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U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future

The U.S. continues to produce a growing number of high-paying tech jobs, with the top locations being New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle, according to AeA's Cybercities report. Nevertheless, the report also points to a labor problem that could threaten America's tech leadership. by Jason Hiner

Tags: U.S., Job, Technology Sector, American Electronics Association, Tech Job, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Intel shareholders vote to expense options

Intel shareholders vote to expense optionsFASB has studied this for years"We believe this is a deeply flawed method of accounting that will diminish the accuracy and clarity of our financial reporting and could cause real economic harm to Intel, our stockholders, and our economy," How about you put it as...

Tags: Financial accounting, Stock options, Investment, Benefits, Financial Accounting Standards Board, stock, accounting, American Electronics Association, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Intel Corp., shareholder

Discussion threads 2004-05-19

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Failure in Silicon Valley and the guild of entrepreneurs

Here is the second part of my conversation with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman. The first part is here: How will the recession affect Silicon Valley? Mr Coleman is optimistic about Silicon Valley's long term prospects but he is pessimistic about the current situation. "These days...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Advancing the prosthetic aesthetic

Experimental prosthetic arms in labs across the country will soon pave the way for commercial versions to antiquate the last major upgrade that took place almost a hundred years ago. That was the cable-operated prosthetic hook (for above-the-elbow amputees). Thanks to the Defense Advanced Research Projects...

Tags: Patient, DARPA, Chicago, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Automotive consumer electronics sales to grow 13% in 2008

Sales of in-vehicle consumer electronics will grow at a rate of 13% in 2008 to more than $12.8 bln, according to Consumer Electronics Association. The typical American spends nearly 17 hours a week in his vehicle. CEA finds that 38% of the driving age population intends to purchase and install...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Association, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Microsoft Windows CE, Consumer Electronics, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Personal Technology, AM

Blog posts 2008-03-03

Photos: Solar festival as green as it gets

Alternative energy and culture were on display last weekend at an off-the-grid learning center in Northern California.Madison Avenue advertisers and Silicon Valley venture capitalists may be pushing all things green into the mainstream these days, yet the countercultural roots of the sustainable-living movement are alive and thriving. More than 10,000...

Tags: photograph, SolFest, Solar Living Institute, dome, alternative energy, photovoltaics, hydrogen, dump, Santa Cruz, wall, greenhouse, tent, automated teller machine, homeowner, Northern California, nonprofit, technique, festival, pump, showcase, pyramid, California, Sharp Corp.

Image galleries 2007-08-23

Orwell denied: Bill to stop employers from sticking RFIDs under workers' skin

Orwell denied: Bill to stop employers from sticking RFIDs under workers' skinRFIDSo you tell me my info is safe, But.. laptops and personal info is stolen constantly with folks personnal info on it. You tell me that You're not "watching me" But you want RFIDS. You tell me that...

Tags: worker, RFID, Roxanne Gould, Orwell

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

Orwell denied: Bill to stop employers from sticking RFIDs under workers' skin

In an attempt to forestall the arrival of 1984, a California state senator has introduced a bill to ban employers from inserting identification devices under the skin of employees, reports the Associated Press.Democratic Sen. Joe Simitian has several proposals to ban employers or anyone else from requiring a person to...

Tags: State &, Local Govt, RFID

Blog posts 2007-06-18

Backers of stronger copyright laws form lobby group

Backers of stronger copyright laws form lobby groupThat's exactly what it is..." RIAA President Cary Sherman, for his part, has denounced the group's stance as an "extremist" interpretation of the law designed to frighten consumers and policymakers."They just forgot to add.. "Because we want to suck you dry of all...

Tags: Fair Use Act, CD, voter, copyright law

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Thoughts on Apple TV

Im on one of my periodic trips to Mountain View, home of Microsofts Silicon Valley Campus and site of Googles city-wide WiFi experiment that never seems to work (believe me, Ive tried). This is good timing, as Los Angeles is starting to go through its yearly journey through hells lake...

Tags: Television, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Digital Media, Apple

Blog posts 2007-05-08

Robotics: Is Microsoft's vision the right one?

New Yorkers claim New York City to be the capital of many things: media, arts, fashion…but is the Big Apple also “robot city”?The New York Software Industry Association NYSIA convened a panel of academics, artists and hobbyists last evening to find out. Robots were on hand too.Farshad Khorrami, Professor, Computer...

Tags: Culture, Microsoft, Enterprise, robotics

Blog posts 2007-01-23

RIAA video for students is full of lies

The Recording Industry Assoc. of American is deliberately misleading students about copyright law and their rights under the law, legal and industry groups are asserting, reports News.com. In an information video intended to be distributed to college students (fun viewing!), the RIAA has deliberately...

Tags: RIAA, video

Blog posts 2006-08-31

Momentum for Net Neutrality

Maybe it's that they have more time on their hands than youth, but older folks are talking serious sense about network pricing. The American Association of Retired Persons AARP has joined the call for embedding neutrality in network pricing in U.S. law. Contrary to the cries of carriers that this...

Tags: carrier, network, pricing

Blog posts 2006-03-20

Motorola's pugnacious Ed Zander chosen to lead US high-tech industry in important policy battles

Ed Zander, CEO of Motorola, is the new chairman of the Technology CEO Council--a Washington D.C. lobbying group consisting of the top echelons of the US tech industry.Take a look: Founded in 1989, its members include Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard; Joseph McGrath, CEO of Unisys; William Nuti,...

Tags: Ed Zander, Motorola Inc., tech company, tech industry, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2005-12-09

Bill proposes new deadline for digital TV

Bill proposes new deadline for digital TVGate$ wants my moneyI'm sure Gate$ & Co are planning a scheme to extort money from us.One more reason to stay with Linux and avoid windoze like plague.Political suicideAny politician who supports this is going to have to run in their next election as...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Better-Quality, Gate$, TV, tower, digital television, spectrum, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2005-10-14

190K tech jobs added in the first half of 2005

The US technology industry added 190,000 jobs in the first half of 2005, growing by 3.4% and upping the total to 5.72 mln, American Electronics Association said.

Tags: job

Blog posts 2005-09-22

Utah and Maine lead the states in e-government

Utah and Maine took the lead this year among the states in their e-government efforts, according to a new study from Brown University. The study looked at 1,559 state sites and 61 federal sites. Overall, the study found substantial improvements in e-government initiatives. ...

Tags: e-government

Blog posts 2005-09-13

Average online American spends $1,500 on consumer electronics purchases

Online consumer electronics shoppers report higher satisfaction with the purchase process than those who visited traditional brick and mortar stores, citing convenience, order accuracy, product variety, product availability and product information among the top reasons. Online shoppers surveyed also reported better customer loyalty than those who make CE purchases in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows CE

Blog posts 2005-07-07

Software and services added 30K jobs in 2004

A study by American Electronics Association, which looked at employment state by state, said slightly more than 30,000 jobs were added in the software-services industry in 2004. However, high-tech manufacturing lost 32,000 jobs between 2003 and 2004, with a net industry loss of 25,000 high-tech jobs from total employment of...

Tags: job

Blog posts 2005-05-03

Software and services added 30K jobs in 2004

A study by American Electronics Association, which looked at employment state by state, said slightly more than 30,000 jobs were added in the software-services industry in 2004. However, high-tech manufacturing lost 32,000 jobs between 2003 and 2004, with a net industry loss of 25,000 high-tech jobs from total employment of...

Tags: job

Blog posts 2005-05-03