The personal computer recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Then last week, Silicon Valley staged the PC's funeral.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2011
Hundreds of framed patents hang on two separate walls at the headquarters of Motorola Mobility in Libertyville, IL. They testify to the pride in innovation at...The New York Times From ACM News | August 23, 2011
For several years now, Google has been following a vow made by former CEO Eric Schmidt: mobile first. New CEO Larry Page is taking that dictum to a new level...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | August 23, 2011
Chip maker Intel has commissioned leading science fiction authors to pen short stories that imagine future uses for the firm's technology.BBC News From ACM News | August 23, 2011
In an effort to introduce, inform, and inspire readers about NASA, the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, has partnered with Tor-Forge Books...NASA From ACM News | August 23, 2011
You want a good look at Silicon Valley's bipolar job market? Step into the 11th-floor office of Young Sohn. The CEO of Santa Clara-based Inphi is tearing his...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 22, 2011
Google was willing on Monday to pay $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobility in no small part because of its stockpile of 17,000 patents. The patent portfolio, some...The New York Times From ACM News | August 19, 2011
Developing an IT ecosystem for health could improve — and transform — the practice of medicine.Neil Savage From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
The market model pioneered by Apple and others is transforming the software world — and has profound implications for software companies and their customers.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
The arrests were routine. Two women were taken into custody after they were discovered peering into cars in a downtown parking garage in Santa Cruz, Calif. One...The New York Times From ACM News | August 16, 2011
Most people in the Western world walk around with a powerful computer in their pocket or purse, otherwise known as a smartphone. It's not unusual to see someone...CNET From ACM News | August 15, 2011
The Obama administration has unveiled the first-ever roadmap for building a U.S. cybersecurity workforce and assessing federal success in raising public awareness...NextGov.com From ACM TechNews | August 15, 2011
Federally funded researchers are facing months of uncertainty due to the budget-cutting battle that's unfolding in Washington. But policy experts say one outcome...MSNBC From ACM News | August 11, 2011
If robots are simply computers with wings (and missiles), then expect to see future wars fought by the descendants of flash-trading algorithms, with humans as...Fast Company From ACM News | August 10, 2011
The mobile computing boom has turned into a courthouse war of the titans, as big tech companies are increasingly engaged in high-dollar legal disputes over lucrative...San Jose Mercury News From ACM News | August 10, 2011
Effective August 6, 2011, IBM terminated its contract with the University of Illinois to provide the supercomputer for the National Center for Supercomputing...National Center for Supercomputing Applications From ACM News | August 9, 2011
China basked in a moment of technological glory last November when it nudged out the U.S. as home of the world's fastest supercomputer. The achievement was short...National Public Radio From ACM News | August 5, 2011
It happens every summer. In the weeks after the annual National College Entrance Examination, new high school graduates wait for the list. For years, who gets...Time From ACM News | August 4, 2011
China was probably the world's earliest technological superpower, inventing the plow, the compass, gunpowder, and block printing. Then, science in the Middle...National Public Radio From ACM News | August 4, 2011
Mike Nichols has a poster on his office wall. It shows the young Muhammad Ali glaring down at a fallen Sonny Liston, the bruising heavyweight who had seemed invincible...The New York Times From ACM News | August 3, 2011