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Baidu chief operating officer resigns
January 8, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsBaidu Inc., operator of China's leading search engine, said Friday Chief Operating Officer Peng Ye has resigned for personal reasons.Baidu did not elaborate on why Ye decided to leave the company or name a replacement. Messages left with the company seeking comment were not immediately...
'Robotic Scientist' to track drug abuse traces
January 8, 2010 11:53 am | by Cornell University | CommentsAn artificial intelligence that can automatically plan and execute experiments may soon provide new insights into the biology of addiction to drugs and alcohol.
More Thoughts on Via Near Pad
January 8, 2010 9:55 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsThe other day, I wrote about vias near pads. The post got a couple of interesting comments on the Circuit's Assembly blog, where it was also published. Some very interesting thoughts there. One of the things Mich said was: "When...
Tibco acquires Foresight for undisclosed price
January 8, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTibco Software Inc., a maker of business software, said Friday it has acquired privately held Foresight Corp. for an undisclosed amount.Foresight makes software that validates transactions and processes claims. Among its customers are BlueCross Blue Shield organizations in 31 states.Tibco is...
Hotspot Usage is Increasingly Shifting Away From Notebooks and Laptops and Toward Handhelds
January 8, 2010 7:55 am | by In-Stat | CommentsWi-Fi handset shipments have exploded over the past year, and will continue to show strong growth over the next several years.
Weill researchers find new approach to leukemia
January 8, 2010 7:53 am | by Cornell University | CommentsChemical codes that control the behavior of normal and malignant cells have been identified and may lead to more precise treatment for people with leukemia.
GameStop names VP for international locations
January 8, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGameStop Corp. said Friday it has named Michael Mauler senior vice president of its international operations.The job puts Mauler, previously senior vice president in charge of the company's international supply chain and support operations, at the head of GameStop stores in 15 countries outside...
Liquavista launches Electrowetting Color Display
January 8, 2010 6:55 am | CommentsLiquavista launched its latest technology platform LiquavistaColor, which offers full color capability with full interactivity and hi-fidelity video at ultra-low power to future advanced eReader devices.
Aggie app is iGREAT
January 8, 2010 6:53 am | by Texas A&M University | CommentsCreative and wacky Aggie builds mobile app business By Rylan Barnes ’04 Since I graduated in December 2005, the value of my Texas A&M education has grown. Without it, I wouldn’t have won Google’s 2008 Android Developer Challenge — a $275,000 cash prize — for my...
Ikanos and Aricent Create Platform for Next-Generation Access Devices
January 8, 2010 6:44 am | CommentsIkanos Communications, a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, and Aricent, a global innovation, technology and service company focused exclusively on communications, today introduced a production-ready platform for advanced next-generation broadband access products.
3D Display Revenues Forecast to Reach $22B by 2018
January 8, 2010 6:01 am | CommentsDisplaySearch forecasts that the total stereoscopic 3D display market will grow from 0.7 million units and $902 million in revenues in 2008 to 196 million units and $22 billion in revenues in 2018...
NIST TIP Carbon Nanotube Production Grant Awarded
January 8, 2010 5:54 am | CommentsBrewer Science and SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) announced that they have received a $6.5M award under NIST’s Technology Innovation Program (TIP).
ICEME 2010 Call for Papers and Invited Sessions
January 8, 2010 5:47 am | CommentsSubmit a paper/abstract in the area of your research, academic or professional interest and related to any of the topics included in the International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering (ICEME 2010) to be held on April 6 -9, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
TIBCO Software Acquires Foresight Corporation
January 8, 2010 4:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that it has acquired privately-held Foresight Corporation, a leading provider of transaction automation solutions and EDI productivity tools. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.Based in Columbus, Ohio, Foresight has over 400...
Sumatran Tiger and Cubs Filmed by Remote Wildlife Monitoring Cameras
January 8, 2010 3:53 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsVideo cameras installed in the Sumatran jungle in Indonesia have captured close-up footage of a tiger and two cubs. This is the first time that the World Wildlife Fund has recorded evidence of tiger breeding in central Sumatra in what should be prime tiger habitat. The Sumatran Tiger is...
