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TOP STORIES - April 9, 2011 • IBM's Watson Schools College Kids • FCC's Broadband Improvements Could Kill Your GPS • Commodore 64 Is Revamped as an Intel-Based All-In-One • Google Goggles Facial Recognition Possible, but Not Imminent • Bing for iPad Includes Voice Search, Trending Topics, Maps SPOTLIGHT Great Google April Fools' Gags To celebrate the rich history of Google's jokester ways, we take a look back at some of the search engine's better pranks. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • iPad 2 Raises the Bar on Competitors • Why AT&T, T-Mobile Deal Is Bad News • Verizon Unveils HTC Thunderbolt 4G • Addressing Looming Urban EV Problem FEATURED VIDEO Managing Mobile with VDI We look at how to employ network management strategies in a mobile world. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Top 16 Companies to Watch in 2011 • 11 Apps to Secure Your Smartphone • Developer Draws at Microsoft MIX11 • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Packs Pluses IN THIS ISSUE IBM's Watson Schools College Kids IBM recently hosted a symposium with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, where students got to face Watson's powerful analytical capabilities in a practice round exhibition game of "Jeopardy!" And let's just say Watson's "Jeopardy" championship title was not in danger. READ MORE >> FCC's Broadband Improvements Could Kill Your GPS News Analysis: The Obama administration's drive to approve wireless broadband could end up killing most GPS use in the United States. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard How To Use Video To Grow Your Business In this video blog, Steve Garfield, author of “Getting Seen,” reveals the secret of growing a business by mixing video and social networks. Watch the Video! ADVERTISEMENT Commodore 64 Is Revamped as an Intel-Based All-In-One The Commodore 64, the first computer of geeks everywhere, is being reissued. Hiding inside the giant keyboard this time will be an Intel Atom processor and a Blu-ray drive. READ MORE >> Google Goggles Facial Recognition Possible, but Not Imminent Google is not building a separate facial recognition application, but you can expect to see it as a Google Goggles feature. How soon is anyone's guess, as privacy details need to be worked out. READ MORE >> Bing for iPad Includes Voice Search, Trending Topics, Maps Bing for iPad represents a new Microsoft attempt to expand its search engine's presence, even onto devices that threaten its business model and future tablet plans. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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