May 19, 2013

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Top Rate Tech Employment in Top Rate Silicon Valley

If you’re great with technology and you have a creative mind, yet you are out of a job, try not to fret. There is a place where job scarcity for top technology talents does not exist at all. Ever heard of Silicon Valley? Silicon Valley is known for its aggressive buyouts of good brains and [...]

Apple to Bring New Macbook Pro with SSD and Larger Trackpad

Apple to Bring New Macbook Pro with SSD and Larger Trackpad

Apple is reportedly planning to introduce new MacBook Pro laptops this week, Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and chief executive, turns 56 on February 24, and this birthday will be celebrated with new Apple Mac books being released in every iStore. The latest evidence on the MacBook Pro rumor is that Apple has stopped selling MacBook Pro [...]

Forbes 400 – Bill Gates on Top, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Now Worth More than Steve Jobs

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The co-founder of Microsoft Corp. Bill Gates, remains the richest American with estimated assets of $54 billion, according to Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Mr. Warren Buffett, the legendary investor who runs Berkshire Hathaway, easily held on to the No. 2 spot on the Forbes list with $45 billion, and he [...]

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Against HP’s Mark Hurd Lawsuit

Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison issued on Tuesday a strongly worded criticism of Hewlett Packard(HP) and its lawsuit against HP’s former Chief Executive Mark Hurd, suggesting that Oracle might discontinue its 25-year partnership with HP. “Oracle has long viewed HP as an important partner,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in a statement. “The H-P board [...]

Mark Hurd : His Oracle Move Made HP to Suit Against Former CEO

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is suing its former CEO Mark Hurd, alleging breach of contract and threatened misappropriation of trade secrets, a day after he was named co-president of rival Oracle. Below, a look at some of the most salient points in the suit. In a civil lawsuit filed with the Superior Court of California for the [...]

Dutch Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors IPO Price Slashes, Its 28% Below Midpoint

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Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV NXPI.O, the first of four big private equity-backed IPOs in the U.S. pipeline, priced shares in its stock flotation more than 28 percent below the midpoint of the expected range, according to an underwriter. KKR and Bain Capital, which led the 2006 buy-out, cut the price of the shares on [...]