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Google May Start Working With Intel SSDs

Solid state drives aren't exactly mainstream.  They would fit right in with the solar panels, Prius fleets, and organic food that can be found around the Googleplex, however, and that's reportedly where they're going.

New Communications Forum Discussion Questions

Today I will be moderating a panel at the New Communications Forum here in Santa Rosa, California which I'm particularly excited about because it's exactly the kind of juicy broad topic that I think can yield really interesting discussions.

Panel Puts Out List Of Top Influences On Technology

Before we get into the details, please keep in mind that no one from WebProNews had any part in making this list.  But a list of influential people in technology is indeed out, and it puts Tim Berners-Lee, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page in the top three.

eComm 2008 is Coming Up

I noticed that eComm 2008 is coming up, 3/12-14. Take a look at what Martin Gedd, on the advisory board, said on his blog:

New York Probing Intel On Antitrust Issue

The semi-dormant spat between Intel and AMD over Intel's business practices heated up with a broad subpoena hitting Intel's offices, courtesy of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

One Laptop Per Child Loses Intel

Intel announced they are leaving the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project. OLPC produces low-cost laptops for developing nations. Fighting and differences between the two couldn’t be bridged. It was six months ago Intel and OLPC founder Nick Negroponte announced they would work together to produce the laptops.

Information Overload Costing $650 Billion

Information overload is being called the 2008 "Problem-of-the-Year" by research firm Basex.

Google, Intel Contribute To Turing Award

The recipient of this year’s Turing Award will also get $250,000, thanks to Google and Intel.  And thanks to the recipient’s own genius and “contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community,” of course.

Intel Joins One Laptop per Child

Intel said today they will be working with One Laptop per Child (OLPC) to bring technology to the developing world and that they will also be joining the board of OLPC.

Google, Intel, Launch Climate Initiative

Google and Intel Corporation along with Dell, EDS, the Environmental Protection Agency, HP, IBM, Microsoft, PG&E, World Wildlife Fund, and 25 additional organizations announced today The Climate Savers Computing Initiative.