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Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lighting

Commercial office buildings are one of the main culprits of the current climate crisis. They consume large amounts of electricity and release excessive carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Adura Technologies has developed a mesh-based lighting system ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up

Microsoft and News Corp. are reportedly discussing a deal where Rupert Murdoch would take his properties and delist them from Google. These sites would presumably wind up on Bing. The Financial Times reported that Microsoft and News Corp. have talked ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  News Corporation Limited,  Google Inc.,  Rupert Murdoch,  Yahoo!

Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?

Mozilla reported its 2008 audited financials and the organization behind the Firefox browser delivered consolidated revenue of $78.6 million, up 5 percent from 2007. And the revenue picture looks even better if you exclude the $7.8 million loss in ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!,  eBay Inc.,  Oracle

Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

Dell chief Michael Dell is projecting a Windows 7 upgrade cycle that could put PC growth “well into the teens.” What’s unclear is whether Dell will be able to grab a bigger share of the revenue pie or be outmaneuvered by rivals like HP and Acer. ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Dell

Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

The Hackett Group reports that 300,000 IT jobs have disappeared in 2009, a spike that will translate into nearly 2 million eliminated technology positions between 2000 and 2014. In a report, Hackett notes that IT is taking the brunt as companies cut ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  20 Nov 2009

CIO Sanity Savers: Five ways to become a more effective executive

Smart Tech Expert advice on innovations in healthcare and the green technologies that make it happen. Find out more Smart Business Discussion and advice on management issues that revolve around making your world smarter and more ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  20 Nov 2009

Dell's third quarter disappoints yet sees IT demand improving

Dell’s fiscal third quarter financials fell well short of estimates across the board. The company on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $337 million, or 17 cents a share. That tally is down 54 percent from a year ago. Wall Street was ...

From DAN FARBER, LARRY DIGNAN AND DAVID BERLIND, Between the Lines,  19 Nov 2009

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

Google on Thursday revealed a bevy of noteworthy developments for its Chrome OS. The company released the Chrome OS to the open source community, laid out its security vision and promised to deliver a simple operating system. However, the success or ...

From DAN FARBER, LARRY DIGNAN AND DAVID BERLIND, Between the Lines,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.

AOL: Will Armstrong get any honeymoon?

AOL will lay off a third of its workforce once it is spun off as a public company. The company’s ad business is a wreck. And the best thing AOL has going for it is a subscription model (read dial-up) that’s also in decline. Welcome back to the big ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: America Online,  Time Warner Inc.,  EarthLink, Inc.,  Tim Armstrong,  Google Inc.

FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual

The Federal Aviation Authority is looking into a networking problem that threatens to delay flights across the U.S. FAA spokesman Les Dorr said that there’s a “problem with the telecommunications network that’s affecting automated processing system” ...

From LARRY DIGNAN, ZDNet,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Department of Defense

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