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Gaiman: SOPA and PIPA are on the wrong side of history

Author Neil Gaiman The twin anti-piracy threats that were being considered by Congress — the SOPA bill in the House and the PIPA legislation in the Senate — have been put aside due to the storm of controversy and criticism … Continue reading

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Google to shut down Picnik and more side projects

Google is once again shutting down a number of side projects and businesses, including the online photo editing web site Picnik, the data management system Needlebase and more. Read more… Neowin.net

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Oracle learns the dark side of hardware

Oracle is finally learning that the hardware business is not the software business — traditionally known for its fat margins. Revenue for the company’s Sun Microsystems-rooted hardware business fell 14 percent in the fiscal second quarter, ended November 30, compared to … Continue reading

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Examining the dark side of the remote worker

The growing global remote workforce has had a big impact on business, giving employees more flexibility to slice and dice their personal and business lives and make the most efficient use of time.  But there’s a dark side to detached … Continue reading

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iCloud snafus point to dark side of consumer cloud

Apple’s highly anticipated iCloud consumer cloud service went live last week in a debut marred by snafus that show that cloud providers still have some kinks to work out. In short: Consumers are ready for the cloud–Apple claims 20 million … Continue reading

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