[TechRepublic] US IT workers file suit for jobs lost due to outsourcing

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American IT workers file suit for jobs lost due to outsourcing IT workers laid off when their jobs were outsourced have filed a class action suit against Molina Healthcare Inc. Read more Resource of the day Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Download complimentary whitepaper from Oracle and learn the key capabilities in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 that enable IT professionals to successfully deliver more information, with high quality service, and at much lower cost. More from TechRepublic   GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center While most companies are rushing to outsource as much of their IT as possible, GE just made a huge investment in its IT operations with one of the world's state-of-the-art data centers. Read more Two Google Plus feature improvements for managing streams Google has released two features (August 2011) that will make managing and reading your Google Plus stream more enjoyable. Read more Poll: If HP is out of the PC business where will you get your next PC? Hewlett-Packard is looking to get out of the PC market. If that happens, where will you get your next PC? And, this is the real question, will it matter? Read more Building the next 'geek generation' Are we doing what we can to cultivate the future geeks, some of whom will turn a coding or hardware "hobby" into the next HP, Apple, or Google? Read more News from ZDNet   iPad 3 with hi-res display coming 'early' 2012, says WSJ Don't be looking for an iPad 3 this holiday season as its rumored Retina display is proving a handful for Apple's Asian suppliers like Samsung and LG. Read more webOS: A compelling OS that never appeared on great hardware HP/Palm webOS is a very good mobile operating system, but neither company could get compelling hardware released and developers never seemed to flock to the OS. Read more Palm. HP. Who owns WebOS next? With HP's discontinuation of the TouchPad, Veer, Pixi and Pre, who is the next likely suitor for the WebOS? Read more HP does a 180 -- Now it's Apotheker's company HP is now pulling a 180 in ditching both the PC and Palm hardware business, and making an offer to buy Autonomy. Read more HP: Please refund my TouchPad investment Dear HP: As an early adopter of your TouchPad tablet, I feel entitled to a full refund given your killing the product line a mere 49 days after its launch. Read more Leo Apotheker's HP never wanted webOS to succeed Take a close look at HP's radical makeover's timing: The company never gave webOS a chance. Apotheker came in meaning to transform the company into his old home: SAP. Read more Five lessons tablet OEMs can learn from HP TouchPad fiasco Lesson One: Don't launch a product, launch an ecosystem. 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How NOT to talk to your users, imagining the perfect desktop, simple ways to improve your Web site

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The 10 worst ways to communicate with end users To be a successful support tech, you have to be a skilled communicator. See if you recognize any of these common communication missteps. Read more Resource of the day Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Download complimentary whitepaper from Oracle and learn the key capabilities in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 that enable IT professionals to successfully deliver more information, with high quality service, and at much lower cost. Fantasy mashup: 10 elements for the ultimate desktop What if you could choose the best parts from all the various desktops and combine them into one? What exactly would your perfect desktop look like? Here's Jack Wallen's vision. Read more 10 things you can do to improve your Web site right now Even if you don't have the time or resources for a full-blown site redesign, you can make some small, easily implemented tweaks that will have a huge impact. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Keep device drivers updated with Windows 7 Device Installation Settings Learn the benefits of allowing Windows 7 to detect and install updated device drivers and see how to enable and disable this feature. Read more Five little things that count in a job search Here are five small suggestions that will serve you well in a job search. Read more Four steps to identifying and managing project risks Some IT consultants overlook risk identification and management, especially on small engagements. Brad Egeland says this oversight could cost you future business. Read more 15 ways to select text in a Word document There are many ways to select Word text - 15 at least! Susan Harkins shares her favorite selection methods. Read more The Google-Motorola deal Will Google-Motorola deal drive Microsoft toward HTC or Nokia? Four ways the Google-Motorola deal will change the tech industry MotoGoogle: Good, bad, or indifferent for Microsoft? Five ways the Google-Motorola deal impacts more than phones Poll: Will Google's Motorola patent acquisition gambit pay off? Today's recommended downloads Prepare an ERM classification scheme KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Looking for a solution to curb your organization's rising IT costs? Cloud Security Demo (Symantec) Ten Ways SharePoint 2010 will Impact your Notes Migration (Quest Software) Quick tip: Measuring user satisfaction Ryan Boudreaux discusses the importance of gauging user satisfaction with your websites. Here are some things to consider when deciding how to get feedback. TechRepublic newsletters   Get developer and security tips, tech analysis, app reviews, and more in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Web Developer Google in the Enterprise IT Security Smartphones

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HP kills WebOS, discontinues the TouchPad [TechRepublic]

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HP punts on WebOS, discontinues TouchPad, cuts outlook HP drops a bombshell---as well as the TouchPad and WebOS. Read more Resource of the day Prepare an ERM classification scheme Classification is a key aspect of the record-keeping framework; links between classification, access, and disposal are important for both control and automation. Download whitepaper here HP's Apotheker recounts TouchPad disaster in post mortem "The tablet effect is real and sales of the TouchPad are not meeting our expectations," says HP's CEO. The TouchPad was quickly becoming a money pit. Read more HP shutters webOS phones and TouchPad, maybe the OS too Turn out the lights on webOS as HP is discontinuing all devices running its OS acquired from Palm for $1.2 billion. This includes all phones and the just released TouchPad tablet. Read more I'm not surprised HP killed the TouchPad, but it is a sad way for Palm to end I began using Palm devices in 1997 and tried to stick with them during the rough times, but this sure is a sad way to end Palm. The TouchPad was not the best tablet hardware and even with price... Read more If HP spins off webOS group, HTC should buy it If HP spins off its PC group along with the webOS bunch, phone maker HTC would be a great fit to pick up the phone/tablet business. Read more With HP out of the PC business, which vendor becomes Microsoft's new champion? The biggest PC vendor, HP, is getting out of the PC business. What's this mean, if anything, about the future of Windows? Read more News from ZDNet   Linus Torvalds on Android, the Linux fork There's still a lot of distance between Google's Android and its parent operating system Linux, but eventually, the gap will close... eventually. 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