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EMC expected to post flat revenue after declines
January 25, 2010 3:01 am | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEMC Corp. is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, Jan. 26 before the market opens. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary related to the period.OVERVIEW: Crimped spending on technology has hurt EMC despite corporations' need for more data-storage...
HDMI Adoption Climbs, while DVI Slides into Retreat
January 25, 2010 2:56 am | by In-Stat | CommentsHigh-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) adoption continues to gain ground across several segments. Meanwhile, the now legacy Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is gradually declining.
Versatile Reports Second Quarter Results
January 24, 2010 11:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsAll amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.Versatile Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VV)(AIM: VVS), announces its results for the second quarter of the 2010 fiscal year.Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $11,259,292 generating a gross profit of $2,660,080 or...
Link by Link: Hungry for New Content, Google Tries to Grow Its Own in Africa
January 24, 2010 10:56 pm | by New York Times | CommentsSearch engines no longer lack the sophistication to find new information, the company says. It’s just that there is less new information to be found.
Legal Sites Plan Revamps as Rivals Undercut Price
January 24, 2010 10:56 pm | by New York Times | CommentsWestlaw and LexisNexis are trying to beat back low-cost competitors with more relevant and faster search results for lawyers and researchers.
Swedish Music Fans Start to Steer Clear of Pirates
January 24, 2010 10:56 pm | by New York Times | CommentsIndustry executives credit a combination of incentives for music fans to switch, including tougher action on illegal file-sharing and the spread of legal services.
Neuron connections seen in 3-D
January 24, 2010 10:55 pm | by EurekAlert | Comments(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, in Germany, led by the Spanish physicist Rubén Fernández-Busnadiego, has managed to obtain 3-D images of the vesicles and filaments involved in communication...
Moving to a new site
January 24, 2010 8:54 pm | by An Engineering Mind | CommentsTake a second and check out the new An Engineering Mind. The new site gives me full access to make changes and post videos on the fly. It will also allow you RSS-inclined readers to get a full stream to follow now and into the future:http://feeds.feedburner.com/anengineeringmind/zAiQI'll...
Bill Gates says innovation can leverage change
January 24, 2010 8:01 pm | by DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe needs of the poor are greater than the money available to help them, but that's not enough to discourage Bill Gates in his work as co-chair of the world's largest charitable foundation.In his second annual letter, issued Monday, Gates says investment in science and technology can leverage...
LTE the Only Road to Wireless 4G in China
January 24, 2010 6:55 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsAlthough competing 4G technologies will come to the fore in other countries, LTE will be the only route to 4G wireless service in China .
Competition for High-Growth Mobile Chip Market Escalating This Year
January 24, 2010 5:54 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsThe battle for the fast-growing mobile semiconductor market will intensify in late 2009 with the introduction of new processors from each camp–ARM and x86.
China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacks
January 24, 2010 5:01 pm | by GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe Chinese government denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online censorship Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate complaints of cyber intrusions in a dispute that has added tension to bilateral relations.China's policy against Internet hacking attacks...
USB, Bluetooth Firmly Grip Consumer Mindshare
January 24, 2010 5:55 am | by In-Stat | CommentsUSB is the most popular and most used interface among users on both home and business PCs, while Bluetooth is proving highly popular on cell phones.
Multi-Service Business Gateway Market to Return to Growth after Slow 2009
January 24, 2010 4:54 am | by In-Stat | CommentsA victim of the weak economy and job losses, In-Stat expects that multi-service business gateway (MSBG) shipments for enterprise branch office applications will decline in 2009 .
Infinity Project: Engineering Education for Today’s Classroom
January 24, 2010 3:52 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsThe Infinity Project is a national middle school, high school, and early college engineering curricula. The math and science-based engineering and technology education initiative helps educators deliver a maximum of engineering exposure with a minimum of training, expense and time....
