Applications
AT & T picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for network
February 10, 2010 6:35 am | News | CommentsAT&T Inc. has selected Alcatel-Lucent and LM Ericsson AB to supply the equipment for a new wireless network that will provide data speeds that are at least ten times faster than today's wireless broadband.
Cardiac Science Automated External Defibrillators (Powerheart, Cardiovive, CardioLife models): Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDevice may not be able to deliver therapy during a cardiac resuscitation attempt.
BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices: Recall
February 9, 2010 3:51 pm | by FDA MedWatch | News | CommentsDevice may cause an air embolism or leakage of blood and/or therapy, which may result in serious injury or death.
New Low-Power Heart Sensor Produced
February 9, 2010 9:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsAt today’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and Holst Centre report an analog-signal processor ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) – in short ASP - that reduces the overall power consumption of an ambulatory heart activity signal monitoring systems by more than 5 times. This is a major step towards autonomous wireless sensor systems powered, which constantly monitor the patient’s health for diagnosis or chronic illness.
RECOM offers new miniature converter
February 9, 2010 9:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe new miniature SMD-Converters RSx/R2x from RECOM offer 1 resp. 2 Watts power rating, are RoHS6/6 compliant and therefore absolutely lead-free. They can operate at ambient temperatures up to +100°C with convection cooling and without derating, are EN60601 and UL60950 certified and pin compatible with industry standard converters. Their unusual “Enclosed Open Frame” Design has been laid out for fully automatic manufacturing processes. Temperatures of +245°C, as are usual during vapor soldering, and are handled without problems.
Spain's Telefonica may charge search engines
February 9, 2010 8:35 am | News | CommentsSpanish telecoms operator Telefonica says it is considering charging Internet search companies like Google and Yahoo for network use. Speaking Monday at a press conference in the northern city of Bilbao, President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was lucky for them but not for Telefonica.
Scientists find gene variant link to aging cells
February 9, 2010 8:32 am | News | CommentsScientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. Dutch and British researchers analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations from human gene maps and found that people with particular variants near a gene called TERC were likely to be biologically older by 3 to 4 years.
Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s
February 9, 2010 8:26 am | News | CommentsThe Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go online to publish short stories and join book clubs, the survey by charity Booktrust in Britain found.
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook
February 9, 2010 8:18 am | News | CommentsA disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump. The company, whose games include the popular "Madden" series and "Mass Effect 2," said Monday it narrowed its net loss in the last quarter even as game sales declined. It blamed the revenue falloff on having fewer titles than it did in the 2008 holiday period. EA also cited weak sales in Europe, which accounts for about a third of its revenue.
Google reduces fee to break Nexus One contract
February 9, 2010 7:02 am | News | CommentsGoogle Inc. is shaving $200 off the fee that it charges customers of its new Nexus One phone to break a service contract with T-Mobile, as federal regulators continue to probe such fees and the rationale for them. Google's "equipment recovery fee" applies to customers who break their two-year T-Mobile contract after a 14-day trial period and before 120 days.
The role of wideband transceiver technology in enabling LTE
February 9, 2010 6:37 am | by Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO, Lime Microsystems | Articles | CommentsLong term evolution (LTE) is firmly on course to be the dominant wireless communications standard in the next decade. There is overwhelming operator commitment to adopting the LTE standard and capitalising on the unquestionable benefits it will bring to their subscribers, even more so than was demonstrated for its 3G predecessors.
Relays Offer Short Lead Times
February 9, 2010 6:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe CIT Relay & Switch J107E1 Series is the industry standard 10 A in 12 V and 24 V coil. The rugged relay offers a lead time of six to eight weeks. Small in size and robust, this high performance relay is UL certified and RoHS compliant. The contact arrangement is
Amphenol USB 3.0 Connectors available from Mouser
February 9, 2010 5:44 am | Mouser Electronics | Product Releases | CommentsThe connectors are fully compliant with the USB 2.0 and 3.0 specification and offer a significant leap forward in transfer speeds (5 Gbps signaling rate) and a 10x performance increase over Hi-Speed USB capabilities.
Stepper Motor Drive Features Graphic User Interface
February 9, 2010 5:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsHaydon Kerk Motion Solutions introduced its IDEA programmable stepper motor drive. This compact electronic drive and fully programmable control unit features a patent pending graphic user interface. Programming the drive is
Pack mule robot could aid soldiers, marines
February 9, 2010 5:19 am | by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Blogs | CommentsThe military is constantly seeking the right balance between preparedness and maneuverability. Theoretically, we could turn foot soldiers into walking arsenals with nearly-impenetrable armor, but they wouldn’t be very mobile. Boston Dynamics may have a solution...
Speeding Things Along
February 9, 2010 3:59 am | by M Simon | Blogs | CommentsIBM has announced a really fast power transistor. Of course power is a relative thing. At the frequencies involved power is a relative thing. I'd say they would be doing good if they could get between 1 and 10 watts out of the device.
Energy-Storing Soccer Ball Scores Big in Off-Grid Villages
February 9, 2010 3:37 am | by Jeff Salton | News | CommentsWhat kid doesn’t like kicking around a soccer ball? Imagine if this fun activity could also provide enough energy to power something useful in a modest off-grid African village...
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
February 8, 2010 11:30 am | News | CommentsDeep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game
February 8, 2010 9:58 am | News | CommentsChina's third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard's hit game. New user registrations would be halted for a week from Monday in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday, the company said in a statement posted on its WoW China website, www.warcraftchina.com on Sunday.
Federal Register: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Postmarket Surveillance
February 8, 2010 9:51 am | by FDA (The Center for Devices and Radiological Health) | News | CommentsThe FDA is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency.
Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm
February 8, 2010 9:44 am | News | CommentsA consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment giant a new platform to promote Mickey Mouse in China, three sources told Reuters. Google Inc, the world's No.1 Internet search company, which threatened to quit China last month over censorship and hacking concerns, was among investors in the Disney-led consortium, the sources said on Monday.
Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores
February 8, 2010 9:15 am | News | CommentsBookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays. The Nook e-reader, which Barnes & Noble launched in October and competes with devices such as Amazon.com Inc's Kindle, had previously only been available for order on the retailer's website or at in-store kiosks as the No. 1 U.S. bookstore chain struggled to meet what it said in late 2009 was strong demand for the e-reader.
IBM begins Power server upgrade to battle HP, Sun
February 8, 2010 9:04 am | News | CommentsIBM is beginning a long-awaited upgrade to a range of servers and other hardware to make them more energy-efficient and competitive than rival products by Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems Inc. International Business Machines Corp said on Monday its new POWER7 system, including new microprocessors, storage and middleware, will be able to process more data than its predecessor POWER6, making them useful for utilities with electrical grids or banks conducting electronic trading.
New Federal Climate Change Agency Forming
February 8, 2010 8:47 am | News | CommentsThe Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate. Also known as global warming, climate change has drawn widespread concern in recent years as temperatures around the world rise, threatening to harm crops, spread disease, increase sea levels, change storm and drought patterns and cause polar melting.
Facebooks Redesigns Site, Turns 6
February 8, 2010 8:36 am | News | CommentsFacebook is redesigning its site yet again, this time to better emphasize applications, games and search. Links and items have moved around the home page as Facebook tries to streamline navigation and make games and apps stand out more. The latest evolution continued Friday after Facebook started rolling the changes out late Thursday, the company's sixth birthday.
