http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Small tablet computers are marketplace hits, with economically-priced devices powered by Google's Android software taking share from Apple iPads, according to International Data Corporation. http://phys.org/news282313256.html Technology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:40:01 EST news282313256 (AP)—The city of Mildura is not at the end of a dirt road in the Australian bush, in tire-choking desert sand far from food and water. Unfortunately, Apple's much-maligned mapping application thinks it is. http://phys.org/news274420157.html Technology Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:50:53 EST news274420157 One item sure to be on many holiday shopping lists this year is a tablet. But which one to choose? http://phys.org/news273434655.html Electronics Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:40:02 EST news273434655 A small technology company based in Portland, Maine, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over elements included in Windows 8. http://phys.org/news271009997.html Technology Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:33:35 EST news271009997 Global sales of so-called smart connected devices—computers, smartphones and tablets—rose sharply in the past quarter, driven by smartphones and tablets, a survey showed Wednesday. http://phys.org/news267900620.html Technology Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:50:29 EST news267900620 (AP)—The German government agency overseeing IT safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers until the problem is fixed. http://phys.org/news267172491.html Technology Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:34:58 EST news267172491 US consumer electronic sales are expected to top $200 billion for the first time this year, propelled by strong growth in tablet computers, an industry group said Tuesday http://phys.org/news262356202.html Technology Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:43:32 EST news262356202 Next-generation "smart" electrical meters for residential and commercial buildings will have computerized operating systems just as laptops or mobile devices do. On July 10, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its first-ever draft guidelines* to help utility companies test their procedures for upgrading meters securely from a remote location. http://phys.org/news261244316.html Technology Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:52:06 EST news261244316 The worldwide mobile phone market is expected to grow this year at its slowest pace since 2009, hurt by sluggish economic conditions, a survey showed Wednesday. http://phys.org/news258199153.html Technology Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:10:01 EST news258199153 The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for Internet users to be given an easy-to-use "Do Not Track" feature in a report released on Monday backing tighter online privacy laws. http://phys.org/news252041048.html Technology Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:24:15 EST news252041048 Startup Tapjoy on Thursday set out to woo smartphone and tablet computer lovers with a marketplace that makes it easy to find and use applications suited to their tastes. http://phys.org/news239534274.html Technology Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:40:01 EST news239534274 Anyone who uses multithreaded computer programs -- and that's all of us, as these are the programs that power nearly all software applications including Office, Windows, MacOS, and Google Chrome Browser, and web services like Google Search, Microsoft Bing, and iCloud, -- knows well the frustration of computer crashes, bugs, and other aggravating problems. The most widely used method to harness the power we require from multicore processors, multithreaded programs can be difficult for programmers to get right and they often contain elusive bugs called races. Data races can cause very serious problems, like the software bug that set off the 2003 power blackout in the Northeast. Now there is a new system that will combat this problem. http://phys.org/news239467683.html Technology Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:48:15 EST news239467683 Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is in the process of acquiring Israeli mobile mapping firm Telmap, the two companies confirmed on Monday, in a deal reportedly worth about $300 million. http://phys.org/news236846559.html Technology Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:42:49 EST news236846559 (PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down. http://phys.org/news176107396.html Technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:10:01 EST news176107396 Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the world on Thursday as the US software giant tries to regain its stride after an embarrassing stumble with the previous generation operating system Vista. http://phys.org/news175081404.html Technology Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:20:02 EST news175081404 (PhysOrg.com) -- More and more, malicious hackers are exploiting web site security holes to attack their victims' computers. Programmers try to identify those holes in advance and plug them with code that performs security checks; but if they find a hundred holes and miss one, their programs are still insecure. At next week's ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, however, MIT researchers will present a new system called Resin, which automatically calls up security checks whenever they're required, even in unforeseen circumstances. http://phys.org/news174209537.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:50:01 EST news174209537 Microsoft is gearing up to offer Windows users a free real-time antivirus protection. Code name Morro, the antivirus product will be a hosted service. Morro works by routing all users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter, where the application will process the traffic and identify and block malware in real-time, by examining all of the rerouted traffic. http://phys.org/news163952558.html Technology Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:30:03 EST news163952558