Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:50:00 GMT
Mark Hurd, who resigned as Hewlett Packard\'s chief executive officer last month after sexual harassment allegations, has been talking about a senior post with Oracle, according to The Wall Street Journal The Journal said details about the job discussions
Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 14:26:00 GMT
The Ile de Batz is one of three dedicated ships that Alcatel-Lucent uses to lay the submarine fiber-optic cables that carry broadband connectivity across the oceans. The ship is usually based in Calais, France, but made a stop recently in Greenwich,
Intel to pay $1.4bn for Infineon WLS
Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:21:00 GMT
Comment Intel has embarked on a major shopping spree to counter the pressures on its traditional businesses, which prompted it to issue a results warning at the end of last week. That was swiftly followed by the announcement that it would acquire
Future festival: Edinburgh Interactive 2010
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 23:59:00 GMT
Edinburgh Interactive\'s focus was on digital distribution and what it might mean for games developers and publishers Every year, in the midst of the fringe festival, big names from the games industry come together at the Filmhouse for Edinburgh
A Strong Password Isn?t the Strongest Security
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 22:06:00 GMT
MAKE your password strong, with a unique jumble of letters, numbers and punctuation marks. But memorize it never write it down. And, oh yes, change it every few months. These instructions are supposed to protect us. But they dont. Some computer security
Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison\'s Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 14:57:00 GMT
It was a dark and stormy night ? Okay — maybe it wasn?t so dark and stormy. But it should have been, because that was the night Thomas Edison tried to hijack the motion picture industry. ?With his beetle brows, long wispy hair, and beatific look,
Google doodle marks buckyball anniversary
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:07:00 GMT
Interactive Google doodle marks 25 years since discovery of buckminsterfullerene C60, or the buckyball The buckyball was first discovered 25 years ago by a group of scientists at Rice University, in Texas, and named after the architect Richard
Accenture, Cisco, and Sun still face kickback charges
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 20:09:00 GMT
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Gordon Brown joins World Wide Web Foundation board
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:30:00 GMT
Gordon Brown is joining Tim Berners-Lee on the board of directors of the World Wide Web Foundation. The former prime minister will advise the foundation on ways to involve disadvantaged communities and global leaders in the development of sustainable
From Washington to Mexico on 12.4 Gallons of Diesel
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:48:00 GMT
Craig Henderson drove 1,478 miles from from Blaine, Washington to Mexico without stopping to refuel, burning just 12.4 gallons of diesel for a stunning 119.1 mpg. And he did it in a car he originally designed in 1984. Henderson rolled into Chula Vista,