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How a Phony Tweet and Computer Trades Sank Stocks
April 25, 2013 9:22 am | by BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writers MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsFor a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks — eventually unloading $134 billion worth.
Nanowires Grown on Graphene Have Surprising Structure
April 24, 2013 9:30 am | by Liz Ahlberg, Physical Sciences Editor | Articles | CommentsThe self-assembled wires have a core of one composition and an outer layer of another, a desired trait for many advanced electronics applications. Led by professor Xiuling Li, in collaboration with professors Eric Pop and Joseph Lyding, all professors of electrical and computer...
Apple to Dole Out $100B to Shareholders
April 24, 2013 9:10 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsApple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, the company said revenue for the current quarter could fall from the year before, which would be the first decline in many years.
Online Privacy is Evolving. Does it Matter to You?
April 24, 2013 9:05 am | by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press | News | CommentsMobile applications like Google Maps, Angry Birds and GasBuddy have become popular, inexpensive ways to personalize smartphones or tablets and improve their functionality. Often free or just 99 cents to download, apps can turn a phone into a sophisticated roaming office or game console with interactive maps and 24-7 connectivity.
Review: BlackBerry Q10, the Keyboard Strikes Back
April 24, 2013 9:01 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe BlackBerry has finally caught up to the world of touch-screen smartphones. It took time — six years, from the launch of the first iPhone — and it may be too late to save the company that makes it. But the BlackBerry deserves to be taken seriously again.
Review: Galaxy S4 Decent, but Filled with Gimmicks
April 24, 2013 9:01 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsI've seen Android phones get better and more powerful over the years, as Google and phone manufacturers pack devices with more and more features. There comes a time, though, when less is more. I'm afraid we've reached that time. Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone is an excellent device from a hardware standpoint.
Smartphone Shakes
April 23, 2013 1:53 pm | by Meaghan Ziemba, Editor, WDD | Blogs | CommentsI recently attended a concert in Madison, WI. I placed my phone in my back pocket to avoid carrying a purse and to have it easily accessible when I wanted to update my status and snap a few photos. Unfortunately, after a visit to the facilities and a horrifying plop, I knew that I was in trouble.
Axiros Announces the Global Release of AXESS.ACS As a Service
April 23, 2013 12:34 pm | by Axiros | News | CommentsAxiros has announced that its flagship product, the AXESS.ACS TR-069 device management solution, is now available on a hosted platform. AXESS.ACS as a Service provides the same rigorous functionality as the original but in a cloud-based format.
Txtng is killing language. JK
April 23, 2013 10:16 am | by TED Talk, John McWhorter | Videos | CommentsDoes texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting -- linguistically, culturally -- than it seems, and it’s all good news. Linguist John McWhorter thinks about language in relation to race, politics and our shared cultural history.
University of Illinois Researchers Measure Near-Field Behavior of Semiconductor Plasmonic Microparticles
April 23, 2013 10:06 am | by William King, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering | News | CommentsRecent progress in the engineering of plasmonic structures has enabled new kinds of nanometer-scale optoelectronic devices as well as high-resolution optical sensing. But until now, there has been a lack of tools for measuring nanometer-scale behavior in...
Drop Tag: Keeping Tabs on Parcels
April 23, 2013 9:27 am | by Meaghan Ziemba, Editor, WDD | Articles | CommentsWe all get a little nervous mailing out packages that have “FRAGILE” written Stamped on the side; keeping our fingers crossed that the contents won’t get damaged, squished, or broken during their transit to point B. MA-based Cambridge Consultants now offers a solution to help calm our nerves...
UWM Researchers Create Novel Optical Fibers
April 23, 2013 9:26 am | by University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | News | CommentsResearchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have found a new mechanism to transmit light through optical fibers. Their discovery marks the first practical application of a Nobel-Prize-winning phenomenon that was proposed in 1958.
Social Media Editor in Court on Hacking Charges
April 23, 2013 9:09 am | by DON THOMPSON, Associated Press | News | CommentsA social media editor who has worked for two of the nation's largest news-gathering organizations is scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday to face charges that he conspired with hackers to deface the website of the Los Angeles Times.
Tax-Free Internet Shopping Jeopardized by Bill
April 23, 2013 9:03 am | by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press | News | CommentsUnder current law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. As a result, many online sales are essentially tax-free, giving Internet retailers a big advantage over brick-and-mortar stores.
Agilent Technologies’ PXT Wireless Communications Test Set Selected by Tri-L Solutions for LTE Over-the-Air Test
April 22, 2013 5:48 pm | by Agilent Technologies Inc. | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Tri-L Solutions Inc. has selected Agilent’s PXT wireless communications test set and integrated it with Tri-L Solutions SmarTest measurement software for testing LTE over the air. The Tri-L anechoic chamber-based OTA test system provides an accurate...
Multi-Tech Systems Offers Sprint IDEN Customers Quick Migration Path
April 22, 2013 5:47 pm | by Multi-Tech Systems | News | CommentsMulti-Tech Systems, a leading machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions provider, has teamed up with Sprint to deliver a quick and seamless migration from iDEN to Sprint’s robust CDMA services. Multi-Tech’s MultiModem rCell Intelligent Wireless Router is pre-validated by Sprint...
PV Connector from Amphenol UL Certified to 1000 V
April 22, 2013 11:55 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAmphenol Industrial Global Operations announced that its Helios H4 is UL certified to 1000 V. This UL rating allows Amphenol’s connectors to be used in existing systems as well as in new ones that require more voltage without having to increase cable size.
Germanium Made Compatible
April 22, 2013 10:44 am | by Maja Schaffner, ETH Zurich | Articles | CommentsResearchers from ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Politecnico di Milano have jointly developed a manufacturing technique to render the semiconductor germanium laser-compatible through high tensile strain. In their paper recently published in Nature Photonics...
Revolutionary New Device Joins World of Smart Electronics
April 22, 2013 10:41 am | by University of Exeter | News | CommentsSmart electronics are taking the world by storm. From techno-textiles to transparent electronic displays, the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just been added to its ranks. Researchers at the University of Exeter...
Beleaguered Caregivers Getting Help from Apps
April 22, 2013 10:06 am | by JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press | News | CommentsNow she has an app for that. With a tap or two on her iPhone, D'Auria can access a "pillbox" program that keeps it all organized for her and other relatives who share in the caregiving and subscribe to the app. From GPS devices and computer programs that help relatives track a wandering Alzheimer's patient to iPad apps...
New App Helps Icelanders Avoid Accidental Incest
April 19, 2013 9:50 am | by JENNA GOTTLIEB,Associated Press JILL LAWLESS,Associated Press | News | CommentsA new smartphone app is on hand to help Icelanders avoid accidental incest. The app lets users "bump" phones, and emits a warning alarm if they are closely related. "Bump the app before you bump in bed," says the catchy slogan. Some are hailing it as a welcome solution to a very Icelandic form of social embarrassment.
Discovery Paves the Way for Ultra-Fast, High Resolution Imaging in Real Time
April 19, 2013 9:44 am | by University of Melbourne | News | CommentsIn work published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Melbourne and the ARC Centre for Excellence in Coherent Xray Science have demonstrated that ultra short durations of electron bunches generated from laser-cooled atoms can be both very cold and ultra-fast.
Big Questions for Big Data
April 19, 2013 9:39 am | by Kelly Servick | Stanford Engineering | News | CommentsBut for Stanford Computer Science Professor Jure Leskovec, the most interesting answers are under the hood, in the data of our online habits. His research uses information collected from sites like Twitter, Wikipedia and Facebook to tackle big questions about how society works.
Pong Game Will Be Writ Large on Philly Skyscraper
April 19, 2013 9:23 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsHundreds of built-in LED lights embedded in the north face of the Cira Centre will replicate the familiar paddles and ball with gamers controlling giant, table-mounted joysticks across the Schuylkill River from the building. The event starts at 8 p.m. It just might be the world's largest "Pong" game...
Glasses Read to the Blind
April 18, 2013 2:52 pm | by Laboratory Equipment, Florida International University | Videos | CommentsA unique pair of eyeglasses developed by a Florida International Univ. (FIU) student team could revolutionize the lives of the blind, enabling them to walk into a library or a store, pick up any book or a can of soup and read it.
