News tagged with mobile workforce

Is free Wi-Fi a good deal for coffee shops?

Free Wi-Fi has turned coffee shops into de facto work spaces. That's good for a region full of digital nomads armed with laptops who want to escape the isolation of working alone. But it's been a mixed blessing for coffee ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

(AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile ...

Technology / Business

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's squeeze hits phone companies, competitors

(AP) -- Apple is set to report another record quarterly profit on Tuesday, continuing the relentless string of results that's made it the world's most valuable company. Those profits don't come out of thin air: A range of ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A free product to measure carbon footprint

MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage.

Technology / Software

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo CEO to outline his strategy with 1Q results

(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is expected to elaborate on his turnaround plans when the beleaguered Internet company releases its first-quarter results.

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created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Yahoo CEO sweeps out 2,000 employees in purge

(AP) -- Yahoo's turnaround attempt is going to be messy. In his first three months on the job, CEO Scott Thompson has imposed the largest layoffs in the company's 17-year history, reshaped the board of directors, ...

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created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Apple to add 3,600 jobs at new $304M Texas campus

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is investing $304 million in a new campus and more than doubling its workforce in the Texas capital, boosted by a $21 million incentive from a state fund designed to attract high-tech companies, Gov. Rick ...

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

What Dropbox can teach us about cloud computing

Dropbox is the most deceptively simple of services. Place a Dropbox folder on each computer or gadget you own. Drag any file into that folder. A copy of that file automatically appears on every device where you put a Dropbox ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

A boom in smarter baby monitors

The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered in January at the Consumer Electronics Show promising Wi-Fi connectivity and high-definition video that streams live ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tech startups establish beachhead in L.A.

The Los Angeles tech scene has buzz, glitzy backers and even a catchy nickname: Silicon Beach.

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created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New study shows evacuation plans need to incorporate family perspectives

A study sponsored by the National Science Foundation found that most respondents felt the evacuation of New Orleans residents to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina was a "failure" and this opinion has shaped ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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