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Oracle, owner of the database by the same name, buys Sun Microsystems, owner of the very popular free license database MySQL. Oracle paid 7.4 billion for Sun in a bid that surprised the industry....
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Similar to Google Labs and Gmail Labs, Google launched a new development "playground" called Toolbar labs. This new lab will allow users to select features al a cart rather than have a fixed bundle...
Google's social network Orkut has never been popular outside of Brazil. Yet, instead of trying its hands again at another social website, Google has decided to make its regular tools become social...
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Time Warner recently offered a concession to strong public outrage regarding a proposed tiered billing policy. The tiered billing policy that Time Warner wanted to push through was to charge users...
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Tech companies have been encouraged to find and build attractive technologies and gadgetry for yellow cabs. The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) are looking for a range of devices and...
By the end of March, Toshiba lost 350 billion yen--resulting in 3900 job cuts by April. Many in the tech and internet industry are in the same boat. IBM has cut 5000 jobs, and Nortel has slashed 3200...
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The founders of StumbleUpon teamed up with a group of investors to buy back the company from eBay's ownership. This move may help the social network regain some of its lost popularity.
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Google offers developers an early look at the next generation of Android: Android 1.5 SDK. The 1.5 Platform will offer many new improvements and features--such as allowing more efficient development...
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A new tool offered by Digg--the new shortURL and toolbar service (also called Diggbar) has substantially increased its web traffic by essentially keeping web users within the Digg website as users...
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With the current rise in unemployed and a growing economic terror, companies are trying to find new ways to stay afloat or in a few cases thrive. Virgin Mobile just announced a flat 49.99 mobile rate...
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