News tagged with computer giant

Fighting crimes against biodiversity: How to catch a killer weed

Invasive species which have the potential to destroy biodiversity and influence global change could be tracked and controlled in the same way as wanted criminals, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan's Acer sues ex-CEO over Lenovo job

Taiwan's leading personal computer maker Acer said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against former chief executive Gianfranco Lanci after he joined Chinese rival Lenovo.

Technology / Business

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Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP

Former Palm chief executive Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett-Packard, less than two years after Palm was acquired by the computer giant.

Technology / Business

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google revising privacy policies, data use

Google said it is revising its privacy policies and changing how it uses data from users of its services to provide more personalized search results and advertisements.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-tech gadget show opens doors in Vegas

The International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Tuesday with a dazzling array of high-tech gadgetry including ultra-thin laptops, snazzy smartphones, iPad rivals and flat-screen and 3D TVs.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Jurors deadlock in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft

(AP) -- A federal jury on Friday failed to reach a verdict in a Utah company's $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. in a case so important to the computer giant that it put Bill Gates on the ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Apple drops 'Jew or not Jew' iPhone app

French anti-racism groups have dropped anti-Semitism suits against Apple after it withdrew a "Jew or not Jew" iPhone app from its online stores worldwide, the groups' lawyer said on Thursday.

Technology / Software

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Gates testifies in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft

Microsoft's Bill Gates took the witness stand Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95.

Technology / Business

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Kindle Fire shipping to mixed reviews

Amazon began shipping the Kindle Fire on Monday as initial reviews were mixed for the touchscreen tablet computer seen as a potentially strong rival to Apple's market-leading iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Giant planet ejected from the solar system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as an expert chess player sacrifices a piece to protect the queen, the solar system may have given up a giant planet and spared the Earth, according to an article recently published in ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

Hewlett Packard puts mobile chips in data centers

Hewlett Packard (HP) sees a future in super-efficient data centers powered by the kinds of power-sipping computer chips used in smartphones and tablet computers.

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

New cyber attack on Japan parliament

Japan's parliament has come under cyber attack again, apparently from the same emails linked to a China-based server that have already hit several lawmakers' computers, an official said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China-based servers in Japan cyber attacks: report

A virus that infected computers at Japanese overseas diplomatic missions had been designed to send data to servers in China, a report said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

HP says it will keep personal computer unit

Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided against spinning off or selling its PC division - a plan first brought to light in August by the technology conglomerate's now former CEO.

Technology / Business

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2