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Android device makers chase Apple with cloud strategies
The importance of bundling services and software with mobile devices is finally resonating with Android device makers as they compete with Apple, and some of them outlined their cloud strategies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Read More


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Apple will shatter Mac, iPad, iPhone sales records, say analysts
Signs that Apple's sales will continue on a feverish pace continue to accumulate, Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities said today. Read More

MLK and Open Source: 2 Degrees of Separation
On Tuesday evening, my teen daughter and I had some quality bonding time over milkshakes and the first season of Star Trek, which was timely considering the conversation I'd have the next day with a couple of NASA employees. Read More

10 most powerful cloud companies
Virtually every vendor has a cloud story to tell. But here are 10 companies that have distinguished themselves as the leaders in cloud computing, either by being first to market, by offering the broadest and deepest set of cloud services or by taking a leadership role in the cloud revolution. Read More


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This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More

Computerized language translation started 58 years ago with IBM and Georgetown University
Hard to imagine but it has been 58 years since IBM and Georgetown University teamed up to run what they said was at the time the first English-to-Russian language computer translation program. Read More

Apple confirms aluminum dust caused Chinese factory explosions
Apple today confirmed that explosions last year at Chinese plants of two of its parts suppliers were caused by excessive aluminum dust. Read More

25 useful iPad business apps
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A tablet for under a Benjamin?
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