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Oracle Stakes Claim in R With Advanced Analytics Launch

1 hour 30 min ago
Oracle is hoping to carve out a prominent place in the world of R, the open-source statistical modeling language with roots in academia but an increasingly high...


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CSC Names Mike Lawrie CEO, Ending Four-month Search

2 hours 11 sec ago
CSC ended four months of speculation about the identity of its next CEO late Tuesday, announcing that Mike Lawrie, currently CEO of British IT service company...


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Nokia Will Lay off 4,000 and Move More Manufacturing to Asia

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Nokia has decided to move more of its manufacturing to Asia, and will lay off approximately 4,000 workers at three factories in Europe and Mexico by the end of...


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Greenpeace Scorecard Documents Greener Enterprise Offerings

9 hours 30 min ago
Technology companies are not just making their products less carbon-intensive; they are also increasingly designing products to improve energy efficiency in the...


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Google to Commit to Offer Some Motorola Patents on FRAND Terms

Wed, 2012-02-08 00:40
Google is planning to send a letter to standards setting organizations, stating that Motorola Mobility's standards-essential patents will continue to be...


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One in Five Get Campaign News from Facebook

Tue, 2012-02-07 22:43
CNN is the top online site among Internet users for election info, but offline media still rules when it comes to how Americans get their news.


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Olympus OM-D E-M5: A Mirrorless Camera Built to Compete With DSLRs

Tue, 2012-02-07 22:00
Olympus's new Micro Four-Thirds camera is based on a wish list from photographers in Japan, and the result is an interchangeable-lens model that shoots quickly, withstands water, and boasts outstanding maneuvers in the dark.


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Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB Drive, $100

Tue, 2012-02-07 21:40
Get a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB portable drive for only $100 from Newegg.com, with free shipping.


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VMware Makes It Easier to Wholesale Clouds

Tue, 2012-02-07 20:50
VMware has introduced a new software platform that makes it easier for service providers to wholesale their cloud-services infrastructure to other providers.


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Upcoming Microsoft CRM Clients Promise Productivity, Mobility

Tue, 2012-02-07 20:12
The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms.


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Yahoo Ousts Half Its Board

Tue, 2012-02-07 19:30
As part of an ongoing effort to recover from a downward spiral, Yahoo said on Tuesday that four board members, including its chairman, will step down.


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LightSquared Asks FCC to Regulate GPS Receivers

Tue, 2012-02-07 19:30
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The Super Bowl by the Wireless and Network Numbers

Tue, 2012-02-07 19:30
AT&T and carrier equipment provide Sandvine released some interesting wireless and Internet usage figures from Sunday's Super Bowl victory for the New York Giants.


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Online Shoppers Push 2011 Holiday Spending Up 14 Percent

Tue, 2012-02-07 19:26
A lot of Americans took their holiday shopping online last year, which helped push e-commerce spending up 14% in the last quarter.


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Dating Site Matches Not So Scientific

Tue, 2012-02-07 18:48
Users flock to online dating sites in ever greater numbers, but despite their marketing claims, services such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be offering...


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Gigabit Paradise? Google Ready to Lay Fiber in Kansas City

Tue, 2012-02-07 18:45
If you're not a resident of Kansas City, be jealous. Be very jealous.


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Pentax Adds CMOS Sensors to LED-Equipped Rugged Cameras

Tue, 2012-02-07 18:42
The Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS and WG-2 have new low-light-optimized CMOS sensors and 1080p video capabilities to go along with their front-facing LED lamps.


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After Infection: New Schemes to Restore Your Systems

Tue, 2012-02-07 18:35
Antimalware software can detect infections, but fixing those problems still means wiping and rebuilding your hardware.


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First-Generation Ultrabook Prices May Drop as Much as 25 Percent

Tue, 2012-02-07 18:27
Want a super thin laptop at sub-$1000 prices? You may be in luck.


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