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Milwaukee-York researchers forward quest for quantum computing
May 23, 2013 11:13 am | by EurekAlert! | CommentsResearch teams from UW-Milwaukee and the University of York investigating the properties of ultra-thin films of new materials are helping bring quantum computing one step closer to reality. An on-going collaboration between physicists is focusing on understanding, tailoring and tuning the electronic properties of topological insulators...
Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government
May 23, 2013 10:56 am | by TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer | CommentsTesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S. government nine years early. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said it wired in a $451.8 million payment to the government on Wednesday.
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
May 23, 2013 10:54 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S.
Michiganians share $4.3M in e-book price-fix deal
May 23, 2013 10:15 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMichigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says state residents will receive about $4.3 million as part of a nationwide settlement in an e-book price-fixing case. Schuette said Wednesday that the state has reached an agreement with Penguin to settle allegations that it and other publishers...
GameStop 1Q net income falls but beats Street
May 23, 2013 9:59 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGameStop Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter net income fell 25 percent as revenue declined, but results at the world's biggest video game retailer surpassed Wall Street's expectations. The company earned $54.6 million, or 46 cents per share, in the three months that ended on May 4. That's...
Quality Systems posts 4Q loss due to charge
May 23, 2013 8:13 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsQuality Systems posted a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, mostly due to a fresh assessment of asset values within its hospital division. Quality Systems Inc. develops and markets computer-based applications for medical and dental practices and small hospitals to help them keep track of health...
Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
May 23, 2013 2:14 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsComputer maker Lenovo Group says its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded. Lenovo Group said Thursday it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year...
HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens
May 22, 2013 7:07 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsHewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable areas of technology appear to be easing the pain. The...
Audit: NC Medicaid claims system untested, flawed
May 22, 2013 1:59 pm | by MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsAn audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released Wednesday says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1. The report issued by the office of State Auditor Beth Wood raises serious...
Rice unveils method for tailoring optical processors
May 22, 2013 12:10 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsRice University scientists have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color. Rice's team used the method to create an optical device in which incoming light could be directly controlled...
Mouser Electronics’ President and CEO Glenn Smith celebrates 40 years of service
May 22, 2013 11:16 am | CommentsMouser Electronics announced the 40th company anniversary milestone of Glenn Smith, Mouser’s President and Chief Executive Officer. In 1973, Pong was cutting edge in the world of video games, music came on eight-track tapes, TV viewing was limited to three networks and Glenn Smith was a college kid....
New technique may open up an era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices
May 22, 2013 11:03 am | by NC State University | CommentsResearchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger.
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online
May 22, 2013 10:55 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line.
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
May 22, 2013 10:51 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer | CommentsA high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance.
First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown
May 22, 2013 10:47 am | by DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer | CommentsAfter four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room...
