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SAP To Recruit Autistic Employees To Harness Unique Tech

SAP To Recruit Autistic Employees To Harness Unique Tech Talents

German software maker SAP AG announced on Tuesday that it plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism for jobs in software testing, programming and quality assurance due to their ability to...

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ATT To Allow Video Chat On All Devices And All Plans

AT&T has come under fire in the past for blocking video chatting services and strong arming customers into abandoning their unlimited packages to use them.

Anonymous Threat Forces US Navy To Shut Down Wi-Fi Networks

Last week the hacker collective Anonymous began advertising another one of their “campaigns” to attack the US government as a form of protest. Taking to Twitter, the group said they planned to “disrupt activities” at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in protest of the way prisoners have reportedly been treated there.

Flickr Users Get One Terabyte Storage From Yahoo

The ink hardly had time to dry on Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr when CEO Marrisa Mayer took the stage in New York to announce a brand new Flickr redesign, complete with larger images and an entire terabyte of cloud storage offered to every user.

Expect Microsofts Xbox One This Holiday Season

While the Xbox 360 system won’t exactly be put out to pasture for a little while, this holiday season will see the arrival of the Xbox One, which Microsoft promises will usher in a new generation of games, TV and entertainment.

Your Skype Messages May Not Be Safe From Cyber Snooping

Technology news website Ars Technica says it discovered that Microsoft may be snooping into those private messages being sent over Skype.

Dells Pocket-Sized Ophelia Computer To Ship In July

According to a Dell executive, the company's pocket-sized Ophelia computer will begin shipping to developers for beta testing in July and to the general public as early as August.

Video Game Aggression Intensified When Characters Look More

Video games often allow players to stop an alien invasion, defeat the bad guy and save the world. However, realistic looking opponents in games could increase aggression in the players.

Is A Fifth-Generation iPad Coming In September

According to rumors, production of Apple’s fifth-generation iPad is set to start “soon,” with large-scale production ramping up in July. This will put the production rates at about two to three million units come September.

Google To Put The Kibosh On Checkout Transition To Wallet

Google’s killing spree continues, this time resulting in the discontinuation of Google Checkout, an online payment processing business. Google launched Checkout to compete with other popular e-commerce companies such as Amazon and eBay.

Attack On Google Nets Chinese Hackers With Counter

In 2010, Google became one of the first companies to openly admit they had been attacked by Chinese hackers. This admission sparked an ongoing battle between the Chinese government and the American-owned search giant.

Graphene Ink Could Lead To Bendable Electronics

Researchers writing in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters say they have developed a graphene-based ink that could be the beginnings of inkjet-printed graphene.

Google Hangouts Upgrade Does Not Support Voice Calls

Google has removed the ability to make Google Voice calls on your computer within its Hangouts service.

Microsoft To Reveal New Xbox Features

Video game sales this year have not exactly been setting records. In fact the year started off quite slow, with hardware sales down 38 percent.

LG To Unveil Flexible OLED Smartphone

LG Display announced that it will demonstrate a new, flexible smartphone panel that is apparently unbreakable as well.

Nook Simple Touch May Get Web Browser Email

Barnes & Noble’s entry-level e-reader, the Nook Simple Touch, may soon be transformed from a one-trick pony to a three-trick pony.

Controversial Supreme Court Decision Defers To FCC

The Supreme Court today ruled that the FCC is allowed to speed along to the production of new wireless towers if things get mired in red tape or other hassles. Following a 6-3 victory, the Supreme Court also said they’ll defer to the FCC when it comes to laws pertaining to the FCC and their jurisdiction.

Robot Accepts Gift From Human Hand With Help Of Motion

Researchers have had a difficult time developing a robot that is able to recognize when a person is handing them something and predicting where to make the hand-off. However, researchers have made some late-breaking achievements and are presenting them the the annual IEEE conference in Germany.

Chinas PLA Hackers Pick Up Where They Left Off

The New York Times released a second report claiming that the infamous Shanghai-based hacker group Unit 61398 are back at it, and this time they’re using different techniques to avoid being spotted.

Happy Birthday YouTube Video-Sharing Site Turns Eight

Google-owned video sharing site YouTube is celebrating its eighth birthday this month, approaching nearly a decade’s worth of the informative and the inane, the serious and the silly, and enough crotch-related injuries to support the world through a 50-year comedic drought.

Pinterest Looks To Broaden Its Horizons With More Useful

Though it’s highly revered by users, social networking/sharing site Pinterest still has a few kinks to work out of its system. With 25 million users essentially sharing links in the form of appealing and appetizing pictures, things don’t always work out the way they should.


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