Friday, March 15, 2013

Inside Samsung Galaxy S 4's face and eye-tracking technology

Top 8 Cloud-Related Skills Employers Are Demanding

OMG! Dell looks to drive SDN standards

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March 15, 2013
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Inside Samsung Galaxy S 4's face and eye-tracking technology

Samsung on Thursday highlighted many new features in its latest Galaxy S 4 smartphone during a Broadway-style presentation, but was surprisingly quiet about the technology that tracks facial and eye movement, which could enhance the video and browsing experience on the device.

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1. Top 8 Cloud-Related Skills Employers Are Demanding

2. OMG! Dell looks to drive SDN standards

3. Advanced Galaxy S 4 features may overwhelm some users

4. Samsung unveils Galaxy S IV with novel camera design

5. Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents

6. Why VMware's hybrid cloud announcement could be a big deal

7. Bell Labs aims at getting more products to market faster

8. Facebook's Sandberg stirs debate among women in IT

9. Former Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack

10. INSIDER How to Avoid 15 Common IT Resume Mistakes

11. 10 top Google Reader alternatives

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Top 8 Cloud-Related Skills Employers Are Demanding

In today's tech job market, some scoff at the concept of job security. While there may be some truth to that, there are things you can do to stay ahead of the curve and keep your IT skills relevant. And perhaps the best way to stay in demand is to master the tech skills most directly related to the cloud. READ MORE

OMG! Dell looks to drive SDN standards

Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardize software-defined networking, Dell has proposed an SDN working committee within the Object Management Group. READ MORE

Advanced Galaxy S 4 features may overwhelm some users

For Samsung, the new Galaxy S 4 smartphone is full of promise with its spectacular hardware and software features, and the company hopes to sell millions of units of the phone. READ MORE

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Managing Performance of Critical Applications

In conducting a survey of more than 150 IT professionals with direct responsibility for business-critical applications, Forrester found that enterprises are supporting corporate objectives of productivity and efficiency, a typical trend in times of economic uncertainty. Read Now

Samsung unveils Galaxy S IV with novel camera design

Samsung has taken the wraps off of its new Galaxy S IV smartphone, which will support global LTE roaming and has front- and rear-facing cameras that can be used simultaneously, Samsung said. READ MORE

Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents

A jury in Texas found that Cisco Systems did not infringe four patents held by VirnetX Holding, according to court records. READ MORE

Why VMware's hybrid cloud announcement could be a big deal

Perhaps the biggest selling point for VMware's newly announced hybrid cloud strategy -- and the reason it could be a game changer in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market -- is because of the common platform VMware customers will now have between their private cloud internal systems and this new VMware-operated public cloud. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

Easing the Online Overload

Many transaction processing systems have reached their capacity limits, so the time is right to consider the potential for running tier 1 mission-critical workloads on opens standards. This white paper highlights the key components of a properly structured and highly optmized SQL Server OLTP reference architecture. Read Now!

Bell Labs aims at getting more products to market faster

Facing a rapidly evolving technology market, Bell Labs is paying more attention to projects that can bring it short-term gains, in areas such as software. READ MORE

Facebook's Sandberg stirs debate among women in IT

Sheryl Sandberg's belief that the women's revolution has 'stalled' and that 'men still run the world' may be true for the tech industry. Women are rejecting IT as a career. READ MORE

Former Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack

A former Tribune Company employee could face as much as 10 years of jail time over federal charges accusing him of conspiring with members of the hacker group Anonymous to hack into a Tribune website. READ MORE

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How to Avoid 15 Common IT Resume Mistakes

You have great IT skills and impressive technology experience, but if you don't present your background effectively in your resume, you career may be going nowhere. To help position yourself for success, we talk to career experts to identify the 15 most common resumes mistakes-and we offer advice on how to fix them. READ MORE

10 top Google Reader alternatives

As Google Reader goes gently into that good night, it's time to look for other RSS tools READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

End-To-End Application Acceleration Technologies

Download this 7-page survey-driven analysis by Forrester to learn how to overcome cloud-related performance issues by extending optimization to SaaS applications. Read now.

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