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David Needle

David Needle is a veteran technology reporter based in Silicon Valley. He covers mobile, big data, customer experience, and social media, among other topics. He was formerly news editor at Infoworld, editor of Computer Currents and TabTimes, and West Coast bureau chief for both InformationWeek and Internet.com.

UCLA Database Hole Exposed 800,000 to ID Theft

In a stunning disclosure, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Tuesday said a restricted campus database with the...

Energy Efficiency Key to Dell’s New Servers

Who's got the most energy efficient servers? With all the competing claims it's hard to say, but add Dell to...

HP Gets Smart About Cooling

PALO ALTO, Calif. – HP previewed a new energy management system the company said could save corporations as much...

Former HP Chairman Dunn Pleads Not Guilty

Patricia Dunn, who resigned as chairman of Hewlett-Packard (Quote) in the midst of a pretexting scandal, pleaded not guilty to...

Intel’s Quad-Core Server Edge

Now it's Intel's turn. AMD shocked the chip giant last year when it was first to market with a dual-core processor...

Notebook Security Gets an RFID Assist

Stolen and missing laptops and the security of other valuable IT assets have vendors scrambling to come up with better...

Giving Voice to Text Messages

Tired of pecking out text messages on your phone? Nuance Communications promises help is on the way. At the Conversations Mobile...

Fiorina: HP Was ‘Afraid to Face The Future’

Within a few weeks Fiorina said she thinks some board members concluded "we don't have to take this anymore."...

HP Taps RFID For Tracking IT Resources

PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- RFID (define) has already proven itself a supply chain asset to help manufacturers and retailers keep track...

Nokia Tries to Take a Bite Out of Bluetooth

Nokia (Quote, Chart) has introduced a less power-hungry alternative to Bluetooth wireless networking, a radio technology with the potential to...