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Fast growing European online sports gaming business to license at least five online slot games
December 13, 2009 10:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCryptoLogic Limited (TSX: CRY)(TSX: CXY)(NASDAQ: CRYP)(LSE: CRP), a global developer of branded online betting games and Internet casino software, has signed a multi-year agreement to license at least five of its most compelling online betting games to BetClic, a major European online sports gaming...
Accenture marks 1st sponsor to cut ties with Woods
December 13, 2009 6:00 pm | by MARK WILLIAMS - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsGlobal consulting firm Accenture PLC has ended its relationship with Tiger Woods, marking the first major sponsor to cut ties altogether with the golfer since his alleged infidelities surfaced and he announced an indefinite leave from the sport to work on his marriage.In its first statement since...
Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray
December 13, 2009 9:00 am | by RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsAlthough prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players are still buying movies on DVDs.One big reason: Blu-ray discs won't play on standard DVD players...
Dell to keep NC computer plant open 3 more months
December 12, 2009 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDell Inc. officials say they will keep their plant in North Carolina open for an extra three months because of increased demand for desktop computers.Company officials told multiple media outlets Friday that the Winston-Salem plant will now close in April, instead of January.Dell spokesman...
Competitors Scramble for Hot Features as PMP/MP3 Player Market Loses Steam
December 11, 2009 7:57 pm | by In-Stat | CommentsAs the worldwide PMP/MP3 market matures, with shipment growth of only 5% in 2009, competitors are scrambling to add features such as touchscreens and Wi-Fi connectivity to re-ignite demand .
Yale Engineer’s Discovery Makes Top 100 List
December 11, 2009 12:53 pm | by Yale University | CommentsHong Tang, an electrical engineer in the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, has earned a spot in Discover magazine’s Top 100 Stories of 2009 - which highlight “the 100 discoveries that are changing the world” - for his discovery of light’s...
Initial public offerings priced or postponed this week
December 11, 2009 12:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe following is a list of initial public offerings that priced or were postponed during the week of Dec. 7-11.Chesapeake Lodging Trust, a Fairfield, N.J.-based specialty REIT planning to acquire upscale hotel properties, postponed its 12.5 million share offering on Dec. 8, due to market...
Tech blog, Singapore startup feud over tablet PC
December 11, 2009 11:00 am | by JESSICA MINTZ - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsAbout 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked.The touch-screen "tablet" device will be available for pre-order Saturday — from the startup. The blogger is out of the picture, back to...
Texas A & M Engineering honors faculty, staff at holiday reception
December 11, 2009 9:54 am | by Texas A&M University | CommentsDr. G. Kemble Bennett, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, honored faculty and staff of the Dwight Look College of Engineering and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station at Texas A&M Engineering’s annual holiday reception. Receiving the Engineering Safety Excellence Award was...
DuPont Fabros Technology prices $550M in notes
December 11, 2009 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDuPont Fabros Technology Inc., a real estate investment trust, said Friday its subsidiary DuPont Fabros Technology L.P. priced $550 million in senior notes due Dec. 15, 2017.The notes will have an annual interest rate of 8.5 percent and will be used to pay down debt and complete work on two...
Home Network Technology & Connectivity Use: Ethernet, 802.11, Coax, and Powerline
December 11, 2009 8:00 am | by In-Stat Research | CommentsBased upon the results of our North American broadband survey, the majority of consumers with a home network that use Wi-Fi are still not very/not at all familiar with the benefits and differences between 802.11g and 802.11n.
UCLA Researchers Produce Liquid Fuel Isobutanol
December 11, 2009 8:00 am | by Product Design & Development | CommentsIn California, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically modified cyanobacteria to produce the liquid fuel isobutanol directly from carbon dioxide and sunlight.
3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers
December 11, 2009 8:00 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) 3-D microprocessors cooled from the inside through channels with a liquid coolant. Such is the solution currently being developed by researchers from the EPFL and its sister organization, ETH Zurich, to boost the performance of future computers....
Morningstar to buy data analysis firm for $51.5M
December 11, 2009 7:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMorningstar Inc., a provider of investment research, said Friday it has agreed to buy Logical Information Machines Inc. for $51.5 million.Logical Information, founded in 1989, provides data and analysis to the energy, financial and agricultural sectors. It has about 80 employees in Austin,...
Murphy, Amato elected IEEE Fellows
December 11, 2009 6:54 am | by Texas A&M University | CommentsDr. Nancy Amato and Dr. Robin Murphy, faculty members in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, have been elected Fellows of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Amato is a professor and co-director of the Parasol...
