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Wall Street needs technology pros


August 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, mobile technology

Not all the jobs news is bad. There are some good developments for techies looking for a job in the financial sector, and the financial reform bill gets the credit.

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Tech stress and the American worker


June 16, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, adoption, telecommuting, tools

The persistent question about technology is whether all these electronics make our lives better or just make more for us to do. For stressed out workers, the question seems to have been answered.

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As Chinese workers flex their muscles, tech prices could rise


June 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, desktops, mobile technology, outsourcing, smartphones

The price of technology hardware bearing a stamp “Made in China” could start inching up soon as a movement among Chinese workers for better pay and working conditions begins to spread across the country.

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Cisco revenues skyrocket


May 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, tools

The bounce back from the long, ugly recession seems to be going particularly well for some tech companies. First, Apple’s sales and stock took off, now another tech giant’s posting near-record revenues.

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Mobile tech keeps workers working, companies paying


May 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone, mobile technology

The red flag went up to companies in recent years that tech-tethered employees could demand compensation for their off-site work — and this could rack up big overtime bills for many unsuspecting companies.

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Techies have world’s highest brand value


April 29, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, adoption, smartphones, social networking

How valuable is your “brand?” Well, the top 100 of them saw their value increase 4% last year while the global economy took a nose dive. And leading the top 100 were four tech firms.

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Can ‘greenwashing’ your Web site boost business?


March 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Green technology, Special Report, Web sites, e-commerce

Green TechnologyIn its glory days, nobody ever thought eBay would hit a slump — especially not in a recession when everybody needs a good deal or wants to unload stuff and raise cash. But eBay did, slump that is, in recent months. And with profits sinking and its market share shrinking, the company’s recasting its online presence: It’s going green.

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Consumers spend less, get more technology


February 10, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, cash flow

American consumers aren’t buying fewer consumer gadgets and technology items, but they are spending less on tech. That’s the word from NPD group, an organization that keeps track of such things.

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Cellphones may soon replace hotel key cards


December 21, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Green technology, Software, Special Report, Travel and entertainment, cell phone, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

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One of the biggest hassles of travel has to be keeping track of those pesky hotel key cards and then trying to remember which way to fit the darned things in the wide variety of door locks. But that may soon change.

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Dell to release handheld device


July 7, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, mobile technology

Dell has decided to throw its hat back into the handheld device arena.

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