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"Arrington was complaining that his Comcast Internet service was inexplicably down. Eliason reached out to help, and Comcast soon dispatched a team to Arrington’s house to fix his Internet connection. It was, Eliason says, a turning point, but not in quite the way you’d...

HP Reveals Memristor, The Fourth Passive Circuit Element

Remember this date.... this piece describes an historic breakthrough of the first order.

E-paper edging closer to everyday use

This paper uses "compounds" that are sensitive to various wavelengths of light and change color and eventually disappear. So, you could print out something to read on the train on the way to work, and then print the evening paper to read on the way home. That is my...

Police say man in wheelchair robbed bank

" PALO ALTO, Calif. - Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle — an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford...

From Palo Alto...Fraiche Yogurt...Home Made, No Silicon Wafers

Meandering has its virtues as a trip to Flickr looking at the photo album of Erika led me to the Fraiche Yogurt counter in Palo Alto. I used to make my own yogurt years ago before I became The French Guy from New Jersey so I was thrilled and nostalgic when finding out about...

Professor Lawrence J. Lau joins Achievo`s board of directors

"Born in mainland China, Professor Lau has a bachelor's degree in physics and economics from Stanford University, and master's and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. Last year, Professor Lau was named Kwoh-Ting Li professor emeritus...

Vivo Ventures expands team with the addition of James Huang

"Vivo Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the life sciences formed in 1996 with over US$650M under management. With over 90 years of scientific and operational expertise in biotechnology, Vivo helps its portfolio companies develop corporate strategy, arrange...

President Chain Store adopts TIBCO`s infrastructure software platform

""We chose TIBCO's integration and enterprise messaging software because of its reliability, ease of development and maintenance, comprehensive features and excellent follow-up support," said Winnie Liang, division manager, CVS solutions division, President Information...