- Thu Nov 19 9:01 PM PST 2009 Fortified rice, fuel cells among Tech Award winners
Al Gore receives humanitarian honor at Tech Museum event that provides prizes to projects in the areas of environment, health, biosciences economic development, equality, and education.
- Tue Nov 17 7:15 AM PST 2009 Nintendo's Dunaway: What, Wii worry?
q&a Despite a rough several months for Nintendo, sales and marketing exec Cammie Dunaway maintains an upbeat attitude about her company.
- Mon Nov 16 10:05 AM PST 2009 Oxford's word of the year? 'Unfriend'
The ubiquitous Digital Age insult, brought into the mainstream with the rise of Facebook, is the dictionary's top term of 2009.
- Fri Nov 13 8:47 AM PST 2009 Google adds World Bank data to search results
Search giant adds global data and interactive charts from the World Bank to its search results, part of an ongoing effort to tap into info beyond its own databases.
- Fri Nov 6 2:20 PM PST 2009 Sesame Street, Droid get Google's love
The search king has given much of its front page love this week to honor Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, but it did save some space to tout the new Droid smartphone.
- Tue Nov 3 5:25 PM PST 2009 Microsoft's Mundie: IT needed to solve global woes
At Harvard, Microsoft Chief Research Officer Craig Mundie argues that computer science is on the brink of breakthroughs that can crack daunting energy and environmental problems.
- Mon Nov 2 8:13 PM PST 2009 The computer engineer who thinks we're doomed
"The Lights in the Tunnel," by computer engineer Martin Ford, suggests that technology is causing inequalities that markets won't solve. His solutions are, to say the least, radical.
- Mon Nov 2 10:12 AM PST 2009 Net safety conference to call for digital citizenship
A Washington, D.C., gathering of Internet safety advocates will call for a change in the way we approach Internet safety.
- Sat Oct 31 2:34 PM PDT 2009 Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a "media-rich experience."
- Thu Oct 29 1:18 PM PDT 2009 Audio slideshow: Bridging the digital divide
The Oakland Technology Exchange brings technology to low-income members of the community and provides them with much needed computer skills training.




