Articles by Dice Staff
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HP Is the No. 2 Tablet Maker of the Year
The acquisition of Palm, and consequently, webOS, proved to be a billion-dollar mistake by Hewlett-Packard. Its subsequent decision to wind down webOS would cost the company an additional $1.66 b… -
Black Friday 2011 Sales Hit a Record
It was a tough week for Americans -- as least in terms of energy -- as we celebrated Thanksgiving and then Black Friday. The good news: This was one of the strongest Black Fridays ever, with cons… -
Android Ice Cream Sandwich: Developers' Video Walkthrough
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2GE9HbcPAM&w=560&h=349] At the Android Developers Conference, Chet Haase and Romain Guy, senior software engineers at Google who worked on the new 4.0 ver… -
Check Out 2011 Black Friday Deals
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Not yet, I have to say, but we're close to it. At first let me say to everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Secondly, enjoy this wonderful day because the next… -
Is That My Plane? A Cool Flight-Tracker App
Have you ever watched a plane fly overhead and wondered where it was going? Wolfram Alpha has launched a flight-tracking application that lets you find out. As we head into the most wonderful tim… -
PayPal Adds E-Cards to Its Facebook App
PayPal has relaunched its Send Money app on Facebook to provide a more personal way to send payments to friends and family. The app, first launched in 2009, now comes with a twist - e-cards. Thro… -
Google's Android 5.0 Won't Support Flash
Adobe's Flash won't be making noise on our smartphones for very much. The company's confirmed that while Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 will get a Flash update by the end of 2011, there won't be… -
How to Hire and Work with Developers
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=875cwNyBqAo&w=560&h=349] Steve Zehngut, founder of Zeek Interactive, has lived through and heard countless developer horror stories, such as “my project we… -
Android Phones are Catching Lots of Viruses
In the PC-era, one of Apple’s claims to fame was that the risk of viruses, malware and the like were limited with its computers. Now, with the way things are shaping up, the same may be true when… -
Air Conditioner Uses Salt to Cut Cooling Costs
7AC Technologies, a start-up from Boston, is creating a commercial prototype of an air conditioner it claims will be able to cut cooling costs by 50-75 percent, and heating costs by about 50 half…