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  • June 2008

    • Intel Snubs Microsoft, Won't Adopt Vista in Offices

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Intel Snubs Microsoft, Won't Adopt Vista in Offices

      Intel has decided not to upgrade the 80,000 or so computers its employees use to Windows Vista, seemingly betraying its longtime bosom buddy Microsoft, the New York Times reports. The latest Windows iteration has drawn jeers for being bloated and buggy. “This isn’t a matter of dissing Microsoft,” said an Intel source. “Intel information technology staff just found no compelling case for adopting Vista.” More »

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      Microsoft  • Intel  • Microsoft Vista  • information technology  • corporate sales

  • May 2008

    • Who's Afraid of Google Health?

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  May 23, 08 11:51 AM CDT

      Who's Afraid of Google Health?

      Google's new health record-sharing service has privacy advocates' hearts racing. But the benefits outweigh the risks, both in costs and potential lives saved, James Gibney argues in the Atlantic. Ready access to personal health records could prevent medical errors like incorrectly prescribed meds while saving billions in related  costs. More »

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      Google  • health care  • online privacy  • opinion  • information technology  • Google Health  • health records

  • April 2008

    • IBM Raises Dividend 25%

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 29, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      IBM Raises Dividend 25%

      IBM raised its quarterly dividend for the thirteenth consecutive year today after posting strong Q1 earnings two weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm expects to pay $2.5 billion to shareholders this year after raising its dividend 25%, from 40 to 50 cents. IBM also expects to pass along another $12 billion to investors through stock buybacks. More »

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      computer  • investors  • shareholders  • IBM  • first quarter earnings  • information technology  • stock buyback

    • Rogue Trader Gets a Job

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 26, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Rogue Trader Gets a Job

      Jérôme Kerviel is working once again, despite having cost France’s Société Générale $7.68 billion in unauthorized trading. Released from prison a few weeks ago, the rogue trader is employed as an IT consultant for a French company specializing in networks and security, the Wall Street Journal reports. The gig could also help keep Kerviel out of jail. More »

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      France  • Jérôme Kerviel  • rogue trader  • information technology  • Societe Generale

    • Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second year on top, while South Korea, and the US saw big bounces, rising 10 and three spots respectively. More »

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      Denmark  • information technology  • World Economic Forum  • computer network  • network

    • Files May Be Fleeting

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Apr 7, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Files May Be Fleeting

      Cuneiform tablets have kept information safe across millenia, but hard drives have lifespans of just a few years. Even if your CDs survive the century, their players might have become obsolete, warns the Boston Globe . "Who knows how long they're going to last—how much time before the information on a zip disk just goes into cyberspace heaven," said one archivist. More »

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      book  • DVD  • CDs  • information technology  • digital media  • digital storage  • cassette tape

    • Sinking Market Forces New Venture-Capital Strategies

      newser  |  CNET  |  Apr 3, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Sinking Market Forces New Venture-Capital Strategies

      Venture capitalists are watching economic indicators carefully, trying to find safer places to put their mountains of money, CNET reports. The stats on first-quarter VC activity will land soon, and though experts don't expect dollar totals to have waned, players are “under pressure to invest in quality companies that have a clear business model,” one watcher said. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • Silicon Valley  • green technology  • startup  • information technology  • venture capitalists  • clean technology

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • 10 Life-Changing Innovations

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Jan 20, 08 12:33 PM CST

      10 Life-Changing Innovations

      From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions. Ubiquitous wireless Internet: WiMAX and 3G point the way to a future where communication between any two devices is possible. Mobile robots: Too lazy to go to the store? Just send your car! More »

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      list  • Wi-Fi  • green technology  • cloning  • information technology  • hydrogen fuel cells  • biotechnology  • WiMAX  • Moore's Law

  • December 2007

    • Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Dec 26, 07 8:24 PM CST

      Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      Crib sheets have gone high-tech, the Boston Globe reports, as legions of job seekers from would-be medical technicians to school bus drivers resort to the Web for a leg-up in passing professional qualifying exams. The result is a booming black market for “braindumps,” or exam answers. Some are individuals who auction test answers on sites like eBay; others are overseas websites that do millions in business. More »

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      Microsoft  • Department of Homeland Security  • Asia  • information technology  • cheating  • black market  • security systems

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