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40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids
Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.
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Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass
While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.
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Epson brings hands-free YouTube to smart glasses
Epson America is bringing hands-free interaction with YouTube to its smart glasses, which could set the stage for improved usability of applications like augmented reality.
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Comparethemarket.com improves customer experience with MongoDB
Insurance comparison website Comparethemarket.com is using open source NoSQL database MongoDB to improve the customer experience of its home insurance offering.
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Aviva deploys new claims management solution
The UK?s largest insurer, Aviva, is investing £1 million per annum in a new supplier management solution from The Innovation Group (TIG), in an attempt to bring down the cost of claims.
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HP turns to design for reversal of PC fortunes
Hewlett-Packard is barely holding on to the top spot in the laptop and desktop market, but hopes a renewed vigor regarding product design will help reverse the fortunes of its PC business.
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Airpair plays digital matchmaker between startups, developer experts
Launching a new product or business is hard. Sometimes, even computer nerds need a little tech support.
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London Stock Exchange's AIM is a 'joke', says Alfresco CTO
The capital markets in the UK are not ready for growth in high-tech companies, according to John Newton, CTO and founder of open-source content management firm Alfresco.
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ESEA gaming client hijacks GPUs for Bitcoin mining
The co-owner of widely used computer gaming service ESEA has admitted that the company used its client software to mine bitcoins using customers? hardware without their knowledge. Some ESEA users say that the unannounced activity overheated their graphics cards, damaging them in the process.
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Details expected soon on Intel's $200 laptop and tablet chip architecture
Intel is expanding into low-cost laptops and tablets starting at US$200 with new low-power Atom chips based on an architecture called Silvermont, which the company is expected to talk about next week, according to a source familiar with Intel's plans.
