Monthly archive January, 2011

Good news, bad news from Intel: • The world's largest chip maker said this morning that it would stop making a chip used in its latest Sandy Bridge processors after discovering a design flaw. Intel said associated Read More →

A couple of scores for Google: • The strategy of making Android available to multiple phone manufacturers continues to pay off. Android became the world's No. 1 smartphone platform in the fourth quarter, knocking Nokia's Symbian from the top Read More →

"If two speeches and a social-media site was all we needed to spread democracy, why did we invade Iraq? Why didn't we just, I don't know, poke them?" — Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show," wades into the Read More →

Alphabetically speaking, you may not be OK.  A study looks at how last names affects buying patterns and more. Also, not for the faint of stomach: Bird-poop facials, bull-semen hair conditioner and more "luxury" goods. (via Read More →

There is, of course, plenty of coverage about the unrest in Egypt, where a people's revolt is challenging the nearly 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak. We note some technology-related points. The situation has gone beyond blocking of Twitter and Facebook, Read More →