Friday, October 1, 2010

HP's curious choice for CEO



HP's curious choice for CEO
Fortune
HP's board of directors could have taken the easy way. It could have named a CEO with a proven track record of growth or innovation. Experience that spanned the bulk of HP's revenue base would have been a plus too. It could have promoted someone from ...
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Google Extends Android Market To More Countries
InformationWeek
The number of nations from which developers may submit paid Android applications is now more than three times what it was a month ago. By Thomas Claburn Addressing an issue that has long vexed Android developers, Google on Thursday said that it has ...
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"Goldilocks" Planet Found, Could Possibly Support Human Life
DailyTech
Astronomers have found an Earth-like planet that they believe can support life. The newly discovered exoplanet Gliese 581g, dubbed Planet G, exists in the Gliese 581 system and is believed to be the right size and location for life according to a press ...
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China launches 2nd lunar exploration probe
msnbc.com
AP A security officer stands guard near a Long March 3C rocket topped with the Chang'e 2 lunar probe at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan province. BEIJING — China launched its second lunar exploration probe on Friday, ...
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Facebook updates Photo handling
Telegraph.co.uk
By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The way Facebook handles photographs has been updated, and now offers users the chance to upload or download high-resolution images. The new software also makes viewing photos and albums easier on a single web ...
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Microsoft caps Ballmer bonus over mobile phone, tablet failures
Register
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer missed out on a maximum bonus in the company's last fiscal year, after he failed to move quickly enough against Apple's iPad and lost market share in the mobile phone biz. ...
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3 secret Apple TV features Steve Jobs hasn't told you about
CNN
By Brian X. Chen, WIRED Apple TV has been revamped into a streaming rental service with an arsenal of stealth features. (WIRED) -- The new Apple TV could be Steve Jobs' best sleight-of-hand trick yet. During his modest introduction of the device, ...
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It's official: Shuttle tank program over in La.
BusinessWeek
By ALAN SAYRE After 37 years of playng a major role in the US space program, Lockheed Martin Corp. made it official: the era of building space shuttle fuel tanks at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility is over, along with scores of jobs. ...
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Flintstones Inspire New Google Doodle: Going Back In Time
LANewsMonitor.com
It is no secret that any time that when it is a time for celebration for Google, it is also a time for a Doodle. So, it was no surprise to anybody when the search homepage featured the legends of Freddie Flintstone and his wife Wilma and the rest of ...
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Google Street View hits Antarctica
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By Shane McGlaun on Fri Oct 1st, 2010 0 Comments It's odd to me that Google Street View has limited Street View offerings for my town of 100000 people yet it now has Street View for Antarctica. The least populated continent on earth with more penguins ...
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