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Google scraps Chrome’s RSS extension along with Reader
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on March 18, 2013
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US Air Force Scraps ERP Project After $1 Billion Spent
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on November 15, 2012
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angry tapir writes “The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending $ 1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain. Dubbed the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), the project has racked up $ 1.03 billion in costs since 2005, ‘and has not yielded any significant military capability,’ an Air Force spokesman said in a statement. ‘We estimate it would require an additional $ 1.1B for about a quarter of the original scope to continue and fielding would not be until 2020. The Air Force has concluded the ECSS program is no longer a viable option for meeting the FY17 Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) statutory requirement. Therefore, we are canceling the program and moving forward with other options in order to meet both requirements.’”
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Air Force scraps massive ERP project after racking up $1B in costs
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on November 14, 2012
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The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending US$ 1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain.
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Australia scraps mandatory Internet filter plan
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on November 9, 2012
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Telia scraps plans to charge extra for mobile VoIP in Sweden, hikes overall rates in compensation
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on September 27, 2012
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Telia raised hackles in March when it proposed charging Swedish subscribers extra if they wanted to use voice over IP. On top of the net neutrality issues, the proposed price premium would have been a slap in the face to Skype, the country’s homegrown VoIP pioneer. While Telia’s Spanish subsidiary Yoigo has no problems with such a split, Telia itself must have had a change of heart: as of now, all regular plans will continue to treat internet telephony as just another set of data packets. Only a new, ultra-basic Telia Flex Bas plan excises the option. Unfortunately, most everyone will have to pay the price for equality — new subscriptions will have their data plans “adjusted” to compensate for increasing data use, and those paying daily will see their maximum rates jump from 9 SEK ($ 1.40) to 19 SEK ($ 2.90). As painful as the price hike might sound, however, we’d still endure it to avoid carving the mobile internet into pieces.
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Google scraps — and shares — Web-based collab coding tool
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on July 9, 2012
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Collide, which lets multiple programmers tap into a software development project, is open-source software now that Google has cast it off. One project member hopes it’ll inspire related projects.
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Mercedes reportedly scraps hybrid plan for B-Class E-Cell Plus EV, going all-in on electrons with Tesla
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on July 1, 2012
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Mercedes’ plans for a B-Class E-Cell Plus plug-in hybrid might headed for a change of direction. Take this all with a spoonful of NaCl, but looks like an all-electric powertrain made by none other than Tesla will be installed in the EV. As Autoblog Green notes, an anonymous spokesperson has reportedly claimed that the system switch-up is being made due to economics — higher rebates and incentives are possible for zero-emission vehicles in the EV’s US target market. No technical details were given on the new powertrain, but the original idea was to have a Volt-like 138-horsepower electric powerplant for the B-Class compact, with a 67-horsepower gas engine backing it up. At the very least, a collaboration between the two companies would make sense, since the Stuttgart automaker is effectively a five percent stakeholder in Tesla. So if you’ve been holding out for an EV with the Merc touch, check the source for the details.
Mercedes reportedly scraps hybrid plan for B-Class E-Cell Plus EV, going all-in on electrons with Tesla originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSA: Dropbox scraps Public folders July 31st, your sharing stays intact
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on June 15, 2012
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Would-be Dropbox users who want to lean on the cloud storage service’s Public folder, heads-up: when July comes to a close, new accounts won’t get that common storage pool. That’s not to say it’s the end of sharing, however. The company’s recent sharing link support is still very much in effect to let groups share files or whole folders between each other. Some will point out that it’s still not a direct substitute, which is true; if you’re not already packing your virtual bags for a trip to Google Drive for that reason, just remember that grandfathered Public folders will carry on for the foreseeable future.
PSA: Dropbox scraps Public folders July 31st, your sharing stays intact originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft Scraps ‘Where’s My Phone Update?’ Site
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on January 8, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “Microsoft disappointed some Windows Phone users on Friday by saying it would stop providing specifics about who will get software updates and when, and announcing vaguely that a new update is ‘available to all carriers that request it.’ The update fixes a few issues, including one that caused the on-screen keyboard to disappear and another that caused problems with synching Gmail. Eric Hautala, general manager of customer experience engineering for Windows Phone, said Microsoft will no longer say when people will get updates based on their country, phone model and carrier.”
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Microsoft scraps ‘Where’s my phone update?’ site
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on January 7, 2012
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Microsoft disappointed some Windows Phone users on Friday by saying it would stop providing specifics about who will get software updates and when, and announcing vaguely that a new update is “available to all carriers that request it.”
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Verizon Scraps $2 Fee Plan
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on December 31, 2011
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Less than a day after announcing plans to charge customers a $ 2 convenience fee for every online transaction, Verizon Wireless has announced that it will back off.
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