Latest From Michael Smith
Sprint Nextel Will Slash 8,000 Jobs To Save $1.2 Billion
Sprint Nextel expects to save $1.2 billion a year by laying off about 8,000 employees by the end of the first quarter. The job cuts will cost Sprint $300 million. Sprint stressed ...
Why Women Are the Superior Marketing Sex
January 12, 2009 7:33AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us It’s important to remember that we’re discussing only marketing skills. Just as I hope to have made a persuasive argument that women’s brains ...
Ballmer: Windows Cloud OS Coming Soon
October 1, 2008 1:49PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Microsoft is joining the cloud-computing trend, with CEO Steve Ballmer saying a “Windows Cloud” OS will be launched at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. ...
Motorola Staffing Up To Cash In on Android Buzz
September 29, 2008 1:42PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Motorola is reportedly looking to hire hundreds of Android developers to cash in on the buzz around Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system. Motorola’s ...
Chrome Users Return to Internet Explorer, Firefox
September 23, 2008 2:07PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us The shine is gone as some Google Chrome users return to Internet Explorer and Firefox just three weeks after the Chrome browser’s launch. ...
Samsung May Buy SanDisk, Consolidate Flash Market
September 5, 2008 1:52PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Memory maker Samsung is considering an offer for SanDisk to save #350 million a year in flash-memory licensing fees and consolidate the market. ...
Study: Online Games More Captivating
Joshua Smyth, a Syracuse University psychology professor, noted that most of the public debate on video games has centered on their often violent content, while the “enthrallment” potential, which can have both ...
GTA IV Helps Boost Sales of Video-Game Consoles
The popular Grand Theft Auto IV is proving to have strong coattails, driving sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video-game consoles. Microsoft insists its Xbox 360 is getting the ...
CIOs Battle Hackers Using Olympic-Themed Attacks
Hackers are changing tactics, with e-mails identifying with the Olympics but hiding malicious Trojans that elude most antivirus programs. Where hackers formerly favored Microsoft Word documents, now they are turning to other ...
Father of Java Promises ‘Mind-Blowing’ Blu-ray Experiences
March 6, 2008 10:48AM Sun Vice President James Gosling, known as the father of Java, says the next-generation Blu-ray Profile 2 will offer “mind-blowing” experiences. Demonstrations of Blu-ray Profile 2 are scheduled ...