Tuesday, March 12, 2013

China Hacks: Time To Play Offense? | IT Age Discrimination: You're Not The Dinosaur

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Between The Lines Columnist IT Age Discrimination: You're Not The Dinosaur
By Jonathan Feldman
In our discussion of IT ageism, many IT pros say they feel caught in a hiring trap. Don't wait for some big, slow and stupid organization to snap you up.

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IT Talent Shortage Or Purple Squirrel Hunt?
IT Age Discrimination Or Employee Inertia?

China Hack Attacks: Play Offense Or Defense?
The Chinese government has been blamed for launching cyber-espionage APT attacks against U.S. businesses.

Google Vs. Zombies -- And Worse
Take an inside look at how Google prepares for catastrophes, from flesh-eating zombies to earthquakes.

Google Preps $7 Million "Wi-Spy" Case Settlement
Google reportedly will settle with 30 states over its controversial Street View Wi-Fi hotspot sniffing program that was undertaken by a "rogue engineer."

12 Open Educational Resources: From Khan to MIT
Higher education can now tap into an explosion of educational resources that are free to view, download and modify.

Apple Ups Security For App Store
Apple begins using secure Web pages -- HTTPS -- for all App Store communications, to protect against password theft and other potential problems.

Is Your Data Big Enough For Big Data?
Convinced you need a big data platform to manage your organization's expanding volumes of information? A traditional database may be good enough.

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Google Nexus 4 Phone Slick, But Limited
Google's flagship Nexus 4 phone is a compelling entry in a crowded marketplace. During my testing the Nexus 4 proved a reliable, capable piece of hardware. The display is great, and its size and weight make it easy to slip into a pocket. But, there are some hardware limitations that will likely deter people from buying it — the 3G only, no micro SD expansion, most notably.

10 Best Android Apps Of 2012
Check out these 10 gems that stood out from the crowd of 700,000 Android apps.

Chromebook Pixel: My First Week Living In Cloud
After forsaking all other PCs for a week to work with just a Chromebook Pixel and an iPhone, I learned a few lessons about the post-PC era.

Windows 8 Sales Stall: 3 Strategies
Microsoft appears to have a plan for revitalizing Windows 8. But will it be enough to overcome the OS's disappointing launch?

9 Must-Know Java Security Facts
More than half of all Java users are still using Java 6, which Oracle officially retired last month. Is it time for a consumer recall?

 

SLIDESHOWS
12 Open Educational Resources: From Khan to MIT
Higher education can now tap into an explosion of educational resources that are free to view, download and modify. That's disruptive to commercial textbooks, media and assessments.   View Now

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Bob Metcalfe Plans Ethernet's 40th
The 'Father of Ethernet' comes back to PARC, the scene of the crime, to talk about Ethernet's future -- including a 40th birthday bash in May.   Watch

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CES 2013: It's A Wrap!
CES; the car show

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Top Stories of the Day // March 12, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Mar 12, 2013

Chinese Version Of Samsung Galaxy S IV Apparently Captured In Hands-On Video

A video of a device purporting to be the Samsung Galaxy S IV has landed on YouTube. It shows a large handset, initially with the back off and the battery... read more

Pinterest Launches New Data Analytic Tool For Businesses As It Prepares To Monetize

Pinterest has started rolling out Pinterest Web Analytics, a tool that will allow businesses to see how many visitors the content-sharing service is referring... read more

Google Now Coming To The Desktop, Per Chromium Builds For Windows And Chrome OS

Google Now on Android is one of the more genuinely exciting developments for that mobile OS in recent memory, and new evidence today signals it's on its way to... read more

Google Details Glass Mirror API At SXSW, Shows Off Gmail, NYT, Evernote And Path Integrations

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Google Shopping Express Test Partners Include Target And Other Local SF Stores

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The Gigabot 3D Lets You Print Things That Are Bigger Than A Few Breadboxes

Austin-based re:3D just started a Kickstarter campaign for the Gigabot, a large-format 3D printer designed to build things on a 24x24x24 inch built envelope,... read more

With Mobile Apps And Hardware, YC-Backed Automatic Launches To Help You Get More Out Of Your Car

Automatic wants to help people drive smarter. To do so, it's got two main components: There's a small hardware dongle that connects to a car's onboard computer,... read more

Users Have Low Tolerance For Buggy Apps - Only 16% Will Try A Failing App More Than Twice

The mobile app ecosystem isn't poised to decline any time soon, according to a new study from Compuware, which finds that the majority of smartphone users (85... read more

Russia's Avito Becomes World's 3rd Biggest Classifieds Site After $570M Deal With Naspers

South Africa's Naspers has agreed to merge its two Russian online classified Web site with Avito in a $570 million deal that will make Avito the world's third... read more

MeeGo To MOOCs, Ex-Nokians Launch Eliademy To Put Education In The Cloud

Legend has it that Anssi Vanjoki, the ex-Nokia VP who many inside the company once thought would be its next CEO, used to refer to the now-defunct MeeGo OS team... read more

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Today’s articles on technology stocks

Editors' Picks

Rovi Corporation: A Case Study In The Value Of Intellectual Property by Mike Arnold

EZchip: Immediate Competitive Threats, Customer Defections And An Unsustainable Valuation by Kerrisdale Capital Management

Application Software

IHS' CEO Presents at Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference (Transcript)

Microsoft Positioned For Unrivaled Enterprise Ecosystem by Filip Hansson

Why Oracle Playbook Points To Acquisition Of Broadsoft by Josh Burwick

Communication Equipment

Nokia Makes The Right Move With Lumia 520 by Peter Pham

Diversified Communication Services

BlackBerry: Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire by George Kesarios

BlackBerry Won't Jump Into The Low-End Market by Jacob Steinberg

RRSat Global Communications Network's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

BlackBerry Needs A Cheaper BB10 Handset And Fast by George Kesarios

Diversified Computer Systems

IBM, Or Amorous Aspirations Of A Middle-Aged Gentleman by Ed Liston

Why Book Value Does Not Matter For Buffett's IBM Investment by Michael Fu

Buy IBM Now, Before It's Too Late by Stock Gamer

Diversified Electronics

Pulse Electronics' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Suntech Power May Already Be In Bankruptcy by Stirling Capital Management

Internet Information Providers

Renren's Massive Loss: Investors Shouldn't Panic by Sarfaraz A. Khan

Groupon CEO Search To Hurt Share Price by Ryan Perlowin

Pandora's Market Share Is Improving, But Profitability Continues To Flounder by Valuentum

13 Reasons Zynga Is A Strong Buy by The Masked Trader

Smartphones Will Drive Growth At Yelp by Skeptical Engineer

Pandora's Earnings Show Improved Mobile Monetization, Though Cost Concerns Remain by Trefis

Google's 'Project Glass': An Over-Hyped Hobby by Forward Looking Guru

Renren Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

3 Catalysts That Could Push Yahoo To New Highs by Wall Street Artist

Multimedia & Graphics Software

Rovi Corporation: A Case Study In The Value Of Intellectual Property by Mike Arnold

Perfect World Company's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Scientific Games' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Personal Computers

Is Dell A Disaster Begging To Happen? by Thomas Sobon

Apple Is Significantly Undervalued by Buffett Junior

Why I'm Still Buying Dell At $14.30 by Ryan Perlowin

Apple-nomics And Gross Margins 101 by Chris Ridder

Apple: The Value Play by Abba's Aces

Should You Sell Google And Buy Apple? by Paul Zimbardo

Scientific & Technical Instruments

Analogic Management Discusses Q2 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

eMagin Corporation CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits

Anadigic Is A Strong Buy On Samsung Launch This Week by BuySellShort

Taiwan Semiconductor: Is There A Margin Of Safety? by Marc Melendez

Semiconductor - Specialized

First Solar Inc: Time To Buy? by Ed Liston

Canadian Solar Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

EZchip: Immediate Competitive Threats, Customer Defections And An Unsustainable Valuation by Kerrisdale Capital Management

For InvenSense, Short Interest Is Fuel In The Tank by Basileus

Semiconductor - Memory Chips

Trying To Decipher Micron by Stats Trader

Things Are Looking Up For Micron In More Ways Than One by Roy Lee

Technical & System Software

Infosys' Management Presents at Credit Suisse 15th Annual Global Services Conference (Transcript)

Others

Apple Could Be Headed To Tech Dividend ETF by Benzinga

Samsung's Sharp Investment Is Another Thorn In Apple's Side by Trefis

Bridgewater Likes These 3 Top Technology Leaders by FAF Research

The Tech Stocks That Belong In Your Retirement Portfolio (Not Apple Or Google) by Matthew Frankel

Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard: Computer Systems Industry At Loggerheads? by Timing Best Buy


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Today’s articles on Dividends & Income

Editors' Picks

Sell Your Linn Energy And Pick Up Pioneer Southwest At A Cheaper Valuation, Bigger Yield by Thomas Lott

Income Investing Strategy

Looking For High Yield In Out-Of-The-Way Places: Business Development Companies by Marc Gerstein

A Stock Market Correction Shouldn't Matter If You Focus On Earnings And Dividends by Tim McAleenan Jr.

Charlie Munger Built His Fortune By Seeking Income First, Capital Gains Later by Tim McAleenan Jr.

My Dividend Growth Portfolio Strategy by Integrator

Amerco: Get In On A 40 P/E Sector For Less Than Half The Price by Antti Nikkanen

The Tech Stocks That Belong In Your Retirement Portfolio (Not Apple Or Google) by Matthew Frankel

Dividend Ideas

Sell Your Linn Energy And Pick Up Pioneer Southwest At A Cheaper Valuation, Bigger Yield by Thomas Lott

Pepsi's Latest Buyback Is Nothing To Cheer About by Tim McAleenan Jr.

Beach Energy's Huge Australian Assets Have Instant Credibility Now That Chevron Is Its Partner by David White

A Closer Look At Williams Partners' Distributable Cash Flow As Of Q4 2012 by Ron Hiram

Rotate Into UnitedHealthcare Group For Healthy Returns by TheGainMaker

Kinder Morgan Partners Is The Best Pick In The MLPs by IAEResearch

Ellington Financial Offers A 12.5% Yield And An Annualized Book Value Increase Of 34% So Far In 2013 by Albert Alfonso

Dividend Quick Picks & Lists

In Search Of Canadian Dividends: Part II by Cranky

17 BDCs - The Good, The Bad And The Maybe? Part 13: TCP Capital by BDC Buzz

Future Dividend Increase Candidates by Stock Market Joe

3 Dividend Paying Paper Products Companies Worth Considering For The Long Term by Matt Schilling

Which Of The 8 Best Yielding Semiconductor Companies Is Most Attractive To Dividend Investors? by Arie Goren

3 Terrific Dividend Stocks On Sale by Tradevestor

Bonds

The Price Of Political Uncertainty In Italy: How Much It Costs And Why It Could Be A Bargain by Francesco Checcacci

REITs

National Retail Properties: Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Investor

Captive Audience Pays Big Dividends - Lock In 5.6% Yield With Corrections Corp. Of America by Woody Johnson

CYS Investments Offers A 10.5% Yield And 10% Discount To Book Value by Albert Alfonso

The 2 Best mREITs To Buy Right Now by Regarded Solutions

Desperately Seeking Yield Through Equities Redux: Part 5 - Equity REITs by Philip Mause

Retirement

Tips For Kicking The Tires On Target-Date Funds by AllianceBernstein


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