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Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked

Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

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Online ad improvement seen in IAC's 4Q loss 24 minutes ago Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp lost $1 billion in the fourth quarter because it wrote down the value of its search business, but the results beat expectations and offered the latest indication that the online advertising market is improving.IAC, which is run by media billionaire Barry...
State aid: Commission approves Swedish State guarantee for Saab 3 hours ago The European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, plans notified by Sweden to provide a guarantee that would enable Saab Automobile AB to access a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The Commission found that 82.8% of the guarantee to be provided by Sweden was in...
Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss 10 hours ago Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.For the three months that ended Dec. 31, Nuance said it...
Harman posts fiscal 2Q profit, revenue up 24 pct. 12 hours ago Harman International Industries Inc., which makes speakers, headphones and audio equipment, on Monday said it moved to a profit in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a year-ago period when it recorded steep one-time charges.For the three months ended Dec. 31, Harman earned $16.1 million,...
Colorado considers new tactic to tax online sales 13 hours ago Colorado lawmakers are considering a new tactic to go after tax revenue from online sales. They want out-of-state online retailers to either start collecting the tax or send annual notices to their customers telling them to pay the tax themselves.The proposal, which was set to be debated Monday...

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Watchdog: UK university hid climate data Jan 29 \| News The university at the center of a climate change dispute over stolen e-mails broke freedom of information laws by refusing to handle public requests for climate data, Britain's data-protection watchdog said Thursday.
Report calls for research on nanoparticles in food Jan 12 \| News A global scarcity of scientific research on using nanotechnology in foods means food safety authorities are unable to properly regulate products that may be beneficial or harmful, a British science panel said on Friday. The science and technology committee of Britain's upper house of parliament said in a report that use of nanoparticles in food and food packaging is likely to grow dramatically in the next decade, but too little is known about their safety.
UK's O2 apologizes for smart phone service trouble Dec 29 2009 \| News The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologized to customers in the British capital who were unable to make calls after the group's network was swamped by people using smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Germany's Merkel defends climate accord Dec 22 2009 \| News German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action. Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that "Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order - no more, but also no less."
Portugal Telecom and Firecomms Trial POF for IPTV Home Networking Applications Dec 21 2009 \| News Portugal Telecom and Firecomms , a provider of Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Ethernet transceivers for home networking applications, today announce trials of IPTV installations based on Firecomms’ optical fiber networking (OptoLock) technology.

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NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game 17 hours ago \| News China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. New user registrations would be halted for a week from Monday in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday, the company said in a statement posted on its WoW China website, www.warcraftchina.com on Sunday.
Paypal halts certain transactions in India 19 hours ago \| News The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week. A spokesman for the service said Saturday that "personal payments" to and from India are being blocked. Transfers to banks in India are being suspended as well.
China Shuts Down Hacker Training Site 19 hours ago \| News Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. The crackdown comes amid growing concern that China is a center for Internet crime and industrial espionage. Search giant Google said last month its e-mail accounts were hacked from China in an assault that also hit at least 20 other companies.
Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks Feb 4 \| News Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit Feb 3 \| News A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft." The online giant's threat to pull out of China over censorship has drawn little reaction among the country's 384 million Internet users.

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MicroTech - Disruptive Technologies

Cambridge, UK: Mar 1-2, 2010

Embedded World 2010

2 to 4 March 2009, Nürnberg, Germany

PCIM China

Shanghai: June 1-3, 2010

ECTC Electronic Components & Tech

Las Vegas: June 1-4, 2010

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Kit Develops Inductive Touch-Sensing Designs Jan 12 \| Products
Technical Advantages of Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory in System Design Jan 7 \| White Papers
Eval Kit Creates Contactless Charging System Jan 6 \| Products

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The Disruptive Technology of Solid State Lighting Feb 2 \| Video ECN's Editor-in-Chief, Alix Paultre, describes Solid State Lighting, its impact on the industry, and the technologies preceding it.
Microchip Responds to the EEVblog PICkit 3 Review Feb 2 \| Video Microchip's video response to Dave Jones' EEVblog #39 regarding PICkit 3 Debug Express.
Truetouch Tablet Demo Jan 29 \| Video Cypress Semiconductor demonstrates tablet-sized capacitive touchscreen with true multi-touch all-point capability.

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IBM to Provide Cloud Computing Solution for Air Force Feb 5 The Air Force has enlisted “Big Blue” itself, IBM, to develop a worldwide cloud computing infrastructure. The architecture would encompass nine major commands, nearly 100 bases, and 700,000 active military personnel around the world.
Army Considers Operating “Sky Warrior” Remotely Feb 4 The Army is mulling the possibility of operating its largest UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) remotely. They’re considering “split-based” operations--part of the company would deploy in-theater, while the other would communicate remotely via satellite.

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Topic	Starter	Last Post
Holidays	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17
iPhone Owner	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17
Video Game Violence	Jason Lomberg	Jan 6
Global Warming/Climate Change	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17
3D Tech	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17
Medical Electronics	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17
The Incandescent Ban	Jason Lomberg	Nov 17

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Watchdog: UK university hid climate data Jan 29 \| News The university at the center of a climate change dispute over stolen e-mails broke freedom of information laws by refusing to handle public requests for climate data, Britain's data-protection watchdog said Thursday.
Report calls for research on nanoparticles in food Jan 12 \| News A global scarcity of scientific research on using nanotechnology in foods means food safety authorities are unable to properly regulate products that may be beneficial or harmful, a British science panel said on Friday. The science and technology committee of Britain's upper house of parliament said in a report that use of nanoparticles in food and food packaging is likely to grow dramatically in the next decade, but too little is known about their safety.
UK's O2 apologizes for smart phone service trouble Dec 29 2009 \| News The head of mobile phone operator O2 has apologized to customers in the British capital who were unable to make calls after the group's network was swamped by people using smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Germany's Merkel defends climate accord Dec 22 2009 \| News German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the much-criticized outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit as a first step that paves the way for action. Merkel was quoted Sunday as telling the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that "Copenhagen is a first step toward a new world climate order - no more, but also no less."
Portugal Telecom and Firecomms Trial POF for IPTV Home Networking Applications Dec 21 2009 \| News Portugal Telecom and Firecomms , a provider of Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Ethernet transceivers for home networking applications, today announce trials of IPTV installations based on Firecomms’ optical fiber networking (OptoLock) technology.

NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game 17 hours ago \| News China's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. New user registrations would be halted for a week from Monday in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday, the company said in a statement posted on its WoW China website, www.warcraftchina.com on Sunday.
Paypal halts certain transactions in India 19 hours ago \| News The online payments service PayPal has taken the unusual step of suspending many transactions in India for more than a week. A spokesman for the service said Saturday that "personal payments" to and from India are being blocked. Transfers to banks in India are being suspended as well.
China Shuts Down Hacker Training Site 19 hours ago \| News Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. The crackdown comes amid growing concern that China is a center for Internet crime and industrial espionage. Search giant Google said last month its e-mail accounts were hacked from China in an assault that also hit at least 20 other companies.
Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks Feb 4 \| News Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Many wired Chinese unfazed at possible Google exit Feb 3 \| News A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft." The online giant's threat to pull out of China over censorship has drawn little reaction among the country's 384 million Internet users.

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