PRISM 2.0: From 9 to ‘thousands’ of technology and finance companies

June 14, 2013 8:35 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

When Edward Snowden leaked the news about PRISM, we thought it was just 9 U.S. companies that were sharing customers' data with the National Security Agency (NSA). Now it looks like literally thousands of technology, finance, and manufacturing firms are working with the NSA, CIA, FBI, and branches of the U.S. military.

The Jolla ‘Other Half’ is the Nokia version of an Android smartphone. Sort of

May 20, 2013 9:04 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a Finish mobile company was working on a ground-breaking game-changing world-shaking new smartphone operating system based on Linux rising from the ashes of Intel's Moblin and its own Maemo projects.

41 of the Fortune 500 companies are tech companies (and here they are)

May 6, 2013 10:34 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Apple’s in the top 10 for the first time ever, Facebook hits the list, and Dell sells more than Google as Fortune Magazine released its Fortune 500 companies today, ranking the top 500 companies by global income.

Notable this year …

AMD hires Apple and Qualcomm engineers to get up to speed on mobile. Is this too little, too late?

January 22, 2013 8:16 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Apparently mobile is the next big thing. What a shock.

Apple’s Tim Cook to face judge about Apple, Google, Intel anti-poaching pact

January 18, 2013 7:40 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Apple is one of a list of companies accused of agreeing not to recruit each other's employees.

Technology 2012: The year’s winners and losers

December 30, 2012 10:00 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

In every year, there are winners and losers: companies, devices, operating systems. Here's our look at some of the biggest successes and failures of 2012.

Does your startup do good? Intel competition rewards social entrepreneurship

November 10, 2012 1:43 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

It's not nearly often enough that we hear about startup ideas that address global hunger, fuel inefficiency, or support the deaf and blind.

Dutch chip-making tech firm ASML buys Cymer for $2.5B for the frickin’ laser beams

October 17, 2012 10:08 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Computer chips are currently made using ultraviolet light at 193 to 248 nanometers: literally, printed with light. Cymer and ASML are shrinking the ultraviolet laser beam down to just 13.5 nanometers.

Intel AppUp general manager quits after just 10 months on the job

October 8, 2012 11:07 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

It doesn't say good things about a company or a division when a leader leaves after such a short time. And, given the moves of the market in the past couple of years, I'm wondering if there's a future for AppUp.

Windows 8 tablets late? Blame Intel (updated)

October 1, 2012 7:15 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Now is a horrible time for Intel to delay Windows 8 tablets with the latest processors -- but that's exactly what's happening, according to Bloomberg.

ARM-based OpenStack: it’s like an army of cell phones powering cloud-based computing

July 18, 2012 6:00 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

RackSpace, HP, Canonical, and other OpenStack members are combining forces to build what they say will be the first-ever ARM processor-based cloud. The goal is to build an extremely efficient, powerful, but inexpensive cloud with low power consumption.

“The explosion …

Meego: Former “iPhone killer” open source phone OS is not dead yet

July 16, 2012 11:49 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Remember Meego? It was the open-source phone project from Intel and Nokia that was going to displace Apple’s iPhone. And it’s not dead yet.

Despite Nokia’s defection to Windows 7 and Intel’s difficulties finding new partners for the open-source project, …

Apple’s MacBook Air 13″: The perfect ultrabook (review)

July 16, 2012 6:00 AM James Pikover
James Pikover

In the constant cycle of tablet and smartphone news, the seemingly minor upgrade to Apple’s MacBook Air barely made headlines. That’s not really surprising, especially after the announcement of the Retina ready MacBook Pro. A next generation Intel CPU and …

Intel shuffles its executives and puts two on the CEO succession path

January 20, 2012 10:17 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

A day after reporting record annual results, Intel announced today some management changes that clarify who might eventually succeed current chief executive Paul Otellini (pictured).

Two executives appear to be on the path toward more important roles in the future. …

The coolest technology and moments from CES 2012 (slideshow)

January 15, 2012 9:15 PM Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly

Last week, four VentureBeat reporters and our videographer braved the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. They covered 1.861 million square feet of show floor, visited many of the 3,100 exhibitors, and sorted through the 20,000 new products that …