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  • Cloud Computing

    German Officials Take Aim at Facebook over Privacy Violations

    Don’t mess with the privacy of German citizens, is the message from the head of the Hamburg office for data protection. State official Johannes Caspar has reportedly initiated legal proceedings against the social networking behemoth Facebook, claiming the company illegally obtained data from German citizens not affiliated with the site, which boasts more than 500…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Collaboration

    Google App Inventor for Android Opens App Development to Everyone

    Google is opening up Android development to the masses with App Inventor for Android, a new development environment beta program that does not require coding or knowledge of development languages. Google introduced the tool at the App Inventor for Android site, which includes a video demonstration, tutorials and a way for users to sign up…

    Jessica Davis

  • Cloud Computing

    Google Tempers Apple, Facebook Competition Talk

    Idaho (Reuters) – Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt rejected any notion that Apple Inc or Facebook presented a threat to the web search leader’s business. Most people "assume that these are zero-sum games, which are battles to the death," said Schmidt, who spoke with reporters in a one-hour briefing on Thursday at Sun Valley…

    Channel Insider Staff

  • Cloud Computing

    Channel Looks to the Cloud as Microsoft Courts SMB Partners

    A report from research firm AMI-Partners found the rapid growth of cloud computing is making it much easier for small to medium-size business channel partners to provide a broader range of offerings on a 24/7 basis at a lower cost and with fewer IT staff, including services such as SaaS and managed IT services. The…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Collaboration

    Mobile Users at Home on the Web, Report Finds

    A report from Pew Research found as of May 2010, 59 percent of all adult Americans go online wirelessly, via a smartphone or on a notebook using a mobile broadband card. Roughly half of all adults (47 percent) use a notebook go online in this way, up from the 39 percent who did so at…

    Nathan Eddy

  • Careers

    Software Development, C# Among Top IT Skills in Demand, Dice Says

    Software development skills in general and C# development skills in particular saw more demand from employers in the most recent month, according to the July 2010 Dice Report from the online technology employment service and marketplace. Also in demand are those who have active government security clearance. “Virtualization and project manager fell off the list”…

    Jessica Davis

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