Articles by Dice Staff
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Microsoft Will Acquire Skype for $8.5 billion
Microsoft says it will acquire Skype for $8.5 billion, and the agreement has been approved by both Microsoft's and Skype's boards of directors. With the acquisition, Microsoft is expanding its te… -
Jeff Bezos Backs General Fusion with $19.5 Million
Nuclear fusion is pretty much the Holy Grail in the global energy game. If fusion can be achieved and sustained it would offer a clean, cost-effective alternative to the potentially dangerous fis… -
Microsoft Keeps Looking for Ways to Excite Developers About Windows Phone
Microsoft published a guide for iOS developers interested in working on Windows Phone 7, including information on translating iOS APIs and case studies on porting applications. Peter Bright of Ar… -
AOL's Simple Web-Based Video Chat Launches 'Internally'
It doesn't matter whether MG Siegler of TechCrunch is defying the blog's parent company by leaking secret projects or whether it's part of a marketing plan. The new Web-based video chat service b… -
Need More Money? There's An App For That.
Need cash? Have an iPhone? Check out Gigwalk, an app that pays you for completing tasks. Gigwalk is like a middle man that provides businesses with an on-demand mobile workforce and the public wi… -
Craiggers Streamlines Searching Craigslist
While its interface is, to put it kindly, retro, I've always found Craigslist to be simple to use, and always thought its simplicity was the reason so many people like it. The site's been a force… -
More Data Center Operations May Be Outsourced
More large companies are considering outsourcing their data centers. A survey by Digital Realty Trust found that just 51 percent of those planning to expand their centers this year are considerin… -
One Possible Future For Hard Disks: Depleted Uranium
Scientists at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom have created a new molecule containing two uranium atoms that is able to maintain magnetism at low temperatures. The molecule is n… -
CNET Sued for Providing LimeWire Downloads
It's not the RIAA this time, but a group of artists led by FilmOn founder Alki David. They're suing CNET's owner, CBS Interactive, for being the main distributor of LimeWire software -- a favorit…