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Reverting To Type: Microsoft Gets The Tablet Keyboard All Backwards

What's the iPad's greatest weakness? Its keyboard. Now Microsoft says it has a better idea for tablet computers: put the keys on the back.READ»

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Quiz: Can You Pick the Better Company Names?

What's in a name? Almost everything. At least that's what Robert Buderi over at XConomy believes. According to Buderi, a company name can have a significant impact on your brand, or as he puts it, "A good name evokes what ...READ»

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Russia Hires Cisco to Build a Silicon Forest, Easier Said Than Done

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev wrapped up his whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley yesterday, and while it’s fun to imagine Steve Jobs giving him the five-cent tour of One Infinite Loop or Ev Williams and Biz Stone teaching him how ...READ»

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Re: March 2010

Most Innovative Companies I enjoyed the issue devoted to the World's Most Innovative Companies. I get that Fast Company is focused on business, design, the for-profit world, but then you had PatientsLikeMe as No. 23 on the list. ...READ»

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ARM Financial Results Show Its Muscle, Nixes Apple Takeover Rumors

ARM holdings, the nifty British chipmaker rumored to be the object of Apple's affections, has released a sparkling set of financial figures--and poured water on the rumors surrounding it and the Cupertino Gang. Profits have almost ...READ»

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Insectislide Will Keep the Bugs Away

A nontoxic coating takes the feet out from under insects.READ»

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The Long, Strange History of Prussian Blue

Everyone's favorite color--from Cezanne to rhesus monkeys- started out as a chemistry experiment gone wrong, according to Joshua Cohen's history of the pigment.READ»

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Boston's Walking Innovation Tour, Complete With Zuckerburgers!

Last week, we reported on why you should start a company in Boston, citing the city's large supply of smart, creative people. Now Boston.com has created an innovation tour modeled after the Freedom Trail. As you might expect, most ...READ»

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Newton Seniors Offered 10% Discount at Brookline Dentist

Dentist serving Boston-Newton residents offers 10% senior citizen discount valid on all restorative, cosmetic and general dentistry services during the month of February.READ»

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Do-Good Design: Incubators Made From Car Parts and More From Upcoming Cooper-Hewitt Triennial

A year ago I told myself that social design would thrive in reverse proportion to the stock market. As soon as the Dow hit 10,000, I suspected, designers would abandon their humanitarian projects and resume work on $6,000 pendants. ...READ»

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Boston Cosmetic Dentist Offers Custom Night Guards At Reduced Prices

Boston cosmetic dentist helps fight harmful effects of teeth grinding with custom made night guards. Brookline Dental Center offers special pricing on specialized guards for the month of December only.READ»

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How an Economist's Cry for Ethical Capitalism was Heard

Not long ago, economist Noreena Hertz lived at the lefty margins of her field. But her (widely ignored) prediction of the credit crisis and her call for a more evolved form of capitalism have suddenly put her at the center of the universe.READ»

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Boston Cosmetic Dentist Extends Free Consultation Offer for New Patients

Boston residents searching for a new dentist can meet with the Harvard trained dentists of Brookline Dental Center. New patients can call and schedule a free consultation.READ»

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What Will Google's Newspaper Crusade Mean for Readers?

It's nice that CEO Eric Schmidt feels Google has a "moral responsibility" to help reinvent the newspaper industry. But how? Hyper-personalization might be the way, according to the Neiman Journalism Lab at Harvard, which pressed ...READ»

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Brookline Dentist Announces Special on Teeth Whitening Procedures

Brookline Dental Center offers their Boston patients savings on at home teeth whitening kits. This offer comes just in time for the gift giving season.READ»

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Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

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Mackey's Op-Ed Tarnishes Whole Foods Brand Image

Whole Foods’ standing among its core constituency is less than it was before CEO John Mackey wrote a well-publicized op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, attempting to put the brakes on health care reform. According to ...READ»

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Nokia Rocks the World: The Phone King's Plan to Redefine Its Business

Nokia already owns the global cell-phone market. Now Tero Ojanperä is launching the world's biggest delivery system for services, apps, and entertainment.READ»

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51 Great Sites For Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

* 10 ‘Must Have’ sites on CSR. * 10 of the best blogs on CSR. * 31 websites with excellent resources, links, media, tools, news and much more. * 20 people to follow on twitter who will ensure you know everything there is to know about CSR and Sustainability. READ»

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Cambridge Business School Moves to Topyx for Learning Platform

Executive MBA students at the University of Cambridge will be using an application from Interactyx that combines elements of a course management system with social networking. Over the next two years students in Cambridge's Judge Business School will be working with Topyx eLearning.READ»

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University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School Chooses TOPYX eLearning Solution

Interactyx Limited is very proud to announce today that the TOPYX® eLearning 2.0 solution with integrated social networking technologies, has been chosen by Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge as its comprehensive eLearning content distribution and collaborative learning platform. Students of Cambridge’s Executive MBA programme will commence using TOPYX in August 2009 for a two year term.READ»

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Los Angeles Emergency Shelter Helps the Homeless

Cambridge Who’s Who, the leading company for online exposure salutes Brenda Wilson for co-founding the New Image Emergency Shelter.READ»

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Forget Solar Power: Nokia Is Developing a Radio Wave-Powered Cell Phone

Solar-powered cell phone prototypes and rumors abound, but Nokia has a battery-less alternative power source for our cell phones lined up: radio waves. The company told MIT's Technology Review that it is working on technology ...READ»

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IPPY Award Recognizes Authorship of Cynthia B. Ainsworthe

Cynthia B. Ainsworthe, a Cambridge Who's Who Member, received a Bronze 2008 IPPY Award acknowledging her independently published Romance novel, “Front Row Center.”READ»

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Affiliate Programs Offer Cambridge Who’s Who Members Added Benefits

Cambridge Who's Who, the leading company for professional development, corporate branding and global networking, has announced the launch of an affiliate program for its members.READ»