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Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Microsoft is to build another large data center, this time in Virginia, despite scaling back plans for an earlier facility in Iowa.

Microsoft will spend US$499 million to build a data center in Mecklenburg County in Southern Virginia, the state’s Governor Bob McDonnell announced in a statement Friday. About 50 people will work at the facility. [Read more] from http://www.pcworld.com

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From M&A to R&D, Cloud is Driving IT Activity

August 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Still wondering if cloud computing is the real deal, if it will find its way to a data center near you? I suggest looking back at the last several months (or year) of vendors girding their loins in preparation for an inevitable battle in the cloud. As I posit in my weekly column on GigaOM Pro, whether they’re buying, building or buddying up, vendors are surrounding their core competencies with everything they’ll need to compete in an increasingly integrated IT market. [Read more] from http://cloud.gigaom.com.

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Windows Phone 7 Marketing: Message More Important than Money

August 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Microsoft is reportedly set to spend half a billion dollars on a marketing blitz to promote the upcoming launch of Windows Phone 7. For the sake of the success of Windows Phone 7, hopefully Microsoft understands that getting the right message in front of the right people is more important than randomly filling media with advertising. [read more] via http://www.pcworld.com

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August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Gmail Offers Free Phone Calls
Gmail users could soon be able to place and receive voice calls from within their Gmail in-boxes as part of a new service integrated into Google Chat. [read more]

ASUS prepping Eee PC 1015PN/PEM versions with new dual-core Atom
When Intel released the details on its dual-core, mobile Atom N550 processor earlier this week ASUS was one of the first to raise its hand with a netbook sporting the new CPU. Well, now we’ve got a few more details on the forthcoming Eee PC. [read more]

Apple and Google prepare for mobile ad war
The mobile advertising business is puny. But don’t tell that to Google and Apple. [read more]

Eight Clever Ways to Take Advantage of Free Calling in Google Voice
You already know Gmail integrated with Google Voice for free phone calls (and cheap international calls) from your inbox. But apart from using it to a friend, Gmail’s new phone calling capabilities introduce a lot of cool capabilities to your inbox. [read more]

Docs.com Update adds tags support, search, sort and filter, and new Social Doc Templates
Back in April, Microsoft FUSE Labs released Docs.com, a service which ties in Facebook with Office Web Apps to let you share documents with your friends on the social network. [read more]

Apple Doesn’t Target Markets. It Targets People
It’s fascinating to watch enterprise adoption of Apple technology given its apparent disdain for this market. According to The Wall Street Journal, businesses are tripping over themselves to justify iPad purchases, just a few years after they resisted the rise of the Mac and rejected the iPhones in their midst. [read more]

Netflix update brings iPhone, iPod touch support
Netflix update brings iPhone, iPod touch support. [read more]

Intuit and Mophie Team Up For Complete Credit Card Solution
If you’ve been looking for a better way to accept credit cards with your iPhone, Intuit and Mophie have teamed up and may just have the perfect solution for you. [read more]

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August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Ubuntu Is Ready For A Multi-Touch Future
As more and more touch based devices flood the market, open source community is looking for support to such devices in the Linux distros. Ubuntu is almost ready to take on the proliferation of such devices in their upcoming Ubuntu 10.10.10 (Maverick Meercat Release) in October of this year. [read more]

Report: Apple to launch 7-inch iPad by Christmas
Apple is readying another tablet similar to the iPad but with a 7-inch touchscreen for launch as early as the end of this year, according to a major Taiwanese newspaper. [read more]

An iPad at the office: Can it work as a PC?
In some cases, you can get rid of your laptop — but only after figuring out app, data-access, keyboard, display, and power issues. [read more]

Microsoft and Google fight over email, but agree on $5 inboxes
The total cost is actually about $10 per user, but that’s still cheaper than on-premise email by $3 to $7 [read more]

The danger of cloud silos
In many instances clouds will just become a set of new silos, diminishing the value of IT if we’re not careful [read more]

Cloud security 101: Start cramming now
Cloud computing represents a major shift in the way you do IT security, so you’d best bone up in the name of job security. [read more]

Top 15 Google Apps For Business
The Google Apps Marketplace is a gold mine for businesses offering dozens, if not hundreds, of generally inexpensive, cloud-based software solutions for everything from project planning to invoicing. Here are 15 of the best. [read more]

12 Essential Android Apps For SMBs
Fueled by innovative new handsets and a growing number of apps, Android smartphones have emerged as a legitimate competitor to the iPhone. For businesses users, selecting the best Android apps is crucial to harnessing the power of mobility. To help you hone in on the apps that will boost your productivity, we’ve selected 12 essential apps for small and midsize business users. [read more]

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