloud offerings may not be secure, but there are inexpensive alternatives to create your own--and keep prying eyes out of your personal data.
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook becomes first tablet certified for U.S. government
The iPad and other tablets have been primarily focused on the email and media experience, but the federal government is more interested in security and utility. The PlayBook just earned...
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The ToyBox
Free 3D videos now available on the Nintendo 3DS
From the Captain America 3D movie trailer to OK Go debuting its 3D music video on the 3DS on July 27, free and exclusive 3D content is turning the portable gamer into a 3D entertainment center.
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Social Business
Google +: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Google + has generated lots of opinions after launch. Whether you think it's good, bad or just plain ugly, WCG's Aaron Strout gives you his take on the new social platform.
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GreenTech Pastures
Gartner urges IT leaders: Think beyond 'green IT' to sustainability strategy support
Attention IT managers: If you're not thinking about the implications of your technology infrastructure to affect the sustainability strategy of your entire organization, you might be out of synch...
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Laptops & Desktops
Acer prepping first laptop using Nvidia's Tegra 2 chip, plus Intel Ultrabooks to revive flagging profits
Computer Goliath Acer stumbled in the second quarter, losing money and dropping from second to fourth place in global PC sales. As part of its hoped-for return to profitability for the rest of...
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Storage Bits
A word about OS X Lion upgrades: backup!
98 times out of a hundred the OS X Lion upgrade will go swimmingly. But if it doesn't good backups are the only thing standing between you and a world of hurt - as when Lion locked me out of my...
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Digital Cameras & Camcorders
Panasonic updates megazoom lineup with Lumix DMC-FZ47
Panasonic's latest megazoom offering speeds up performance while lowering resolution.
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Home Theater
Sonos introduces Play:3 speaker: Spotify support, no built-in Wi-Fi, $299 price tag
Offering a little competition to the home audio speakers that support Apple's AirPlay functionality, Sonos has released its new Play:3 speaker, which will stream pretty much any kind of audio...
- Best Buy to introduce Insignia HDTV with TiVo UI, but no DVR
- Another research analyst predicts an Apple HDTV is coming, along with a "Genius Squad" to install sets
- Apple to bring Bluetooth to Apple TV with iOS 5. App support coming, too?
- Apple finally bringing 1080p HD videos to iTunes, next Apple TV?
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iGeneration
LulzSec will not publish hacked News International emails
LulzSec says it will not release hacked emails from Rupert Murdoch's News International so that it will not compromise ongoing investigations.
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Software as Services
Signing contracts moves to the cloud
The history of online document signature is a perfect microcosm of how processes evolve digitally. The third generation is when innovation really takes hold.
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Service Oriented
Split enterprise architecture into five or more specialities: proposal
The medical profession has a lot of specialties to tackle complicated problems. Why not enterprise architecture?
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BriefingsDirect
Cloud and SaaS force a rethinking of integration and middleware as services for services
What we're not trying to create is a general-purpose platform, an associated marketplace, in the way that maybe somebody like Salesforce.com is doing with AppExchange or Google with App Engine for...
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Collaboration 2.0
Cults of Personality
The conventional wisdom about personally leveraging the 'social' web has been the idea that promoting your attributes and sharing ideas will make you more visible online, and therefore attract...
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Dev Connection
Eclipse 3.7 (Indigo) now available
Eclipse Indigo caps a remarkable 8-year streak of on-time releases. Both the mature Eclipse 3.7 platform and experimental 4.1 platform and tools are available now.
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A Developer's View
The worst decision Google ever made
Oracle's Java-based lawsuit could make things expensive for Google. By missing the chance to own Java, however, Google lost an opportunity to have a platform that could serve as a counter to...
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Five Nines: The Next Gen Datacenter
When is a datacenter not a datacenter? When the government gets involved, of course.
So what does it mean when the government says it is closing datacenters?
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Emerging Tech
5 surprising uses for carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are quickly becoming the building blocks of innovation across most industries. Here are five potential applications that underscore the wide impact of these tiny tubes.
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Enterprise Web 2.0
OpenSocial 2.0: Will key new additions make it a prime time player in social apps?
The means to connect social networks and software applications together have existed for years but haven't been very open or useful enough to reach critical mass. That's been changing as...
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Tom Foremski: IMHO
Media Prophet McLuhan and the new media mess age...
On the 100 year anniversary of his birth, what would media prophet Marshall McLuhan make of the massive fragmentation in media?
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Virtually Speaking
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Irregular Enterprise
Confused over Oracle Fusion
Is Fusion generally available? That's in the eye of the beholder. In the meantime, Oracle does itself no favors by muddying the waters.
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IT Project Failures
Oracle battles Montclair State over failed IT project
In Oracle's legal battle with Montclair State University, many of the issues revolve around working relationships, communication, and poor collaboration.
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The Web Life
Service as a service: Zaarly leads the way
A buddy of mine left a bag of stickers, tee shirts, and his laptop power cord on a sidewalk on 9th St. in New York City. He was in a rush, and jumped in the cab, forgetting that his valuables were...
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Forrester Research
Will it be DevOps or "DevOid� For I&O; Professionals?
Can DevOps save IT Ops from extinction? Stephen Mann weighs in on the ongoing tension between IT Operations and Application Development.
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Social CRM: The Conversation
Sage Summit 2011: CRM at a Crossroads
I've known Sage since before they were Sage so to speak. I was a SalesLogix Technology Partner back in '99 - in other words when men were men and cocktails were hooch (I don't know what that...
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Friending Facebook
Chrome extension adds your Facebook, Twitter streams into Google+
Start G+ is a Google Chrome extension that lets you easily import your photos from Facebook, as well as post to Facebook and Twitter within Google+. It also adds a Gmail notification icon.
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Software & Services Safari
SumTotal/Accero/CyberShift - How Deals Like This Impact Users
There's an M&A; war afoot in HR software. How will it play out in the near-term and how will likely advance the consolidation underway.
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On Sustainability
Bleak Outlook for Climate Change with Record CO2 output in 2010
After a dip in greenhouse gas emissions in 2009 emissions growth has rebounded dramatically to reach record levels in 2010.
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ZDNet Education
Don't cheap out on consumer hardware
With budgets what they are these days, it's all too easy to look for ways to cut costs. As a rule of thumb, consumer-grade hardware shouldn't be on the list of money-savers.
- Whose bright idea was it to hold BBWorld in Vegas? Oh yeah, and Blackboard has now partnered with every US textbook publisher
- Blackboard Collaborate formally launched at BBWorld 2011
- ISTE take-home message #3: What do you mean you don't have an LMS yet?
- ISTE take-home message #2: The flipped classroom makes sense
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ZDNet Government
Security flaw found on Mac retail packaging
Courtesy of Apple, you've just handed over one of the only keys safeguarding your digital domain to a complete stranger.
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Networking
Big files, Fast Internet? Lion download speeds
No one with a slow Internet connection is going to relish downloading Mac OS X Lion's 4GBs, but if you have the pipes, the downloads seem to be working quite well.
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SEO Whistleblower
Search Exchange 2011: SEO, PPC, social media, and analytics
Search Exchange 2011 is just around the corner, taking place in October. Get in early and save big on the cost of the conference with a special ZDNet coupon code!
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Mobile News
Jailbroken iOS 5 devices: No OTA updates for you
Folks using beta versions of iOS 5 have discovered that the first iOS 5 beta update just released OTA will not work on jailbroken devices.
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The DocuMentor
Avoiding Errors in Document Production
Our experience has proven that taking time to develop a communications plan and guidelines upfront can avoid issues which result in delayed or ineffective and costly communication. We suggest...
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UberMobile
Deep Dive into Apple's New Volume Purchase Program for Businesses
Apple's new volume purchase program (VPP) for businesses makes it easier for companies to acquire apps, but there are still many potential improvements, according to one expert.
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India IT
India starts blocking file storage websites in a move against piracy
Widely used file storage websites such as Megaupload, Rapidshare, Mediafire and Putlocker are being reported as blocked by users in India.
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Gamification
Deadline Hollywood Facebook game: Level up using your Tinseltown news knowledge
Over the past few years Deadline.com has taken Hollywood by storm, outpacing the competition with breaking news and the sardonic wit of its Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke -- a well-credentialed...
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ZDNet Health
Space shuttle may have planted seed for MRSA, salmonella vaccines
There's more to celebrate than the bittersweet end of an era. There may be new hope of vaccines for both salmonella and MRSA.
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Pulp Tech
Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear Answers
A number of Google+ accounts have been deleted in the last 24 hours as the new social network struggles with real name policy.
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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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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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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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A Developer's View
At the intersection between technology and economic policy, John Carroll brings years of experience as a software developer to bear on the latest issues affecting the technology industry.
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Digital Cameras & Camcorders
Gadget geeks Janice Chen and Rachel King deliver real-world buying advice of the best digital photography gear to get.
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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 and Sam Diaz explore 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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iGeneration
British student Zack Whittaker 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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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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On Sustainability
James Farrar focuses on the business balance between financial performance and social-environmental impact.
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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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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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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
Rich Harris delivers news on social media tools and trends and deep dives 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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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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The Web Life
Capturing the atmosphere of the Silicon Valley tech experience.
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ZDNet Education
News and analysis on IT and computing in the education sector.
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ZDNet Government
News and analysis on IT and enterprise computing in city, state & federal government.
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ZDNet Health
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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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