A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Pandora to produce documents in what could be an industry-wide investigation of smartphone apps. In an SEC filing, Pandora said the subpoena was served early 2011, and it was told it wasn't a specific target of the probe. However, it believes similar subpoenas hav...
Right now there are potentially 1000s of ticking time bombs. ... All it will take is one 13-year-old (like the child who downloaded your 1 billionth application) who learns from his iPhone the way to quiet his 6-week-old sister is by shaking her as hard and as fast as he can and completely altering ...
"Claiming itself to be a next-generation publisher, WEbook has successfully roped in venture capitalists to invest in their business," Deepak Thakur, senior research analyst in ICT Practice at Frost & Sullivan, told the E-Commerce Times. If the dot-com burst and the more recent Wall Street fiasc...
Proponents of open source software are trying to make a case for using the collaborative approach to conquer the world's most vexing medical problems. However, established practices of avoiding the spotlight and protecting vested interests in breakthrough results still hamper the collaborative proce...
When it comes to the preferred avenue for information access, the Internet continues to be the medium of choice. From news to commerce to entertainment, our always-on culture is constantly finding new ways to satisfy its digital fix, placing unknown and sometimes intensive demands on enterprise netw...
There's little doubt blogging and podcasting have changed the way many people communicate today. With content ranging from what was for breakfast to insightful and engaging discussions of key social and political issues, examples currently span the spectrum in terms of the value they provide. Whethe...
Outsourcing continues to grow at a healthy rate. As the market expands to include a wider range of business processes, competitive cost opportunities in emerging markets are pressuring management decision-making. Currents counter to this trend are in evidence, however. Among the challenges associate...
Some 90 percent of brand owners outsource at least some of their manufacturing, according to AMR Research. In addition, more than half of them expect to increase their use of contract outsourcing over the next two years. While it's been shown that outsourcing adds significant value -- and jobs -- to...
Silicon is the lifeblood of electronics today, but in the photonics world -- the world of lasers and fiber optic transport -- it has had to play second fiddle to more exotic substances like indium phosphide and gallium arsenide. Researchers, though, are working to change that orchestration and reap ...
For some, it may seem like a dream come true. For others, it may feel like an April Fools' Day joke come early, but make no mistake about it: The beer-launching fridge has arrived. John Cornwell, who graduated last year from Duke University with a degree in electrical and computer engineering, is th...
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