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Toyota secretive on 'black box' data
March 5, 2010 9:40 am | CommentsToyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline "black boxes" that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.
YouTube turns on captions on millions of videos
March 5, 2010 9:35 am | CommentsYouTube is adding captions to millions of Internet videos. The feature unveiled Thursday expands upon speech-recognition technology that YouTube began using to make captions available on a limited number of videos late last year.
FCC to propose reforming Universal Service Fund
March 5, 2010 9:34 am | CommentsFederal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas. The Federal Communications Commission will include a proposal to reform the Universal Service Fund as part of a national broadband plan due to Congress in less than two weeks.
Airport body scanners spreading across US
March 5, 2010 9:31 am | CommentsThe Transportation Security Administration on Friday announced nine more U.S. airports that will receive body-scanning technology, as the U.S. heightens its effort to detect hidden explosives and other weapons amid a threat highlighted by an attempted bombing on Christmas Day.
Google dangles ultrafast broadband and cities leap
March 5, 2010 9:30 am | by BRIANA BIERSCHBACH - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsWearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved his arms to a cheering crowd, and jumped in."I've laid down the gauntlet!" Ness cried, shivering and dripping as he emerged from the lake in a video posted on...
Thomas Medical Products, Inc., Transseptal Sheath Introducer Kits: Class I Recall
March 5, 2010 8:21 am | by FDA MedWatch | CommentsSheath tip may break off and separate during heart procedures, causing a blockage that could lead to permanent injury and/or death.
New Windows phones won't run current apps
March 5, 2010 6:30 am | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsMicrosoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expected late this year, won't run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft's phone software.In a...
Intel Expands Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Platform to Home, Small Office Storage Device
March 5, 2010 6:23 am | by Intel | CommentsCEBIT, HANNOVER, Germany, March 4, 2010 – Intel Corporation today launched its first Intel® Atom™ processor-based platform optimized for networked home and small office/home office (SOHO) storage devices.
Fairchild Semiconductor Announces Over-Voltage Protection Device with USB/Charger-Detection for Portable Applications
March 5, 2010 6:23 am | by Fairchild Semiconductor | CommentsFairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) offers designers of cell phones and handheld mobile products a device with highly integrated over-voltage protection (OVP) as well as USB/charger-detection capabilities. The newest member of Fairchild's OVP family, the FAN3988, allows the end user the...
IR's AUIPS7111S Intelligent Power Switch Delivers Ultra Low On-State Resistance for 24V Automotive Applications
March 5, 2010 6:23 am | by International Rectifier | CommentsInternational Rectifier today introduced the AUIPS7111S high-side intelligent power switch with ultra low on-state resistance for harsh 24V automotive environments such as under-the-hood truck junction boxes.
LTC4425: Programmable 2A 2-Cell Supercap Charger with Automatic Cell Balancing in a Compact 9mm2 Package
March 5, 2010 6:22 am | by Linear Technology | CommentsThe LTC4425 is a constant-current/constant-voltage linear charger designed to charge a 2-cell supercap stack from either a Li-Ion/Polymer battery, a USB port, or a 2.7V to 5.5V current-limited supply. The part operates as an ideal diode with an extremely low 50m? on-resistance making it...
National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's First PMBus System Power Management and Protection IC
March 5, 2010 6:22 am | by National Semiconductor | CommentsNational Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today announced the industry?s first system monitoring, protection and control integrated circuit (IC) with on-chip power management bus (PMBus) support. The LM25066 provides designers of blade servers, storage networking systems, routers/switches...
Renesas Technology Expands its Flagship RX Flash MCU Family, Adding Broad Capabilities: Ethernet, USB OTG, CAN, and TFT-LCD Control
March 5, 2010 6:22 am | by Renesas | CommentsSan Jose, CA, March 2, 2010 – Renesas Technology America, Inc., the world’s number one microcontroller (MCU) supplier, today introduced two new groups, the RX62N and RX621 Flash 32-bit MCUs that combine extreme high performance and low power consumption with diverse...
US Apple iPad launch slightly delayed to April 3
March 5, 2010 4:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.When Apple unveiled the device Jan. 27, the company said the first iPads would reach the market in "late March."Apple did not specify why the tablet...
