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Google founders were talked out of ignoring user email Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:54PMIn Google's early days, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin argued that answering email complaints would be a waste of time, and that Googlers should fix problems behind the scenes without interacting directly with users, according to a former Google employee who wrote a book about his time at the company.
Apple profit rockets with iPad, iPhone sales Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:37PMSAN FRANCISCO: Apple revenue and profit rocketed to record highs in the recent quarter as sales of iPhones and iPads more than doubled with help from accelerating demand in Asia.
The age of Flash Crash and HFT: Trends for EPF, others to be wary of Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:27PM“Markets are purely about Speculations. There is no more such thing as Investing in the markets. It is just Speculation on different timeframes. “ This is the truth, the real truth and nothing but the market truth. Those who have headed the currency or money desks in the big foreign banks will tell you, life sometimes is like a Datuk T sex video plot. You have to think of moves and how to ...
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Brad Shannon: Nerd News Roundup: Useful Stuff You Probably Missed Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:52PMMost people are too busy using their technology to think about how they could use it better. Let me help you with that. Here are items related to trends in media, politics, and journalism that you probably missed.
The Motley Fool: A nearly sure way to look for risk Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:06PMDon't let the risks listed in 10-Ks make you want to avoid investing in any company at all.
Can You Amass a Fortune With These Stocks? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45PMYou don't need a million to make millions. Just follow this simple plan.
County approves 2011-12 capital projects & budget Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:04PMThe King George Board of Supervisors recently approved its 2012-2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and also adopted the county’s capital projects budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2010-11, which began on July 1. (See related article.) The CIP is a five-year plan that is updated annually by the Planning Commission and forwarded to the county. County Administrator Travis Quesenberry makes ...
Free hypervisor adds virtual machine cloning Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:54PMOracle released a new version of its free virtualization software, now offering an easy way to clone virtual machines (BMs).
Google Founders Had to Be Talked Out of Ignoring User Email Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:50PMIn Google's early days, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin argued that answering email complaints would be a waste of time.
Flash Drive Linux vs. Standard Linux Desktops Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:31PMDatamation: "One of the greatest advantages of using a flash drive to run a Linux distribution is that it's like having a computer that fits into your pocket without relying on your smart phone as an alternative."
Data backups: Being cheap can be costly Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:17PMDo you back up your data? Nearly half of small businesses have learned the hard way why regular data backups are crucial, yet many still fail to backup critical data, or they cut corners to save a buck and find out it can be much more expensive to be cheap. read more
Attention! EaseUS Todo Backup 3.0 is Coming Soon, Take Part in Beta Testing & Win Gifts! Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:17PMEaseUS Software, a leading provider of storage management and data backup & disaster recovery solutions for Windows environment, today announces EaseUS Todo Backup 3.0 Beta. With a more user-friendly interface and many new advanced functions like SQL and Exchange backup, and differential backup, EaseUS Todo Backup 3.0 will certainly become a multi-functional backup software.
PS3: 'Still a Pain in the Ass' for Developers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:15PMPlayStation 3 has had something of a reputation in development circles for being incredibly hard to work with at times. This stigma has held up for the past five years, as developers are still at odds with how the system forces them to work.
Dual-core Droid 3 slider is Motorola's best yet, review says Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:54PMMotorola's Droid 3 is a nice addition to the Android smartphone family Verizon Wireless began selling in October 2009, according to this eWEEK review. With a new keyboard, an eight megapixel camera, and Android 2.3 ("Gingerbread"), this device is "the best of the Droids yet."
IBM Shares Rise on Profit, Forecast Gains Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:54PMWith software sales up 17 percent, IBM pleased late traders with a 12 percent gain in second quarter revenue and a full-year earnings forecast that topped the average estimate
Apple Drops Huge Hint At iPhone 5 September Launch During Earnings Call Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44PMApple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer dropped a hint that the iPhone 5 will indeed launch this September. During today's earnings call Oppenheimer said there's a lot going on with Apple this fall and there will be a "future product transition and this will affect our September quarter."
Mac OS X Lion goes on sale Wednesday Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:41PMThe much anticipated next version of Apple's Mac OS X will go on sale tomorrow, execs announced on Apple's second-quarter conference call.
Patent fears may hurt Android, result in lower-cost Windows phones Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:39PMPatent concerns are apparently pushing Chinese phone vendors away from Google's Android operating system and toward Windows Phone 7. Huawei and ZTE plan to adopt Microsoft's smartphone operating system when the forthcoming "Mango" upgrade is released, according to a DigiTimes report.
APPLE $400! Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:14PMApple shares broke the $400 mark for the first time following the company's amazing Q3 earnings report this afternoon. They've now dropped slightly back below $400, but are still up more than 5% after hours.
From days of Pac-Man, expenses tallied and tracked Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:00PMTrinidad Esquivel says his first MoneyDiary was "ahead of its time in the '80s. People didn't realize a computer could be that small." Especially when the cellphone they were holding was so big.
E-waste not, want not Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:12PMMISSISSAUGA — This is where unwanted televisions, computers and cellphones come to die. The Sims Recycling Solutions plant is a massive, 290,000-square-foot facility just off Hwy. 410 in Mississauga.[...]
Fun and games in userland Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:09PMA brief history of virtualisation
Ways to cut costs of international phone calls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:11PMQ: I have a friend who moved back home to Kenya. To call her on my AT&T iPhone would cost about 89 cents per minute with a monthly charge of $4. Calling from my home phone (also AT&T) is about the same per minute with...
Station restocking nearly complete for shuttle crew Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:58PMKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--The Atlantis astronauts put in a final day of logistics transfer work Sunday, moving a last few items into the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module for return to Earth before taking a few hours off for a final bit of rest and relaxation.
Station restocking completed by shuttle Atlantis crew Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:57PMKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--The Atlantis astronauts put in a final day of logistics transfer work Sunday, working through off-duty time to finish moving a last few items into the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module for return to Earth.
Astronauts wrap up space station resupply Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:02PMCargo transfer work complete; Crew to prepare for departure of Atlantis for its final return to Earth
The Last Space Shuttle Mission: Flight Day 10 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:21PMToday was the last day of moving equipment and supplies out of the Raffaello module and filling it with trash for the return trip
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N.C. State provides service for new recycling law Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:49PMSession Law 2010-67 requires N.C. residents to recycle electronics to lessen environmental impact.
Intel and Nike face off in first cross-company intern challenge Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:01PMIntel and Nike don't normally mix. One makes semiconductor chips; the other makes sports apparel and shoes. For the first time, in an effort to create a more inviting company image, Intel introduced the first cross-company intern challenge to say: Bring it on.
Digital billboards debut in Iredell County Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:54PMTechnology seems to have invaded every aspect of our lives -- and billboards are no exception.
White Sands Complex helps keep shuttle, ground control in touch Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:46PMLAS CRUCES - NASA's White Sands Complex maintains a special link to Atlantis, now orbiting Earth as part of the last-ever U.S. space shuttle mission.
Growing infrastructure means customers bombarded with options for TV, phone, Internet Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:11PMHuge investments in digital infrastructure by communications and entertainment providers are enabling new products and services that will change the way consumers access information at home or through wireless devices.
Recruiters outnumber job-seekers at Hacker Fair Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:30PMTom Sherlock demonstrated his wearable computer. Steven Neff, hemmed in by a scrum of recruiters from Google, Rackspace and Pulse News, showed off his art-filled news website, Politicallyillustrated.
Briefs: Minnesota River park, trail plan will be on display at open house Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:10PMMembers of Dakota Electric Association and their families can get free admission to the Minnesota Zoo during the electric co-op’s annual member appreciation day on July 28.
Flash Player 11 beta taps accelerated graphics Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:03PMAdobe has released a beta of Flash Player 11, touting 64-bit support across Windows, Mac OS, and Linux operating systems.
Astronauts Make Repairs, Move Cargo on Final Shuttle Flight Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:54AMThe astronauts fixed some broken shuttle parts and pressed on with moving tons of cargo to the space station.
Apple wins Round 1 in patent battle Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16AMWASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- California-based Apple Inc. has won a preliminary ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission, which said cellphone maker HTC violated two patents.
iRiver Story HD Review Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:07AMThe iRiver Story HD is touted as the very first e-reader to have Google eBookstore integration. The original iRiver Story has been called an Amazon Kindle clone, but this new model affixed with “HD” to its name now sports a higher XGA (1024×768) resolution display and some unusual design tweaks. Priced to compete with the [...]
Costner to play at fair Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:05AMThe wolves will be dancing at the 156th Spencerville Fair when Kevin Costner and his band Modern West take the stage as the headline act on Saturday, September 10. "We're very, very lucky this year.[...]
Garden may be hidden, but three volunteers make it worth finding Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:52AMDedicated trio keeps Willow Glen Senior Center gem going
Apple, Samsung cut into LG sales Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:12AMLG Electronics Inc., the world's third-largest mobile-phone maker, lowered its full-year smartphone sales target by 20 percent after losing customers to competitors led by Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
Maximum Flexibility with Linux Dedicated Servers Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:43PMMany people in the IT world select Linux dedicated servers as their hardware of choice because they offer maximum flexibility. Linux dedicated servers are openly sourced which allows for modification and distribution to the owners liking. Linux dedicated servers are useful for large corporations...
US Pentagon discloses massive cyber theft Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:42PMThe US Pentagon has revealed that it suffered one of its largest losses ever of sensitive data in a cyber attack by a foreign government.
Pentagon discloses largest-ever cyber theft Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:40PMWASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday revealed that in the spring it suffered one of its largest losses ever of sensitive data in a cyberattack by a foreign government. It is a dramatic example of ...
Sprint to launch Motorola's Photon 4G smartphone July 31 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:39PMSprint is offering the Motorola Photon 4G, its latest Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" phone, for $200. Available July 21, the Photon 4G is equipped with a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, offers a 4.3-inch qHD display, and has an optional, Atrix-like "HD Station" dock -- without the earlier laptop-like format -- to expand the display.
Tech Ticker Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:30PMGrouponState investigatesGroupon's practice of selling group-discount coupons with expiration dates is being reviewed by Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen for possible state law violations.
24,000 files stolen from defense contractor: Pentagon Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:28PMA foreign intelligence service swiped 24,000 computer files from a US defense contractor in March in one of the largest ever cyberattacks on a Pentagon supplier, a top Defense Department official revealed on Thursday.
New MacBook Airs Are Coming Next Week Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:00PMAdjust your calenders accordingly: New MacBook Airs aren't coming out this week. John Paczkowski at All Things D says they're coming out next week. Look for an announcement next Thursday or Friday.