Gartner reduces forecast for global PC shipment growth in 2nd half of 2010

Gartner cuts 2nd-half PC shipment growth outlook
STAMFORD, Conn. – Research firm Gartner Inc. on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global shipments of personal computers in the second half of the year, saying the change stems from economic uncertainty in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Gartner now expects worldwide PC shipments to rise 15.3 percent …. Original article  : Gartner reduces forecast for global PC shipment growth in 2nd half of 2010.

AOL buys location-based social network service Rally Up for undisclosed price

AOL buys mobile social service Rally Up
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Internet company AOL Inc. has purchased location-based social networking service Rally Up for an undisclosed sum.
New York-based AOL said Tuesday that Rally Up’s mobile applications will add to its consumer applications unit. The company will join AOL in its new office in Palo …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : AOL buys location-based social network service Rally Up for undisclosed price.

HP, memory chip maker Hynix partner to build memristors into chips, could be valuable for PCs

HP finds partner to build memristors into chips

SAN FRANCISCO – Hewlett-Packard Co. has found an ally to take a breakthrough research project of HP’s and build the technology into computer chips.
HP is partnering with Korean memory chip maker Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to make chips that contain memristors. Memristors are a newly discovered building block of …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Blue Coat Systems names Michael J. Borman president and CEO, replacing Brian NeSmith

Blue Coat Systems taps Michael Borman as CEO
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Security hardware and software maker Blue Coat Systems Inc. on Tuesday named Michael J. Borman its new president and CEO.
Borman, 55, will take the helm of the company Wednesday, replacing Brian NeSmith.
NeSmith, 48, who held the titles since 1999, was named chief product … Read : Blue Coat Systems names Michael J. Borman president and CEO, replacing Brian NeSmith.

Dell spends $690,000 to lobby in 2nd quarter on defense appropriations, health care technology

Dell spends $690,000 lobbying in 2Q
SEATTLE – Personal computer maker Dell Inc. spent $690,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on Defense Department appropriations and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
That’s slightly less than the $730,000 the PC maker spent in the same quarter of 2009.
Dell lobbied Congress on …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Dell spends $690,000 to lobby in 2nd quarter on defense appropriations, health care technology.

Apple spent $330,000 in 2nd quarter to lobby on education, environment

Apple spent $330,000 lobbying in 2nd quarter
SEATTLE – Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone, Macintosh computers and other consumer electronics, spent $330,000 lobbying the federal government in the second quarter on spending for technology in education and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
That’s slightly less than the $390,000 Apple spent in the …. Original source  : Apple spent $330,000 in 2nd quarter to lobby on education, environment.

VMware buys software makers Integrien and TriCipher for undisclosed sum

VMware buys software makers Integrien, TriCipher

SAN FRANCISCO – VMware Inc., a maker of computer virtualization software, said Tuesday it has bought two smaller companies – Integrien and TriCipher.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Integrien makes performance analytics software and TriCipher’s technology helps manage online logins and user authentications.
VMware makes virtualization software that allows one computer to function … Read more »»».

TechAmerica spent $350,000 to lobby federal government in second quarter

TechAmerica spent $350,000 to lobby in 2Q
WASHINGTON – The Technology Association of America spent $350,000 in the second quarter to lobby the government on federal spending on information technology and cybersecurity services, among other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report.
That compares with $337,200 that the technology trade group spent on lobbying in [..] Read the original article: here.

3M paying $230M for Israeli maker of products like ankle bracelets used to track people

3M buying maker of products used to track people

NEW YORK – Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $230 million in cash for an Israeli company that makes ankle bracelets and other products used to keep track of people.
The deal marks the second technology company purchase in two days for 3M, …. Source article  : 3M paying $230M for Israeli maker of products like ankle bracelets used to track people.

Summary Box: Mediacom CEO drops proposal to take cable TV company private

Summary Box: Mediacom drops proposal to go private

BUYOUT OFFER DROPPED: Mediacom Communications Corp. Chairman and CEO Rocco Commisso dropped his proposal to take the cable television company private, after a special board committee rejected his latest offer. Commisso offered last spring to pay about $245 million to acquire all the remaining Mediacom shares he didn’t …. Read the original article  : Summary Box: Mediacom CEO drops proposal to take cable TV company private.

Mediacom CEO withdraws proposal to take cable TV company private

Mediacom CEO dropping proposal to go private

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – The head of Mediacom Communications Corp. said Tuesday he has withdrawn a proposal to take the cable television company private after its board rejected his latest offer. Its shares dropped almost 17 percent in morning trading.
Rocco B. Commisso, who founded Mediacom in 1995 and serves as … Read more »»».

The Wilderness Downtown Video Highlights the Best in HTML5

While Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is busy writing on the walls against Flash and supporting HTML5 video for iPhone and iPad, search giant Google is full mood to leverage the next-gen web standard. Google misses out no opportunity to highlight HTML5 on any occasion it gets. They launched an experimental new music “video” to …. Source article  : The Wilderness Downtown Video Highlights the Best in HTML5.

3M paying $230M for Israel’s Attenti, which makes people monitoring technology

3M buying maker of people tracking devices

NEW YORK – Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $230 million in cash for an Israeli company that makes technology used to keep track of people.
The deal marks the second technology company purchase in two days for 3M, which is increasingly stepping away from … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 3M paying $230M for Israel’s Attenti, which makes people monitoring technology.

Venice film festival seeks to trump Toronto with innovative offerings

Venice film festival focuses on film innovation

VENICE, Italy – In film, recession may be the mother of innovation.
The Venice Film Festival opens Wednesday with its share of big-screen bound blockbuster potential, from Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” to Sofia Coppola’s highly anticipated “Somewhere” and Ben Affleck’s sophomore directorial effort, “The Town.”
But director Marco Mueller says that … Original source on Gaea Times at : Venice film festival seeks to trump Toronto with innovative offerings.

Staples to sell Amazon.com’s Kindle electronic book reader in stores

Staples will sell Amazon.com’s Kindle
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Office supply retailer Staples Inc. will start selling Amazon.com’s Kindle electronic-book reader this fall.

The announcement Tuesday follows the device’s debut at Target Corp. stores in June. While Amazon.com previously sold the Kindle only only online, it has been expanding its retail presence to stay competitive with a growing … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Staples to sell Amazon.com’s Kindle electronic book reader in stores.

Gmail Priority Inbox to Set Your emails in Order of Importance

Is your Gmail inbox becoming a dumping ground for emails – difficult to manage? Well, Gmail has been efficient with filtering the junk mails into “spam” folder. That said,?? you might be receiving a lot of emails that are not not-so-important – bologna or bacn. Google engineers have evolved a new filtering process to … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Gmail Priority Inbox to Set Your emails in Order of Importance.

Nuclear industry takes new path for proposed power plants, hopes to learn from past problems

Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants

ATLANTA – Power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb: right off the shelf.
Of the nation’s 104 commercial reactors, no two are exactly the same, a fact that experts blame for causing construction and regulatory delays …. Read the original article  : Nuclear industry takes new path for proposed power plants, hopes to learn from past problems.

Skype Launched Connect to Target Enterprise Customers

Skype launched Skype Connect 1.0 on Monday to satisfy corporate customers. The application was known as Skype for SIP before. Skype connect that just finished Beta Testing, is a way to integrate?? Internet Protocol calls with traditional private branch exchange (PBX) and Unified Communications systems. Skype Connect has about 2,400 users globally. The monthly …. Original source  : Skype Launched Connect to Target Enterprise Customers.

Can’t figure out which e-mails to read first? Google offers helping hand with new feature

Google tool tries to cut through e-mail clutter
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. can sift through more than a trillion Web links in a matter of seconds, but can the Internet search leader help people wade through their overflowing e-mailboxes?
That’s the challenge Google will try to tackle Tuesday with the introduction of a tool … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Can’t figure out which e-mails to read first? Google offers helping hand with new feature.

At a glance: With Intel’s re-entry into phone chip market, top mobile-phone processor makers

At a glance: Top mobile-phone processor makers
Intel Corp. is re-entering the market for mobile-phone chips with the proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of the wireless-chip division of Germany’s Infineon Technologies AG. Below are the rankings of the top makers of processors and other communications chips for mobile phones, as ranked by Gartner Inc. based … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : At a glance: With Intel’s re-entry into phone chip market, top mobile-phone processor makers.