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Analysts: Concerns over Adobe's Flash overblown
February 10, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTwo analysts raised their ratings Wednesday on Adobe Systems Inc., saying that concerns over its $1.5 billion debt issue and upcoming competition for its popular Flash software are overblown.Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow upgraded the stock to "Outperform" from "Neutral" but lowered his...
$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability
February 10, 2010 8:56 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsAccording to the United Nations, more than 40 percent of Africans live in poverty, subsisting on less than US$1 a day. As co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit social enterprise KickStart, Fisher develops and markets moneymaking tools such as low-cost, human-powered irrigation pumps that...
Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks
February 10, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGoogle plans to build experimental, ultra-fast Internet networks in a handful of communities around the country.The search company said Wednesday that its fiber-optic broadband networks will deliver speeds of 1 gigabit per second to as many as 500,000 Americans. Google Inc. says those systems...
AOL integrates Facebook chat with AIM
February 10, 2010 6:43 am | CommentsAs part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company AOL Inc. is letting users of its AIM instant-messaging service chat with friends on Facebook.
AT & T picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for network
February 10, 2010 6:35 am | CommentsAT&T Inc. has selected Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson AB to supply the equipment for a new wireless network that will provide data speeds that are at least ten times faster than today's wireless broadband.
Journal Communications sells PrimeNet operations
February 10, 2010 6:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is selling its PrimeNet operations, marking its exit from the direct-marketing business.Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. did not disclose the terms of the deal Wednesday.PrimeNet provides direct-marketing services to those who sell...
Destinator GPS smartphone application will pioneer integration of mobile social networking services into turn-by-turn GPS navigation with GyPSii's Open API, OpenExperience(TM)
February 10, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIntrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading provider of software and navigation solutions for mobile devices, and GyPSii, the market-leading mobile digital lifestyle application and geo-mobility social media platform, today announced a partnership to integrate GyPSii's...
Opera Software announces iPhone browser
February 10, 2010 3:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsOpera Software ASA announced Wednesday that it will unveil an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile phone browser at an international tech conference next week despite not having approached iPhone maker Apple about the move.The Norwegian firm has not set a release date for its iPhone browser...
Google enters fray in Thai-Cambodia border dispute
February 9, 2010 8:01 pm | by SOPHENG CHEANG - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsGoogle Inc. said Wednesday it would look into a complaint from Cambodia that an online map showing the country's border with Thailand was wrong, though it stopped short of saying it would change the document.The Internet giant was responding to a request last week from Cambodia to replace a...
Baidu posts jump in 4Q earnings as revenue climbs
February 9, 2010 5:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsBaidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said Wednesday its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating analysts' expectations on strong revenue growth.The announcement comes amid a dispute between rival Google Inc. and China's government over Internet...
Cardiac Science Automated External Defibrillators (Powerheart, Cardiovive, CardioLife models): Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsDevice may not be able to deliver therapy during a cardiac resuscitation attempt.
BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices: Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsDevice may cause an air embolism or leakage of blood and/or therapy, which may result in serious injury or death.
Baidu 4Q earnings up 48 percent as revenue climbs
February 9, 2010 2:02 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsChinese Internet search company Baidu Inc. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter earnings rose by 48 percent as revenue climbed.Results surpassed analyst expectations, sending the company's shares higher in aftermarket activity.During the fourth quarter, Baidu earned $62.7 million, or $1.80 per...
EDGE Continues to Dominate New Base Station Deployments in 2009; HSUPA Dominance is on the Horizon
February 9, 2010 1:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsEDGE will dominate new base station deployments in 2009 with over 40% of new base station deployments
New Sockets to Support the INTEL & reg; CORE & trade; i7 989 and 988 Mobile Processors
February 9, 2010 10:52 am | by Tyco Electronics | CommentsTyco Electronics launches new surface mount rPGA sockets designed to support INTEL® CORE™ i7 989 and 988 mobile processors and validated to Intel design guides for high-performance and extreme mobile products.
