HP to lay off off 27,000 workers -- or the population of Crofton, Md.

Depressing news coming out of California today: computer and printer giant HP announced a big restructuring plan that involves it saying goodbye to 27,000 workers, or 8 percent of its 325,000 global workforce, the company said.

Presidential campaigns duke it out with their software apps for volunteers

The Obama presidential campaign is debuting its latest online campaign organizing tool for the 2012 election, one that is expected to be use by volunteers across the country to connect with voters.

Geeks on a Train leaves this Thursday morning

All aboard! What are you doing this Thursday?

The battle for the 'smart home' heats up

What if the cable guy was also your home security guy?

Columbia firm is world's first to market with stem cell drug

A Columbia-based biotechnology company said this week it received the world’s first government approval to market a stem cell drug, in Canada.

Comcast launches "Xfinity Home" in Maryland today

If you're transfixed by the idea of a "smart home," Comcast today is launching a new product in Maryland that can help you control your home at the touch of a touch screen, iPhone or iPad.

New events startup debuts in Baltimore: Marvilent

The two guys behind Marvilent are hoping that Baltimoreans will want to break out of the weekend routines -- yard work, house cleaning or sitting at the bar all day -- and do something fun and active.

Juilliard and Connections Academy partner for online learning

Online education is a hot trend at the moment. But within that trend, there's an increasingly hotter sub-trend: online music education.

Introducing the Adcor BEAR: a next-generation carbine that could be the Army's next weapon of choice

Here's a new topic area for BaltTech: Guns.

Millennial Media today to release first quarterly financial results since IPO

Millennial Media Inc., which operates one of the largest mobile ad networks, is expected to release financial results for its first quarter of 2012 -- the first quarterly report from the company since going public on March 29.

Meet the CushPad: The perfect, plush case for your iPad

Adam Raby, a Maryland native and UMBC graduate now living in Chicago, came up with the idea for the CushPad while watching his girlfriend fumble with his precious iPad, occasionally dropping it. He also got tired of looking for ways to prop the device up while he sat on the couch or in bed while trying to use it.

Self-checkout at the supermarket: You call this progress?

If you've shopped at a supermarket the last few years, you've probably come across the self-checkout lanes. You know, the ones where you're expected to do all the work yourself -- scanning, keying in codes, and usually bagging -- without getting paid or receiving a discount on your grocery items.

Winners of Towson University business plan competition announced

A website that helps people rent their tools to make money and another that offers a low-cost way for diagnosing causes of fevers were the top two winners of the TowsonGlobal business plan competition yesterday, the university announced. 

It's happening: Geeks on a Train, a Baltimore idea, rolls out of DC May 24

An idea that mushroomed out of the Baltimore Tech Facebook group back in November, led by local tech guru Mike Subelsky, is coming to fruition this month. That's right: Geeks On A Train.

First crop of startups at Wasabi Ventures' accelerator at Loyola University Maryland

The first crop of tech startups have launched at the new business accelerator program run by Silicon Valley-based Wasabi Ventures at Loyola University Maryland.

Baltimore firm creates wristband virtual ticket for concert-goers

People have wristbands to declare their affiliation and support of different groups or causes -- think "Livestrong", the yellow wristband campaign by cyclist Lance Armstrong that raises cancer awareness.

The futuristic movie theater: A BaltTech perspective

I will admit to knowing little about the inner workings of the movie industry, from Hollywood to film distribution to the big screen complexes and smaller screen venues, such as Baltimore's much-loved Senator Theater.

Facebook adds organ donation status to Timeline

Starting today, users of the world's biggest social network will be able to declare their status as an organ donor -- just as easily as declaring their likes and relationship status -- in a move that could have a big impact in the organ transplant field.

Support grows for innovation hub in Baltimore

A survey by the Innovation Alliance found that a vast majority of participants in Baltimore's technology community are interested in a "hub" — akin to similar spaces in New York City and San Diego — that could be used for meetings, conferences and continuous education and networking for entrepreneurs.

13 startups to present at TechCocktail Baltimore event this Wednesday

There's a TechCocktail coming to Baltimore this Wednesday (May 2, 2012), and lo and behold: there will be startups a-pitching.

Walter Isaacson: BlackBerry for work, iPhone for personal use

The great news for Baltimore and Maryland is that the University of Maryland Baltimore County's president, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, was named to Time's annual Top 100 influential people today.

Kansas man tries to trademark Obama quote: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon"

A man in Overland Park, Kansas, has applied to trademark the phrase that President Obama uttered last month: "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."

Baltimore's Jittergram: One week, 100,000+ app store downloads

Friends of the Web, a four-person Web tech firm in Baltimore, spent a weekend in February building Jittergram at a photo hackathon in New York City.

Spying-and-surveillance convention coming to Baltimore this month

The world's largest unclassified event for spying, defense, homeland security and surveillance technology is coming to Baltimore later this month.

What if your first couple years of college were dirt cheap?

Student loan debt is a ticking time bomb, many are warning. In the U.S., it's reached $870 billion -- more than credit cards and auto loans.

Walter Isaacson, 'Steve Jobs' biography author, to speak in Baltimore this Saturday -- and I'm introducing him!

I'm getting psyched to meet and introduce Walter Isaacson, author of the bestselling Steve Jobs biography, at the CityLit Festival in Baltimore this Saturday!

The Facebook filter: Instagram being acquired by Facebook

Big news today in the world of social media: Facebook plans to acquire Instagram for a whopping $1 billion in cash and shares. CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke the news himself, and wrote that Instagram will stay alive as an independent product.

Millennial Media faces patent lawsuit

Millennial Media was hit with a federal lawsuit in Delaware on Thursday by a competitor claiming that the Baltimore mobile advertising company infringed on three of its patents.

Pew Report: E-reading on the rise

About a fifth of American adults have read an ebook in the past year, a figure likely helped along by the recent holiday surge in the sale of tablet and e-reader devices, according to a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Google's revolutionary computing glasses

Google is slowly releasing more and more information about its Project Glass, a revolutionary effort to meld computing technology with glasses.