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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Tom Sherlock demonstrated his wearable computer. Steven Neff, hemmed in by a scrum of recruiters from Google, Rackspace and Pulse News, showed off his art-filled...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | July 21, 2011
Even in the depths of the Great Recession, while other businesses hunkered down, Cisco CEO John Chambers was eager to expand.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 7, 2011
The unveiling of the iPhone almost four years ago stands as a pivotal moment in computing history. The elegant design not only ushered in the mobile computing...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 6, 2011
In his most extensive public comments since becoming Google's CEO, Larry Page on Thursday delivered a carefully crafted response to critics who say the company...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | June 3, 2011
Computer shoppers are used to considering features such as design, processor speed, memory, battery life, and hard-disk size. But there's something else they...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 25, 2011
Whether or not Google makes any blockbuster announcements at its annual developers conference that starts Tuesday—a news report on Monday said it may unveil its...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 10, 2011
A study of highly educated Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs who leave tech hubs like Silicon Valley to return to their homeland to launch startups reports that...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 9, 2011
Lu Miao speaks very little English. He's never traveled outside of Asia. He's not a software engineer. But in a few short months, he became the founder of a successful...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | May 9, 2011
In the wake of the recent hacking attacks, which compromised more than 100 million account records on its PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment services...San Jose Mercury news From ACM News | May 6, 2011
Google may appear to be under siege in China, but a sense of normalcy—Google style—pervades the company's headquarters here.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | April 29, 2011
The Internet browser wars are back. Mozilla released its long-awaited Firefox 4 browser Tuesday, a critical moment for the upstart that first challenged mighty...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 24, 2011
Facing criticism over the quality of search results, Google recently tweaked its famously secretive algorithm to weed out spam sites and so-called "content farms...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 14, 2011
It may be too soon to equate the "Xooglers," as members of the ever-expanding network of ex-Google employees call themselves, with the "PayPal Mafia"—the founders...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 11, 2011
Hang on to your wallets and purses. In the constant search for the next thing to disrupt, Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs and venture capitalists believe that...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 9, 2011
Google's major revamp of its search rankings last week created a new set of winners and losers, but some critics of the company say the changes are not being...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | March 2, 2011
Yes, Google started in Susan Wojcicki's rented garage. But in her mind, that might be the single least important fact about her long and deep relationship with...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | February 8, 2011
Google's Android software continued its rocket-like ascent over the summer, ending the third quarter with the dominant market share in the United States among...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | November 2, 2010
Virtually everything you do online is scrutinized by search engines and advertising networks that evaluate you as a potential customer based on what you search...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | October 27, 2010
The popularity of video games and the explosion of social networking are intersecting to redefine how we will experience the Web over the next decade.San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | October 26, 2010