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EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo
December 8, 2009 1:00 pm | by RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsMusic videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.EMI's videos on Vevo will join content from Universal Music Group, which holds the largest stake in the new...
NCR sells Ohio estate of late industrialist
December 8, 2009 1:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsNCR Corp. has sold the suburban Dayton estate of late Ohio industrialist Colonel Edward Andrew Deeds to a health network for $2.5 million.Montgomery County auditor's documents filed Monday show Moraine Farm was purchased by Kettering Health Network. The title will be held by Kettering Medical...
Ruoyi Jiang of Ward Melville H.S. Mentored at SBU, Named Individual Grand Prize Winner in 2009 Siemens Competition
December 8, 2009 12:53 pm | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsRuoyi Jiang, a senior at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket was named the individual Grand Prize winner in the prestigious nationwide 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology.
Newark Electronics and Eagle CAD - Interesting
December 8, 2009 12:53 pm | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsSo, I just read that Newark purchased Cadsoft Eagle. I guess it's probably old news to everyone but me. The press release about it that Newark posted on their website Element 14, has a date of August 13. I find...
MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 mln
December 8, 2009 11:00 am | by RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsMySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million.In a blog post, MySpace Chief Executive Owen Van Natta says the deal would allow the...
Gallium nitride transistor could replace silicon
December 8, 2009 10:52 am | by Cornell University | CommentsA Cornell researcher has created an extremely efficient transistor made from gallium nitride, which may soon replace silicon as king of semiconductors for power applications.
Correction: Taleo Offering story
December 8, 2009 10:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIn a Nov. 20 story about a public stock offering by Taleo Corp., The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company is a recruitment agency. Taleo develops recruitment software.
Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files
December 8, 2009 9:11 am | CommentsA graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered to destroy his illegal music files - but a judge declined to force him to stop promoting the activity that got him in trouble.
YouTube chief says ad sales soaring
December 8, 2009 9:09 am | CommentsYouTube's chief executive says ad sales are soaring, but there is still no word on whether the popular video-sharing site is making money. Chad Hurley, a YouTube co-founder, spoke in Jerusalem Tuesday at a launching ceremony for a personal YouTube channel by Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans
December 8, 2009 9:04 am | CommentsThe Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health.
DVI & HDMI: DVI Declines Gradually While HDMI Rises Sharply
December 8, 2009 8:57 am | by In-Stat Research | CommentsDigital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), are related, high-bandwidth, unidirectional, uncompressed digital interface standards.
U.S. Govt: Zhu Zhu Pets Don't Violate Toy Safety Law
December 8, 2009 8:57 am | by Product Design & Development | CommentsZhu Zhu Pets robotic hamsters — one of the holiday season's hottest toy crazes — do not violate safety standards, federal toy regulators said Monday after a consumer group raised concerns over the presence of a heavy metal on one model.
Rapid cardiac biomarker testing system developed by Singapore scientists
December 8, 2009 8:57 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore) A new rapid and sensitive integrated system tests simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood. It could help physicians quickly arrive at the right diagnosis for timely medical...
Cree Acquires Semi-Insulating Silicon Carbide and Power Device Patent Portfolio
December 8, 2009 8:42 am | CommentsCree, Inc. announces that it has acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to semi-insulating silicon carbide (SiC) material and power device technology from Daimler AG.
Sales software developer Hosted Data Transaction Solutions buys Cash N Go
December 8, 2009 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsSales software developer Hosted Data Transaction Solutions Inc. (TSX:HDX) said Tuesday it has agreed to buy cash machine operator Cash N Go Ltd. for an undisclosed amount, more than doubling its potential annual revenue.The news sent the Toronto-based company's stock up more than 92 per cent...
