IBM on Monday rolled out a software development kit for an application dubbed Mote Runner with the aim of spurring the adoption of sensors in various devices, products, and systems. The real goal is to enable the so-called Internet of things by making sensor networks easier to deploy and manage.Mote Runner is a free...
Yahoo strengthens Facebook ties
Continuing its forays into the social-networking realm, and its announced partnership with Facebook, Yahoo is introducing features that will further integrate its services with Facebook.Yahoo and Facebook...
Google Wi-Fi intercept triggers Aussie police probe
Australia has called in the police to determine whether Google violated privacy laws by capturing data from private Wi-Fi networks though its Street View service.At a forum on Internet security on Sunday,...
Forget needles. 'Please' delivers drugs via lasers
I've always envied people who can get injections without flinching, as somehow, seeing a needle enter the skin gives me the jitters. This is probably the reason intravenous drug abuse has never appealed...
Apple patent bid combines solar with touch screen
Although Apple has yet to release a solar-powered gadget, its engineers clearly see the potential for solar power in multitouch devices, such as the iPhone and iPad.A recently surfaced patent application,...
New York mulls Great Lakes wind farm
The New York Power Authority on Friday kicked off a multiyear review process for an offshore wind farm in Lake Erie or Lake Ontario.The state has received five applications to build a wind...
PC shipments rise nearly 23 percent
Hot demand in Asian markets helped first-quarter PC shipments around the world jump 22.7 percent over the same period last year, the highest annual surge recorded by iSuppli since it began tracking the...
Beta of Windows 7 update due in July
Microsoft said Monday it expects to have a public beta by July for the first service pack update to Windows 7.The announcement came at the start of Microsoft's TechEd conference, being held...
Foxconn raising factory salaries again
Facing increased media coverage and more scrutiny from its customers after a wave of suicides at its Shenzhen, China, plant, Foxconn said Monday that it will raise the monthly salary of its factory workers once again.The company said it plans to increase pay to 2,000 yuan ($293) from 1,200 ($176) yuan, an increase of about 67 percent....
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