SAP Drops $3.4 Billion To Acquire SuccessFactors, Expands Its Cloud

December 4, 2011

SAP is paying cash to acquire SuccessFactors for a reported $3.4 billion, which is a move that will add a great deal to SAP’s cloud portfolio. In fact, SuccessFactors is no small startup; the company boasts 3,500 customers in 168 countries and a total of 15 million subscription seats and posted a 77% year-over-year revenue [...]

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Mall Santa Hops on Skype, Will Talk Red Ryder BB Guns for 10 Minutes

December 4, 2011

A bustling shopping mall in Canada is ending a more than century old tradition of having kids line up for hours to sit on Santa’s knee to tell the bearded gift giver what they want for Christmas. This year they’ll need to sign up in advance for a one-hour story time session on Saturday morning, [...]

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How Google Can Deal a Death Blow to Firefox

December 4, 2011

Firefox’s future has never been as uncertain as it is right now. Let’s start with the market share numbers and work our way from there. Depending on which web analytics firm you put your faith into, Mozilla’s browser has either given up it’s second place position to Google’s Chrome browser, or is really close to [...]

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Hyperkin’s SupaBoy Handheld Console Brings The Retro With SNES Playback

December 4, 2011

Hackers and modders just don’t get the universal praise and respect that they deserve. For example, look at this absolutely amazing “Supa Sweet Handheld Console.” It’s shaped like an SNES controller, boasting a 3.5″ LCD and support for SNES cartridge playback. It’s designed and produced by Hyperkin, who will be launching their SupaBoy Handheld…

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ZiiLabs Shows Off Android 4.0 On a 7" Jaguar Tablet

December 4, 2011

Ever wondered what Android 4.0 would look like on a tablet? Haven’t we all? While the Ice Cream Sandwich flood is only now hitting phones, Google’s vision for a more unified operating system means that ICS will be hitting tablets like crazy in due time as well. To date, we haven’t heard too much surrounding [...]

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Charter Bumps Up Internet Speeds, But Uploads Still Lacking

December 4, 2011

Got Charter for internet? Good news! The speed at which you’re reading this very post is probably improved. The company has announced that they’re bumping up internet speeds across the board, with download rates reaching 100Mbps for home customers. In markets where Charter has deployed DOCSIS 3.0 technology, or approximately 95 percent of…

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