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Courts OK $1.13B sale of Nortel assets to Ericsson

(AP) -- U.S. and Canadian courts have approved Swedish wireless company LM Ericsson's $1.13 billion bid to buy next-generation wireless technology and other assets from insolvent telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.

Technology / Business

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nortel strikes deal to sell business unit to Avaya

Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel said Monday it reached a deal to sell its enterprise solutions business to US-based Avaya for 475 million dollars pending approval of a bankruptcy court.

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Collapse' in semiconductor demand hits ASML

Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML announced net losses for the first quarter after a collapse in sales, but said it saw signs of improving market conditions.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. has signed a seven-year deal with LM Ericsson for the Swedish telecommunications equipment maker to take over operation of Sprint's wireless and wireline networks.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell next Big One

The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dell Planning Pocket Web Gadget

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell engineers are in the process of developing a pocket handheld device for browsing the internet. Dell plans on using the Google Inc.'s Android software and may also use chips based on designed ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 weblog

GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan

General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.

Technology / Business

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Hawaii decrease following FAA regulations

An emergency rule intended to reduce the number of deaths and injuries associated with Hawaiian air tours was followed by a 47 percent reduction in sightseeing crashes, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fujitsu Develops World's First Gallium-Nitride HEMT for Power Supply

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a new structure for gallium-nitride high electron-mobility transistors (GaN)(HEMT) that can minimize power loss in power supplies, thus enabling reduced ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nortel to sell itself off in pieces

(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Data: Actual imaging use far below President's rec. 95 percent utilization rate for Medicare

The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommend Medicare utilize to calculate reimbursement ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Computer-related injuries on the rise

While back pain, blurred vision and mouse-related injuries are now well-documented hazards of long-term computer use, the number of acute injuries connected to computers is rising rapidly. According to a study published in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Software may speed journey from catwalk to consumer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest fashions could find their way from catwalk to consumers faster in the future, thanks to the work of a student at The University of Manchester.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HD camcorders shoot great video but it's not easy to watch

If you want to buy a high-definition camcorder, no problem -- you have a range of options.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Miami VA: Steps taken to prevent contamination

(AP) -- The top Veterans Affairs official in Miami said Tuesday she has taken steps locally to prevent the kind of problems that exposed patients to contaminated medical equipment at VA hospitals in three states.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0