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Systems engineer deemed best job in America
A deep and detailed survey by Focus.com concludes that the best job in the United States is a tech job: systems engineer. No. 2: physician assistant. No. 3: college professor.
Apple loses key chip executive
Sources say Dan Dobberpuhl, PA Semi's founder and pre-acquisition chief executive, has jumped ship to work at chip-related start-up Agnilux.
'Runaway' Prius: Questions raised about driver
The case of a "runaway" Prius in San Diego demonstrates how claims about electronic flaws requires investigators to look carefully at the human element too.
Consensus emerges for key Web app standard
Indexed DB isn't a sure thing, but it's got most of the right allies in the browser world to become an enabler of the cloud-computing vision.
Week in review: Game on for Sony
Sony joins the motion controller wars, and broadband gets ready for a big leap. Also: SXSWi goes geolocation.
IE 9, Windows Phone in the Mix
At the annual Las Vegas event, Microsoft plans to show its latest browser and give developers the tools they need to write software for the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 series devices.
Thunderbird beta 'Lanikai' released
Mozilla Messaging updates the Lanikai build of Thunderbird to beta status. Notably, Thunderbird 3.1 beta 1 shares the same Gecko engine as Firefox 3.6.
Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update
Most Firefox users have upgraded to Firefox 3.6. The stragglers who haven't may have their reasons, but Mozilla is starting to pressure them.
HP aims for 'amazing' with ad campaign
Hewlett-Packard is ready to go with a new series of ads intended to jazz up its image among businesses, consumers, and even its own employees.
Mobile tycoon edges out Gates as richest man
Worth $53.5 billion, Mexican mobile tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man, according to Forbes, putting Bill Gates in second place with only $53 billion.
New OpenGL 4.0 aims to match DirectX 11
The cross-platform graphics interface adds support for tesselation and better general-purpose computation.
Meet Ubuntu Linux's new CEO (Q&A)
Canonical veteran Jane Silber took over from founder Mark Shuttleworth on March 1. She has more of an operations focus, but the same patient approach to profitability.
Intel debuts six-core gaming chip
Chipmaker introduces its first desktop chip packing that many processing cores for gaming boxes.
Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD
But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones.
Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event (photos)
At campfire-themed developer meet-up, Google introduces its Google App Marketplace, where users can buy third-party applications to run atop the Google Apps suite.
Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace
The software maker says it is ready with a version of its Outlook Social Connector that links the e-mail program with the youth-oriented social network.
Firm: Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing
Latest problems linked to Toyota show the auto industry needs to fix the way it tests software, says company that specializes in software integrity.
Mozilla to overhaul its open-source license
The Firefox backer wants to modernize and simplify the Mozilla Public License and sets an ambitious November deadline.
Microsoft looks to 'Elevate' California
The software maker is bringing its free technology job training program to the Golden State, the company and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are announcing on Wednesday.
Windows Live support via e-mail ends
Starting Wednesday, users with problems will have to go to online forums to get answers to issues with Microsoft's consumer Web services.






