March 1, 2012
Intel VC funds ultimate mobile device On The Register, Natalie Apostolou gives a report. “Key areas of investment for the Intel Capital Connected Car Fund will include technologies that advance the next generation of in-vehicle infotainment, advanced driver assistance systems and seamless mobile connectivity. This includes new in-vehicle applications and development tools, next-generation ADAS technologies and multimodal capabilities such as speech recognition, gesture recognition and eye tracking optimized for the connected car,” she writes. What’s your opinion?
Can Cisco grow from $40 billion to $80 billion? On The VAR Guy, the author looks at the question. “As Cisco strives to drive growth, the company has essentially vowed not to buy a big IT services company. That stance, Cisco hopes, will help to maintain channel loyalty vs. such rivals as Hewlett-Packard, which has made big IT services acquisitions,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Google’s privacy policy goes into effect On ZDNet, Zack Whittaker look at the changes. “It not only makes government access to your data far easier, and while Google does not collect any more data on its users, the changes rolled out today on March 1st allows the company to build up a far greater picture of who you are as individuals. It also gives Google the opportunity to raise the advertising stakes, allowing third-parties to target users more effectively, in an increasingly difficult advertising industry where Facebook and others continue to compete,” he writes. What’s your opinion?