Industry

How to build a cyborg astrobiologist

Artificial intelligence system looks for signs of life in dead places

NASA: 2 companies win $1.65M moon lander prize

X Prize managed Challenge that simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon

Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free

A blog entry by Cisco's strategy chief describes challenges and a need for 'fiscal prudence'

Microsoft questions Google Apps’ momentum as it touts 1M online business suite customers

VP has a 'really hard time understanding' Google's 20 million usership figure

Cisco to buy Chinese set-top box business

The move takes Cisco into a huge cable TV market

HP says some Windows 7 printer drivers are coming

But not all of its printers will be supported on Microsoft's new operating system

Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture

VMware and Intel also have supporting roles in joint production

Is Twitter-only gadget TwitterPeek a one-hit wonder?

Aimed at Twitterholics with no smartphone, analyst asks, what's the point?

Cloud computing Part 2: Don’t be blinded by the hype

Verizon turns up the hype for Friday Droid launch

It follows Apple's lead with early store openings, Time Square billboards