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Microsoft says some Windows PCs get 'Black Screen'
December 2, 2009 12:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsMicrosoft Corp. says it's not to blame for a problem that is causing a "limited" number of Windows computers to boot up to a blank black screen.The problem is cropping up on computers running the new Windows 7 software as well as Windows XP and Vista.Microsoft says its customer service...
Hewlett Packard opens Rio Rancho center
December 2, 2009 11:01 am | by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsHewlett-Packard Co. opened a customer service and technical support center here Wednesday, making good on a commitment to provide 1,300 jobs that pay at least $40,000, in exchange for more than $20 million in incentives.Gov. Bill Richardson and Mark Hurd, HP president and chief executive...
Nokia willing to pay more for Nortel assets
December 2, 2009 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsNokia Siemens has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court to reject Ciena Corp. as the winning bidder for Nortel Networks' optical networking and carrier Ethernet businesses.Nokia Siemens and its partner One Equity Partners said Tuesday they would be willing to pay US$810 million in cash for the...
General Dynamics-led group gets $200M Army pact
December 2, 2009 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA group of companies led by General Dynamics Corp. has received a contract worth up to $200 million to help bolster U.S. Army training.The contract will improve the Army's ability to consolidate and manage its live combat training system, General Dynamics said.The five-year contract has a...
Via in Pad with Passive Components
December 2, 2009 9:53 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsMost of the via-in-pad writing I do concerns BGAs and QFNs. I do cover other parts from time to time, but the subject seems to come up most often with those packages. It is an important subject with passives too though. If you need to make your board smaller, putting vias
Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride) - Dear Healthcare Professional Letter
December 2, 2009 9:50 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsRisk of sudden death and cardiac dysrhythmias in patients being treated with Norpramin.
THQ, DreamWorks reach video-game deal
December 2, 2009 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTHQ Inc. and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Wednesday they have reached a deal that gives THQ exclusive rights to create video games based on two upcoming DreamWorks films, "Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom" and "Puss In Boots," as well as the animated television show "The Penguins of...
Newly Explored Bacteria Reveal Some Huge RNA Surprises
December 2, 2009 8:52 am | by Yale University | CommentsYale University researchers have found very large RNA structures within previously unstudied bacteria that appear crucial to basic biological functions such as helping viruses infect cells or allowing genes to “jump” to different parts of the chromosome.
Researchers create cell phones for sign language
December 2, 2009 8:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsCornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk.
Intel 48-Core Processor Could Reshape Computing
December 2, 2009 8:51 am | by Intel | CommentsSANTA CLARA, CA - Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, PCs and servers.
Survey Research Institute, Princeton partner on poll
December 2, 2009 7:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsResearchers at Cornell's Survey Research Institute, along with Princeton and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, are conducting a survey of unemployed workers in New Jersey.
Google allows publishers to strengthen 'pay walls'
December 2, 2009 7:00 am | by ANDREW VANACORE - AP Business Writers - Associated Press | CommentsIn a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in search results.In an official blog post Tuesday, Google said it...
AER E 492 Symposium
December 2, 2009 6:55 am | by Iowa State University | CommentsThe AER E 492 seniors will be holding their symposium which will be held in Room 1235 Howe...
AER E 462 Design Presentations
December 2, 2009 6:55 am | by Iowa State University | CommentsThursday, December 10, 20097:00 PM - 9:00 PMAlliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium1140 Howe...
Intel Offers Developer Kit For Future Atom™ Processor Netbook Apps
December 2, 2009 6:53 am | by Intel | CommentsSANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2009 – Intel Corporation has made its beta version of the Intel® Atom™ Developer Program Software Development Kit (SDK) available for Microsoft Windows* and Moblin* operating systems developers.
