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Near the end of last month, I headed down to Seattle with a few of my friends to attend an anime/Japanese cultural convention called Sakura-con. Let's just say I learned quite a few things I did not know about my friends and some "online acquaintances" as well. I have always been taught with the common adage of "don't judge a book by its cover" and "there is more than meets the eyes." These words could not have rang any more true, as I spent two...

CoreOS Linux distro lands on the Google Cloud Platform

From InfoWorld: CoreOS, a new lightweight Linux distribution customized for massive server deployments, has found a home on the Google Cloud Platform, giving organizations an easy way to test and use the software for their clusters and distributed computer programs.

CoreOS will be offered in the...

HP reports higher profit but cuts up to 16,000 more jobs

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard reported increased profits Thursday as its PC business turned in a strong quarter, but the company will slash thousands more jobs to reduce costs.

HP has already cut 34,000 jobs as part of a plan to boost profits announced two years ago. It will now cut an additional...

New Google tablet said to have advanced 3D imaging

From CNET: Google has a new tablet in the works that incorporates advanced vision capabilities that can capture more precise three-dimensional images of objects, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.

Sporting a 7-inch display, the tablet will come equipped with two rear-facing cameras...

Dell to make line of PCs with recycled plastics

From InfoWorld: Dell is making a line of PCs using plastics obtained by expanding its recycling program.

The company has expanded the hardware take-back program to more places worldwide, aiming to collect and reuse more extracted plastic and metals in PCs, monitors, hardware panels, and other...

Best Buy kicks off Microsoft Surface Pro 3 preorders

From CNET: Those of you who want to snag Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 tablet can now purchase one through Best Buy.

The retailer's website shows the latest Surface as available for preorder. Microsoft also offers the Surface Pro 3 for preorder but did say on Wednesday that preorders would pop up...

HP Takes Budget to the Extreme with the 7", $100 Android Tablet

From DailyTech: We knew that Hewlett-Packard was taking budget tablet offerings seriously when it launched the $170 HP 8 1401 — an 8” Android tablet — back in early March. However, the company is going even further by making available an even cheaper tablet for U.S. customers.

The HP 7 Plus, as...

Google plans international acquisitions worth up to $30B, it tells SEC

From InfoWorld: Google plans to spend $20 billion to $30 billion of its of its accumulated international profits to fund potential acquisitions of non-U.S. companies and technology rights.

The company disclosed its plans to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year, in a document...

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