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Apple left out of Fortune`s Best Employers list

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday January 27, 2009

Apple has again failed to make a list of the best American companies to work for, according to Fortune. In its 2009 compilation, the top company is named as brokerage firm Edward Jones, which has managed to avoid any ties to the credit crisis and during 2008 hired 698 new financial advisors in the first 10 months.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Apple

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Ad Nets Find Q1 Less Horrific Than Expected

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday January 27, 2009

So far, the first months of 2009 aren't looking as dire as once predicted for the online ad market, according to buyers and sellers. However, many report that business has slowed down, resulting in intensifying pressure on pricing, particularly in the ad networks space.

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Technology > Advertising

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How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

We recently reported the story of the pirated iPhone game 'Whack em All', where the developer actually engaged the game's cracker instead of taking an aggressive stance. The dialogue had a surprising effect. Sales increased 100%, pirates donated and the game is now available free of charge.

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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How to Bring More Readers to Your Blog

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

When I come across a blog title in any of the social media sites such as Digg, StumbleUpon or Reddit, I seem to click on one that gets my curiosity. If the title gives up too much information, I can pretty much draw up my own conclusion of what the story will be about. It's important to choose the right title

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Technology > Blogging

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Software Maintenance Fees: Time For This Model To Change?

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Rusty Gaston is one of thousands of CIOs who use Oracle software to automate their organizations' supply chain, financial, and HR operations. But she's one of just a handful who have decided to run those applications without an Oracle maintenance contract, giving up rights to software updates, full upgrades, and Oracle-trained service expertise.

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Technology > Software

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How to Build a Small-Business Web Site, Part 4: Web 2.0 Tools

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Interactive tools can add tremendous value to a business Web site, but it's not obvious where to begin -- or where to stop. Blogs, social networking connections and widgets will not only keep visitors coming back, but also provide conduits for increasing your site's exposure across the Internet.

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Web Development > Web Design

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High-Speed Internet Grants Find Support in House

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday approved rules for billions in government funds to spur high-speed Internet networks in unserved and underserved areas.

House Democrats have proposed $6 billion in Internet investments as part of a sweeping economic stimulus bill that the full House is expected to vote on next week.

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Technology > ISPs

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30 Useful Open Source Apps for Web Designers

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

There are plenty of open source applications that can help you tremendously as a web designer. Open source projects are great not only because of their price tag (free), but also because of the passionate community that typically forms around them. In these economic times, it's often a worthwhile endeavor to see places where you can conserve, and open source alternatives are a good place to start looking.

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Web Development > Web Design

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Monster.com Reports Theft of User Data

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Monster.com is advising its users to change their passwords after data including e-mail addresses, names and phone numbers were stolen from its database.

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Popular Websites > Monster.com

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AMD low-power chips headed for HP, Dell servers

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Advanced Micro Devices on Monday released both low-power and high-performance processors that will find their way into servers from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sun Microsystems, and Rackable Systems.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

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Twitter Raising New Cash At $250 Million Valuation

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Twitter, which just recently turned down a half billion dollar acquisition offer from Facebook (albeit to be paid mostly with Facebook stock), is dipping back into the venture capital market, we've heard from a source with knowledge of the deal.

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Popular Websites > Twitter.com

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10 Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

In some respects, the cloud computing market arrived in a big way in 2008. Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and a dozen other vendors introduced products and services for on-demand, pay-as-you-go computing.

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Technology > Cloud Computing

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8 Inspiring Stories Of ASCII Art

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday January 26, 2009

Labels are fragile: text and pictures have always been closely connected. From the dawn of written language to the era of microcomputers, much of human creation has explored the relationship between the literal and the figurative, the form and the function. Within this is the future site of retro, ASCII art. It's often used as a catch-all term for "text-based art," regardless of the actual character set being used.

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Technology > General

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7 things Apple got disastrously wrong

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the original Apple Macintosh. Yesterday we marked the occasion by looking at 25 milestones of the Mac over the last 25 years.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Apple

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Linux Elitism: Fact or Fiction?

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

Newcomers to open source software might be intimidated by the insider nature of the communities, but they shouldn't mistake that for elitism, writes LinuxInsider columnist Jeremiah T. Gray. Stick with it, and the benefits will become clear, he advises.

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Operating Systems > Linux

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Revolution, Facebook-style

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

Only a few hours after Israel's first air strike against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip late last month, more than 2,000 protesters marched through the streets of downtown Cairo, carrying Palestinian flags. This began what would become weeks of protests, in which thousands of Egyptians of all different political leanings gathered in Egypt's main cities, in public squares and at mosques and universities.

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Social Networks > Facebook

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AMD Phenom II Processor Prices Slashed by 18%

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

Advanced Micro Devices cuts the prices of some of its processors for high-end desktops and gaming PCs. The prices of the brand-new AMD Phenom II X4 processors are being cut by as much as 18 percent. AMD rolled out the Phenom II processors at the CES expo as part of its platform for gaming desktops, code-named Dragon. The processor price cuts follow similar cuts by rival Intel and come as AMD prepares to release its quarterly report amid reduced demand for desktops and notebooks due the economy.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

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Cover Your Tracks & Be Anonymous On The Net With JAP

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

I can see you - well, your computer - naked. This statement is true when we are discussing the internet. Ordinary people would be amazed about much information can be retrieved from someone's computer everytime that computer is connected to the net.

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Technology > Security

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Mobile & Wireless Slideshow: 10 Killer Phones Spotted at the 2009 CES

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

At the 2009 International CES expo in Las Vegas, the showcase floor was jammed-packed with cell phones and smartphones for both consumers and business users. The biggest news in the smartphone market came from Palm, which announced a smartphone called Pre that the company hopes will address the market Apple created with the iPhone.

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Technology > General

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App Store replica site cashing in on iPhone

Submitted by Webmaster on Sunday January 25, 2009

Anyone who's into customising their iPhone or iPod touch but thoroughly sick of jumping through hoops at the clunky iTunes App Store now has an alternative way to find software, after the appearance of a third-party web alternative.

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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