Industry News
New BlackBerry Coming to the U.S. Public on March 22
March 12, 2013 9:44 am | by ROB GILLIES, Associated Press | News | CommentsBlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will begin selling its new touchscreen smartphone to U.S. consumers with AT&T on March 22. The release will come several weeks after RIM launched the much-delayed devices elsewhere. AT&T said Monday that the Z10 will be available for $199.99 with a two-year contract...
NFL's Goodell Hopes for Lighter Helmets, Sensors
March 12, 2013 9:41 am | by HOWARD FENDRICH - AP Pro Football Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease. They then might be told to switch to a less dangerous position — or give up football entirely.
HP's Autonomy Allegations Trigger Another Inquiry
March 12, 2013 9:25 am | by Assocaited Press | News | CommentsBritish authorities have opened an investigation into Hewlett-Packard's allegations that the personal computer maker was duped when it bought business software maker Autonomy, according to regulatory documents filed Monday. The inquiry by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office is the latest legal fallout from a dea...
Creating Indestructible Self-Healing Circuits
March 12, 2013 9:23 am | by California Institute of Technology | News | CommentsImagine that the chips in your smart phone or computer could repair and defend themselves on the fly, recovering in microseconds from problems ranging from less-than-ideal battery power to total transistor failure. It might sound like the stuff of science fiction...
The Apocalyptic Threat of Undead Projects
March 12, 2013 9:18 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Blogs | CommentsAre there any of us who haven’t been assigned to the “undead” project? You know, those projects that seem to go on forever without ever possessing the priority or proper resources to get finally to launch, or the ones that are constantly re-directed or re-defined such that we never make meaningful progress.
Icahn Signs Confidentiality Agreement with Dell
March 12, 2013 9:18 am | by TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBillionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is fighting Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's plan to take the struggling company private, has entered a confidentiality agreement that would give him access to the computer maker's financial records.
China Willing to Talk with U.S. over Cyberattacks
March 12, 2013 9:17 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsForeign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying repeated China's assertion that it is firmly opposed to cyberattacks and one of the countries that has suffered most from them. She says the country cracks down on such hackers according to the law.
GLOBO Signs U.S. and Canada Agreement with Ingram Micro
March 11, 2013 2:20 pm | by GLOBO | News | CommentsGLOBO has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc, the world's largest technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, the Ingram Micro Mobility division will...
Microwave Development Labs Shows Satcom Waveguide Components At Satellite 2013 Exhibition
March 11, 2013 1:43 pm | by Microwave Development Labs, Inc. | News | CommentsMicrowave Development Labs, Inc., one of the leading suppliers of high-frequency rotary joints, castings, and waveguide components for satellite-communications systems, will be joining a host of exhibitors at one of the largest major events for satcom system developers, the Satellite 2013 Conference & Exhibition.
JDSU Acquires Location-Aware Mobility Solutions Provider Arieso
March 11, 2013 1:41 pm | by JDSU | News | CommentsJDSU [NASDAQ: JDSU] has announced it has acquired Arieso, a global leader in location-aware software solutions that enable mobile network operators to boost 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE network performance and enrich the mobile subscriber experience. JDSU acquired Arieso.
Ericsson and InterDigital join Hypervoice Consortium in Creating New Standards in Voice Communications
March 11, 2013 1:35 pm | by Hypervoice Consortium | News | CommentsInterDigital and Ericsson join Telefonica Digital, HarQen, Voxeo Labs, and Martin Geddes Consulting Ltd. as industry leaders who have come together to redefine the future of voice services. The founding partners aim to fulfill the consortium’s mission of articulating and advancing standards.
Avago and Corning Collaborate on Optical Connectivity Solutions
March 11, 2013 1:17 pm | by Avago Technologies; Corning Incorporated | News | CommentsAvago Technologies, a world's leading provider of fiber optic components, has developed a series of pluggable transceivers and Atlas optical engines at 40G/100G and beyond, ideally suited for the Ethernet, Storage, and high performance computing applications.
Rogers to Show Wide Range of Solutions for Power Conversion and Distribution at APEC 2013
March 11, 2013 12:31 pm | by Rogers Corporation | News | CommentsRogers Corporation [NYSE:ROG], represented by its Power Electronics Solutions (PES) Division, will showcase some of its most advanced products for power electronic applications at the upcoming APEC 2013 conference and exhibition.
An Internet for Robots
March 11, 2013 10:42 am | by European Universities | News | CommentsResearchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots. The platform allows robots connected to the Internet to directly access the powerful computational, storage, and communications infrastructure of modern data centers.
Chinese e-Commerce Giant Alibaba Names New CEO
March 11, 2013 9:39 am | by JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAlibaba Group, one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies, said Monday its executive vice president will succeed founder Jack Ma as chief executive. Ma, 48, announced in January he was stepping down as CEO to make way for younger leaders. He stayed on as chairman.
HotSpot Episode 3: Eye-Tracking Technology
March 11, 2013 9:26 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsThis week on WDD's Hotspot, Samsung's new Galaxy S IV will feature eye-tracking technology; Overdrive Robotics' smartbot is a smartphone and robot in one; LIFEBeam engineers create heart rate-monitoring SMART bicycle helmet; and Thimble Bioelectronics provides portable pain relief.
IEEE OnlineGreenComm 2013 to be held October 29 - 31
March 10, 2013 11:46 pm | by IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications | News | CommentsIEEE Online Conference on Green Communications (OnlineGreenComm 2013), the virtual forum dedicated to the advancement of energy-efficient communications and green networking technologies, will hold its third annual event from October 29 - 31, 2013.
Aeroflex Announces the POCSAG Testing Option for the 3920 Series Radio Test Set
March 10, 2013 11:34 pm | by Aeroflex Incorporated | News | CommentsAeroflex Incorporated, has announced the POCSAG testing option for the 3920 Series Digital Radio Test Set. With this option, the 3920 Series can now be used to verify the operation of POCSAG pagers and paging systems.
Tech Valley Communications Appoints Senior VP of Sales & Marketing
March 10, 2013 11:23 pm | by Tech Valley Communications | News | CommentsTech Valley Communications , a facilities based telecommunications service provider operating networks in New York and Northern New England, today announces the appointment of Patrick Coughlin as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing effective immediately.
GMC Terrain IntelliLink Now Includes a Standard Tech Geek
March 8, 2013 3:51 pm | by GMC News | News | CommentsIn November 2012, General Motors announced an industry-first team of 25 young and tech-savvy Connected Customer Specialists. These experts worked for leading computer and communications companies before coming to General Motors to bring a helping hand to sales teams in GMC showrooms.
Repairing or Upgrading Electronics: Why Cycle Time Matters
March 8, 2013 3:29 pm | by Del Williams, Technical Writer, Torrance, CA | News | CommentsWhen handling electronics repairs, upgrades, or returns, including forward or reverse logistics, cycle time matters. The impact of slower cycle time is often felt on cost, such as when viable circuit boards or other parts are unnecessarily replaced when they can be repaired.
Build a School in the Cloud
March 8, 2013 10:05 am | by TED Talk | Videos | CommentsSugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other -- using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Hear his inspiring vision for Self Organized Learning Environments.
New Flex-Grid System Prevents Optical Network 'Traffic Jams'
March 8, 2013 9:50 am | by The Optical Society | News | CommentsServices like Google Maps use algorithms to determine the fastest route from point A to point B—even factoring in real-time traffic information as you travel to redirect you if, for example, a parade is blocking part of your route. Now, a team of researchers from Spain and Japan have achieved this kind of traffic control for the connections in optical networks...
Engineers Develop Techniques to Boost Efficiency of Cloud Computing Infrastructure
March 8, 2013 9:31 am | by University of California, San Diego | News | CommentsComputer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, and Google have developed a novel approach that allows the massive infrastructure powering cloud computing as much as 15 to 20 percent more efficiently. This novel model has already been applied at Google.
Biobatteries Catch Breath
March 8, 2013 9:24 am | by Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences | News | CommentsAn air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The core element providing the new power source with relatively high voltage and long lifetime is a carefully designed cathode taking up oxygen from air and composed of an enzyme, carbon nanotubes and silicate.
