Articles by Dice Staff
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PayPal Plans to Cut 400 in Product and Tech Groups
Facing competition from established players like Google Checkout and Bitcoin as well as startups like Stripe, PayPal plans to lay off up to 400 employees. The cuts, which equal about 3 percent of… -
iPhone 5 QC Rules Add Pressure on Foxconn's Workers
Surprise. More tough times at Foxconn. Last week, 4,000 workers were on strike amid "strict demands on product quality without providing worker training for the corresponding skills." On top of t… -
Samsung Seeks U.S. Graduates for Jobs in Korea
Samsung thinks U.S. graduate students can better drive the its business in North America. The company is taking applications through next Tuesday, October 16, from graduates with master’s or doct… -
Tech Workforce Slams Microsoft's H-1B Proposal
Microsoft wants to increase the number of H-1B visas by 20,000, bringing the total up to about 105,000 a year, and to raise the cost to about $10,000 a head from $2,800. The new proposed visas wo… -
Why Train Yourself? An 8.6 Percent Raise For One Thing
Companies don't pay for employee training like they used to, but continuous learning is a big part of the tech industry. So the bottom line is: The more you train yourself, the higher your salary… -
How EMC's Storage Resource Management Works
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOUCqag-rVI&w=560&h=315&wmode=window&h=315] This video shows a demo of EMC’s newly announced Storage Resource Management Suite. The new tool, which I saw a… -
Oracle-Nokia Deal Puts Pressure on Google, Apple Maps Apps
Nokia's deal to give Oracle users access to its mapping and location services puts a cap on what I can only call Maps Month. Apple, Google, Microsoft and now Nokia are all demonstrating their com…