Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 23:55:00 Firm pays out over ‘complete and utter failure’ SAP has paid out an undisclosed sum to former customer Waste Management over the implementation of a failed enterprise resource planning system….
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SAP settles Waste Management ERP lawsuit
Environmentalists struck back at conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who blamed the explosion of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and the subsequent oil leak on an inside job by “hardcore environmentalist wackos.” Gulf of Mexico – Rush Limbaugh – Oil – Talk radio – Radio
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Rush: The Ocean Can Take Care of Spill Itself
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 22:26:00 Chrome sees biggest gain while Firefox continues to chip away at IE’s lead Microsoft’s share of the browser market continued to erode last month, according to a recent traffic report. The April report from traffic analysis firm Net Applications found that over the…
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Internet Explorer market share falls below 60 per cent
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 21:03:00 David Kernell looking at 20-year sentence A college student is facing over 20 years in jail and huge fines after guessing the password to the Yahoo email account of then vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin….
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Student faces jail after Palin email hack conviction
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told ‘Good Morning America’ today that it was unacceptable for BP to ask fishermen it hired to help with the cleanup of the Gulf oil spill to sign waivers that would limit the company’s liability. Oil spill – Janet Napolitano – BP – United States Secretary of Homeland Security – United States
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BP Denies Responsibility for Spill Accident
Call it a virtual get-together. Power technology guru Eaton has worked with VMware to integrate its Intelligent Power Manager software modules into the VMware vCenter server virtualization…
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Eaton’s power manager now integrates with VMware virtualization platform
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 16:05:00 Impressive sales figure comes after less than a month Apple has announced the sale of its one millionth iPad, reaching the milestone not even a month after the device was introduced in the US on 3 April….
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 14:59:00 One in five UK smartphones sold are Android-based Google’s Android is becoming an increasingly popular choice for smartphone users in the UK, according to new figures from research firm GFK Retail and Technology….
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Android smartphone sales soar in the UK
A drug designed to fix the molecular defects in fragile X helps some patients. Novartis is reporting early success for a new drug for fragile X syndrome, a disorder associated with mental retardation and autism, according to an article in The New York Times
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Early Promise for Mental Retardation Drug
I know some of my colleagues have an issue with Greenpeace’s scare tactics on the environment, but you’ve got to admit that they are also really effective at getting big companies to…
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For Greenpeace, ‘Cool IT’ means sensitivity to climate change, and Cisco is now tops
Due to some changes that have been going on behind the scenes to close some security holes, a number of you may have difficulty accessing the “New Posts” page from the main home page. I apologize for the trouble; I’ll be working on the issue over the weekend. Or, in construction parlance… Please Pardon Our Dust!
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"New Posts" Troubles – Work In Progress
Early adopters of personal genome sequencing gather to reflect on what we need to do to move the field forward. Earlier this week, 14 “genome pioneers”–a select group that have had their entire genomes sequenced–converged at the Microsoft conference center in Cambridge, MA, to share their experiences as early genomics adopters
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The Genome Pioneers
It had been 7 years since Eric Wordal of Masterpiece Portraits in Helena, Montana attempted to print his own photographic output himself on a 13-inch desktop model. He had lost faith in inkjet technology that was available at that time due to the issues he had with the printer. “There were color issues, banding issues, and
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Photography Business Tip: Take a Fresh Look at In-Studio Inkjet Photo Printing
But the AI project that spawned Siri will be used to create other companies. Apple has snapped up Siri , which makes an “intelligent assistant” application for mobile devices. The start-up company’s software can perform all sorts of useful tasks based on simple voice or text commands
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Apple Snaps Up Intelligent Assistant Start-up
A New Jersey public school principal has had enough of the harm, from sexual predators or mean girls, that can come to young teens on sites like Facebook and MySpace. So Anthony Orsini, principal at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J., wants kids blocked from the sites at school and at home. New Jersey – Facebook – Ridgewood New Jersey – MySpace – United States
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School Principal: Get Kids Off Facebook
To celebrate Earth Day, Lexmark today released the findings of a Life Cycle Assessment that looked into the environmental impact of discarded toner cartridges . The study found that sending a used toner cartridge back to Lexmark for recycling, as opposed to throwing it away, reduces the overall carbon footprint of that cartridge by up to 60 percent. The company runs free collection programs for its inkjet and toner cartridges.
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Lexmark study reveals benefits of recycling cartridges
In honor of “DNA Day,” personal genomics company 23andMe is offering a $99 test. In honor of National DNA Day (or in a blatant-yet-brilliant marketing move, depending on your perspective), personal genetic testing firm 23andMe is offering $99 genetic testing. The fee covers the company’s ” Complete Edition ” testing.
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One Day Only: A $99 Genetic Test
The new Open Graph platform might be a step towards an advertising solution. Yesterday, at Facebook’s f8 developers’ conference, the social network announced a new platform called Open Graph . The service will allow partner sites to put “Like” buttons on their pages, mimicking a feature that’s already popular within Facebook itself.
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Facebook’s Open Graph–a Clever Advertising Move
Amyris, which uses genetically engineered yeast to turn sugarcane to diesel, has filed for an IPO. According to Chemical and Engineering News , California-based synthetic biology company Amyris has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commision for a $100 million public offering.
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Biofuels Company Plans to Go Public
Expert says offshore banks lag behind in keeping security infrastructure up-to-date. Offshore banks might be tax havens, but they’re no havens in terms of network security, according to Andrew Hay, a security professional who worked in the offshore banking industry for some time.
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Are Offshore Banks Safe from Hackers?