Toshiba takes step toward 3D flash memory chips
Toshiba kicked off a project Friday that is the first step toward a new type of memory chip that could provide vastly greater capacity at a lower cost for digital gadgets such as cameras, smartphones and tablets. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony to begin expansion of its number-five chip fabrication building (fab 5) in Yokkaichi, a state-of-the-art chip production facility in central Japan operated by Toshiba and SanDisk under a joint venture.
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10gen CEO: NoSQL has come far, but still needs better security, management
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Mozilla considers rejecting long-lived digital certificates following similar decision by Google
Mozilla is considering the possibility of rejecting as invalid SSL certificates issued after July 1, 2012, with a validity period of more than 60 months. Google already made the decision to block such certificates in Chrome starting early next year.
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Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer
An accumulation of blunders under Steve Ballmer's leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to Friday's groundshaking announcement that Bill Gates' former right hand and heir, as well as Microsoft's fiercest cheerleader, will step down as CEO within the next 12 months.
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Read Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's retirement announcement letter
The following is the text of an internal email from Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire:
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The two guys most likely to succeed Steve Ballmer
The general consensus on Steve Ballmer's imminent departure is that the Windows 8 fiasco spurred it.
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire in 12 months
Steve Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO at some point in the next 12 months, the company said on Friday in a surprising announcement that comes weeks after he drafted a major business reorganization that's being implemented now.
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Mozilla 'Plug-n-Hack' project aims for tighter security tool integration
Mozilla is developing a protocol that aims to let security tools and Web browsers work better together. Configuring a Web browser to work with a security tool involves writing platform and browser-specific extensions, a nontrivial process that discourages people with less experience, wrote Simon Bennetts, a security automation engineer with Mozilla, on Thursday.
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Report: Apple buys Embark, yet another mapping app
Apple is reportedly acquiring mapping app developer Embark, in a move that could lend more real-time navigation features for public transit to Apple's own Maps app.
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Privacy groups criticize proposed $8.5 million Google settlement
Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed $8.5 million settlement with Google in a class-action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Internet giant allegedly transmitted user search queries to third parties without their knowledge or consent in order to enhance advertising revenue and profitability. Google shares search queries "via referrer headers," according to a court document.
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Makerbot's desktop scanner for 3D printers will cost you $1,400
A 3D scanner that replicates in digital form a small object in as little as 12 minutes for a 3D printer is now on sale. Makerbot said its new Digitizer 3D Scanner will retail for $1,400. The company is charging an additional $150 for MakerBot Digitizer MakerCare, a service and support program.
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Sinofsky captivated by Andreessen Horowitz, becomes board partner
Steven Sinofsky, who exited Microsoft abruptly weeks after his Windows 8 brainchild shipped, has found a new gig at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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Connectivity issue caused trading problems, Nasdaq says
Nasdaq blamed the unprecedented trading halt Thursday on a "connectivity issue" between an exchange participant and its core Securities Industry Processor (SIP) system, used to consolidate and disseminate quote and trade information on Nasdaq-listed securities.
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