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McKesson Corp. CIO on melding IT and business bliss

Reconciling seemingly paradoxical forces in a company--such as efficiency and security, or innovation and service--is one of the often frustrating tasks CIOs face. To find common ground where IT

State IT budgets likely to face continued austerity

There are indications that the economy in general is starting to pick up, but if you work in state government, don't expect the IT budget to rebound any time soon. At a gathering of the National

Apple iPad 2 taken apart, reveals slightly larger battery

Market research firm iSuppli spent Saturday taking apart a 32GB model of the new iPad 2 in a bid to figure out the cost of building one. Well, the verdict is in, and iSuppli estimates the 32GB iPad 2

Microsoft Research unveils 'FlashStore' to power faster servers, cloud services

A Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Research team has been hard at work on "FlashStor," a technology that the researchers say was created to improve the efficiency of flash-based solid-state storage. In

Google experiments with self-driving cars; 140k miles already logged

Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) says it has put together the technology necessary for cars to drive themselves, and has logged more than 140,000 miles on the road so far. The modified Toyota Priuses and one

New memory management technique promises faster software on multicore processors

Researchers from the North Carolina State University have co-authored a paper that describes a new way of conducting memory management that they say will allow software applications to run up to 20

Is cloud computing right for your business?

Many businesses are deep into cloud computing these days. Should you go there or are you already on board? While many companies are on the verge of using cloud computing, it's still tough to figure

Windows 7 battery life worse than XP

Computerworld has a piece which talks about how a number of tech-related sites have complained about the lower battery efficiency of Windows 7. With Windows 7 scheduled for general availability in

Flaw in transistor noise theory could impede low-power chip design

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a problem that threatens the efficiency of future processors. The root of the issue is a flaw in the current

Are you looking for new ways to save money?

We all know that the economy has made things tough right now, especially for technology. But there is also a silver lining for tech types willing to be entrepreneurial and look for ways to manage