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FAA will let you use electronic devices during airplane takeoff and landing soon
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is convening this week to make sweeping changes to a long-debated ban on the use of electronic devices on airplanes during takeoff and landing, the New York Times reports. Read More
 


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Air Force wants technology that will let drones sense and avoid other aircraft
With an eye toward letting drones share the nation's common airspace, the Air Force has set out to find the technology that will let unmanned aircraft sense and avoid other airplanes in flight. Read More
 

Cisco to launch Insieme Nov. 6
It's official, but a month later than Cisco initially planned: Insieme Networks will debut in New York on Nov. 6. Read More
 

Cisco to debut new Catalyst access switch
Cisco next week is expected to unveil a new Catalyst access switch designed to converge wired and wireless networking. Read More
 

LinkedIn denies harvesting user email accounts without permission
LinkedIn denied over the weekend charges that the company breaks into the email accounts of its members without permission to harvest contacts' addresses. Read More
 

In another blow, Blackberry suspends Messenger rollout for iPhone, Android
BlackBerry suspended the initial rollout of BlackBerry Messenger to iPhone and Android over the weekend in another blow to the phone maker following a week of bad news. Read More
 

Gartner: 64% of organizations looking at Big Data projects this year
Gartner Monday said its survey of 720 companies asked about their plans to invest in Big Data gathering and analysis show that almost two-thirds are funding projects or plan to this year, with media/communications and banking firms leading the way. Read More
 

Apple blows away expectations with 9 million in iPhone sales this weekend
Forget the critics and naysayers, Apple's iPhone is still the must-have device in the smartphone market. While some analysts have written Apple off as a company that has already peaked, Apple's strong iPhone sales this past weekend prove otherwise. Apple, in just three days, sold over 9 million iPhone units, representing a new launch record for Apple's iconic device. Apple's press release announcing... Read More
 

Larry Ellison takes $1 salary, declines bonus, still lands $78 million
  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who consistently ranks among the highest paid CEOs in the U.S., took an 18% pay cut this year. His total compensation, valued at $78.4 million, is down from $96.2 million in 2012. Read More
 

 

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8 hot IT skills for 2014
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