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Larry Ellison ‘Speechless’ Over New CEO of H-P — Larry Ellison, the outspoken CEO of Oracle, said he is having trouble finding words to describe his reaction to H-P naming former SAP chief Leo Apotheker as its new top man-and then found plenty of them. — “I'm speechless,” he wrote in an email to the Wall Street Journal.
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Oh Thank God Oracle Has a New Rivalry — I used to cover enterprise software for BusinessWeek. You're probably not impressed by that, and you shouldn't be. That beat is a combination of a punishment and proving ground because despite being a huge market, most enterprise software purchases …
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As an ex-Yahoo and a New-AOL'er, My Thoughts on One Portal to Rule Them All
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WebProNews, The Business of Search and GMSV
Erica Ogg / CNET News:
New HP chief sees software as ‘the glue’
New HP chief sees software as ‘the glue’
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Sorkin vs. Zuckerberg — ‘The Social Network’ is wonderful entertainment, but its message is actually kind of evil. — In 2004, a Harvard undergraduate got an idea (yes, that is ambiguous) for a new kind of social network. Here's the important point: He built it.
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Early Facebook employee: The Social Network is ‘just wrong’ — The Social Network may be getting insanely good reviews, but early Facebook employee Matt Cohler said the movie's portrayal of the company and its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is “just wrong.” — Cohler spoke on a panel …
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Miguel Helft / Bits:
Where Are Facebook's Employees? At the Movies, of Course
Where Are Facebook's Employees? At the Movies, of Course
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More than 100 arrests, as FBI uncovers cyber crime ring — The investigation kicked off when the FBI noticed a pattern of suspicious bank transactions in Omaha — The FBI says it has cracked a major international cyber crime network after more than 90 suspected members of the ring were arrested in the US.
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Microsoft sues Motorola over Android patent infringements — As many of you may have seen, Microsoft filed an action today in the International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Motorola, Inc. for infringement of nine Microsoft patents by Motorola's Android-based smartphones.
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Brier Dudley / Seattle Times:
Microsoft using anti-Linux tactic against Google's Android
Microsoft using anti-Linux tactic against Google's Android
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Ina Fried / CNET News:
Aiming at Android, Microsoft sues Motorola
Aiming at Android, Microsoft sues Motorola
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Microsoft's Secret Acquisition Spree — A weekly look at a story that is defining the news. — Several reports that circulated this week claimed that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) had made zero acquisitions in 2010, a stark contrast to Google's 25. And, while it's true that Microsoft …
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The Dream Is Collapsing: Another Massive Yahoo Re-Org Coming Next Tuesday — Yahoo is in shambles right now. You've likely already heard about the most recent SVP exits, which CEO Carol Bartz has tried to spin. Now we've heard another one is leaving as well — Jeff Kinder, the SVP of Media Products and Solutions.
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Stuxnet Questions and Answers — Stuxnet continues to be a hot topic. Here are answers to some of the questions we've received. — Q: What is Stuxnet? — A: It's a Windows worm, spreading via USB sticks. Once inside an organization, it can also spread by copying itself to network shares if they have weak passwords.
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Why I Think (And Hope) @Qwiki Will Fail — “Today, consumers are absolutely overwhelmed with information.” — “Information is an experience that we can watch. Wow, that is an amazing idea!” — Quotes from Doug Imbruce, the CEO of Qwiki. Quotes that quite ironically and quite perfectly suggest why I think Qwiki will fail.
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Shocking: Apple Approves BitTorrent App For App Store — Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software to allow into their App Store - BitTorrent is one of the things on their ban list. However, one developer who carefully avoided the dirty word …
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Google Acquires Impressive Touchscreen Keyboard Startup BlindType — Google has just acquired BlindType, a very impressive technology that allows you to type on touch screens without even looking at them. See our past coverage of the startup here. — BlindType doesn't force you to type using …
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Car Home for Android Gets Personal — Car Home for Android turns your Android phone into a better driving companion by providing you with quick access to key applications on the go: GPS navigation, voice-activated commands, contacts, and more. Today, we're releasing a new version of Car Home …
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Stephen Baker / NPD Group Blog:
I Own An iPad, So What Do I do With It? — NPD has released the second in its series of iPad surveys. While the first looked at buying intentions prior to the launch this one is more focused on what the current ownership looks like and how those owners are using their iPad.
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iPad's ‘Cannibalization’ of Notebook Computers Disputed
iPad's ‘Cannibalization’ of Notebook Computers Disputed
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