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SLIDESHOW: The tech world's top flops and fiascos of 2011

When tech companies generate outlandish expectations for their latest gadgets or get lax with security, onlookers can only cringe at the crash that's sure to follow. In 2011, the surest way to end

Notion Ink starts taking pre-orders for Adam Tablet debut

Notion Ink started taking pre-orders for its 10.1-inch Android-based Adam Tablet last Friday, even as some observers are raising question about the company's viability and whether the product is

IT vendor marketing, rhetoric appears cyclical

When it comes to IT vendors' rhetoric, strategies and offerings, if you think you've heard it before, you probably have. Marketing IT, much like marketing fashion, appears to be a cyclical game,

Facebook's 'Newsfeed' becomes exclusive

Facebook users know the "newsfeed" technology well--the constantly updating page which appears when members log in to the social networking site. As of Tuesday, social networking fans will be seeing

Google gets sizzle

Google has a new product that may take the company to the next level. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted Google Energy the power to sell energy at market rates. What does this have

Google fixes Buzz to deal with privacy

Google launched Buzz with plenty of fireworks last week but quickly made an about face to fix the product after a firestorm of protest about privacy. Todd Jackson, product manager for Gmail and

Google goes Buzz

There's competition brewing in the world of social networking. Google introduced a new social networking product on Tuesday. The new service, called Buzz, will let Gmail and mobile users post status

Farm workers vs IT workers on H-1B visas

Legislation to make it easier for foreign high tech workers to stay in the U.S. ran into a bit of a buzz saw last week from one lawmaker who wants the same kind of equity for immigrants further down

Google makes inroads with business users

Google is going head-to-head with Microsoft in providing applications for the business world, and the buzz so far has been largely positive. In fact, many believe it's cheaper, less complex and

Sun's Java decision draws applause

There was a strong buzz of excitement when Sun Microsystems began talking about taking Java on