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Apple looking to acquire Beats? http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27336863

Apple 'in talks' to acquire Beats Apple is in talks to buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics for $3.2bn, according to various media reports.

Future Technologies - Inspired by Biology

Stealing from nature: Incredible new tech inspired by biology When the body comes under attack by flu, dendritic cells rush to the site of infection and identify the alien forms attacking it. Millions raise...

Deutsche Bank chips in, has a technology sector in Bucharest

Deutsche Bank opens technology center in Bucharest German bank Deutsche Bank opened its DB Global Technology center in Bucharest on Thursday, May 8, the fourth such center, after similar...

Using Technology to learn a language…how to,

Three Surprising Ways to Use Technology to Learn a Language This article is by Katharine B. Nielson, the chief education officer at Voxy, a language-learning company based in New York City. The global economy has created such demand for cross-cultural communication that people can’t help but pay more attention to language learning, both as a problem to solve…

Inside Romania's Tech Boom…http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-07/fivefold-pay-surge-since-2006-reveals-romania-tech-boom.html

Fivefold Pay Surge Since 2006 Reveals Romania Tech Boom George Mihaiu has boosted his salary fivefold since 2006 and he’s still getting two job offers a day.

The Australian offshoring scene…what's happening on the other end,

Offshoring of Australian jobs leads to oversupply of ICT professionals: Clarius A decrease in new IT investment and a steep rise in offshoring information services jobs to Asia have lead to an oversupply of ICT professionals.

UC Berkeley & MIT study says offshoring is a 'mixed bag for American Jobs, wages'

Report: Offshoring and outsourcing a mixed bag for American jobs, wages A pilot study of U.S. companies' domestic and international sourcing practices — and the characteristics of domestic jobs — tells a story of two economies, say researchers from Berkeley and MIT.

Robocalling firm slapped with a hefty fine

GOP robocall firm slapped with $3 million fine The FCC has fined a conservative robocalling firm $3 million.

Samsung's mobile design head steps down, as the company's influence continute to wane http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/08/technology/mobile/samsung-mobile-design/index.html

Samsung mobile design chief steps down The man reponsible for the design of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones will now oversee long-term design strategy for the entire company.

Embedded Systems that run the Internet of Things are a Life Form? See the debate http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/embedded-systems-are-life-form-242136

Embedded systems are a 'life form' Among the number of provocative points that Dan Geer, the CISO of In-Q-Tel, makes about embedded systems and supply chain risk, one stands out: The systems are immortal.

See what Facebook's new friend tracking feature does for you:-)

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/17/tech/mobile/facebook-nearby-friends/index.html

Facebook launches friend-tracking feature Facebook is introducing a feature, Nearby Friends, that taps into a phone's stream of location information so friends can track each other in real time.

http://www.dotnear.com/nearshore-agile-development

Nearshore Agile Development – Trends & Benefits - dotnear Tech organizations have shifted from the more traditional form of offshoring to nearshore agile development model. Here is an inside look at nearshoring....