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Apple may unveil a long-awaited portable tablet computer next month

Apple up sharply on tablet computer reports

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Apple Inc. shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Thursday following reports that the California company may unveil a long-awaited portable tablet computer next month.


Cost-cutting Yahoo to close offices for holidays

Technology / Business

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year's to help save money. The cost-cutting move ends a year in which Yahoo's revenue declined for the first time since 2001.


Temp workers not stuck in jobs and earn more than regular employees

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rather than being trapped in dead-end jobs, many people hired by temporary help agencies actually earn higher hourly wages and are better educated than permanent employees, and move quickly between temporary ...


Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract

Technology / Business

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist acknowledged Friday.


Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan

Technology / Business

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.


Today's children decide their school and career path early

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by ...


Adobe Systems announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide

Adobe cutting 680 jobs

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.


Steve Jobs, Apple CEO

Fortune crowns Steve Jobs 'CEO of Decade'

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.


Microsoft lays off 800 more workers worldwide

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it is cutting 800 more jobs. That's in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January.


More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook while at work

No Facebook at work in most US companies

Technology / Internet

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.


Corporations rethinking IT's role in cutting corporate costs, boosting productivity

Technology / Business

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The current recession has focused top information technology executives on cost-cutting, but they are not slashing jobs the way they did in previous economic downturns, according to a 2009 benchmark report commissioned by ...


Apple have sold more than 50 mln iPhone and iPod Touch devices

Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark

Technology / Software

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download mark.


Researchers find planning, positivism influence employment success at different stages

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs. The process can be tiring and, in such a competitive climate, receiving that final job offer is challenging. ...


New iPod Nano

Nano changes make it a fun little gadget

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

There really wasn't much Apple needed to do to its iPod nano, which the company claims is the world's best-selling MP3 player.


Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the new iPod Nano

iPod Nano to come with video camera

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple announced on Wednesday that it was adding a video camera to its iPod Nano and cutting prices of its wildly popular music players.