News tagged with computing equipment

Teenage 'spokesman' for hackers Team Poison arrested in UK

British police said Thursday they had arrested a 17-year-old suspected spokesman for Team Poison, a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for a series of high-profile cyber-attacks.

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco to buy video tech company NDS for about $4B

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. is buying digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. for about $4 billion to enhance its video offerings to pay-TV providers and expand in emerging markets.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablet computers added to British inflation 'basket'

Tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab have been added into the basket of goods used to measure official British inflation, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Cisco challenges Microsoft takeover of Skype in EU

Networking company Cisco said Wednesday that it is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union's top court to ensure Microsoft won't block other video conferencing services.

Technology / Business

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales (Update)

(AP) -- Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, on Wednesday said that its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.

Technology / Business

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Apps to help you skip those Black Friday lines

While you're waiting at the stores on Black Friday, why not check if that deal you're blowing the day for is available online for less money or less aggravation. Here are some key smartphone shopping apps for the holidays.

Technology / Software

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kinecthesia: Students hack Kinect to help visually impaired (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite amazing advances in computers and cameras, people with serious visual impairments are often aided with the most basic technology imaginable: a cane.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

'Square' gives small US businesses an edge

Word is spreading quickly among small American businesses hustling to thrive in tough economic times -- hip young Internet payment service Square will give them an edge.

Technology / Business

created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cisco cuts long-term sales growth forecast

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. lowered its long-term sales forecast on Tuesday, acknowledging that its days of heady growth won't return in the foreseeable future.

Technology / Business

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

5 years in US prison for Cisco counterfeiter

The US representative of a Chinese company was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for importing counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, money laundering and other offenses, the Justice ...

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Synthetic synapse mimics dynamic memory in human brain

Researchers from UCLA and Japan have designed a synthetic synapse for use in computing equipment that mimics the function of synapses in the human brain. The silver sulfide, nanoscale synapse, or "atomic switch," demonstrates ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Taiwan show to feature Apple tablet challengers

Computer manufacturers of all sizes and descriptions have been pushing to get a piece of the ever-expanding tablet market created by the launch of Apple's iPad in April 2010.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco counterfeit conspirators convicted

The US representative of a Chinese company has been convicted of importing and selling counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Workshop offers geeks industrial-strength toys

(AP) -- In the tech-obsessed South of Market neighborhood that digital sensations like Twitter and Zynga call home, a newfangled workshop for would-be inventors blends a startup sensibility with the area's ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Cisco extends recovery, net income up 63 pct in 3Q

(AP) -- Cisco said Wednesday that its net income for the latest quarter rose 63 percent from last year, as the economic recovery gave customers the confidence to spend on big-ticket networking gear.

Technology / Business

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