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Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:14:00 +0000

Computer maker Lenovo Group says its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.

Lenovo Group said Thursday it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31. Revenue rose 4 percent over a year earlier to $7.8 billion.

Lenovo ranks a close second behind Hewlett-Packard Co. as the biggest maker of personal computer makers but growth in that market has slowed as consumers shift to mobile Web surfing on smartphones and tablets.

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:07:45 +0000

Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable areas of technology appear to be easing the pain.

The conflicting signs of further deterioration and potential recovery emerged in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s latest quarterly report released Wednesday.

SPI digital potentiometers operate at 10, 12, 18, 24, 36 volts

kpanetta — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:26:37 +0000

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Power MOSFET series offers on-resistance down to 30 mΩ

Jason Lomberg — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:43 +0000

Vishay Intertechnology added additional 650 V power MOSFETs to its E Series family of devices. These 22 new devices in eight different packages offer an extended on-resistance range from 30 mΩ to 600 mΩ at 10 V and broaden the series' maximum current ratings from 6 A to 105 A.

Epoxy mount socket operates at bandwidths up to 8 GHz

Jason Lomberg — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:32 +0000

Ironwood Electronics has recently introduced a new high-performance BGA socket for 0.8mm pitch BGA 78 pin DDR3 packages. The SG-BGA-6374 socket is designed for an 9x13 mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 8 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss. The sockets are designed to dissipate up to several watts without extra heat sinking and can handle up to 100 watts with custom heat sink.

Audit: NC Medicaid claims system untested, flawed

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:59:09 +0000

An audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released Wednesday says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1.

The report issued by the office of State Auditor Beth Wood raises serious questions about the process used to affirm that the complex NCTracks software will be ready to handle the more than $12 billion in Medicaid claims paid by the state each year.

The future of food: NASA's printed pizza

kpanetta — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:46 +0000

In the great world of 3D printing, nothing is more fascinating to me than the idea of printed food. There have been some rumblings about

Rice unveils method for tailoring optical processors

mbarnes — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:30 +0000

Arranging nanoparticles in geometric patterns allows for control of light with light

Radiation-hardened DC-DC power converters for space systems

kpanetta — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:33 +0000

VPT Inc., a HEICO company, announced the availability of a new series of radiation hardened DC-DC power converters, point of load converters, and EMI filters to power space systems.

Powerful LED light built to maximize illumination with compact, rugged design

kpanetta — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:53 +0000

Larson Electronics has announced the release of a powerful new LED light built to provide maximum illumination from a compact yet rugged design.