Friday, February 10, 2012
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Education
Apps-related jobs tallied at 466K in U.S.
02/07/12
Nearly half a million jobs in the U.S. have been created because of the 1 million-plus applications designed for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, according to a new study.
Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs
02/03/12
The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.
Apple Aims iPads at High Schools
01/23/12
Would you fork out a few hundred dollars for an iPad so your kid can keep up with classmates? An IT director of public schools in Ohio discusses the pros and cons of making iPads available to high schoolers.
Healthcare
The Grill: Indranil Ganguly
01/09/12
Indranil 'Neal' Ganguly, vice president and CIO at CentraState Healthcare System, is helping to communicate the benefits that technology can bring to healthcare and shape public policy on the issue. Insider (registration required)
Medical data breaches soar, according to study
12/01/11
Data breaches in healthcare organizations are rising more than 30 percent year over year, with most organizations stating they've been breached in the past year.
Healthcare breaches: Do they even matter?
11/21/11
Electronic medical record breaches continue, yet the public pays little attention to healthcare provider security and privacy policies.
Manufacturing
Foxconn said to have been hacked by group critical of working conditions
02/09/12
Hackers claimed to have stolen internal data from Apple supplier Foxconn, and leaked the information online, in response to media reports of poor working conditions at the electronics manufacturer's factories in China.
U.S. losing high-tech jobs, R&D dominance to Asia
01/19/12
U.S. companies are locating more of their research and development operations overseas, and Asian countries are rapidly increasing investments in their own science and technology economies, the National Science Board (NSB) reported this week.
TSMC's Q4 profit drops 22.5 percent, prompting lower growth estimate for 2012
01/18/12
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) saw fourth quarter net profit drop 22.5 percent year on year, continuing the previous quarter's decline as the chip maker's customers cleared out their inventories. TSMC, however, expects business to pick up this year due to anticipated growth in smartphone and tablet markets, it said Wednesday.
Retail
Cook hires first exec since taking Apple's reins from Jobs
01/31/12
Apple CEO Tim Cook made his first major hire yesterday since taking over the company in August, bringing in the CEO of a struggling British electronics chain to lead Apple's own retail operation.
LiftMaster app can open your garage door
01/09/12
The increasing integration of networks to physical devices is bringing new companies, such as LiftMaster, to the Consumer Electronics Show.
3M Demos 46-inch multi-touch display
01/09/12
3M today is demonstrating a 46-inch coffee-table like multi-touch display at the Consumer Electronics Conference.
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