A number of high-profile members of the technology industry have teamed up with celebrities to back a new initiative designed to get kids interested in programming. The nonprofit foundation Code.org wants to get more schools involved in teaching programming classes…
Posted February 8, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Those in the market for a job in the field of technology might want to head out west to start their search. That’s because Silicon Valley’s job growth has returned to dot-com boom levels, according to new findings from the…
According to CPU World, leaked documents indicate Intel plans to launch a new quad-core Atom variant dubbed "Silvermont". When released, the 22nm-based CPU will be the first Atom-based processor to sport more than two cores. Silvermont is intended to supplant…
Mozilla broke Silicon Valley's silence over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) late Tuesday, after expressing its concern that the bill reaches far beyond just internet security and actually infringes on rights to privacy.
Posted April 2, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
Possibly in attempt to expand up on its "we're not really a PC company" strategy, Dell has acquired Wyse for an undisclosed amount. Based in San Jose, Wyse has long specialized in thin-clients, offering vertically integrated, centralized computing solutions for…
Posted October 31, 2011, 11:04 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that being in Silicon Valley to create a startup isn’t necessary, or even recommended in some instances. The CEO spoke openly during a live interview at Y Combinator’s Startup School over the weekend.
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