News tagged with vice president

NY attorney general ends lawsuit against Intel

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is paying $6.5 million as part of a deal to terminate an antitrust lawsuit filed against the chip-maker by the New York attorney general's office.

Technology / Business

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer order entry systems reduce preventable adverse drug events

Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only approximately 30 percent of hospitals nationwide have done so and around 40 percent of hospitals in the ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple names European exec to head retail ops

(AP) -- Apple Inc. has named Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as its top retail executive, charged with developing the sales strategy for the iPhone and iPad maker as it expands Apple stores around the world.

Technology / Business

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The opposite of evil: Google named best place to work in America

Google has a new weapon in the intense war for engineering talent in Silicon Valley: The search giant on Thursday was named by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in America.

Technology / Business

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

First Intel-powered smartphone to debut in China

US chip titan Intel on Tuesday announced it will move into the booming smartphone market with a China debut of a handset made by Chinese computer powerhouse Lenovo.

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Motorola pledges to use Intel chips in smartphones

Motorola Mobility and Lenovo on Tuesday said they will use Intel processors in smartphones and other devices, giving the chipmaker its first entry into a market it has long coveted.

Technology / Business

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US album sales rise for first time since 2004

(AP) -- U.S. album sales rose more than 3 percent last year for the first gain since 2004 - a sign that rising digital sales are finally stemming the decade-long decline of compact discs.

Technology / Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google remains default search engine at Firefox

Mozilla on Tuesday said that it has renewed a deal making Google the default search engine in the nonprofit organization's open-source Firefox Web browsing software.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV companies have a year to pipe down loud ads

(AP) -- Shush, already. That's the message the Federal Communications Commission is sending with new rules that force broadcast, cable and satellite companies to turn down the volume on blaring TV commercials.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Research shows hands-free phones just as risky

(AP) -- Like it or not, when someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said - even when you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic.

Technology / Other

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Knight Foundation awards NPR $1.5M for web news

(AP) -- NPR is getting a $1.5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to boost web training and content at member stations nationwide.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mac App Store downloads top 100 million

Apple on Monday said that more than 100 million mini-programs tailored for Macintosh computers have been downloaded from the Mac App Store since it opened at the start of the year.

Technology / Software

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google+ rolling out facial recognition feature

Google is rolling out a feature that lets members of its online social network automatically find themselves in photos posted by friends.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4

ICANN names Chinese scholar as VP for Asia

(AP) -- The organization in charge of Internet domain names has selected a Chinese scholar as vice president for Asia.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

GM says electric Volt is safe despite fires

General Motors insisted Monday that its Chevrolet Volt is safe to drive despite the launch of a government probe after three of the Volt's electric batteries caught fire following safety tests.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 14