Bits Blog: As ARM Chief Steps Down, Successor Talks About ‘Body Computing’
Warren East will be succeeded Simon Segars, who is looking to put computers everywhere around us, and even inside of us.
Bits Blog: Making Movie Magic More Efficient
In thinking about technology and digital costs, DreamWorks has become a marquee client for Intel and Hewlett-Packard, speaking to the oil industry and Wall Street.
Bits Blog: Silicon Valley’s Favorite Stories
American Experience, the PBS history series, has told the history of the Silicon Valley from the beginning. It is a lively but idealized portrait.
Bits Blog: Facebook’s Other Big Disruption
A Facebook-led open source project may leave companies that supply hardware to computing systems scrambling to remain profitable.
Bits Blog: Intel Chief Executive to Retire in May
The president and chief executive of Intel, Paul S. Otellini, is retiring after 40 years with the company. Intel said it would prepare to transition to a new leader over the next six months.
DealBook: A Key Witness in Rajaratnam Trial Is Set to Be Sentenced
Prosecutors say that Rajiv Goel, a former Intel executive whose testimony helped convict the hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam of insider trading crimes, deserves a lenient sentence.
Green Blog: Cooling a Computer Server With Mineral Oil
In a yearlong trial, Intel found that substituting oil immersion for the circulation of air reduced its energy costs by 10 to 20 percent.
Bits: A Facebook App That Aims to Keep Private Photos Private
Even those with rigorous Facebook privacy settings risk having their photos downloaded and blasted across the Internet. A new app tries to add at least one more layer of protection.
Fundamentally: Dividend-Paying Stocks, Found in Unusual Places
Utility and telecommunications stocks are the traditional dividend payers, but investors now have other places to turn for income, including technology stocks.
DealBook: Intel to Buy Stake in Dutch Semiconductor Equipment Firm
Intel agreed on Monday to buy a 15 percent stake in ASML, a Dutch semiconductor equipment maker, in an investment that may total as much as $4.1 billion.
Bits Blog: A Turing Award for Helping Make Computers Smarter
Judea Pearl was a pioneer in the thinking and techniques behind modern artificial intelligence. His ideas are used in computing applications as varied as Google search, voice recognition and fraud detection.
Gadgetwise Blog: Intel Pushes MacBook Air-Like Notebooks, but for Windows
At C.E.S., the world’s biggest computer chip maker, Intel, made it clear it plans to pour a lot of money and effort into turning ultrabooks into the next big computing phenomenon.
