InformationWeek Stories by Cora Nucci

Image Gallery: 5 Early Android 2.2 Candidates

2010-06-12T07:00:00Z

Google's Nexus One, the original Android 2.1 phone, will be the first to update to Android 2.2 and at least four HTC handsets are slated for the initial wave of Froyo updates expected in the second half of the year.

Image Gallery: 10 FIFA World Cup Mobile Apps

2010-06-11T07:00:00Z

No matter how far or near you are to South Africa these mobile apps for Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, and Symbian devices put world-class football action in your hands.

Microsoft Roundup: Office, Sharepoint 2010 Launch

2010-05-15T07:00:00Z

By putting its major productivity and collaborative apps in the cloud, Microsoft not only takes aim at Google Apps, but takes an evolutionary step forward.

Image Gallery: E-Book Readers

2010-04-23T12:51:00Z

Electronic book readers are closely related to multi-touch tablet PCs in design, and to a lesser degree in function. Amazon's Kindle dominates the market, but competition is blazing.

Google Apps Goes After Microsoft Office

2010-04-17T07:00:00Z

An early peek at the upgraded Google Apps and an exclusive series of interviews with Google engineers reveals how the productivity apps have been formulated to take on a bigger role in the office -- and a bite out of Microsoft's Office suite.

Photo Gallery: Large Hadron Collider Sets Record

2010-04-03T07:00:00Z

The world's biggest machine is expected to produce 15 million GB of data annually for analysis by scientists eager to learn about subatomic particles and their role in the universe.

HIMSS: Healthcare Technology Roundup

2010-03-06T07:00:00Z

At the HIMSS healthcare IT show, HIT vendors and medical pros reviewed the latest in clinical equipment, electronic health records systems, and more.

Digital Camera Fall 2009 Preview

2009-08-15T07:00:00Z

From $249 point-and-shoots to high-end D-SLRs, take a peek at upcoming models from Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Fuji, Panasonic, Lumix, Sony, Samsung, and Leica.

GM Volt's Whack EPA Mileage Estimates

2009-08-11T14:40:58Z

The answer to the Web's most annoying question has been revealed. GM's viral "what is 230?" marketing campaign littered Twitter and Flickr, YouTube, blogs, Facebook, and cable for days, and now we finally know what it means.

Image Gallery: Virgin Galactic's Spaceship And Carrier

2009-08-01T07:00:00Z

The founder of the world's first spaceline, Richard Branson, said it will be ready to transport people and satellites into space in about a year and a half.

Image Gallery: NASA's Launch Abort System

2009-07-20T04:00:00Z

The space agency is testing the Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) to enable astronauts to escape in an emergency on the next-generation Orion spacecraft.

With MIT's Trash Track, Garbage Is Gone But Not Forgotten

2009-07-16T21:49:16Z

We tag and track our laptop computers, our cars, and even our dogs. Now researchers at MIT are working on a project to track paper coffee cups, and last night's takeout food containers -- our trash.

Biggest Blunders Of 2009 -- So Far

2009-07-01T09:14:08Z

Before we pack up our laptops, Blackberrys, and various chargers for the holiday weekend, let's take a moment to reflect on what has come to pass over the last six months.

Green Tech In Survival Phase

2009-06-16T15:40:23Z

CIOs are more challenged than ever to cut costs, do more with less, and "go green" (whatever that means, exactly). But identifying the IT hardware, software, and services that fit the bill is a challenge in and of itself.

Kiva Introduces U.S. Microloans

2009-06-10T12:43:30Z

Internet microlender Kiva is extending its services to U.S.-based entrepreneurs for the first time.

The Department Of Energy's Woeful IT Energy Audit

2009-06-09T19:26:44Z

Energy is a big deal in the Obama administration. Billions of dollars in the economic stimulus package are earmarked for upgrading the power grid, paying for alternative energy credits, and developing clean energy sources. On Tuesday, a 'cash-for-clunkers' bill intended to get gas guzzlers off the road rolled through the House. But at the Department of Energy, it's been business as usual.

MIT's Low-Power Radio Chip Apes Human Ear

2009-06-03T11:10:17Z

Now hear this: MIT engineers have built a radio chip modeled after one of nature's most intricate designs: the human inner ear.

While GM Reinvents Itself, U.S. Battery Makers Are Just Getting Started

2009-06-01T16:50:59Z

On Monday, the U.S. took a 60% ownership in General Motors and President Obama described the government as a "reluctant" owner of the new company. That's exactly how I felt about the family station wagon when I was in high school.

Smart Grid Opposed By AARP

2009-05-20T18:11:23Z

If you could pay less for a something simply by timing your purchase, you'd want to know about it, wouldn't you?

Cisco: Smart Grid's A $100 Billion Baby

2009-05-18T17:44:07Z

What's as big as 100 Internets -- maybe 1,000 Internets -- and so hungry for routers, switches, and secure IP-based backhaul communications that it could gobble up $100 billion worth of networking technology?

Cisco Announces Smart Grid Roadmap

2009-05-18T16:01:00Z

At the core of Cisco's plan is a secure IP-based communications network to help utility companies optimize power supply and demand.

The Most Dangerous Spam. Or Maybe Ham.

2009-05-13T13:40:42Z

The offices of an AT&T call center in San Jose were evacuated Tuesday when refrigerator odors mixed with cleaning fluid smells created a hostile-to-the-nostrils work environment.

GE To Build Advanced Battery Plant In NY State

2009-05-12T19:20:00Z

Sodium battery business is expected to bring 350 "green collar," clean technology jobs to upstate New York.

MIT Announces Clean Energy Grand Prize Winner

2009-05-12T16:45:10Z

An idea based on new uses for farm byproducts pushed Husk Insulation into the winner's circle Tuesday, where it was awarded MIT's $200,000 Clean Energy Prize.

MIT Poised To Announce Clean Energy, Entrepreneurship Prizes

2009-05-11T18:14:10Z

Springtime means two things in Cambridge, MA. Outdoors, public works crews are getting busy filling the city's overpopulation of potholes. Indoors, MIT judges are making their final decisions and writing jumbo-size checks to the winners of MIT's $100K Competition and its cousin, the MIT Clean Energy Prize.