Belated Info on Election of New CIRM Chair, $120 Million Grant Round and Costly CIRM Study
With only one business day remaining before its meeting this week, the California stem cell agency released details of its plan for an expensive study of its activities along with procedures for Continue Reading
Dell adds clout to its cloud services with buyout of storage systems provider 3Par for $1.13B
more images more images Dell to buy storage provider 3Par for $1.13B SEATTLE — Dell Inc.'s purchase of a storage provider for $1.13 billion marks another step in the personal computer industry's Continue Reading
Summary Box: Dell adds to cloud services with $1.13B buyout of storage systems provider 3Par
more images more images Summary Box: Dell pays $1.13B for storage co. 3Par THE DEAL: Dell is buying data storage provider 3Par Inc. for $1.13 billion. THE REASON: Dell has been beefing up its Continue Reading
Top executive at United Technologies leaves to take CEO job at Conn. health data company
United Tech exec to leave for health care firm HARTFORD, Conn. — United Technologies Corp. says a top executive will leave the industrial conglomerate to become chief executive of a Connecticut Continue Reading
Microsoft spent $1.85 million in 2nd quarter to lobby on software piracy, other issues
more images more images Microsoft spent $1.85 million lobbying in 2Q SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. spent $1.85 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on software piracy, Continue Reading
AOL’s Patch plans to have local news sites in more than 500 communities by end of the year
more images more images AOL's Patch plans 500 local sites by end of year SAN FRANCISCO — AOL intends to grow its Patch network of community news sites to include more than 500 neighborhoods by Continue Reading
Microsoft to bring Xbox games, Xbox Live features to forthcoming Windows Phone 7 smart phones
more images more images Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to Continue Reading
Google Suggests: I am extremely terrified of chinese people
more images NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — It seems Google is afraid of Chinese people. The Googleplex men had been complaining about China's Internet policies for a long time. Perhaps the thought Continue Reading
Intel to buy Texas Instruments cable modem chip business for undisclosed sum
more images more images Intel to buy TI cable modem chip business SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel says it's buying a Texas Instruments unit that makes cable modem chips, which it intends to combine Continue Reading
Rachael Ray promises ‘tasty bytes’ with new iPhone food shopping app
more images more images more images Rachael Ray launches iPhone food shopping app Now you can get things "Yum-o" to go. Rachael Ray, best-selling cookbook author and TV personality, has a new Continue Reading
Top 10 Firefox Add-on for Facebook Users
more images Facebook is a favorite social networking site with millions of users. You might be one of those Facebook users who spends a greater part of his on the social network. There's a world of Continue Reading
Ybrant Digital of India buying Lycos Web portal from Korea’s Daum for $36 million
more images more images Indian company buying Lycos from Korea's Daum NEW YORK — An Indian company on Monday said it is buying Lycos Inc., once a high-flying U.S. Web portal, for $36 million Continue Reading
Oracle Sues Google for Implementation of Java
Oracle is going to sue Google for the implementation of Java language in Android. The question remains whether Google developed its own version of Java, called Dalvik or they did any violation of Continue Reading
Ex-Israeli soldier in trouble over Facebook photos of her posing with blindfolded Palestinians
more images more images On Facebook: Israeli soldier posed with bound Arab JERUSALEM — A former Israeli soldier posted photos on Facebook of herself in uniform smiling beside bound and Continue Reading
Correction: Eyes in the Sky story
Correction: Eyes in the Sky story RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — In an Aug. 14 story about government usage of satellite and aerial surveillance, The Associated Press reported the New York Civil Liberties Union Continue Reading
Partnership Pays Off
Northern Exposure by Emmet Pierce, San Diego Business Journal, August 16, 2010. Excerpt: An example of San Diegans collaborating with Canadians is the work that has taken place at the UC San Diego Continue Reading
Medco expands research efforts with $730M deal for trial technology developer United BioSource
Medco Health will buy United BioSource for $730M NEW YORK — Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Monday it will buy United BioSource Corp., which develops technology used in Continue Reading
Human stem cells successfully used to treat Parkinson’s in rodents
Washington, Aug 17 : Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have successfully treated rodents afflicted with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Continue Reading
Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Successfully Used to Treat Parkinson’s in Rodents
Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The research validates Continue Reading
‘Smart’ adult stem cells repair hearts
Researchers have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and regenerate damaged heart tissue. Continue Reading
