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In this Issue Sandia Lab celebrates original "Mr. Clean" the clean room inventor Google offers 10 times as many cloud computing options, plus drops prices 7 Most Important Tech Trends Of 2012 Creepy surveillance: Mannequins secretly record shoppers and profile behaviors Cyber Monday bust: US law enforcement joins in world-wide seizure of 132 domain names Tips for Leaving Your Job the Right Way Psy's Gangnam Style tops Bieber's Baby More people are Facebook friends with exes than current mates Taking 'Internet answers' for granted Will.i.am to unveil new iPhone camera accessory this week Windows XP's countdown to retirement: T-minus 500 days Disney robot plays catch, juggles Cool Yule Apps: 13 new things to put onto your iPad or tablet WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Expert Evaluation of 11 UC Vendors This must-read publication features independent research from Gartner, providing a wealth of information around Unified Communication systems. Unified Communications vendor ratings, along with their strengths and cautions, are provided. This report delivers the information needed to evaluate Unified Communications solutions. Learn more. Sandia Lab celebrates original "Mr. Clean" the clean room inventor Sandia National Laboratories physicist Willis Whitfield, 92, passed away earlier this month and left a technological legacy that continues to reverberate today: The legendary clean room. Read More Google offers 10 times as many cloud computing options, plus drops prices Google on Monday announced a significant ramp-up of its infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud offering, upping the number of virtual machine sizes available on its platform across the United States and Europe from four to 40. Read More 7 Most Important Tech Trends Of 2012 Technology trends can come and go with little more than a (Google) Wave, but seven trends of 2012 are here to stay. Some came out of nowhere, while others emerged after years of development. Read More Creepy surveillance: Mannequins secretly record shoppers and profile behaviors It's doubtful you ever stop to think about all of the overhead security surveillance cameras in stores, but you are aware it's there. A new twist on secretly spying on shoppers would put the camera at your eye level because it is hidden in the eye socket of $5,130 Almax mannequins. If you think dolls are a bit creepy, then how about life-sized dolls that can record a shopper's "age range; gender; race;... Read More Cyber Monday bust: US law enforcement joins in world-wide seizure of 132 domain names A team of world-wide law enforcement agencies took out 132 domain names today that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise online. Read More Tips for Leaving Your Job the Right Way Who hasn't wanted to throw up their hands and just walk out? Don't do it. Learn the proper etiquette for leaving your job and ensure that your career and reputation remain intact after you leave your current position. Read More Psy's Gangnam Style tops Bieber's Baby Someone will have to break the news to Justin Bieber that his Baby video is now the No. 2 all-time most-viewed video on YouTube, having just been surpassed by, yes, Psy's insufferably inane Gangnam Style. The latter has been watched on YouTube 805 million times as of this morning. If you've never and want to: Read More More people are Facebook friends with exes than current mates (Photo via http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemaegan/) More people are Facebook friends with their exes than their current relationship partner, according to new research on social media use by the University of Edinburgh business School. Read More Taking 'Internet answers' for granted That there is nothing unusual about either of these anecdotes is what makes them so remarkable. First one: For weeks on my Sunday morning trip to the grocery store, I have noticed a large and growing array of ground-based solar panels - dozens of them -- just off Rte. 495 northbound in Westborough, Mass. Each time I've asked myself, "What's up with that?" And each week by the time I've returned home... Read More Will.i.am to unveil new iPhone camera accessory this week With the holiday shopping season in full swing, there are certainly no shortage of iOS accessories from which to choose from. But next week may see the introduction of a particularly interesting accessory. And believe it or not, the man behind this accessory is none other than Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am. Read More Windows XP's countdown to retirement: T-minus 500 days We are now less than 500 days from the end of support for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Office 2003. Looking at the size of the existing XP population, that makes me rather nervous. Read More Disney robot plays catch, juggles Disney robot plays catch, juggles A humanoid robot from Disney Research can play catch and even juggle thanks to motion tracking from Microsoft Kinect sensors. From: networkworld Views: 63 6 ratings Time: 01:05 More in Science & Technology Read More Cool Yule Apps: 13 new things to put onto your iPad or tablet Read More
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