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FTC doles out $50,000 to winners of Robocall Challenge

FTC doles out $50,000 to winners of Robocall Challenge
  • Posted April 3, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • The Federal Trade Commission recently wrapped up a contest designed to find an effective solution to combat robocalls – spammy automated phone calls that deliver a pre-recorded message to unlucky recipients. The annoying messages account for roughly 200,000 complaints each…

Netflix to give away $100,000 in Cloud Prize competition

Netflix to give away $100,000 in Cloud Prize competition
  • Posted March 14, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Netflix is giving away $100,000 in prizes as part of a just-launched competition designed to make cloud computing better for everyone. The company is asking developers around the world to help improve the features, usability, reliability, quality and security of…

Google contest asks what you would do if you had Project Glass

Google contest asks what you would do if you had Project Glass
  • Posted February 20, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • Nearly a year ago Google revealed Project Glass, an augmented reality visor that’s had the tech community buzzing and the competition scrambling to build copycat devices ever since. The search giant opened pre-orders for Google I/O attendees back in June…

Sony: Hold your arm up the longest and win $10,000

Sony: Hold your arm up the longest and win $10,000
  • Posted November 4, 2011, 10:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, The Web With Video
  • Have the endurance of a Shaolin monk? Prove it and Sony will reward you handsomely. As part of its Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception contest, the company is offering $10,000 to the player who can hold their arm up the longest.…

Dell presents America’s Favorite Small Business contest [sponsored]

Dell presents America’s Favorite Small Business contest [sponsored]
  • Posted September 7, 2011, 3:30 PM by Dell SMB | Filed in The Web, Tech Deals With Video
  • Give your business the opportunity to win $25,000 in Dell products pre-loaded with Windows 7 Professional & Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010, a $50,000 prepaid card from MasterCard, and your own online web reality show. Seriously, now is your chance.

Will you become America's Favorite Small Business? [sponsored]

Will you become America
  • Posted August 25, 2011, 1:25 PM by Dell SMB | Filed in Tech Deals, The Web With Video

  • Dell - in partnership with Microsoft and MasterCard - invites you to create and submit a video about your business. Win $25,000 in Dell products with Windows 7 Professional & Microsoft Office 2010, $50,000 from MasterCard, and your own online web reality show. Enter for details.

Microsoft announces $250,000 BlueHat Prize contest

Microsoft announces $250,000 BlueHat Prize contest
  • Posted August 5, 2011, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft is turning to the public for new ideas regarding defensive approaches to computer security risks. The inaugural Microsoft BlueHat Prize contest will award $250,000 in cash prizes for the best submitted solutions.

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