Dave Smith

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Smith manages and coordinates the activities of the technology subsection of the company, contributing his own stories, news and analyses of the latest technology companies, gadgets, and innovations.

He joined the IBTimes in September 2011 as a technology reporter, after holding various editorial positions within Inc. Magazine and USA TODAY.

Smith received a B.A. in print and online journalism from The University of Maryland, College Park.

Dave Smith
At a celebrity-studded World AIDS Day event on Thursday, Obama challenged other nations to boost their commitments to fund treatment and called on China to "step up" as a major donor in the effort to expand access to AIDS drugs.

Obama Raises U.S. Goal on Fighting AIDS

President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide by 2013, up from an earlier goal of 4 million.
Al Franken wrote a letter to Carrier IQ's CEO Larry Lenhart demanding answers about his company's alleged logging of keystrokes and private information from cell phones.

Carrier IQ: Al Franken Wants Answers!

Carrier IQ is under fire for logging and transmitting extremely sensitive data from user's phones without their knowledge. Sen. Al Franken stepped in and wrote a public letter to Carrier IQ's chief.
For the second time in a week, an iPhone 4 reportedly began smoking and melting without warning.

Another iPhone 4 Spontaneously Combusts in Brazil

For the second time in a week, another report has emerged of an iPhone spontaneously combusting. Brazilian Ayla Mota says he woke up to discover his phone smoking and sparking less than a foot from his face.
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Microsoft IE10: 5 Key Features

Microsoft's fourth preview of Internet Explorer 10 reveals a slew of new features to help developers build Web-friendly apps. Here are the best new additions.
iPhone App - Evi or Siri, Who Is a Better Assistant? (VIDEO)

Siri: Coming Soon to Apple TV?

Apple will reportedly include Bluetooth Smart on its next-generation Apple TV, which means we may see Siri and instantaneous motion-control appear on the platform.
One in five U.S. adult infected with HIV do not know it.

Few in US with HIV Have Virus Under Control

Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Teenager Beaten for Suspected Smoking

Obama Administration Appeals Cigarette Warning Ruling

The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge's ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising, such as a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.
Internet Use

Laptop Wi-Fi Said to Nuke Sperm

In a report in the venerable medical journal Fertility and Sterility, Argentinian scientists describe how they got semen samples from 29 healthy men, placed a few drops under a laptop connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi and then hit download.
Three Chinese signatories filed separate lawsuits against their local governments after provincial education bureaus rejected their applications for teaching jobs because mandatory blood tests revealed they were HIV positive, even though they had passed w

HIV-Positive Men Urge China Premier to End Discrimination

Three prospective school teachers have appealed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to end discrimination against people with HIV after they said they were wrongly denied teaching jobs because their employers discovered they had the virus that causes AIDS.
Vitamin D is naturally made by the skin when exposed to sunlight and is also found in high amounts in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna.

Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Disease, Death

In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person's risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study.
The evidence isn't conclusive, but overall, the Mediterranean diet appears to be good for people's heart health.

Mediterranean Diet Tied to Better Heart Health

Eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular events, according to a new study of New York City residents.
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Apple to Surpass HP as World’s Top PC Maker

Apple will displace Hewlett-Packard as the world's top PC maker in early 2012, Canalys estimates. The report lumped tablet sales in with PC sales, arguing that tablets have redefined the personal computer.

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