January 31st, 2008 at 11:41pm Under Uncategorized
Google’s voracious appetite for new hires has eased off for the first time since the company went public in August 2004. In the last three months, the search giant added only 6 percent, or 889 people, to its employee roster–bringing Google’s worldwide headcount to 16,805, according to …
By Stefanie Olsen Continue Reading At Google, fewer ‘Nooglers’
January 31st, 2008 at 11:28pm Under Uncategorized
A still from the 3D film, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert, which opens Friday for a one-week theater run.
(Credit: Disney)
It’s not just screaming little tweens who are buzzing about Disney’s Hannah Montana 3D concert film, which open in theaters Friday for …
By Michelle Meyers Continue Reading Add online ticket sellers to Hannah Montana’s fan group
January 31st, 2008 at 10:09pm Under Uncategorized
Will Motorola's Razr 2 be one of the company's last cell phones?
(Credit: Motorola )
Motorola, the third largest cell phone maker in the world, may spin off its handset business as it tries to turn around its business, the company said Thursday.
In a statement issued …
By Marguerite Reardon Continue Reading Motorola considers ditching cell phone biz
January 31st, 2008 at 09:57pm Under Uncategorized
The reserve price on a valuable sliver of spectrum was reached in the Federal Communications’ 700 MHz auction on Thursday triggering rules that would make the spectrum accessible to any device or software application.
After the 17th round in the auction, a bidder for eight licenses in the “C” block …
By Marguerite Reardon Continue Reading Minimum bid hit in FCC auction triggering open access
January 31st, 2008 at 09:16pm Under Uncategorized
Updated at 1:50 p.m. PST with comments from Dell.
More changes are afoot at Dell. The Texas PC maker plans to shut down a Canadian call center and lay off almost 900 workers.
The Edmonton, Alberta, center in Canada will close during the second quarter to consolidate customer …
By Erica Ogg Continue Reading Dell to cut almost 900 jobs
January 31st, 2008 at 08:59pm Under Uncategorized
January 31 is the first anniversary of the day Boston panicked over “suspicious devices” that turned out to be a marketing campaign for a cartoon.
By CNET News.com - Media 2.0 Continue Reading On this day in history, remember the Mooninites
January 31st, 2008 at 08:59pm Under Uncategorized
Fellow Americans, on January 31, we celebrate the anniversary of what was undoubtedly one of the most hilarious faux-pas in homeland security: the 2007 Boston Bomb Scare.
For those who stepped in late, on January 31, 2007, the city devolved into mass hysteria (well, kind of) when police were alerted …
By Caroline McCarthy Continue Reading On this day in history, remember the Mooninites
January 31st, 2008 at 08:50pm Under Uncategorized
Google on Thursday said its fourth-quarter revenue rose more than 50 percent and profit rose 17 percent, but the figures were just short of Wall Street expectations. Shares were down more than 8 percent in after-hours trading as a result.
Net earnings were $1.21 billion, or $3.79 a …
By Elinor Mills Continue Reading Google earnings miss Wall Street estimates
January 31st, 2008 at 08:42pm Under Uncategorized
Last fall, Steve Ball, Microsoft’s program manager for sound in Vista, posted a blog entry explaining some of the reasons why Windows audio can be glitchy. (That was supposed to be “Part 1″ of a series; we’re still waiting for Part 2.)
(Credit: Microsoft)Today, Guardian writer Tim …
By Matt Rosoff Continue Reading Vista and pro audio
January 31st, 2008 at 08:14pm Under Uncategorized
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