News from ZDNet | | | IT companies in India back to hiring in numbers Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Accenture and Cognizant have started hiring students from across the campuses revising their hiring guidances. Read more | | Ford launches app, charger to go with Focus Electric Ford on Friday unveiled its new Focus Electric vehicle, the first installment of five electric vehicles to be delivered by 2013. Ford is also launching a series of features and services ranging from apps to charger installation to enhance adoption. Read more | | CES: Skype officially launches group video calling packages LAS VEGAS -- Skype unveiled a new networking feature at CES 2011 this week: group video calling for consumers and enterprises. Read more | | Apple, shareholder joust over CEO succession plan proposal Apple shareholders will vote on a proposal that would require the company to "disclose a written and detailed succession planning policy" in case CEO Steve Jobs becomes ill again. Apple said the proposal is micromanagement. Read more | | CES: Samsung reveals 4G LTE smartphone At CES 2011, Verizon and Samsung announced the latter company's first 4G LTE-enabled smartphone, which runs on Google Android 2.2. Read more | | CES 2011: Samsung takes on MacBook Air with super-sleek 9 Series ultra-portable laptop The Windows-based ultra-portable competitors to the MacBook Air keep on coming, and the newest challenger from Samsung definitely has the chic look down. Under 3 pounds and just 0.64 inches thick, the 9 Series laptop has the requisite svelte specs, but it adds some sexiness with the curved lines... Read more | | CES: MSI debuts new Android and Windows-based tablets LAS VEGAS -- MSI got things started on Tuesday with some laptop announcements, but the computer company has also brought a pair of tablets to CES 2011. Read more | | CES 2011: Dell XPS 17 laptop, XPS 8300 desktop join growing Intel Sandy Bridge brigade Yesterday, I posted about Alienware systems that were being fitted with Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors, but Dell didn't forget about its mainstream products as well. It's introduced a refreshed version of its XPS 17 laptop as well as offering the new Dell XPS 8300 desktop. The XPS 8300... Read more | | CES: Cisco deserves top honors for vision and Videoscape Cisco's vision for Connected TV represents what CES is all about - a revolutionary idea that gets both consumers and the industry excited. For that, Cisco deserves top honors. Read more | | Microsoft foresees roles for Surface 2, Xbox, Kinect in healthcare Microsoft's healthcare leaders already are thinking about how the newly announced Surface 2, Xbox, Xbox Live and the Kinect sensors may be incorporated into healthcare applications. Read more | | The Mac App Store makes multi-Mac ownership cheaper than multi-PC ownership Apple has struck a blow again Microsoft by making multi-Mac ownership cheaper than multi-PC ownership. Read more | | Poll: Will Apple's Mac App Store be a long-term success Apple's Mac App Store saw more than one million downloads, has more than 1,000 apps and sparked a lot of debate. But will the Mac App Store be a long-term success? Read more | | CES cool storage - pt. 1 Checking out new storage products at CES. Here's the cool stuff that caught my eye on Day 1. Read more |
Featured multimedia | | | Dancers and the digital experience with Samsung and CES (photos) Boo-Keun Yoon outlined Samsung's vision for the future in a theatrical keynote that spoke of the emotional value of technology. View on site |  | | MyFord Mobile smartphone app (photos) Along with the release of its Focus electric car, Ford is releasing a smartphone app with functions to alert drivers to remaining range, best times to charge, and car location. View on site |  | | Lady Gaga's Polaroid Grey Line Lady Gaga, the Creative Director (official title) for Polaroid, announced a creative new line of products called Grey: A stylish new instant-printing camera, A mini printer, and sunglasses with a camera built in... View on site |  | | Motorola Xoom running Android 3.0 Honeycomb (photos) This morning we got a look at Motorola's new tablet, the Xoom, running on the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. View on site |  | | Chumby 8 (hands-on photos) Take a closer look at the Chumby 8, which features a larger screen, full web browser, and an overhauled user interface. View on site |  |
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