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12 LinkedIn mistakes IT pros make
Don't wait until you decide to leave your current job to update your LinkedIn profile. Start today, and avoid these mistakes. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: Moovweb

Why Responsive Design Isn't Good Enough… And How to Fix It
This white paper digs into the responsive web design hype, discusses the pros and cons of this technique and proposes a next generation approach that doesn't force you to compromise. Read Now!

FTC awards $50k in prizes to cut off exasperating robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission today said it picked two winners out of nearly 800 entries for its $50,000 Robocall Challenge which dared technologists to come up with an innovative way of blocking the mostly illegal but abundant calls. Read More

8 things you might not know about Android
Some lesser-known facts about Google's mobile OS Read More

2013 NY Auto Show: Kia debuts Android-based infotainment system
The 2013 New York International Auto Show is in full swing this week, showcasing cars and trucks of all makes and models, and technology is taking center stage. Read More

100GB of free cloud storage ... with a catch
A variety of cloud services offer free storage to get users signed up and on a path to become paying customers. Normally these free offers start at 2GB and range on up to maybe 10GB. Read More

Military IT projects wracked with delays, increased costs, GAO finds
A U.S. government watchdog agency has found that nearly half of 14 large ongoing military IT projects are over budget and more than half are behind schedule. Read More

Tim Cook's apology letter eases Apple's tension with China
Yesterday we reported that Tim Cook, in an effort to assuage criticisms over Apple's warranty policies in China, posted an apology letter on Apple's Chinese website. Therein, Cook stressed that Apple does care about consumer feedback and outlined a number of steps Apple will take to improve its customer service in China. Some of these measures included: Read More

IT Career Tips to Avoid the Job Hopper Label
Times have changed in the IT job market. It used to be that being labeled a "job hopper" could have serious effect on your career potential, but in today's economy with corporate downsizings, big business bankruptcies and startup failures even some of the best employees have had the rug pulled out from under them. And it's not unusual for it to happen more than once to good IT workers. Read More

Tax time! We name the best PC-based solutions for filing your returns
The race is on. As procrastinators gather their W-2 forms and receipts, small-fry tax sites and apps battle with three full-fledged software programs--H&R Block at Home, TaxAct, and TurboTax--for your last-minute filing business. Choosing the right site, program, or app is a decision you shouldn't make in haste, because you don't want to find yourself lacking one or more of the forms you need, or paying more to file than you need to. Read More

Sorting out the Juniper data center switching puzzle
Last week, the esteemed Jim Duffy wrote this news article covering the release of the Juniper EX9200 data center switch. The article left many questions in my mind, including when should customers buy an 8200 now? What about QFabric? What types of customers are right for the beefiness of a product like the 9200? I had a chance to talk to Juniper about the product and I thought I'd clear up some questions... Read More

Samsung vs. Apple advertising spends are notable and …
Mobile industry analyst Horace Dediu this morning tweeted this set of interesting numbers that he says are gleaned from company reports. Read More

USPTO reinstates three Apple patent claims -- but not one key to $1.05B Samsung suit
The USPTO has reinstated three claims in an Apple patent it had earlier said it was minded to reject -- but not the claim involved in Apple's US$1.05 billion dollar lawsuit against Samsung, according to documents filed by Samsung with a Californian court on Monday. Read More

Is Android in the business world to stay?
It's official, and it's been official for a while -- Android is far and away the most popular smartphone OS in America. Ever since January 2011, when the platform surpassed RIM to take the top spot for the first time in comScore's monthly market share rankings, Google's operating system has continued to grow its user base, which accounts for 52% of the market as of this January. Read More

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8 things you might not know about Android

Some lesser-known facts about Google's mobile OS.

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