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Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion – Tech Tuesday

Eric Meier — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:44:57 +0000

Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

Tech Tuesday – Netflix goes Original

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:30:03 +0000

If you're a Netflix user like me, you know you can enjoy a lot of movies and TV shows that are available on DVD to rent or buy. And the convenience of Netflix makes it easy to watch them for a low price each month. Now, Netflix is shifting gears and could change the face of entertainment.

Tech Tuesday – The Internet Survives the Japanese Quake

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:35 +0000

Redundancy was built into the Internet from the start. It's primary purpose was to survive a nuclear attack and keep information flowing. And is has done this many times during past disasters, and the Japanese earthquake is no exception. In fact, in a matter of a few hours it was back up to normal traffic levels.

Tech Tuesday – Build your own Watson Computer

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:30:31 +0000

I’m sure many geeks out there watched the game show Jeopardy as Watson, a computer cluster built by IBM, took on and wiped the walls with two Jeopardy champions. I found it amazing and wanted to know if I could build my own Watson. I can, and here’s how you can too. If you don’t [...]

Spam is Going Down, but Smart Phone Malware is Rising

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:30:59 +0000

It’s a well know business mantra, that you go where the people or money are, and cyber criminals are doing just that. They’re following innocent victims away from their email and computers, and going to smart phones and mobile devices. Smart phones are basically like mini computers. They can be vulnerable to the same kind [...]

The Internet is Running out of Addresses

Rich Lawrence — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:30:58 +0000

For some time now, the engineers who run the internet have been saying that we are running out of IP addresses. IP addresses are how computers are identified on the internet and we are able to go to webpages. This past week, the last of the addresses ran out. What are we going to do now?