Tweeted out of a job: The "Cisco Fatty" story Twitter is all a-tweet with the recent exchange between a prospective Cisco hire and another Cisco employee. The first wrote (the tweet has since been deleted): "Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work." The tweet was seen by a channel partner advocate for Cisco, who tweeted back. If you followed Network World on Twitter, you would have read this already. What Is Google Really Doing With Chrome? Google's decision to release new beta versions of its Chrome browser again raise questions about what the company hopes Chrome will accomplish. Is Chrome merely a browser, or is intended to be something more important? Microsoft cites design updates as economic booster Rather than being a time for retreat, the current tough economy presents an opportunity for designers to shine, a Microsoft official stressed Wednesday at the company's Mix09 conference for software designers and developers. Flying car takes off on first test flight Logging 37 seconds in the air, a prototype of a flying car completed its first test flight earlier this month in upstate New York. IT contractor indicted for sabotaging computer system An IT contract employee who formerly worked at an oil and gas production company in Long Beach, Calif., was indicted Tuesday on charges of sabotaging a computer system he helped set up because the company did not offer him a permanent job. Microsoft releases IE8, stresses security Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google. Browsers get hacked before phones at security show Mobile devices took the spotlight at the CanSecWest security conference Wednesday, but it was browser bugs that got all the attention at the show's popular hacking contest. Video: European satellite launches to study magnetic field Europe successfully launched its first Earth explorer mission on Tuesday. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is the first of a planned family of satellites that will study our planet and its environment. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. |
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