Articles by Dice Staff

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  Google Strengthens Android Developer Policies

  Google is strengthening its Android app-developer policies with an eye toward providing users with a better app experience. Since Google hired Matias Duarte (from Palm) to become director of Andr…
• Developing X Windows Servers for Android

  One of my kids recently closed a pair of ear buds in my wife's HP notebook, severely damaging the LCD display. While I'm building up inspiration to replace the LCD, she’s sitting at my Asus/Xubun…
• Buckeye Bloom: Tech Hiring in Ohio

  Ohio may not equal tech in some quarters, but the state offers the Technology Investment Tax Credit which allows Ohio investors to reduce their state taxes by at least 25 percent on the amount th…
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  This Robotic Trash Can Catches What You Throw Away

  This robotic trash can, which automatically catches trash as you'll see in the video, might look like a clever bit of fakery designed to sell Frisk mints. But the video shows us a design process…
• Could Extreme Weather Take Down the Internet?

  [caption id="attachment_3292" align="aligncenter" width="600"] New Amazon Datacenter Sterling VA Image Source: xcorex Creative Commons 2.0[/caption] This country has experienced 3 Category 5 hurr…
• Wikipedia's Outage Culprit: A Severed Cable

  [caption id="attachment_3275" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Note: Note actual cable responsible for Wikipedia outage.[/caption] Wikipedia suffered an outage Monday, Aug. 6 that the organizatio…
• Washington Looks to Unload Data Center

  [caption id="attachment_3267" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Your tax dollars at work.[/caption] The state of Washington is hoping that a buyer will step in and lease or buy about 30,000 square…
• Apple May Finally Make the iPad's Smart Cover... Smarter

  Apple may call it the "Smart Cover," but this particular accessory is nothing more than an expensive addition that may or may not fully protect your tablet if it drops. That's not saying much, bu…
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  Let Candidates Come to You, Interview Them Better

  Because of social networks, it’s a lot easier for hiring managers to source candidates, explains John Vlastelica (@vlastelica) of Recruiting Toolbox, who teaches companies how to both source and…
• Consultant Sogeti USA to Hire 250 Tech Pros in 23 Cities

  Technical consultant Sogeti USA plans to hire around 250 IT pros in 23 cities by the end of 2012. As part of a planned expansion, it's already brought aboard 400 so far in 2012. The jobs will be…