Michael Cooney

Articles by Michael Cooney

Google set to go on massive hiring spree in 2011

As it moves more aggressively into mobile display advertising, the search engine giant says it will add thousands of additional positions

Can the U.S. exploit offshore wind energy?

Large offshore wind objects could harness about more than 4,000 GW of electricity according to a massive report on wind energy from the U.S. Department of Energyrn

Unwrapping encryption trends

Recent news on the technology that touches eveyone from governments to Research In Motion. Read why the U.S. military is interested in homomorphic encryption

FTC delays identity protection rules till June 2010

Well, maybe the fourth time will be the charm. This time the Federal Trade Commission said it delayed the enforcement of its Red Flags identity protection rules until June 1, 2010...

Gigabit Ethernet fit for a tank

GE Fanuc has inked a US$645K deal to supply a custom version of its managed switch for the U.S. Army

Gigabit Ethernet goes to war

The US Navy spends $42.9 million to upgrade the networks on its guided missile destroyers. Plus, NASA looks to develop an open space Ethernet standard

Report: Apple to unwrap nano-iPhone this year

Still basking in the glow of its overly hyped iPhone launch, Apple plans to launch a cheaper version of much-sought after devices in the fourth quarter. A report from a JP Morgan Chase analyst Tuesday says the device could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player.

Many government Web sites fail to serve the public

While it may be easy for the U.S. government to get information on its citizens, it isn't always so easy to obtain information on federal agencies. A report issued this week found widespread failure among federal agencies to follow the Electronic Freedom of Information Act amendments that took effect in 1997.

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