Fon Closes $14 Million Round, Working With Qualcomm
Fon, a company that operates a system of dual access wireless networks, has completed a $14 million funding round. Qualcomm Ventures led the fundraising, with Index...
Google Contact Lens Prototype Can Measure Blood Glucose Levels
Google is testing a smart contact lens that can measure glucose levels in tears. The lens uses a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose...
IBM Sets US Patent Record Again
IBM inventors received 6,809 patents in 2013 says IBM. The company topped the annual list of U.S. patent leaders for the 21st consecutive year....
Google Buys Nest For $3.2B
Google has entered into an agreement to buy Nest Labs for $3.2 billion. Nest is a company started by former Apple engineers, and works...
Google Joins Linux Collaboration Open Invention Network
Google has joined Open Invention Network as a member. Open Invention Network is a collaborative enterprise working on innovation in open source and Linux. Open Invention Network was launched in 2005 and has industry support from IBM, NEC, Philips, Red Hat, Sony and SUSE.