Thursday, August 23, 2012

Building your 1st desktop PC: Not as scary as you think

Kids dive into tech at summer camp | Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products

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Building your 1st desktop PC: Not as scary as you think
I've long been curious about the process of building a computer from scratch, and, a couple of weeks ago, I finally took the plunge. While I was expecting a tortuous and highly technical process, the actual experience was far less painful. Read More


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WEBCAST: IBM

Changing the Competitive Dynamics of the Business
Date/Time: June 5, 2012, 11:00 a.m., EDT, 4:00 p.m. BST / 3:00 p.m. UTC Please join us for this webcast, as Dr. Barry Devlin, Founder and Principal, 9sight Consulting, describes what operational analytics can do for your business and reviews an architectural approach that will enable you to make it a reality. Register Now

Kids dive into tech at summer camp
Geek Squad Summer Academy to host nearly 10,000 kids across the U.S. this summer Read More

Microsoft reveals new logo to represent wealth of new products
After 25 years Microsoft is hanging up its old corporate logo in favor of a new one that includes a squared off version of its four-color window pane and a typeface that is more in line with its Windows 8 logo. Read More

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6 hottest IT certifications
IT professionals have always sought out certifications to give them a leg up in their career advancement efforts. But anecdotal evidence suggests that in today's job market, having a broad array of certifications is even more important for giving job-seekers a needed edge. Read More

Apple tries to quietly ax badly received 'Genius' ads
Apple is doing its best to yank its latest series of "Genius" ads -- which were widely derided for being silly and patronizing -- from the Internet. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Motorola

WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience
Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More.

Oakland says AT&T cell towers interfering with police radios
AT&T Wireless has partially disabled service at 16 cellphone towers in Oakland after the California city said they were interfering with its emergency communications system. Read More

Mobile-security firm Mocana gets $25 million in new funding
Mocana Thursday disclosed it has received $25 million in new venture capital funding led by Trident Capital, which sees the startup as a potentially major player in mobile security. Read More

Dell: Windows 7 sales will get us by until Windows 8 catches on
Windows 8 won't affect businesses PC purchases until sometime next year, at least that's what Dell officials say. Read More

100 million tablets to ship in 2012: report
Tablets shipments continued their scorching growth, with the April-June quarter setting a new record: nearly 25 million, according to ABI Research. By year-end, 100 million are expected to ship, the bulk of them Apple's popular iPad. Read More


WEBCAST: VCE/VMware

Demystifying Desktop Virtualization
Organizations faced with the growing costs and security concerns created by the quantity and diversity of personal computers and devices need a more secure, cost effective, flexible desktop environment. Now organizations can rapidly deploy a more secure, cost effective and flexible desktop environment. View Now

HP plots its recovery
In its 73 years, Hewlett-Packard has had bad quarters, but perhaps none like the one it posted Wednesday. Its $8.9 billion loss was huge, but there was little drama about it. Read More

9 programming tools tuned for JavaScript
Proprietary and open source IDEs and frameworks are rapidly evolving to accommodate increasing interest in JavaScript Read More

Building a PC: Safety tips and handy online resources
Finally, you've got all your components and you're ready to start building your PC. Before you dive straight in without reading the manuals for your products, let me just take a moment to laugh at you for being silly enough not to read the manuals. While I'm composing myself, here are key safety tips that everyone should know before trying to build a computer. Read More

LG announces that iPhone 5 display production has commenced
Apple hasn't sent out any official invitations just yet, but it's largely believed that Tim Cook and co. will unveil the iPhone 5 at a special media event slated to take place on September 12 to be followed by a launch on September 21. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the LG CEO Han Sang-beom recently announced that the company has started mass production on newer and thinner iPhone... Read More



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