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70% of Employers Rejected Applicants Over Online Info

Just another reason to think twice before posting party pictures on your profile.

A full 70-percent of surveyed HR workers in the U.S. admitted to rejecting a job applicant because of his or her Internet behavior. Meanwhile, about 60-percent of sur…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Your Next IT Job

With the economy being what it is and unemployment through the roof, this IT job is an ideal position for someone with the right skill set.

A supervising communications technical officer with a base salary of $72,726 before tax and an allowance of …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |
 

Gamers Make Better Soldiers

Like we needed a study to tell us this. Hell, video games have honed my skills to perfection, all I need on the battlefield is my keyboard and mouse (maybe some Cheetos too).

According to Ray Perez, a program officer in the ONR’s warfighter performa…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

eBay Wants You To Sell More Stuff

According to this report, eBay is trying to find ways to get people to sell more stuff on its site. The latest gimmick is to do away with listing fees (for up to 100 items a month), instead opting for a percentage when the item sells.

EBay Inc. tol…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |
 

Chip Equipment Market Set to Rebound

I know, I know, you’ve been hearing this same song and dance for almost three years now…but this time it is going to be different.

Global spending on chip manufacturing gear will grow by 46.8 percent over 2009, according to the report released F…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Twenty Percent of Human Genome is Patented, ACLU Battle to Determine Legality

Should biotech firms be able to patent genes, block medical tests and university research on grounds of “ownership”?…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |
 

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

AMD today reported revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 of $1.646 billion, an increase of 18 percent compared to the previous quarter and 42 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. “We enter 2010 having completed the transition to a fabless …

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Digital Music Sales Rise, Piracy Still a Sour Note

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry announced that there was strong growth in digital music sales in 2009 despite rampant piracy. Seizing the opportunity to promote “graduated response” legislation, the IFPI claims that illegal do…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

75% of Linux Code Written by Paid Developers

According to this guy, almost seventy five percent of Linux code is now written by paid / corporate developers.

The most striking aspect of the analysis, however, was where those lines of code originated from. 18% of contributions to the kernel w…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |