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An efficient method for detecting concurrency errors in object-oriented programs
February 6, 2013 11:42 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsThe research group from State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering, School of Computers, Wuhan University, focused on finding methods to improve the trustworthiness of concurrent programs. By analyzing shortcomings of existing methods, they developed a more efficient method for detecting concurrency errors in object-oriented programs.
DNV KEMA completes witness test project in China
February 6, 2013 11:24 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsEnergy consulting and testing & certification company DNV KEMA has successfully conducted a witness type test in China for C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering. A celebration ceremony was held at C-EPRI in Beijing to commemorate that its self-developed prototype +/-320kV/1000MW, 1563A IGBT valves passed DNV KEMA's witness type test.
Tuning rod kits aid capacitor selection for RF designs
February 6, 2013 10:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsSyfer Technology announced a set of tuning rod kits created specifically to help RF engineers determine more efficiently and precisely the capacitors they need for their next design. They are classed as design aids and can be supplied free of charge to RF design and test engineers on application. These kits are
Acxiom boosts share repurchase to $200M
February 6, 2013 10:41 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAcxiom Corp. is giving a $50 million boost to its share repurchase plan. The Little Rock-based data and marketing services company on Tuesday said it would raise the repurchase plan from $150 million to $200 million. Since the program began in August 2011, Acxiom has bought back 9.9 million...
Automobile EDR data collection by the Government must include safeguards
February 6, 2013 10:34 am | by Chris Warner, Executive Editor | Articles | CommentsIn December, The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a proposal that would require automakers to equip all light vehicles with event data recorders (EDRs) that capture information in the moments before and after a wreck similar to the way they are used to study airline crash.
Telepresence robots: Always on call
February 6, 2013 9:26 am | by Chris Warner, Executive Editor | Articles | CommentsThese words from a medical-alert pendant commercial became a humorous catchphrase in pop culture during the 1990s, but Mrs. Fletcher’s plea carries a lot of weight to those who are worried about the elderly or others in need of medical care but without a means of communicating to medical professionals or caregivers.
Microsoft Surface Pro gets tough early reviews
February 6, 2013 9:05 am | by Bill Rigby, Reuters | News | CommentsU.S. tech writers have given Microsoft Corp's new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative reviews, casting a shadow over the software group's hopes to take a bite out of sales of Apple Inc's iPad and MacBook Air.The latest Surface runs on an Intel Corp chip and features the full Windows 8 Pro operating system
Blimps to bolster Washington's air shield in test
February 6, 2013 9:02 am | by Jim Wolf, Reuters | News | CommentsA pair of big, blimp-like craft, moored to the ground and flying as high as 10,000 feet, are to be added to a high-tech shield designed to protect the Washington D.C. area from air attack, at least for a while.The bulbous, helium-filled "aerostats" - each more than three quarters the length of a football field at 243 feet
Ahmadinejad says he is ready to be first Iranian in space
February 6, 2013 8:59 am | by Reuters | News | CommentsPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he was ready to be the first human sent into orbit by Iran's fledgling space program, Iranian media reported. Iran declared last week that it had successfully launched a monkey into space and retrieved it alive, which officials hailed as a major step towards their goal of sending humans into space.
Microsoft and Huawei launch phone aimed at growing African phone market
February 6, 2013 8:58 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa, which they say is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market. The two companies launched the Huawei 4Afrika Tuesday. The phone runs Windows Phone 8 and comes pre-loaded with applications designed for the African market.
UK's space age Antarctic base can slide across ice
February 6, 2013 8:56 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsResearchers say that Britain's new Antarctic base will be movable - capable of sliding across the ice on ski-clad stilts. The innovation will enable researchers to keep one step ahead of the southern continent's shifting ice and pounding snows. The British Antarctic Survey says that the Halley VI Research Station
Aussie court clears Google in deceptive ad case
February 6, 2013 1:12 am | by KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsAustralia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a ruling against Google Inc. that had found the Internet giant guilty of breaching trade law by hosting deceptive advertisements. The High Court's decision overturned a federal court ruling from April that Google had engaged in misleading or...
Army partners with industry for vehicle efficiencies
February 6, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Army | News | CommentsThe Army is partnering with the automotive industry and others in an effort to jump-start the development of more energy-saving and high-performance vehicles....
Dell to go private in $24.4B deal led by founder
February 5, 2013 7:41 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsSlumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers. The complex agreement announced Tuesday will allow Dell Inc.'s management,...
Dell's founder strikes deal to turn it around
February 5, 2013 6:56 pm | by BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsIt's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day. Hailed as a young genius, he created the inexpensive, made-to-order personal computer in his University of Texas dorm room and sold it straight to the public. In the 1980s and '90s, his face appeared on magazine covers,...
