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IBM plunges into 'smart grid for water'
News Betting that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources, IBM leads effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyze water use.
Tags: Green IT, Grid, Sensor, U.S., France, IBM Corp., information technology, Green IT, software, conference
Apple's Steve Jobs back at work
News The company's chief executive has officially returned from a six-month medical leave of absence.
Tags: Personnel management, Investments, Apple Inc., Bloomberg L.P., Absence, Cupertino, CEO, Tennessee, senior vice president, Apple iPhone
Final chapter coming in HP spying scandal
News Low-level investigator who helped HP spy on journalists is due to be sentenced for identity theft, but the planners of the espionage will apparently get off.
Tags: Security, Business security, Hewlett-Packard Co., Identity Theft, phone, Associated Press, New York Times Co., journalist, California, Business security
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
News After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Global strategic management, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., Taiwanese chipmaker, California, Chip, Chip Company, Hong Kong, Shanghai
A trip to the innovation Valley
Blogs This blog turned one this September and I'd like to believe that there are Filipino readers out there who regularly chec...
Observing the US automated elections
Blogs Before boarding my Philippine Airlines flight to San Francisco last Sunday night, a document inspector at the Centennial...
Cagayan, my valley home is dear to me
Blogs The title above is the first line of the official anthem of Cagayan, my home province here in the Philippines. I've been...
China orders plug for hole in Green Dam
News The Chinese government orders makers of Green Dam censorware to rush out a patch, after researchers discovered gaping security flaws in the program.
Tags: Security applications/tools, University Of Michigan, Web Site, Researcher, China, Censorship Software, general manager, information technology, Security applications/tools, Green Dam Software
Facebook's COO: Response to disabled accounts was 'too slow'
News Sheryl Sandberg says the database failure was a consequence of the social network's rapid growth, which sometimes causes unexpected snags.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Facebook, Social Networking, Database, California, Palo Alto, network, Web sites, Web 2.0
Facebook woos developers with a roadmap
News The social-networking company unveils what it's up to in the next three to six months so that developers can plan to add new things to their apps.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Twitter Inc., California, Palo Alto, Web 2.0, Developer, API, analytics, Microsoft Windows
Google: We're not making Android hardware
News Rumors of a Google-developed smartphone have been circulating for years, but don't expect to see Google hardware anytime soon, according to the head of its Android project.
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Phone, California, TheStreet.com Inc., Motorola Inc., software, Google Android, Android
Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook
News A Cupertino, Calif.-based start-up claims the bookseller misappropriated its trade secrets in its design of a similar e-reader.
Tags: Copyright, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-reader, California, Nook, Alex, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Cupertino, marketing
eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official
News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.
Microsoft to open Windows cafe in Paris
News Software maker tells the venue is meant to let people sip an espresso while checking out the latest tech from Redmond.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows 7, Wi-Fi, Redmond, retail company, Microsoft Windows, TechCrunch, Paris
FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people
News U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged almost 100 people involved in a phishing scam designed to swipe personal information and use the data to defraud banks.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Lawsuits, Phishing, U.S., bank, Egypt, FBI, Financial Company, credit card company, financial
