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We’re looking to make both full-time and part-time hires — if you’re the right person we want to get you writing for us. So if you are sitting in front of a workstation waiting for something to render and you have a few hours that you’d rather spend productively than trying to beat your Angry Birds high scores, we want you to reach out. Basically, if you live and breathe technology, you were personally offended when your iPhone 4S started to say “4G” at the top when you upgraded to iOS 5.1, and you hate it when people confuse megabits and megabytes, then we should talk. Read more...
Apple’s board needs to step up to new era
The death of Apple Inc's strong-willed co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs has put the secretive company's small board at crossroads.
Business as usual, or time for a change? The first signs of the future will be whether they choose an independent chairman and expand the number of directors.
Apple directors include heavy hitters, but they were seen offering advice to the chief executive rather than overseeing Jobs, who was known for persuading people to see things his way.
"The old message was "trust Steve," the new message has to be 'trust the team.' ... It's no longer the cult of personality." said Jim Post, a professor of corporate governance at Boston University School of Management who called for an independent chairman.
"The board needs to be expanded. They need to bring on additional independent talent ..., people who were not living in Steve's shadow," he said. Read more...
Amazon targets the iPad: Ready, aim, Fire
Amazon is taking on the untouchable iPad with a touch-screen tablet of its own.
The company on Wednesday introduced its entry in the rapidly expanding market for handheld computers — a device called Kindle Fire that connects to the Web, streams movies and TV, displays e-books and supports thousands of apps.
It's half the size of an iPad and will be less than half the price when it goes on sale Nov. 15. Amazon is offering the Kindle Fire for $199. The bare-bones iPad sells for $499, the most expensive for $829.
Of course, competing with the iPad won't be as easy as swiping a finger. Read more...
Twitter snags ‘significant’ funding, looks to expand reach
Twitter confirmed today that it has raised a "significant round of funding" that executives hope to use to expand the site's reach.
The company noted in a blog post this morning that the funding was led by the venture firm DST Global, with several previous Twitter investors participating as well. While Twitter did not specify how much funding was brought in, the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital reported recently that Twitter was working to sew up an $800 million funding deal.
The Journal also reported that $400 million of that funding will be used to cash out current investors and employees.
Twitter declined to comment on the funding amount or what exactly it will be used for. Read more...
Data centers, under strain, expand at furious pace
About a third to half of all data centers will be physically expanding or leasing new space in the next two years, according to recent surveys.
These surveys are providing a picture of strains facing the facilities that cradle the digital economy, as well as the pressure data center and IT managers are under to keep up with demand.
The Uptime Institute, for the first time, recently surveyed 525 data center operators and owners, 71% of whom are in North America. Of respondents, 36% said they will run out of power, cooling and space through 2012. Read more...