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Japanese earthquake as seen by YouTube citizen journalism

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Japanese earthquake as seen by YouTube Citizen journalism
Social media sites like YouTubes's Citizentube showcase the earthquake from the digital cameras of those experiencing it. Here is a collection of the best videos. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain

Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons
Cloud server backup solutions reduce the burden of tape management and backup operations headaches, by automatically storing the data safely offsite to protect for disaster recovery purposes. This white paper discusses the top ten reasons why organizations are turning to cloud server backup. Read Now

WHITE PAPER: Polycom

Five Myths About Telepresence
It's expensive. It's complicated. It's impersonal. These are a few of the myths that we debunk in this eye-opening fact sheet. Visual communication is rapidly transforming the way people learn, live, and work. Don't let a few myths stand in the way of your business success. Read Now

Google launches Person Finder for Japanese quake victims
Google was quick to launch a version of its People Finder service to help people find each other in the wake of the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan Friday. Read More

Mobile phone outages reported after Japan quake
Japan's 8.9-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it spawned on Friday disrupted communications while killing an unknown number of people and causing major damage. Read More

Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to save 40% over the next five years by switching its financial management application to a cloud computing vendor -- a sign of the massive savings to come from the U.S. federal government's shift to the software-as-a-service model. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point

Ensuring Disaster Recovery with Equalizer and Envoy
In this paper, we'll explore how to use Coyote Point's Envoy to ensure 24x7 availability and fast connections for web content deployed at more than one geo¬graphic location or data center. See this and other independent product reviews available by clicking here. Read More

UPDATE: iPad 2 online orders to take 2-3 weeks
Apple has started taking online orders for the iPad 2 tablet Friday morning and its stores will begin sales at 5pm EST today. Read More

What reviewers are saying about iPad 2
Consensus: it's another winner.iPad 2. Here's a summary of what gadget blogs and tech news sites are saying in early reviews of iPad 2. The new device is little changed from the original: it's thinner and lighter, and has the same screen size and resolution (9.7-inch, 1024 x 768 pixels). On the front, there's 640 x 480 pixel webcam, mainly for Apple's FaceTime video calls; on the back, a video camera that can shoot 720p HD at 30... Read More

Cisco defrauder sentenced
Minnesota man receives a year for bilking company out of $388KA Minnesota man received a year in prison for scheming Cisco out of $388,000. Philip Webb of Brooklyn Park, MN., pled guilty late last year to defrauding Cisco in a spare parts scam. Read More


WHITE PAPER: PC Mall

Maintaining Continuity of Operations
Download this HP white paper to learn how to reduce the financial impact and maintain acceptable levels of productivity during an unplanned disaster. Read Now

FTC to take a closer look at debt collectors' use of high-tech tools
FTC holding public hearing on debt collectors' use of online tools, mobile communicationsWith the advent of a host of new or advanced technologies ranging from mobile communications to online data management,  available to debt collection companies, the Federal Trade Commission is out to make sure those companies aren't abusing their place in the business world. Read More

Calxeda's ARM chips designed for 480-core servers
Calxeda on Friday revealed initial details about its first ARM-based server chip, designed to let companies build low-power servers with up to 480 cores. Read More

Flip Floppers: When Tech Execs Contradict Themselves
Doing an about-face on key issues: It's not just for politicians anymore. Tech honchos like Ellison, Schmidt and Ballmer do it from time to time -- even the mighty Steve Jobs is guilty. Read More

AT&T CEO's compensation slips 6% to $27.3 million
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson received a smaller bonus and the company slashed the value of his executive perks in 2010, as the telecommunications carrier reported a slight uptick in revenue and a giant leap in net income compared to a year earlier. Read More

HP Shipping WebOS With All PCs Could Signal Beginning Of The End For Windows Dominance
What would have been unthinkable 5 years ago is reality todayWord came yesterday that all HP PCs will begin shipping with WebOS installed in a dual boot mode. The report was in Business Week but I saw it in the Washington Post. Read More



GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features.

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