News tagged with computer command

Samsung begins Europe sales of Galaxy S III smartphone

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone went on sale Tuesday in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries, hoping to cement its lead ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 23 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Review: Wi-Fi bunny improves, still seeks purpose

(AP) -- Six years ago, a white plastic rabbit that was connected to my home Wi-Fi network read some news headlines and played a few songs. Colored lights on his belly lit up a few times throughout the day, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls

US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Computer virus did not target US drone fleet: general

A computer virus that affected the US military's drone fleet last month was not "specifically" aimed at the unmanned aircraft's network, the head of US Strategic Command said Tuesday. ...

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Smartphone war pauses as world mourns Steve Jobs

The launch of a hot new Google smartphone was delayed on Friday as the world mourned the loss of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and sales began of the latest iPhone.

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Battle to sell the iPhone heats up in Japan

Japan's third-largest mobile carrier Softbank on Friday unveiled a lower monthly fee for the new iPhone than bigger rival KDDI, as competition for smartphone users heats up among the nation's mobile firms. ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Astronauts woken up by second computer failure

(AP) -- After getting a little free time Thursday, the last space shuttle crew was woken up to deal with a second computer failure on Atlantis.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Robotic arm's big flaw: Patients say it's 'too easy'

One touch directs a robotic arm to grab objects in a new computer program designed to give people in wheelchairs more independence.

Technology / Other

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Conquering the chaos in modern, multiprocessor computers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers should not play dice. That, to paraphrase Einstein, is the feeling of a University of Washington computer scientist with a simple manifesto: If you enter the same computer command, you should get ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand

(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wag the Robot? Brown scientists build robot that responds to human gestures

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a day when you turn to your own personal robot, give it a task and then sit down and relax, confident that your robot is doing exactly what you wanted it to do.

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2