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CEO: Google's Mobile Moment Has Come
February 23, 2010 9:27 am | CommentsGoogle's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt declared the age of the mobile phone had come as volume, growth and new capabilities had come together in an unprecedented way. Speaking for the first time at Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry's biggest annual fair, Schmidt said the point has come where the best developers wanted to create applications for mobile devices first, before thinking about desktop PCs.
Smartphones offer problems for networks
February 23, 2010 9:23 am | CommentsGoogle must not be allowed to dominate and block cash from flowing more widely through the mobile telecoms system or else the network operators will not be able to invest to cope with the growing demand for data traffic, Vodafone said on Tuesday. Vittorio Colao, chief executive of the world's largest cellphone networks operator, told the Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona that instead new business models needed to be created to cope with the demand for data services.
Princeton Professor Claire Gmachl to Speak at Brookhaven Lab on Lasers
February 23, 2010 9:21 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsClaire Gmachl, professor of electrical engineering at Princeton University, will give a talk on “Engineering Light: Quantum Cascade Lasers,” at Brookhaven Lab on Wednesday, March 17, at 4 p.m. in the Hamilton Seminar Room.
Invirase (saquinavir): Ongoing safety review of clinical trial data
February 23, 2010 9:20 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsPossible association with abnormal heart rhythms when used in combination with Norvir (ritonavir).
Kopin, Stonestreet Team Up For Golden-i Headset
February 23, 2010 9:18 am | CommentsStonestreet One, a leading provider of Bluetooth software solutions since 2000, has partnered with Kopin® Corporation , the largest U.S. manufacturer of micro displays for consumer, industrial and military applications, on the development of Kopin’s Golden-i Headset and Developer Kits. The Golden-i Developer Kits officially launched at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. Stonestreet One was selected by Kopin to provide the Bluetooth protocol stack software for the Golden-i platform.
IMAPS Gives Details of MicroTech Conference
February 23, 2010 9:10 am | CommentsThe International Microelectronics And Packaging Society is pleased to announce details of the forthcoming MicroTech-2010 Conference featuring “Disruptive Technologies” APM featuring “Advanced Polymer, Organic & Inorganic Materials” being held at the well known Cambridge University Møller Centre. The location is ideally placed near many of the forward thrusting new and established companies as well as at a great historic city.
First 3D Catalog Posted on Digi-Key Site by CUI
February 23, 2010 9:04 am | CommentsCUI Inc announced that their 3D catalog is now available on Digi-Key’s website for the majority of their 1000+ stocked line items.
Mobile phone subscriptions to top 5 bln this year
February 23, 2010 8:55 am | CommentsMobile phone subscriptions will buck the economic crisis and top five billion this year, but the high speed Internet remains a "digital divide" between rich and developing countries, a U.N. agency said on Tuesday.
Intel says hackers attacked around time Google hit
February 23, 2010 8:51 am | CommentsIntel Corp said it faced a "sophisticated" hacker attack in January about the same time as the recently publicized Chinese hacker attacks on Google Inc but said there was no clear link between the two events. "The only connection is timing," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said, declining to elaborate.
Looks can't kill but might control your phone
February 23, 2010 8:49 am | CommentsThe advent of wireless headsets has led to the sometimes confusing sight of people who look like they're talking to themselves, until you realize they're on a phone call. If a technology demonstration by NTT DoCoMo goes anywhere, we may have to get ready for another odd sight: people who quickly flick their gaze sideways and roll their eyes for no apparent reason.
Microsoft to pull Facebook, MySpace into Outlook
February 23, 2010 8:32 am | CommentsMicrosoft Corp. is taking another step toward turning Outlook, its desktop e-mail program, into a hub for information from popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. On Wednesday, Microsoft is releasing a "beta" test version of the Outlook Social Connector.
Warner Bros. takes big stake in Rocksteady Studios
February 23, 2010 8:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsWarner Bros. Home Entertainment Group said Tuesday it's buying a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the British video game developer behind the hit "Batman: Arkham Asylum."Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The deal expands the growing video game business of Warner Bros., a unit of Time...
Redbox agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay
February 23, 2010 8:29 am | CommentsDVD rental kiosk chain Redbox has agreed to wait 28 days after Warner Bros. releases new movies for sale before offering to rent them for $1 a night. The agreement announced Tuesday ends a lawsuit that Redbox, a subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., filed against Warner Bros.' home video unit last August.
RAF Tabtronics Announces Power Inductor Product Line for Hi-Rel Applications
February 23, 2010 8:26 am | CommentsRAF Tabtronics has announced the release of a line of SMD Power Inductors for high reliability applications. This SESI™ Power Inductor product line features a low profile ruggedized high-grade package with an operating ambient temperature range of -55°C to +125°C.
Privacy group files FTC complaint on Google Buzz
February 23, 2010 8:25 am | CommentsA privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google's new Buzz social networking service, saying it violates federal consumer protection law. The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed its complaint with the Federal Trade Commission just days after Google Inc. altered the service to address mounting privacy concerns.
