Monday, July 2, 2012

Bye bye, corporate phone

  Both IE and Chrome claim June's top browser spot | Samsung seeks stay on injunction against Galaxy Nexus
 
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Bye bye, corporate phone
Once a status symbol and a perk, the subsidized corporate phone is being phased out as users demand their own devices -- and are willing to pay for the privilege. Read More


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Both IE and Chrome claim June's top browser spot
The two most-cited browser tracking firms reported significantly different results for June on Sunday; one claimed Microsoft IE easily maintained its No. 1 spot as the other said Google Chrome extended its lead over IE. Read More

Samsung seeks stay on injunction against Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Electronics asked a U.S. federal court over the weekend for a temporary stay on its preliminary injunction on the sale of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the U.S., pending the company's appeal. Read More

Apple pays $60M for iPad trademark in China
Apple has agreed to pay $60 million for ownership of the iPad trademark in China, as part of a settlement with a little-known Chinese firm called Proview that had tried to ban sales of the tablet in the country, according to a local court. Read More

Apple demands ipad3.com domain
For the second time in two months, Apple has disputed ownership of a URL associated with its products, this time filing a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organization for the ipad3.com domain. Read More

Dell's strategy for Wyse unit: hire, not fire
Dell completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology just last month and is now hiring, and not cutting, employees. Read More

Beyond BlackBerry: 3 steps to prepare for its demise
It's easy to switch to iOS or even Android, no matter what type of company you are Read More

Twitter turns off 'tweet' tap to LinkedIn
Twitter messages will go down a one-way street on LinkedIn after Twitter shuts off its flow of data to the professional networking site on Friday. Read More

Apple wins injunction against Galaxy Nexus smartphone
A California court has granted Apple an injunction against Samsung over sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones in the U.S. The injunction was handed down on Friday afternoon by the same California court that earlier this week issued an injunction against sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. Read More


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Amazon Cloud Hit By Storm, Knocking Out Sites Like Netflix, Instagram
Digital cloud services aren't immune to the impact of real clouds, and that meant some bad news this weekend for the folks at Amazon and sites that rely in its web services. Read More

Google announces social sharing done right
The upcoming Google+ History will prepare your content for sharing, but holds it in a private space until you choose to share it. It's how social networking should work, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Read More

Government slates meetings on mobile privacy standards
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is set to host the first of several meetings seeking input for its effort to develop new codes of conduct for handling private consumer date on the Internet and mobile networks. Read More

Judge considers hearing on improper Megaupload seizure
A U.S. judge may hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the U.S. Department of Justice acted improperly in blocking Megaupload customers' access to their files when seizing the file-sharing service's domain name and servers in January. Read More

Reports: FTC investigates Google over Motorola patents
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google's Motorola Mobility unit to determine whether it is stifling innovation in the mobile market by refusing to license certain patents to its competitors, according to published reports. Read More

Job ad indicates Apple using Oracle, IBM servers in N.C. data center
Apple is running servers from IBM and Oracle with flavors of the Unix operating system at its Maiden, N.C. data center, according to a job entry posted on the company's website. Read More

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You don't need a data scientist to get started with predictive analytics. But you do need to know some basics – and be business savvy. Read More

Richi Jennings: iPad 3 release date in China nears: Trademark bought for $60M
Yes, China will soon be able to buy the iPad 3. The release date surely nears, as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) finally settles its trademark dispute there. It's cost the pomaceous ones $60 million, which will be useful for cash-strapped Proview (HKG:0334). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers remember when 'iPad' was an unfortunate name. Read More

 
 
 

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This probably falls into the category of debugging

Lead software engineer at this small software company -- it's only 20 employees -- also fields tech-support calls when the one-person support staff is busy. That's how he ends up talking to a user who won't take 'no' for an answer.

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