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Hiring the next Jobs or Zuckerberg isn't easy. Here's how to make it easier

...to alert Facebook of their talent. At the time of writing The Rare Find, the Puzzle Master had helped to find 118 programmers - nearly 20... Read more

14 November, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Japanese team finds rare earth bounty

...Japanese scientists have found a "huge" quantity of rare earth elements at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that could meet... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Jack Clark

Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls

It's not a bad idea to have a few IT tasks in reserve in the unlikely event that the daily grind eventually lets up, says Jack Wallen Read more

20 May, 2012 by Jack Wallen

China plans major tax rise for rare earth minerals

On 1 April, China will raise the mined taxes on rare earth minerals by between 10 and 120 fold. The tax, announced on... Read more

25 March, 2011

EU stockpiles rare earths to reduce reliance on China

The European Union has begun stockpiling rare earths, which are essential for making computer equipment, vehicles and many other... Read more

6 September, 2011

Rare Apple-1 computer sells for £133,000 at Christie's

...years ago has sold for 425 times its original selling price. A rare surviving example of an Apple-1 computer has sold at auction at... Read more

24 November, 2010 by Steven Musil

Experiences with (very) rare Linux crashing, upgrades

...maintaining config files, settings, user data, etc. Recently, I had a very rare case where a CentOS 5.4 server was crashing. Some binaries started... Read more

15 December, 2010

Rare earth embargo to set electronics prices soaring

...a result of a lack of suppliers as China moves to consolidate rare earth mining operations, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report... Read more

9 November, 2010
Upcoming Species; <endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Specimens 1.0

Upcoming Species; Rare Specimens 1.0

...are they? Discover likeable characters! 13 small animals with rather astonishing features. Rare Specimens that will take you by surprise!In the Album menu for... Read more

13 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Wallpapers Pro 1.1

Rare Wallpapers Pro 1.1

...wallpapers for all iOS Devices. This app has a great collection of Rare and Funny Photos and Pictures.AWESOME FEATURES: All features unlocked + No Ads... Read more

3 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Wallpapers 1.1

Rare Wallpapers 1.1

...wallpapers for all iOS Devices. This app has a great collection of Rare and Funny Photos and Pictures.AWESOME FEATURES: 100% Retina & HD. Every single... Read more

3 May, 2012
RareSpawnZ - For Finding World of Warcraft <endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Mobs 1.3

RareSpawnZ - For Finding World of Warcraft Rare Mobs 1.3

...Warcraft life more enjoyable.RareSpawnZ shows you the location of all known rare spawn (silver dragon) mobs in the game. They are organized by zone... Read more

1 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Racing Car HD Wallpapers 4.0

Rare Racing Car HD Wallpapers 4.0

...the high quality car pictures and car wallpapers. contains with thousands of Rare Racing and wanted cars in the world.Now get access to the... Read more

27 March, 2012
<endeca_term>Rare</endeca_term> Elements by Ustad Sultan Khan 4.0

Rare Elements by Ustad Sultan Khan 4.0

...David Nichtern and an elite group of contemporary musicians. The result is Rare Elements: a pulsing spectrum that blends India's traditional sounds with a... Read more

25 February, 2012

The Beatles "Journey" Rockumentary, Rare Film Clips and Pics-HD appMovie 4.0

...the remarkable formation and ultimate rise of the worlds first supergroup! Utilizing rare, archival footage, news reels and interviews, this program charts the Beatles success... Read more

11 February, 2012

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

6 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

6 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

9 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

11 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

11 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

12 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

14 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

15 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

16 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

19 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

19 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry