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Oracle's hiring of former HP CEO Mark Hurd gives it some expertise in integrated hardware and software, but it's unclear whether the company can topple HP and IBM without a services unit.

If you still think of Twitter as a useless joke, think again. A Washington Post sports writer is on suspension after a Twitter experiment backfired.

I'm trying to dig may way down the pile of things that came in over the past few weeks while I was busy addressing myself to other issues.Integrien announced its AliveVM at VMworld and was...

The new memory is non-volatile, offers fast sub-100 ns switching times, can be written 10,000 times and is fully compatible with current CMOS manufacturing processes. A 1,000 bit proof-of-concept...

The new memory is non-volatile, offers fast sub-100 ns switching times, can be written 10,000 times and is fully compatible with current CMOS manufacturing processes. A 1,000 bit proof-of-concept...

Even if Nvidia's recent roll out of graphics cards based on its new Fermi architecture has slightly dulled AMD's momentum in the graphics market, the Radeon brand is still rolling along, with...

Mark Hurd is now an Oracle President. The markets will likely be pleased but that still leaves open a large number of questions about strategy, acquisitions, Fusion, headcount...the list goes on.

Oracle has a new customer relations front man: Former HP CEO Mark Hurd. Oracle's move to name former Hurd as co-president is going to be interesting to watch from a customer relations perspective....

Ashlee Vance at The New York Times is saying that Mark Hurd is joining Oracle as President and that Charles Phillips has stepped aside. There was no mention of Phillips next move.The moves have...

Despite the superior user experience of the iPhone, Android has somehow gained a lot of momentum. I suggest it's not because iPhone is only available on AT&T, but because Android is the...

The first official Windows Phone 7 ad hits the web, and it promises that "the revolution is coming."

The first official Windows Phone 7 ad hits the web, and it promises that "the revolution is coming."

You don't come across many pro digital cameras making use of SD card memory because SD cards aren't as fast as CF cards. Well, not any more, as Toshiba unveils the world's fastest SDHC memory cards.

Can you be a consultant and still accept referral fees from a hardware or software manufacturer? Can you do it if you disclose these monies? The answer depends if you are a consultant or a...

A recording of a Skype conversation with Bill Kutik, the eminent independent Human Resources technology analyst who co-chairs the upcoming September 29 annual HR Technology Conference in...

Apple announced a refreshed iPod lineup, iOS 4 update, and the Apple TV this week. Samsung also revealed their Android tablet device as the fall tech releases kick up.

Hurd to Oracle? Really - then what about Catz and Philips? Who knows? None of us and that is for sure. Regardless, it makes for light entertainment in the run up to OOW.

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd is reportedly in talks to join Oracle in a move that adds up on many fronts.

Google's Achilles heel has always been privacy. Will this make a difference?

Most people won't argue that the now-censored adult services listings on Craigslist weren't the most tasteful and some were out and out bad news. But why the change of heart at Craigslist?