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46 min ago | Austin American-Statesman

Report provides more evidence of PC rebound

Is the personal computer industry on a rebound? On Monday, research firm Gartner Inc.

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Related Topix: PC, Computers, Gartner, Microsoft, Software, Laptops/Notebooks

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Computerworld

PC market crash averted, says Gartner

Reversing earlier doom-and-gloom forecasts, Gartner Inc. now expects global PC shipments to grow 2.8% this year.

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Related Topix: Gartner

Blogging Stocks

Job hunting in a social media world: 95% LinkedIn, 59% Facebook

Filed under: Internet , Employees , Media World , Technology An unemployment rate of 10.2% means that serious jobseekers are using every tool they can find.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Life, Holidays, Christmas

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Loaded Gun

Actor Tom Cruise gives Boston an online high-five

Tom Cruise, who began filming the locally shot James Mangold action comedy " Knight & Day " with Cameron Diaz on Tuesday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, South Boston (Boston, MA), Charles River Associates

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Cw56.com

Tom Cruise thanks city, but may need lesson in landmarks

Tom Cruise showed some love for the Hub on his Web site. The actor sang praises to the city after his recent movie shoot with co-star Cameron Diaz in and around the Boston area.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Charles River Associates

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Hispanic Business

Obama's Job Approval Rate Drops Below 50 percent

Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as U.S. president, a poll released Friday said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

MarketWatch

Computer sales ticking up, not at Dell

Its fiscal third quarter results, which ended October 31, were a pretty dismal look at how Dell /quotes/comstock/15*!dell /quotes/nls/dell appears to be losing market share, as revenue and earnings continues to slide.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Dell, Gartner

Medical News Today

Some Physicians Say New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Unlikely To Alter Their Practices

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 6:00 PST One day after the release of new breast cancer screening guidelines, many physicians and some medical groups are saying that they do not plan to adopt the new recommendations -- which represent a drastic change -- the reports .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Women's Health, Advisory Board Company The, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, Frank Pallone

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Lehman claims may total up to 1 trilllion

The number of claims against collapsed Lehman Brothers could top $1 trillion , according to the man running the investment bank's liquidation.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Financial Services, Investment Services, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Adweek

Online News Content? Make It Cheap

A survey finds nearly half of its respondents saying they would be willing to pay for news online -- but not very much - Mark Dolliver Information wants to be free, says one Internet Age mantra, but struggling publishers need to get paid.

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Related Topix: Social Software

Pharmaceutical Online

Personalized Medicine Drives Multiple Markets, Finds Frost &...

Mountain View, CA./PRNewswire/ a ' With the launch of several companion diagnostics over the past year, we have officially entered the personalized medicine era.

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BusinessWeek

Bankers poised to help Ch...

The number of U.S.-dollar millionaires in China is expected to nearly double in five years, luring private bankers eager to help them invest an expected combined wealth over $7.6 trillion by 2013, Boston Consulting Group said on Thursday.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Bloomberg

Suitmakers in London Signal Swing to U.K. Conservatives as Brown Stumbles

Accountants, management consultants and custom tailors are donating increasing time and expertise to Britaina s Conservative opposition, anticipating the party will beat Prime Minister Gordon Brown in next yeara s election.

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Related Topix: Conservatives (UK)

Canada.com

Toronto touted as financial hub

The Canadian flag is seen on top of a flagpole in the midst of Toronto's financial district.

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WebWire

Gartner Says Context-Aware Computing Will Be a $12 Billion Market By 2012

Sydney, Australia, Enterprises can leverage context-aware computing to better target prospects, increase customer intimacy, and enhance associate productivity and collaboration, according to Gartner, Inc.

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Related Topix: Gartner, Science, Computer Science, Australia, World News, Social Software

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Dealbreaker

Lehman Wants Its Money Back

Lehman Brothers may be dead, but its earthly representatives are challenging the well-established legal precedent of "tap tap, no takebacks" in an effort to extract $10 billion from Barclays .

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Related Topix: Lehman Brothers Holdings, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Investment Services

Unstrung

Asia Hits 2B Mobile Connections

On the eve of the 2009 Mobile Asia Congress, the GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, issued key findings that underscore the strength and success of the Asia Pacific mobile industry.

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ITWorld Canada

How Nortel optical networking sale will change industry

Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent are among the possible bidders looking to expand their optical networking businesses.

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Related Topix: Nortel Network, Telecom, CIENA, Gartner

SOA World Magazine

Red Hat Named Large Technology Company of the Year by North Carolina Technology Association

Red Hat, Inc. , the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced it has been named Large Technology Company of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association in its 2009 NCTA 21 Awards.

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Related Topix: Red Hat, Software, Right Management Consultants, CIO News

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The New York Observer

McKinsey Gets A New Gig

At least someone is doing well in the cratering media landscape. Forbes reported late Friday that McKinsey & Company --the surprisingly young, "kind of hot" consultants who recently cut a swath through Conde Nast --are headed over to The Wall Street Journal , and then on to the rest of Dow Jones.

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