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We're Back Baby!!!
November 28, 2009 4:53 am | by An Engineering Mind | CommentsSome of my co-workers are at the Embedded Systems Conference this week in San Jose and they're presenting a session on how smart kids are these days. I mused on the subject and realized that educating children to eventually take my job is not the best idea. Seriously kids, go watch TV.ps....
PayPal Sees Jump in Online Payments
November 27, 2009 2:00 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsPayPal said it recorded a 25% increase in the volume of U.S. payments on Thursday, compared with Thanksgiving day last year, one measure of what appears to be a strong start to online holiday shopping.
Friday Fun: Bird Mimics Other Birds and More
November 27, 2009 8:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsThe lyre bird, not only mimics the calls of other birds, buy also man made noises such as cameras, saws and chainsaws, in an attempt to impress potential mates. David Attenborough narrates the above clip. Related: Friday Fun: Bird Using Bait to Fish – Leafhopper Feeding a Gecko...
Sleeker Handsets Buoy Carphone Outlook
November 27, 2009 6:56 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsCarphone Warehouse raised its full-year earnings guidance as it reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fiscal first half, driven by its mobile phone retail and broadband operations.
Investment Firms Buy Into Sina
November 27, 2009 6:56 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThree investment firms, including Sequoia Capital, are joining Sina Corp.'s management to invest $180 million in the company as they attempt to reinvigorate China's largest internet portal, according to people familiar with the situation.
Stryker Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation System - Recall
November 27, 2009 2:51 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsA potential for the navigation PC SPC-1 component to stop working which could result in potential harms associated with this failure.
Online Retail Battle Heats Up
November 27, 2009 1:59 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsMajor Retailers including Target, J.C. Penney and Best Buy put Black Friday discounts online early in another sign that retailers are worried about holiday sales.
Taking an Open-Source Approach to Hardware
November 26, 2009 1:57 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThe palm-sized Arduino serves as an electronic brain running everything from high school robots to high-end art installations. It is an effort to bring an open-source development approach to hardware and spur innovation by allowing duplication.
Rogers Cuts 3% of Staff, Adds to Stake in Rival
November 26, 2009 12:57 pm | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsCanada's Rogers Communications said it is cutting about 900 positions, mostly mid-level managers, and said it had increased its stake in rival Cogeco Cable.
IPhone Shakes Up Korea
November 26, 2009 7:56 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsApple's iPhone is set to go on sale in South Korea, a country that prides itself on cutting-edge technology but where the government raised trade barriers on smart phones.
EU Charges TV Tube Manufacturers
November 26, 2009 5:59 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThe European Commission said it has sent formal antitrust charges to cathode ray tube manufacturers, used in televisions and computers, on suspicion that they operated a cartel.
A Wired-Up Portable PlayStation
November 26, 2009 5:59 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsWilla Plank tests the new PlayStation Portable, PSPgo, which adds Internet functionality to its game prowess.
Tesco to Sell iPhone in U.K.
November 26, 2009 2:59 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsThe British retailer said it will sell Apple's iPhone in the U.K., potentially bringing its lower-priced ethos to the smartphone market.
Sony Looks to 3-D TVs to Drive Growth
November 26, 2009 2:59 am | by Wall Street Journal | CommentsSony said it sees 3-D compatible televisions accounting for up to half of all the TVs sold by the company in three years.
Unified Communications is Migrating to ‘The Cloud’
November 25, 2009 1:56 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsUnified communications is migrating to ‘the cloud’, as vendors begin positioning it as a service rather than a product
