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    Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet

    16 May, 2013 20:51
    Larry Page criticized both companies in response to questions at Google I/O, just after lamenting negativity in the tech industry
    Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won't be drawn into a public fight with the executive.
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    Dell profit dives 79 per cent on falling PC sales

    16 May, 2013 20:48
    Dell reported another weak quarter as its founder fights to make it a private company
    Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private.
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    Software developer wages fall 2% as workforce expands

    16 May, 2013 20:38
    Less costly young, and long unemployed older developers may be expanding the workforce at less cost to employers
    The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers' pay checks declined by nearly 2%.
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    Jive Software adds integration tool for its enterprise social platform

    16 May, 2013 20:37
    The add-on was built with technology Jive acquired when it bought a company called StreamOnce
    Jive Software has released an add-on to its enterprise social networking (ESN) software that automates and simplifies the process of integrating Jive's suite with third-party systems.
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    Swedish data center saves $1 million a year using seawater for cooling

    16 May, 2013 19:55
    Collocation provider Interxion uses water pumped from the Baltic Sea to cool its data centers
    A data center in Sweden has cut its energy bills by a million dollars a year using seawater to cool its servers, though jellyfish are an occasional hazard.
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    Google steals march on Apple in music subscription

    16 May, 2013 19:45
    Apple has its own plans, says analyst, who expects a streaming service intro next month
    Google beat Apple to the music subscription service punch this week, perhaps the doing of record labels who wanted to put Apple in its place, an analyst said
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    Samsung Link to replace AllShare Play multimedia-sharing app

    16 May, 2013 19:39
    Samsung adds search features and a user interface to Link
    Samsung's AllShare Play application, which allows file sharing among the company's mobile devices, has been renamed Link, and it has a new user interface and search features.
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    Google Glass ecosystem grows with Twitter, Facebook and CNN apps

    16 May, 2013 19:34
    At Google I/O, company talks about upcoming development kit, plans for streaming video
    Google is working to build out the app ecosystem for its upcoming Glass, showing off work today at Google I/O from partners like Twitter, Facebook, CNN and Elle.
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    Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass

    16 May, 2013 19:25
    Several social networking services now have apps aimed at connecting Google Glass wearers
    While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.
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    Google eases Android app development with a new IDE

    16 May, 2013 19:10
    Android Studio will be the first dedicated IDE for the mobile OS
    Google has introduced an IDE (integrated developer environment) aimed at easing development of Android apps.
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    H-1B politics shifts to backroom as vote nears

    16 May, 2013 18:39
    Hatch buys time in his effort to reduce restrictions on H-1B use
    High-tech industry's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry.
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    Intel's Krzanich pledges stronger mobile push in his first speech as CEO

    16 May, 2013 18:37
    He takes over from Paul Otellini, who retired
    Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies.
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    SAP builds out HANA platform and ecosystem

    16 May, 2013 18:35
    SAP is shipping a raft of new features for the in-memory platform and letting partners in on its HANA Enterprise Cloud
    Anyone remotely within the orbit of SAP lately knows that its number-one focus is the HANA in-memory database and development platform. At this week's Sapphire conference in Orlando, the vendor sought to show the progress it is making in both building out HANA's capabilities as well as attracting developers and partners to HANA.
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    ServiceNow wants to be the cloud for IT

    16 May, 2013 18:18
    Many enterprise IT shops may be reluctant to jump head first into cloud computing. After all, there are a variety of concerns that come with using the cloud, from security to integrations with existing systems, and perhaps most scary: What the cloud will mean for your IT job.
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    Four former LulzSec members sentenced to prison in the UK

    16 May, 2013 18:11
    British hackers Topiary, Kayla, T-Flow and Viral received prison sentences for their roles in LulzSec's 2011 cyberattacks
    Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011.
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    Google issues YouTube ultimatum to Microsoft as Hatfield-McCoy feud heats up

    16 May, 2013 17:01
    Demands Microsoft yank home-grown app by May 22; Microsoft replies, cites Google CEO's call for less negativity
    Google yesterday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Microsoft, demanding that its rival remove the YouTube app built for the Windows Phone platform.
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    NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet

    16 May, 2013 16:55
    The trade group also targets open-access research proposals and an Internet sales tax bill
    E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet.
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    U.S. CIO Shares Vision for Federal Agency IT Operations

    16 May, 2013 16:26
    Steven VanRoekel sees the federal-agency CIO as a pivotal figure, but not a micromanager. At FOSE, the nation's tech chief outlines how federal CIOs can lay the groundwork for a more fluid, productive IT apparatus.
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    Swedish domain admin comes out against Piratebay.se seizure

    16 May, 2013 16:24
    The administrator is named in prosecutor's action to seize domain name
    Swedish top-level domain administrator .SE has to its surprise become directly involved in the local Prosecution Authority's court case to seize thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se, but it hopes to explain to the court that forcing domain names off the Internet does not help.
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    Google takes Quick Action on Gmail

    16 May, 2013 15:55
    Cloud-based email system update announced during Google I/O conference
    In the middle of its annual developers conference, the Google unveiled updates to its popular Gmail service.
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