Articles by Dice Staff
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Blizzard's Layoffs Won't Stop Developer Hiring
Blizzard Entertainment's planned layoff of 600 people will largely bypass its development teams. Though the Activision unit says only 10 percent of the cuts will impact developers, it's hiring fo… -
Yahoo May Be Readying Its Largest Layoff Ever
Yahoo could be gearing up for its biggest layoff ever. All Things D says new CEO Scott Thompson is working on a reorganization that could hit the company's products organization, PR and marketing… -
Android Camp 2012: Bringing Up Googlers
Google is hosting the first ever Android Camp for university freshmen and sophomore BA/BS students this summer. Android Camp is an all-expense-paid opportunity for high achievers to familiarize t… -
D.C. Web Startups Need Open Source, Product Skills
Washington, D.C., area tech startups can't find the people they need to create new products and services. Many of the reasons will sound familiar to employers in other areas of the country: too f… -
iPhone Pocket Geiger Counters Are Hot. No Cool...
The Pocket Geiger and Pokega Type 2 are two relatively inexpensive add-on devices that allow your iPhone to act as a Geiger counter. The Pocket Geiger, which is housed in a “Frisk” mint box, is o… -
Github Hacker Spotlights Huge Security Flaw
Github's been hacked. VentureBeat's Ben Popper writes: Github, the service that many professional programmers use to store their work and collaborate on coding, was hacked over the weekend. A you… -
Ikea-Inspired Home Makes its Portlandia Debut
Ikea was said to be getting into the home-building business by previewing an "Aktiv" model at the Portland Home & Garden Show. Now, alas, The Wall Street Journal says it's not true. By way of exp… -
EU Court Asked to Rule on Legality of ACTA
After protests across Europe and other parts of the world, signatories to ACTA may be in retreat. After Germany balked, ratification efforts have been suspended in Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, the… -
Toshiba to Release New Excite Tablet
Toshiba confirmed this week that they will release the Excite 10 LE tablet on March 6 at a price of $529. This just happens to be one day ahead of Apple's iPad 3 announcement. Toshiba says the Ex… -
Cybersecurity: How to be Truly Great
Security people, really good ones, are hard to find. In the U.S, there are maybe a dozen true recognized experts—those with the right technical background, practical experience and mindset to pra…