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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Maybe Finnish boys should just wear extra clothes

Posted Sep 21, 2010 - 04:00 pm

Anssi Vanjoki, the departing leader of Nokia’s smartphone division, doesn't appear to have a favorable view of Google's Android mobile operating system. Except that's not quite how he puts it.
Mobile & Wireless, Android, Anssi Vanjoki
Coming soon from a satellite near you: ATT's new smartphone

Posted Sep 21, 2010 - 02:50 pm

In a bid to improve its mobile network performance (and put an end to chronic customer complaints), AT&T today unveiled a smartphone that can connect via satellite.
Mobile & Wireless, AT&T, satellite
'Nanny telcos' should focus on business, not censorship

Posted Sep 21, 2010 - 12:17 pm

Apparently things like upgrading customer service and improving its No. 4 market rank in the U.S. aren't keeping T-Mobile workers busy enough. Now they want to engage in unnecessary censorship over issues that, quite frankly, are none of their business.
Legal, censorship, EZ Texting
Maybe it was Hurd's silent treatment that got to HP

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 06:43 pm

Just hours ago Oracle co-president and recently resigned HP CEO Mark Hurd took the stage at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco to unveil a new Oracle database, mentioning not once his former employer, the circumstances s
Legal, Hewlett-Packard, lawsuit
Hurd takes stage, begins hawking Oracle databases

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 05:00 pm

Still in the eye of a storm of controversy -- not to mention a lawsuit -- over his hiring by Larry Ellison to be co-president of Oracle after resigning from the top job at Hewlett-Packard, Mark Hurd is now leading the product charge for his new employer.
Data Center, Hewlett-Packard, Larry Ellison
Does Google needs China more than China needs Google?

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 03:30 pm

Six months after shutting down its search engine in China in a dispute over censorship, Google is beefing up staff in that country, prompting speculation that the company might cut some kind of deal with the mainland government that would lead to the return of google.cn.
Internet, censorship, China
Verizon names head of wireless division as new COO

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 12:06 pm

One thing Wall Street really hates is confusion in the top ranks of large corporations. It creates doubt and fear, neither of which is good for share price.
Mobile & Wireless, executive changes, Lowell C. McAdam
IBM to buy analytics software vendor Netezza

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 11:20 am

Big Blue seems pretty serious about this analytics thing.
Business Intelligence, acquisition, business analytics
Notebooks are so 2009

Posted Sep 17, 2010 - 05:28 pm

A research report released late Thursday by Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty paints a stark picture for notebook manufacturers. The chart below that accompanied the report tracks year-over-year sales of notebook PCs in the United States. As you can see, it ain't pretty.
Business, Apple, ipad
Count on tech companies to dodge anti-poaching bullet from DoJ

Posted Sep 17, 2010 - 02:41 pm

The Wall Street Journal
Legal, anti-poaching, antitrust

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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See - and hear - what it was like to surf the web 20 years ago

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Valve completes its trifecta of announcements with the Steam Controller

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Which makes you more productive: The iPhone 5s or Samsung Galaxy S4?

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