FamousAbout.com » Computer http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Get a job: Visceral Games, 2K Marin, and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board http://famousabout.com/get-a-job-visceral-games-2k-marin-and-others-hiring-now-on-the-gamasutra-jobs-board http://famousabout.com/get-a-job-visceral-games-2k-marin-and-others-hiring-now-on-the-gamasutra-jobs-board#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:23:04 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/get-a-job-visceral-games-2k-marin-and-others-hiring-now-on-the-gamasutra-jobs-board In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Visceral Games, 2K Marin, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and others. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted for free across Gamasutra’s network of submarket sites, which includes content …

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]]> http://famousabout.com/get-a-job-visceral-games-2k-marin-and-others-hiring-now-on-the-gamasutra-jobs-board/feed 0 Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/micron-ceo-dies-in-plane-crash-industry-stunned-reuters http://famousabout.com/micron-ceo-dies-in-plane-crash-industry-stunned-reuters#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:17:15 +0000 Jason http://famousabout.com/micron-ceo-dies-in-plane-crash-industry-stunned-reuters Reuters – Micron Technology Inc Chief Executive and Chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a U.S. memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices

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]]> http://famousabout.com/status-update-facebook-to-go-public-raise-5b-ap/feed 0 Woman wins small-claims suit over Honda hybrid mpg (AP) http://famousabout.com/woman-wins-small-claims-suit-over-honda-hybrid-mpg-ap http://famousabout.com/woman-wins-small-claims-suit-over-honda-hybrid-mpg-ap#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:56:58 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/woman-wins-small-claims-suit-over-honda-hybrid-mpg-ap AP – A Southern California woman who challenged the legal status-quo by filing a small-claims action against Honda won her lawsuit Wednesday when a judge ruled that the automaker misled her about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car.

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