Monthly Archives: May 2013
Microsoft Eyes Mobile E-Reading Market With $1B Nook Media Buy: Report
Microsoft is preparing to snap up Nook Media LLC for $1 billion, according a new report.TechCrunch, claiming to have obtained internal documentation, reported May...
Prosthetics for Kids Underscore 3D Printing’s Limitless Potential
The 3D printing market is expected to see sales reach $8.4 billion in 2025, up from $777 million in 2012, according to an April...
Google Glass Faces Market Barriers: 10 Factors That Could Hold it Back
Google Glass Faces Market Barriers: 10 Factors That Could Hold it Back
by Don Reisinger
Will Google Glass Be Affordable?
The big question mark right now is...
Sprint Advisor: Dish Network Claims ‘Unsubstantiated and Unrealistic’
As Sprint moves forward with the $20.1 billion deal it struck with Japanese wireless carrier Softbank in October, it continues to consider the $25.5...
Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Takes Aim at Networks
The Facebook-led consortium that has made inroads in creating more efficient servers, storage appliances and motherboards is now turning its attention to data center...
Google Glass DevCamp Event Being Organized to Create More Apps
Google Glass devices are hitting the streets slowly, but the demand for apps that run on the head-mounted computers is just starting to take...
IBM Innovation Center Opens in Kenya
Continuing with its expansion into Africa, IBM announced the opening of a new IBM Innovation Center in Nairobi, Kenya.The new facility, the first IBM...
Mobile Phone-Related Fatal Car Crashes Highest in Tennessee
Mobile Phone-Related Fatal Car Crashes Highest in Tennessee
by Nathan Eddy
Tennessee Leads in Reported Mobile-Related Fatalities
Tennessee reported the highest number of fatal crashes involving cell...
HP Sued for $1 Billion Over Troubled Autonomy Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard executives reportedly ignored warnings before it bought software maker Autonomy for $11.3 billion that the company's financial numbers were exaggerated and tried to...
SAP Now Has Own Cloud for HANA Deployments
PALO ALTO, Calif.—SAP has been making a lot of news lately, and it's all in the database and cloud IT sectors. For a company...