Monthly Archives: April 2010
NASA Extends Supercomputing Support Services Contract
Computer Sciences, aka CSC, has won a one-year contract option "to provide supercomputing support services at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif....
Google Morphs into Topeka, One of Many April Fools Day 2010 Gags
Google Morphs into Topeka, One of Many April Fools Day 2010 Gags
by Clint Boulton
Not Google, Topeka
Now, this is a more than a little cheesy,...
Acer Intros Ethos Laptops with 2 Touch Screens
Acer has introduced the Aspire Ethos 5943G and 8943G laptops, and with them a new take on touch screens.The Ethos laptops, unveiled March 31,...
Facebook Pages Eschews ‘Become a Fan’ for ‘Like’ Link
Facebook confirmed that users will soon be able to join member brand pages by clicking "like," arguing that users are universally more comfortable with...
Do URL Shorteners Get a Bad Rap?
URL shortening has taken a bit of a beating in the security community during the past two years, particularly as the popularity of Twitter...
Hot or Not: Developer Interest in iPad Ticks Up and Down
Hot or Not: Developer Interest in iPad Ticks Up and Down
by Darryl K. Taft
Developer Interest in the iPad Cools from Earlier This Year
In January,...
Amazon Negotiating with Publishers Ahead of iPad, Says Report
Amazon.com has struck deals with book publishers Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins that could potentially raise the price of ebooks, according to online reports,...
Porsche, Saab, Ford Rev Up Green Cars at N.Y. Auto Show
Porsche, Saab, Ford Rev Up Green Cars at N.Y. Auto Show
by Nicholas Kolakowski
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The prototype i-MiEV, which Mitsubishi claims can cruise for 80 miles...
After Successful Collisions, CERN Readies Large Hadron Collider for Data Collection
When scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) successfully collided twin proton beams at 7 TeV this week, it set a major...
Apple iPad Verdict from Times, Journal: Not for Everyone
Is the Apple iPad going to replace your laptop?It depends on who you are and how you use your laptop-that's the nutshell verdict from...