December is a time for reflection, for celebration and for making and breaking resolutions. It’s also time for us to look back at the last year in technology land and marvel at how far we’ve come. EReaders are now mainstream, we lost a marvelous brain with Steve Jobs passing and we’ve seen Windows 7 offer […]
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Only a few weeks after Meg Whitman took over as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, another successful businesswoman has ascended to the throne of a technology giant. As of January 1, 2012, Virginia Rometty, known as Ginni to her peers and colleagues, will take over as CEO of IBM for Sam Palmisano, who had been the head […]
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This July 31st is somewhat of a milestone day for geeks everywhere, since it is the birthday of the IBM Selectric typewriter, which turns 50. People might not actually use typewriters anymore, but the 50th anniversary of the IBM Selectric typewriter is worth celebrating because it is practically the forefather of the QWERTY keyboard that […]
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Over the past couple of weeks, it’s possible that you’ve seen an IBM commercial here or there about Watson, IBM’s new and insanely powerful supercomputer, being prepped for a mission vital to humanity’s survival. Just kidding, they’re getting it to play Jeopardy, which is no less awesome, really.
