Dave Larsen
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Dave Larsen covers high-technology, Dayton-area research industry and consumer electronics such as smartphones.
He started at DDN in 1990 and previously has served as film critic and pop music critic. Dave graduated from the Boston University College of Communication. Larsen wrote for his junior high school, high school and college newspapers before embarking on a professional journalism career.
He also has written and illustrated both daily and weekly comic strips for several newspapers.
Latest from Dave Larsen
Health IT workers in high demand
The demand for health information technology workers is surging as the government pushes health care providers to convert to electronic medical records and the nation’s population grows older. Large health care organizations in the region report hiring increases this year as much as 37 percent for information technology workers with ...
‘Batman’ massacre a ‘perfect storm of horror’
The movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo. early Friday was a “perfect storm of horror,” according to a security expert who has worked with major movie theater chains. The audience for the midnight movie premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” was in a darkened theater and expecting noisy special effects. ...
Changes to job-creating project to resonate here
The Dayton region has received nearly $128 million in Ohio Third Frontier funds since 2002, but emerging changes at the bipartisan economic development program have slowed the pace of statewide funding for the current fiscal year.Only a fraction of available funds has been awarded, raising concerns among some of the ...
Cyber scams cost Ohioans $10.6M
The state’s top law-enforcement officer will soon have more authority to battle Internet-related crimes — acts that cost Ohioans a reported $10.6 million last year. Starting June 7, Ohio’s cyber fraud law will give the state the same criminal-subpoena power prosecutors have in suspected cases of online fraud. “Criminally prosecuting ...
Area campuses scramble to handle Wi-Fi demands
A spike in the number of college students using mobile devices to access the Internet has area schools scrambling to handle the increased load on their wireless networks.Wright State University, Miami University and the University of Dayton are making costly upgrades to expand their networks. UD also is negotiating with ...
Third Frontier will allot start-up funds
Ohio Third Frontier Commission officials will vote Wednesday on applications for $6 million in funding for start-up companies that want to commercialize technologies developed by Ohio colleges and universities.The $6 million Tech Validation and Start-Up Fund is available for fiscal year 2012. It includes $3 million each in technology validation ...
Data breach hits Under Armour
A performance apparel company with retail outlets in Monroe and Jeffersonville notified employees Thursday about a data breach that may have exposed their names, Social Security numbers and salary information, according to an internal memo obtained by the Dayton Daily News.Baltimore-based Under Armour Inc. told employees in an email message ...
Facebook brand pages switch to ‘timeline’ format
Facebook, the social networking company that has become increasingly important to businesses and their brands, is instituting mandatory changes that will alter the look of company profile pages starting Friday.The new “timeline” profile page layout allows businesses, brands and organizations to express themselves more visually to boost the amount of ...
Facebook brand pages switching to ‘timeline’ format
Facebook, the social networking company that has become increasingly important to businesses and their brands, is instituting mandatory changes that will alter the look of company profile pages starting Friday.The new “timeline” profile page layout allows businesses, brands and organizations to express themselves more visually to boost the amount of ...
Tech-loaded cars part of distracted driver debate
Automakers are loading new cars with complex entertainment and navigation systems in a bid to generate more profit and appeal to young consumers who want to extend their connected lifestyles to their vehicles. But federal officials and safety advocates are concerned the systems will increase distracted driving.More than 5,400 people ...
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