Japan's NEC cast off two straight years of losses Friday, reporting it had returned to the black after a painful restructuring including layoffs and a business overhaul.

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(Phys.org) —Such a concept: outputting currently-displayed content of a user's digital device to an HMD. But there is an added nuance where the video follows you no matter where you look. LG Electronics ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Apr 26, 2013 4.3 / 5 (8) 4 |

Electronic Arts said that more layoffs were in store at the console videogame titan as it adapts to the popularity of play on smartphones, tablet computers and online social networks.

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Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models.

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Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone.

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On the night of April 24 and the morning of April 25, 2013, the sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar phenomena that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space that can affect ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 25, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) —Nano-sized crystals of magnetic material can be found in a wide variety of organisms. Among the most studied are magnetotactic bacteria, which can orient and navigate using biosynthesized magnetosomes. ...

Physics - General Physics

Apr 25, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Researchers at Wake Forest University's Organic Electronics group have come up with a novel solution to one of the biggest technological barriers facing the organic semiconductor industry today. Oana Jurchescu, an assistant ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 25, 2013 4.6 / 5 (10) 0 |

(Phys.org) —The macroscopic effects of certain nanoparticles on human health have long been clear to the naked eye. What scientists have lacked is the ability to see the detailed movements of individual ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Apr 25, 2013 4 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers led by Artem R. Oganov, a professor of theoretical crystallography in the Department of Geosciences, has made a startling prediction that challenges existing chemical models ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 25, 2013 4.7 / 5 (9) 2 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers at TU Delft in the Netherlands have managed to bring two electrons, three meters from each other, into a quantum- entangled state. This result marks a major step towards realizing ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 24, 2013 4.8 / 5 (27) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Researchers have identified a burst of high-energy radiation known as 'dark lightning" immediately preceding a flash of ordinary lightning. The new finding provides observational evidence that ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 24, 2013 4.9 / 5 (43) 84 |

(Phys.org) —Gcorelab, a Singapore based clean-tech company, has received $482,000 in funding from Red Dot Ventures—a government sponsored program for helping to promote promising new technology in that ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 24, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Using an ink containing tiny graphene flakes, scientists have inkjet-printed graphene patterns that can be used for printing finely detailed, highly conductive electrodes. Although inkjet-printed ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Apr 24, 2013 4.6 / 5 (14) 1 |

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. on Wednesday reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as prices for PC memory chips rose.

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