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RECOM Announces New Cost Efficient SMD Factory
March 5, 2013 10:21 am | by RECOM | News | CommentsRising certification costs have increased the demand for pre-built modules, but for large volume projects, the higher cost of a commercially available converter has proven less attractive than a discrete solution. To counter this issue, RECOM has selected the most popular high runners to be manufactured in lots of 100k pieces.
Czech News Media Face Cyberattacks
March 5, 2013 10:16 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsLeading media websites in the Czech Republic say they have come under repeated and powerful cyberattacks. The online editions of Mlada Fronta Dnes, a major newspaper, and of the respected business daily Hospodarske Noviny were among the affected.
White House: Cell Phone Unlocking Should be Legal
March 5, 2013 10:11 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsAn Obama administration adviser says the White House believes smartphone and tablet users should be allowed to unlock their phones and use the devices on the network of their choosing.In a blog post entitled "It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking," R. David Edelman, White House adviser on Internet, innovation and privacy...
Short Algorithm, Long-Range Consequences
March 5, 2013 10:09 am | by MIT | News | CommentsIn the last decade, theoretical computer science has seen remarkable progress on the problem of solving graph Laplacians -- the esoteric name for a calculation with hordes of familiar applications in scheduling, image processing, online product recommendation, network analysis, and scientific computing, to name just a few.
Engineering Newswire 27: Hovering Hummingbirds Lead to New UAVs
March 4, 2013 4:21 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by PTC; delivering technology solutions that transform the way you create and service your products, we’re building robotic hands that feel, studying shark suckers to make adhesives, and developing flexible electronics that read your brain.
HotSpot Episode 2: Wearable Gesture Control
March 4, 2013 10:47 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn this episode of the HotSpot, Thalmic Labs introduces its wearable gesture-controlled arm band; Hewlett-Packard re-enters the tablet market; Microchip announces its BodyCam technology; and InfoMotion Sports Technologies unveils its 94Fifty sensor basketball.
Big data: Searching in Large Amounts of Data Quickly and Efficiently
March 4, 2013 10:24 am | by Saarland University | News | CommentsThe term "big data" is defined as a huge amount of digital information, so big and so complex that normal database technology cannot process it. It is not only scientific institutes like the nuclear research center CERN that often store huge amounts of data ("Big Data").
Man-Made Material Pushes the Bounds of Superconductivity
March 4, 2013 10:12 am | by University of Wisconsin - Madison | News | CommentsThe researchers can tailor the material, which seamlessly alternates between metal and oxide layers, to achieve extraordinary superconducting properties — in particular, the ability to transport much more electrical current than non-engineered materials.
NASA Mars Rover in Safe Mode; Science Halted
March 4, 2013 10:05 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsCuriosity landed last summer in Gale Crater near the Martian equator to examine whether environmental conditions were favorable for microbes. It recently drilled into a rock and transferred a pinch of powder to its onboard laboratories to study the chemical makeup. It won't be able to finish the analysis until its systems are back to normal.
China Targets 15 Percent of Satellite Launch Market
March 4, 2013 10:02 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsChina hopes to increase its market share by establishing strategic alliances with major launch services providers and satellite manufacturers, along with developing its own technology, the deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Liang Xiaohong, told the official Xinhua News Agency.
Samsung's $1B Bill in Apple Case Reduced by $450M
March 4, 2013 10:01 am | by PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe two biggest — and bitterest — rivals in the smartphone market will have to endure another bruising trial after a federal judge ruled that jurors miscalculated nearly half the $1 billion in damages it found Samsung Electronics owed Apple Inc. for patent infringement.
Improving Performance and Power with Sensor Hubs
March 1, 2013 1:36 pm | by Bryon Moyer, Convergence Promotions LLC | Articles | CommentsSensors have become a regular feature in many systems. They reside alongside numerous other peripherals to add to the range of environmental inputs that can be incorporated into the job being done by the system. However, in some systems, the number of sensors threatens to overwhelm the other more traditional peripherals.
Companies Struggle to Popularize Mobile Money
March 1, 2013 9:14 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAt the world's largest cellphone trade show, the 70,000 attendees are encouraged to use their cellphones —instead their keycards— to get past the turnstiles at the door. But very few people took the chance to do that. The process of setting up the phone to act as a keycard proved too much of a hassle.
Tokyo Court Rules Apple Did Not Infringe Samsung Patent
March 1, 2013 9:12 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPresiding Judge Ichiro Otaka rejected Samsung's claim for damages over a data transmission technology patent. The latest ruling in the ongoing global legal battle between the two rivals concerned Apple's iPhone 3GS and 4 smartphones as well as two types of iPads.
Google Clings to Cash for Acquisitions, Says CFO
March 1, 2013 9:08 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle plans to cling to its bulging stash of cash to pay for potential acquisitions and other technology investments that might boost future profits, a top executive said Thursday. Patrick Pichette, who oversees Google Inc.'s bank accounts as the company's chief financial officer.
Boeing Subsidiary Unveils Tool to Improve Testing of Wireless Networks
February 28, 2013 4:42 pm | by Boeing | News | CommentsBoeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Digital Receiver Technology Inc. (DRT) today debuted an easier, faster way for wireless carriers and infrastructure providers to assess their cellular network and identify areas where upgrades may be required.
Richardson RFPD Announces Avionics & Radar Tech Hub
February 28, 2013 4:22 pm | by Richardson RFPD, Inc. | News | CommentsThe new Avionics & Radar Tech Hub brings together all of Richardson RFPD's avionics and radar suppliers, including Microsemi, which has released the highest power GaN on SiC RF transistors for avionics and radar available on the market today.
Newtec’s Broadband Platform
February 28, 2013 4:21 pm | by Newtec | News | CommentsSatellite equipment specialist Newtec has been selected by California-based X2nSat to provide the equipment for a new B2B broadband and SCADA service. Under the new brand name ST4G, X2nSat will offer reliable and fast connectivity for the enterprise and government markets.
94Fifty Sensor Basketball
February 28, 2013 9:27 am | by InfoMotion Sports Technologies | Videos | CommentsInfoMotion Sports Technologies has revealed it 94Fifty sensor basketball that utilizes technology from Texas Instruments to become the first and most advanced digital sport product to measure a player’s skills in real time.
Brown Unveils Novel Wireless Brain Sensor
February 28, 2013 9:15 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsA team of neuroengineers based at Brown University has developed a fully implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor capable of relaying real-time broadband signals from up to 100 neurons in freely moving subjects. Several copies of the novel low-power device, described in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
Apple CEO Promises Investors 'Great Stuff' to Come
February 28, 2013 9:06 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsApple CEO Tim Cook sought to reassure shareholders worried about the company's sagging stock price that the iPhone and iPad maker is on the verge of inventing more breakthrough products that will prove it hasn't lost its creative edge. True to Apple's secretive nature, Cook didn't provide any further product details.
Smart Watches Gain Interest and Popularity
February 28, 2013 8:55 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press | News | CommentsIn this corner of a world obsessed with the latest tech gadget, Migicovsky is this week's hotshot as his start-up company rolls out its new, high-tech Pebble smart watches. The $150, postage stamp-sized computer on a band is tethered wirelessly to a wearer's Android or iPhone.
Smart 'Stickers' Let You Find Things by Phone
February 28, 2013 8:54 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsOn the floor of the world's largest cellphone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, he's looking at the screen of his iPod Touch, taking a few steps, and then looking again. Now and then he backtracks or turns, and looks again. Slowly, he confines his movements to a smaller and smaller area. Then he drops to his knees, and checks the screen again. He scrabbles forward.
China Says U.S.-Based Hackers Target its Websites
February 28, 2013 8:53 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe claim from Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng follows accusations last week by American cybersecurity company Mandiant that Chinese military-backed cyberspies infiltrated overseas networks and stole massive amounts of data from U.S. companies and other entities.
AT4 Wireless Providing Wi-Fi Performance Testing Services to Leading Carriers
February 27, 2013 3:36 pm | by AT4 wireless | News | CommentsAT4 wireless has enabled the industry’s major wireless carriers through the development of test acceptance processes, test cases, and test plans defining critical benchmarking criteria for Wi-Fi infrastructure elements and terminals. The AT4 wireless service offering, within its Carrier Business Uni...
