November 2011 - Industry News - Techies Community

AMD to reduce workforce by 10 percent

Chipmaker expects restructuring plan to save company about $200 million by 2012. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 8:43 AM by CNET News.com

Siri, we have to talk; our communication stinks

Siri's second big outage today came by surprise, highlighting the instability of software that taps into the Web. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 8:42 AM by CNET News.com

Samsung gets Sm'art with art for the cloud

Samsung's attempting to paint a new picture for art collection with a system that incorporates electronic art panels and a large database of digital art for sale. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 8:22 AM by CNET News.com

Samsung hangs future of display art on Sm'art frames

Imagine hanging digital art in your home and swapping out the painting or photograph with just the flick of a finger. In San Francisco, Samsung shows off its "Sm'art" Gallery Panel prototype, which makes the LCD screen a futuristic work...

Published 11-03-2011 8:14 AM by CNET News.com

The Melt update: Great logistics--and free bacon!

A field trip to a local Melt restaurant reveals the chain's secret economic sauce and how it guards against denial-of-lunch attacks. Also, a bug is uncovered. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 8:03 AM by CNET News.com

Online calculator helps screen for cancer early

A new tool that flags certain symptoms of both lung cancer and gastroesophageal cancer could save 5,000 lives a year merely by speeding up diagnosis. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 7:57 AM by CNET News.com

LinkedIn raises outlook, plans $100M stock sale after solid Q3

The company said it had 131.2 million members in the third quarter. Average unique visitors were 87.6 million a month, according to comScore. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 7:38 AM by CNET News.com

HTC rolls out Beats-enabled Rezound

After lots of leaks, the HTC Rezound gets officially announced today. The high-end Android phone packs in some powerhouse tech specs to take on an increasingly crowded market. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 6:04 AM by CNET News.com

Groupon IPO oversubscribed, shares price at $20--report

Daily deals giant appears to have created a sudden demand for its initial offering, which was oversubscribed by a factor of 10, AllThingsD reports. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 9:37 AM by CNET News.com

New Nook Tablet to launch Nov. 16, report says

Successor to Nook Color features beefed-up memory and storage and will retail for $249, according to documents obtained by Engadget. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 9:18 AM by CNET News.com

What Apple's sandboxing means for developers and users

Apple will be requiring developers to sandbox their applications in the Mac App Store starting next year. Here is what this means for both developers and the customers. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 8:33 AM by CNET News.com

Autodesk bringing 3D modeling to the masses

On Monday, the design software giant will unveil 123D Catch and 123D Make, new tools that are intended to give almost any user the ability to create digital 3D models and schematics. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 10:19 AM by CNET News.com

Zuckerberg voted 9th most powerful in the world

Facebook's CEO is, according to Forbes, slightly more powerful than British Prime Minster David Cameron, infinitely more powerful than Sergey Brin, but still somewhat behind Bill Gates. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 10:10 AM by CNET News.com

Apple's newly rennovated NYC 'cube' to reopen tomorrow

After more than four months being boarded up and worked on, Apple plans to reopen one of its most famous and popular stores. Read More...

Published 11-03-2011 9:48 AM by CNET News.com

Groupon IPO oversubscribed, shares price at $20--reports

The daily deals giant appears to have created an updraft for its initial offering, which was heavily oversubscribed. Read More...