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Canadian court rejects Dell appeal in class action
January 25, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsA panel of the Court of Appeal of Ontario has dismissed two appeals brought by Dell Inc. seeking to enforce a consumer arbitration clause and prevent a class action lawsuit from proceeding.Computer maker Dell is being sued by a class of 119,000 Canadians who bought Inspiron laptops between 2003...
HP launches digital music venture in Europe
January 25, 2010 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was partnering with U.K. mobile music startup Omnifone Ltd. to launch a subscription music service on its personal computers in Europe, moving into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iTunes.Under the partnership, HP will offer a digital music service — called...
Materials Design selected as software supplier and partner for advanced reactor project
January 25, 2010 7:57 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Materials Design, Inc.) Materials Design, a global leader in computational materials science and engineering software and services, has been selected as a scientific software supplier and partner to Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, Ltd. of South Africa
CACI Int'l receives $81M task order from Army
January 25, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCACI International has received an $81 million military contract to help transfer network and information operations from several bases to Maryland, the government contractor said Monday.The pact, which could span 27 months if an option is exercised, covers the transfer of information...
Versatile Systems Q2 loss cut to US$80,661 from US$533,171; revenues slip
January 25, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVersatile Systems Inc. (TSXV:VV) managed to cut its second-quarter loss despite a drop in revenue which the software and information technology company blamed on the recession and Oracle Corp.'s purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc."The overall economic environment continues to be difficult," said...
Interim GM CEO Whitacre named as permanent CEO
January 25, 2010 7:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGeneral Motors Chairman and interim CEO Ed Whitacre is dropping the interim from his title as the automaker's CEO.Whitacre announced the change this morning at GM's Detroit headquarters.The 68-year-old Whitacre had been GM's interim CEO since last month, when the company's board ousted former...
Gecko's lessons transfer well
January 25, 2010 6:58 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Rice University) Rice graduate student Cary Pint has come up with a way to transfer forests of strongly aligned, single-walled carbon nanotubes from one surface to another -- any surface -- in a matter of minutes. The template used to grow the nanotubes, with its catalyst particles still...
China’s Netbook Market Faces Unique Challenges
January 25, 2010 6:57 am | by In-Stat | CommentsChina’s netbook market offers high margins that no PC or CE vendor wants to miss. However, the market is not as big as it first seems, due to a few factors.
China Rebukes U.S. Calls to Investigate Hacking
January 25, 2010 5:57 am | by New York Times | CommentsChina said any U.S. suggestions that China condoned or directed hackers’ attacks against Google were “groundless.”
Pope To Priests: Go Forth And Blog
January 25, 2010 5:57 am | by Product Design & Development | CommentsPope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.
Psychologists develop tools to predict cognitive impairment
January 25, 2010 5:54 am | by Cornell University | CommentsPsychologists Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna are looking for ways to identify people at risk for developing cognitive impairment - early on, when chances for successful intervention are highest.
iLOOKABOUT Adds Power
January 25, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsiLOOKABOUT Corp. (TSX VENTURE: ILA)("iLOOKABOUT" or the "Company") today confirmed the appointment of Mike Power, former Teranet executive, to the position of Vice President, Business Development, responsible for the Company's Real Estate and Financial Services sectors portfolios and geo-spatial...
Doctors develop life-saving, low-cost ventilators for emergency, rural and military use
January 25, 2010 5:00 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) Anesthetists have designed three prototype low-cost ventilators that could provide vital support during major health care emergencies involving large numbers of patients, such as pandemics, and where resources are limited, such as in developing countries, remote...
California Micro Devices Announces New PicoGuard® Low Capacitance ESD Protection Array for High Speed Serial Interfaces
January 25, 2010 4:52 am | by California Micro Devices | CommentsCalifornia Micro Devices Announces New PicoGuard® Low Capacitance ESD Protection Array for High Speed Serial Interfaces
