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WiGig Alliance to consolidate activities in Wi-Fi Alliance

Dong Ngo — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:05:09 PST

The Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Gigabit Alliance announce plans to consolidate the multigigabit WiGig technology certification and development efforts under the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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IT hiring remains strong, says survey

Donna Tam — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:05:40 PDT

Employment is not an issue if you have IT training. Seventy-eight percent of employers are filling IT positions before they fill slots in other departments, according to a survey.

Top 15 movies not out on Blu-ray

David Carnoy — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:13:00 PDT

Our list is starting to dwindle, but there are still some favorites that haven't been released yet on Blu-ray.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Starbucks takes mobile payments to UK and Canada

Donna Tam — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:25:11 PDT

The company continues its global expansion by rolling out its app, which now allows customers to lay out for their lattes with PayPal, to two more countries.

iPhone 5: 15 most-wanted features

David Carnoy — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:10:00 PDT

Still waiting for an iPhone 5? So are we. Here's an updated look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

Mmm...Donuts: Domain name company eyes a diverse Web

Donna Tam — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:14:00 PDT

Domain name registry says $100 million in funding and 307 top level domain applications will cure .com ennui.

Originally posted at News - Internet & Media

Top 20 tough iPhone 4 and 4S cases

David Carnoy — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:54:00 PDT

If you're looking for a rugged case that will keep your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S protected and help it survive a drop unscathed, check out our list of highly protective iPhone 4/4S cases.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

NASA's new Mars rover, Curiosity, kills time on Twitter

Eric Mack — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:29:54 PDT

The $2.5 billion science lab still has millions of miles and plenty of tweets to go on its journey to the Red Planet.

Originally posted at Crave

Data mining's adult challenges

Gordon Haff — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:17 PST

The tools to analyze disparate data sets are getting better and cheaper. But the practice will increasingly bump against the boundaries of privacy comfort zones.

Originally posted at The Pervasive Data Center

Litigation lunacy: Silicon Valley's lost its collective mind

Charles Cooper — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:15:40 PST

The dreary details differ, but the same theme informs--we're good, they're bad, and dear judge: would you please kneecap these guys for us?