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IBM Study: New Shift Points to Growth Markets Investment in U.S. and European Jobs

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010TechnologyChina, denis brousseau, ebidata, Europe, global human capital study, globally, globe, ibm, India, North America, western europe, workforce investments, working beyond borders

*Social Networks Value for Business Use on the Rise*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Oct 2010: In a dramatic shift of workforce investments, growth market companies – led by the twin forces of China and India — are increasingly hiring in North America and Europe, according to the findings of a major new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and senior executives from 61 countries and 31 industries worldwide. (more…)

Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows Phone 7 Global Portfolio

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010TechnologyAmazon, asia-pacific, chief executive officer, deutsche telekom, ea, electronic arts inc, Europe, lg, live tiles, Microsoft, mobile operators, North America, office onenote, qualcomm, Samsung, sprint, verizon wireless, vodafon, windows phone 7, windows phones, xbox live

*First phones available soon from leading mobile operators around the world.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from. (more…)

Dinosaurs Not So Fierce After All, says U of T Researcher

By Guest PostOctober 9, 2010Sciencearizona, austin, dinosaur, eco-space, hans-dieter sues, jackson school of geosciences, jurassic period, natural catastrophe, new species, North America, paleontology, robert reisz, sarah butler, sarahsaurus, sauropodomorphs, south america, texas, tim rowe, triassic period, university of toronto

A new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species but by taking advantage of a natural catastrophe that wiped out their competitors. (more…)

Hilton Worldwide Advances Collaboration with Microsoft

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technologyhilton, hilton worldwide, microsoft corp., microsoft office 2010, microsoft office communications server, microsoft sharepoint 2010, microsoft sql server, North America, qnq property management, robert webb, visual studio, windows 7

MCLEAN, Va., and REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 6, 2010 — Hilton Worldwide today announced that it is adopting Microsoft Corp.’s collaboration and productivity tools as part of the company’s Innovation Collaborative initiative. Under the terms of this new agreement, Hilton Worldwide will deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 to its employees and business partners at more than 3,600 properties around the world. (more…)

New Species of Multi-horned Dinosaurs Unearthed in Utah

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2010Sciencecretaceous period, dinosaur species, dinosaurs, giant rhino, grand staircase-escalante national monument, horned face, kosmoceratops richardsoni, lost island continent, lukas panzarin, North America, raymond bernor, scott sampson, southern utah, subtropical, triceratops, utahceratops gettyi

“A giant rhino with a ridiculously supersized head”

“Fifteen long, pointed sideways oriented eye horns: one over the nose, one atop each eye, one at the tip of each cheek bone, and ten across the rear margin of the bony frill”

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Kinect Pricing, All-in-One Bundle Announced

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2010Technologye3, electronic entertainment expo, Facebook, hutto, kinect, kinect adventures, kinect console bundle, kinect joyride, kinect sensor, kinect sports, kinectimals, Microsoft, North America, tom geyer, xbox 360, xbox live

REDMOND, Wash. – July 20, 2010 – Microsoft today officially announced the price tag Kinect will have when it hits stores this fall.

Kinect for Xbox 360, which will include the Kinect Sensor and the video game “Kinect Adventures,” will retail for US$149.99 when it launches Nov. 4 in North America, the company revealed. The Kinect Sensor will work with each of the 40 million Xbox 360s currently in households worldwide.

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