Steve Jobs` boyhood home gets `historic` designation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 10:14

A Silicon Valley city has designated the boyhood home of Steve Jobs an "historic resource" due to the way the legendary Apple co-founder went on to change the world.

New data storage disc to last a billion years

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 20:50

Scientists have designed a nearly indestructible data storage disc that can store date for a million years - even if you barbecue it.

Is Google secretly building `floating data center` in San Francisco Bay?

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 11:32

Google is reportedly speculated to be building what appears to be an oversized `floating data center` in San Francisco Bay`s Treasure Island.

Samsung to break ground at US research center

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 20:16

Samsung its set to break ground at a big Silicon Valley research center on Wednesday, just down the road from its arch-rival Apple.

Larry vs Larry: Oracle's Ellison says Google's Page acted 'evil'

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 09:34

Google's informal motto is "don't be evil," but outspoken Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison has accused the Internet company's CEO, Larry Page, of acting "absolutely evil."

Silicon Valley at front line of global cyber war

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 21:28

Experts say the state`s Silicon Valley and its signature high-tech firms should provide the front lines in the increasingly aggressive fight against overseas hackers.

MHL keen to partner with Indian firms

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 18:41

MHL, a consortium promoted by Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, SONY and Toshiba, is also keen to work closely with the content providers and local mobile device manufacturers, among others, its senior executive said.

Indian students eye the Great American Bicycle Ride

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 16:45

Indian students have a great chance to participate in the Great American Bicycle Ride (GABR), as Inme, a pioneering outdoor and adventure-based learning company, has opened the registrations process for the cycling expedition along the West coast of the US.

New nanomaterial `may help speed up technology`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 10:47

Researchers have produced a new two-dimensional material that they believe could revolutionise the electronics market with thinner, faster and lighter gadgets.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg makes his largest donation ever

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 10:49

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his largest ever charity donation by deciding to donate nearly USD 500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity.

Flexible and wearable silicon solar-cell fabrics may soon become reality

Last Updated: Saturday, December 8, 2012, 09:38

An international team of chemists, physicists, and engineers has, for the first time, developed a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities that is capable of being scaled up to many meters in length.