HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually
Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers.
NetApp's rev forecast below estimates, stock drops
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc forecast revenue below expectations as concerns about the economy weighed on the outlook for business and government spending on information technology, sending its shares down 22 percent in after-hours trade. NetApp's report Wednesday came a day after Dell Inc posted disappointing quarterly results that heightened concerns about cautious IT spending, sending tech stocks sharply lower. Sunnyvale, California-based NetApp posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $1.70 billion compared to $1.43 billion in the year-ago period. ...
Obama: Put Government on Mobile Apps
The Obama administration said once again today that technology is high on its priority list. It said it is launching a new initiative that aims to make government services more available to consumers through mobile apps. The President has ordered each major Federal agency —...
Cocktail Crossfire: Are Nasty, Evil, Anonymous Commenters Good for Anything?
Currently there are bills in both houses of the New York State Legislature that would, reports Wired's David Kravets, "require New York-based websites, such as blogs and newspapers, to 'remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post.'” The purpose of this proposed legislation is to limit cyberbullies and their impact, and to cut down on "mean-spirited and baseless political attacks. ...
Google Doodle's Playable Synth
If you were a little less productive at work the day Google had that cool Les Paul Doodle on its homepage — you know, the one that let you record your own guitar riffs — be prepared to lose even more time today. In celebration...
Incredibly wealthy Silicon Valley exec arrested for complicated high-tech Lego theft at Target
Was it compulsion, a desire to beat the system, or just pure greed? Authorities — and indeed, the public at large — are struggling to understand the "why" behind a complicated theft scheme where wealthy Silicon Valley executive Thomas Langenbach … Continue reading →
