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15 great apps for Android Wear

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 08/08/2014 - 12:00
All Android Wear apps are not created equal. Here are 15 standout selections that actually add value to the smartwatch form Dek:  All Android Wear apps are not created equal. Here are 15 standout selections that actually add value to the smartwatch form External Source:  computerworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.computerworld.com/slideshow/160106
Categories: IT General

Try again, cloud contenders: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have won

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 08/08/2014 - 12:00

I've been in crowded and emerging technology spaces before, and I even tried to duke it out with the big guys several times. I won a few of those David-versus-Goliath matches, but I lost most. When I won, I declared victory, then changed the strategic direction. Sometimes, I simply sold out. It's a good business skill to know when that needs to happen, rather than ride the thing into the ground.

Categories: IT General

Nadella leaves no doubt of who's in charge at Microsoft

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 08/08/2014 - 12:00

Say what you will about Satya Nadella's first six months as Microsoft CEO, but no one can deny the man jumped in with both feet from day one and has led the company with decisiveness.

Some of his moves have been met with applause and others with raspberries.

Categories: IT General

Who's paying for your tech certification?

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 08/08/2014 - 12:00

Businesses looking to improve employee engagement and retention are focusing on continuing education and professional development, including certifications, both to help cultivate the tech skills needed for competitive advantage and to reduce turnover. For that reason, many companies are willing to pick up the tab.

Career Development Fuels Retention

Categories: IT General

Don't panic: That Russian hack bombshell isn't what you think

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 20:33

FUD over the current state of cyber insecurity reached a fever pitch this week as thousands gathered in Las Vegas for Defcon and

Don't panic: That Russian hack bombshell isn't what you think

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 20:33

FUD over the current state of cyber insecurity reached a fever pitch this week as thousands gathered in Las Vegas for Defcon and

Hadoop meets Google Docs: Analytics made easy

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 16:00

Credit: Wikimedia

Categories: IT General

Oracle hasn't killed Java -- but there's still time

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

Oracle's last two crap quarterly earnings can most definitely be described as the chickens coming home to roost.

Categories: IT General

Beyond iBeacons: 7 cool uses of beacons you may not expect

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00
There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores Dek:  There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/160948
Categories: IT General

Beyond iBeacons: 7 cool uses of beacons you may not expect

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00
There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores Dek:  There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/160948
Categories: IT General

The battle against stupid software patents is on

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

How dumb are all-too-many software patents? "Spectacularly dumb," says Vera Ranieri, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an advocacy group for freer flow of digital information.

Categories: IT General

Oracle hasn't killed Java -- but there's still time

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

Oracle's last two crap quarterly earnings can most definitely be described as the chickens coming home to roost.

Categories: IT General

Adobe, Intel want in on Famo.us mobile app magic

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

Credit: Pavel Khorenyan

Categories: IT General

Where your personal data goes when you're not looking

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

What businesses know about any given individual is a lot. But what are companies doing with that data? Not as much as you might think -- at least not yet. Companies are getting more sophisticated, however.

Categories: IT General

Beyond iBeacons: 7 cool uses of beacons you may not expect

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00
There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores Dek:  There's much more to beacons than tracking customer visits and offering coupons in retail stores External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/160948
Categories: IT General

The battle against stupid software patents is on

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

How dumb are all-too-many software patents? "Spectacularly dumb," says Vera Ranieri, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an advocacy group for freer flow of digital information.

Categories: IT General

Oracle hasn't killed Java -- but there's still time

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

Oracle's last two crap quarterly earnings can most definitely be described as the chickens coming home to roost.

Categories: IT General

Adobe, Intel want in on Famo.us mobile app magic

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

Credit: Pavel Khorenyan

Categories: IT General

Where your personal data goes when you're not looking

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 08/07/2014 - 12:00

What businesses know about any given individual is a lot. But what are companies doing with that data? Not as much as you might think -- at least not yet. Companies are getting more sophisticated, however.

Categories: IT General

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile face Net neutrality complaint

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 08/06/2014 - 21:55

Digital rights group Public Knowledge will file Net neutrality complaints against each of the four largest mobile carriers in the United States over their practice of throttling some traffic, in some cases on so-called unlimited data plans.

Categories: IT General
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