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Smart pens and other top business gadgets from 2011
Usually when you think of business gadgets, you don't think cool. You think of shoulder-breaking corporate laptops and phones that seem hopelessly out of date. Times are changing, with cool consumer tech starting to seep into often staid workplaces. A recently released global survey of 4000 workers by Accenture found #Battery charger #BestOf2011 #business gadgets #Handheld projector #Smartphone
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Biggest strike since the 70s cripples UK
More than two million British public sector workers are striking today over pension cuts in what the BBC was calling “the biggest walkout for a generation”. Over 30 public sector unions will take part and the Trades Union Congress said that it would be the biggest strike since 1.5 #NewsTracker #Pension #Public sector workers #Strike #United Kingdom
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Tech hub: What Ireland did right to land Twitter
London - Twitter is launching its international headquarters in Ireland, home to a number of other tech and social media companies. Befitting such an announcement, the Irish Industrial Development Authority tweeted: “Ireland is trending. Twitter to establish international office in Dublin. #idairl” Dublin will be Twitter’s third office outside of the #Republic of Ireland #Silicon Valley #Tax #Twitter
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Carol Bartz gets a golden goodbye from Yahoo!
Despite having been unceremoniously shown the door with a curt phone call, Carol Bartz will enjoy what can only be described as a golden goodbye from Yahoo. Bartz will walk away from Yahoo with $3 mn in cash, plus a partial bonus for 2011 that will be valued between #Carol Bartz #TechBuzz #Yahoo!
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Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates: Who will have the greater legacy?
Apple is within striking distance of becoming not only the world's most valuable technology company but the world's most valuable company full stop. It is now worth more than Intel and arch-rival Microsoft combined. The epic battle of the tech world—Microsoft versus Apple—seemed decided long ago, with Bill Gates #Bill Gates #BuzzPatrol #Steve Jobs
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Is AOL heading for second corp divorce, this time with HuffPo?
America Online's merger with Time Warner is seen as the worst corporate merger ever. Now, analysts think that AOL is going for a perfect record, two-for-two, in terms of bad corporate marriages. Less than six months after AOL bought Arianna Huffington and the site that bears her name #AOL #AOL Time Warner #Arianna Huffington #Huffington Post
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Without a friend request, IB is still watching your FB page
You probably won't see a Facebook or Orkut friend request from the Intelligence Bureau anytime soon, but law enforcement and intelligence agencies around the world are already watching your walls and eavesdropping on your updates. They also want access to your mobile email, your Skype calls and instant messages. The Intelligence #Intelligence Bureau #Internet #Surveillance #TechTalk
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Murdochs in showdown with British government
Bowing to ever-mounting pressure, News Corp withdrew its bid on Wednesday for the remaining 61% of BSkyB that it doesn't already own. The bid was withdrawn after British Prime Minister David Cameron joined voices from all three major parties urging Rupert Murdoch and News Corp to abandon the bid. “What has happened #BSkyB #InThisCorner #News Corp #Rupert Murdoch
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Cameron announces broad, deep enquiry into hacking
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a broad, multi-pronged enquiry into the growing scandal around Rupert Murdoch's newspapers, press regulation and allegations of police corruption relating to the scandal. Pressure is increasing daily on embattled News International executive Rebekah Brooks and on News Corps' bid for the satellite broadcaster BSkyB. Opposition leader #David Cameron #News Corporation #News of the World #Rupert Murdoch #WhoSaidWhat
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British Watergate: The scandals mount against Murdoch’s empire
The hacking scandal threatening Rupert Murdoch's media empire grows deeper by the day with allegations that private investigators working for the firm targeted not only mobile phones, but also credit card and bank accounts, medical records and and possibly computers. The focus of the scandal has been 'hacking' into mobile #News Corporation #News of the World #Rupert Murdoch #TechTalk


