Tag archive: Palo Alto

Google has been working with public libraries recently in order to circulate its Chromebook concept. At least three libraries have been working towards lending out Chromebooks to patrons for a period of time. Most notably, the Palo Alto, California Library will begin making Chromebooks available for loan in January; patrons will be able to check-out the Google devices for up to one week. The pilot project is a first-of-its-kind, though the… Read More

Facebook is planning on growing quite aggressively over the next few years. Recently unveiled plans for the Menlo Park migration reveal Facebook's intent to quickly push the current 3600 worker cap and build a second campus using the 22 acres southwest of the former Sun Microsystems facility. Facebook, currently with a little over 1,500 employees, has been growing too big for its Palo Alto britches with 750 million users, a sharp growth in… Read More

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs may soon be headed to Facebook as a senior communications official for the social network giant, reports The New York Times' Dealbook blog. The rumored high-profile hiring comes via “people briefed on the negotiations,” and has been confirmed by neither Facebook nor Gibbs. The alleged conversations between Gibbs' camp and Facebook come prior to a public offering by Facebook… Read More

After only a year and a half, Facebook has outgrown its offices in Palo Alto, reports TechCrunch. The social networking site will be moving 3.6 miles down the road to Menlo Park. Both locations are in the San Francisco Bay area, also known as Silicon Valley. The new facility, which used to house Sun Microsystems in its heyday, is composed of 11 buildings over 57 acres, with an additional 22 acres of offices connected to the complex by tunnel.… Read More

The company also said an additional 6,400 workers, or 2 percent of HP's 321,000-employee work force, will lose their jobs over the next year as part of HP's digestion of Electronic Data Systems, a technology services provider HP bought for $13.9 billion last year to mount a bigger challenge to IBM Corp. HP was already dumping 24,600 jobs as part of that acquisition before the extra cuts were announced Tuesday. HP's… Read More

Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP was already dumping 24,600 workers as part of that acquisition before announcing the extra cuts Tuesday. The announcement came in a conference call with analysts to discuss HP's fiscal second-quarter results. HP's profit dropped 17 percent to $1.72 billion, while sales fell 3 percent to $27.4 billion, in the latest period.

Legislation may have cleared the way for women to breastfeed in public in the vast majority of U.S. states, but on the wild wild west of the Internet, Facebook remains forbidden territory for pictures of the natural deed. The company’s long-standing policy of removing breastfeeding photos has been drawing steady opposition, though, resulting in real-life and virtual protests last week from women who demand the right to bare all with… Read More

This last week I’ve been traveling throughout Japan and switching between the HTC Advantage I normally carry and the new HTC Touch Diamond that recently was released in Europe and will soon come to the US. Overall I’m impressed with this phone, but have realized that for me a touchscreen phone that doesn’t have a keyboard for email is simply too painful to use whether it is this new HTC product or the ever-popular… Read More

Microsoft is leaning more heavily into the mobile industry, announcing today it is acquiring mobile phone maker Danger Inc. In addition to developing the fad-creating Sidekick phone for T-Mobile, the Palo Alto-based Danger develops a mobile platform that combines mobile messaging, Web browsing, social networking, entertainment, and personal information management; Microsoft will work to integrate these services with its existing mobile… Read More

The Palo Alto garage where Bill Hewlett and Date Packard set up shop in 1938—and founded Hewlett-Packard—has been officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The state of California named the side a Registered Landmark in 1987. “The HP Garage has become a symbol of what can rise from humble beginnings with hard work and determination,” said Gary Elliott, HP's VP of Brand Management and… Read More

Volkswagen's American unit said last week it's teaming up with Google and graphics chipmaker Nvidia on a prototype in-car navigation system based on Google's satellite mapping software. VW's Electronics Research Laboratory

Sony Electronics is opening three new Sony Style stores this week, rounding out its fiscal year with a total of 15 of the new concept stores nationwide. The stores, due to open at Westfield Valley Fair Mall, San Jose, Calif.; Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego; and Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, Ill, are designed to inspire consumers to integrate technology and entertainment into their lifestyles. Scheduled to open March 22nd, 24th and… Read More

“The end of Fiorina's nearly six-year reign as chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard was a signal to some analysts the company's board might be ready to shake up the business model and energize its sagging stock price. Rumors floating around since the summer that the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company is mulling a divestiture have now gained credence.” In a conference call, HP's board denied the idea of… Read More

The filing is the latest shot in a legal tussle that began in March, when Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif., filed suit against Gateway Inc., claiming that the PC maker was refusing to pay licensing fees on six designs patented by HP. The patents covered such features as laptop hinges, cursors and a keyboard that requires a password. Gateway, of Poway, Calif., sued HP in May over five patents related to multimedia features. Now,… Read More

Sony's new concept stores invite consumers to “test drive” a variety of Sony devices, while offering hands-on personal service. “Consumers will experience our products, technology and entertainment first hand in a high-class, consumer-centric environment,” said Mike Fasulo, president of Sony Electronics' eSolutions Company. “And to continue to enhance our brand, we will open additional… Read More