NIST Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications
April 18, 2013 9:56 am | by National Institute of Standards and Technology | News | CommentsRadio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency responders. New tests of wireless emergency safety equipment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have...
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Provo, Utah, Next City for Ultra-Fast Google Fiber
April 18, 2013 9:31 am | by PAUL FOY, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Provo deal is the first time Google plans to acquire an existing fiber-optic system. The city of 115,000 created the fiber-optic network, iProvo, in 2004. It planned to operate the system itself for Internet, television and phone service but found the operation too daunting...
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Computing | ConsumerChipmaker TSMC Gets Tablet, Smartphone Boost in 1Q
April 18, 2013 9:21 am | by ANNIE HUANG, Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, reported an 18 percent jump in first quarter profit as increased global sales of smartphones and tablet computers boosted demand for sophisticated processors.
LISTED UNDER: Computing | Consumer | Sensors & TransducersMicrosoft Offers Security Enhancement for Sign-Ins
April 18, 2013 9:19 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsPeople who turn on the new feature will be asked not just for a username and password, but also a second piece of information, such as a temporary code sent as a text message to a phone on file. Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. already allow two-step verification as an option.
LISTED UNDER: Computing | Consumer | Sensors & TransducersWireless "Smart Skin" Sensors Could Provide Remote Monitoring of Infrastructure
April 17, 2013 9:57 am | by John Toon, Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsMajor bridge failures in recent years have focused attention on the need to monitor America’s highway bridges and other infrastructure. As thousands of bridges, parking garages and other structures age, improved methods for detecting deterioration could save lives and prevent economic disruption.
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Taiwan Tech Industry Faces up to Samsung
April 17, 2013 9:19 am | by ANNIE HUANG, Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean rival as Taiwan's smartphone, memory chip and display panel makers suffered sagging exports.
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Computing | ConsumerHP Will Integrate Leap Motion Controllers with PCs
April 17, 2013 9:14 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLeap Motion's 3D motion controllers will be included in some personal computers from Hewlett-Packard Co. this year, a move that the San Francisco startup hopes is a first step toward bringing touch-free computing to the masses. Plugged into a computer, the 3-inch-long device tracks people's fingers...
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Security, Speed Driving WSN Needs
April 16, 2013 2:16 pm | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director, WDD | Articles | CommentsWhen it comes to new applications and overall potential for a given technology, not much rivals the integration of wireless sensor networks (WSN). Reader feedback regarding new WSN applications, trends, and obstacles essentially provided a snapshot of the wireless design marketplace as a whole...
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Multitasking Runners Can Read On a Treadmill Using New System
April 16, 2013 10:15 am | by Purdue University | News | CommentsA new innovation allows treadmill users to work their bodies and brains at the same time. The system, called ReadingMate, adjusts text on a monitor to counteract the bobbing motion of a runner's head so that the text appear still, said Ji Soo Yi, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University.
LISTED UNDER: Computing | Consumer | Sensors & TransducersSecurityCoverage Signs Distribution Agreement with SYNNEX Canada
April 15, 2013 10:48 pm | News | CommentsSecurityCoverage Inc. has announced the company has entered into a distribution agreement with SYNNEX Canada. SYNNEX will become the exclusive Canadian distributor for the “Ultimate Mobile Accessories” From SecurityCoverage, extending the strong demand for the firm’s products already seen in the U.S. since their release.
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HotSpot Episode 8: A Sneak Peek of the Xbox 720
April 15, 2013 10:43 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD’s HotSpot, Germany-based Hama, has announced their WiFi data reader; a 56-page document titled “Xbox 720-9-24 Checkpoint Draft 1” has shown up on Scribd; Civil Rights Defenders in Stockholm has launched the Natalia Project: a wireless assault alarm system...
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Facebook's Zuckerberg Launches Political Group
April 12, 2013 9:55 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsZuckerberg announced the formation of Fwd.us (pronounced "forward us") in an op-ed article in The Washington Post late Wednesday night. In it, he said the U.S. needs a new approach to these issues if it is to get ahead economically. This includes offering a path to citizenship...
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Review: Home Shields You from Non-Facebook Tasks
April 12, 2013 9:43 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsWhen I got my first smartphone in 2010, I checked Facebook obsessively. But over time, the novelty wore off and opening Facebook's app to check photos, links and posts from friends turned into a chore. In a sense, I'm the ideal target for Facebook's new Home app ...
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NYC Students, Hackers Train for Cybersecurity Jobs
April 12, 2013 9:37 am | by JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press | News | CommentsEvery week, a group of teenagers and 20-somethings dressed in hoodies gets together in a tiny room on a college campus and plug in their laptops. They turn up pulsing electronic funk music, order pizza and begin furiously hacking into computer networks.
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Computing | ConsumerTV Stations Feel 'Squeezed' by Airwave Auction
April 12, 2013 9:32 am | by RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAs the federal government tries to encourage companies like AT&T and Verizon to create bigger, faster mobile networks, TV broadcasters are feeling like the farmers of yesteryear who were asked to sell their land to make way for the nation's highways.
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