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Oracle’s expert ‘overreached’ in concluding Google owed up to $6.1B for infringent of Java patents with Android, judge said Friday IDG News Service – Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its Android operating system, court papers show. Best Microsoft MCTS Training,…
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Apple goes all in on multi-touch gestures in its new OS Computerworld – Apple has finally unleashed OS X 10.7 Lion, the revamped operating system for the company’s desktops and laptops. Lion is the latest in a string of major OS revisions released over the past 11 years, and this newest cat borrows some tricks…
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IDG News Service – Intel’s Atom microprocessor shipments declined during the second fiscal quarter of 2011, but the company reported strong profit growth even as it tried to diversify into the smartphone and tablet markets. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com Revenue from the Atom microprocessor and chipset fell to US$352…
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By Preston Gralla The new president of Microsoft’s server and tools business Satya Nadella recently claimed that cloud computing represents a big opportunity for Microsoft rather than a threat. Is that just empty bravado, or does Nadella have a clear picture of the future? Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com In a…
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Sole critical bulletin will fix flaws only in Vista and Windows 7 Computerworld – Microsoft today said it will issue four security updates next week, only one of which is pegged as critical, to patch 22 vulnerabilities in Windows and Visio 2003. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com Next Tuesday’s…
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The Windows 8 start screen merges the multi-touch, tile-based design of WP7 with desktop OS features for a completely new UI. Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky gave a sneak peek of the next version of Windows — code-named Windows 8 — at the Wall Street Journal’s D9 conference on Wednesday. Best Microsoft MCTS Training,…
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Microsoft has announced a free, 358-page book providing a detailed introduction to Windows CE 6.0. The downloadable Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Preparation Kit is intended as a text for students taking the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam, but is also useful generally, the company says. Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com…
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For his annual keynote at the Microsoft Wordwide Partner Conference, taking place this week in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner wasted little time challenging Microsoft’s many competitors. He flouted the supposed weaknesses of Cisco, IBM, Google, Oracle and others, letting attendees know that Microsoft is gunning for these companies’ business. Best…
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IT job seekers have real reason to hope. No fewer than 10,000 IT jobs were added to payrolls in May alone, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, reflecting a steady month-over-month increase since January. And in a June survey by the IT jobs site Dice.com, 65 percent of hiring managers and recruiters said they…
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We survey the cloud’s effects on nine classes of IT jobs: Architects and sys admins win, middle managers and tech specialists lose — what about you? Winners: System administrators Other than architects, the jobs undergoing the greatest change as cloud encompasses the data center are those involving hands-on system administration. Best Microsoft MCTS Training,…