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Top 10: Windows 7 beta, Jobs' health, the economy againOpen in New Window
Macworld Expo (sans Steve Jobs) and the International Consumer Electronics Show (sans Bill Gates) got the new year off to a start, providing plenty of IT news this week. Jobs' decision to forgo g read more »
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Linux and Sun events chopped as recession bitesOpen in New Window
This time it's not personalIt may be a popular Linux distro, but that's not enough to tempt fans of Ubuntu into traveling to the American northwest to get the latest low down.… read more »
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Logitech cuts jobs and dumps guidanceOpen in New Window
"Logitech has withdrawn financial guidance for the year and will cut 15 per cent of staff." read more »
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Startup Tips: Surviving & Thriving in a Down EconomyOpen in New Window
This week's RWW Live podcast show was on the topic of how startups can navigate through the choppy waters of the current economy. We've already posted today on a two year old life-story repository s read more »
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OLPC Lays Off Staff, Blames Weak EconomyOpen in New Window
A U.S.-based project that aims to place low-cost laptops in the hands of children in developing nations is cutting half its staff, or about 30 jobs, citing tough economic times. read more »
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As Economy Falters, Prepaid Wireless GrowsOpen in New Window
MetroPCS and Leap Wireless continue to add subscribers at a rapid rate, but the companies still have a long way to go to catch up to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. read more »
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Taiwan moves to save chipmakersOpen in New Window
"The Taiwanese government is moving closer to a $6bn bailout of the country's chipmakers who are suffering from the credit crunch and falling prices for DRAM despite production cuts." read more »
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IP call centers will do well despite VoIP slowdownOpen in New Window
"Sales of IP contact centers will grow in 2009, but probably not as dramatically as they did in 2008 due to an expected slowdown in sales of IP telephony gear, according to a new Infonetics report." read more »
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