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Intel's 3Q sings but computer market out of tune

Intel Corp.'s third-quarter results Tuesday offered some comfort for investors jittery about the weak state of the global computer market.

Technology / Business

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As Oracle readies takeover, Sun's loss widens

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for ...

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TV maker Vizio turns to computers, takes on Apple, Dell and HP

Vizio is no stranger to defying the odds. The once little-known company came from practically nowhere to become one of the USA's biggest TV makers, wresting the title from the top electronics companies, including Sony. Its ...

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Google completes takeover of Motorola Mobility

Google closed Tuesday its $12.5 billion deal for Motorola Mobility, a key manufacturer of smartphones and other devices that puts the Internet giant in head-to-head competition with Apple.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neutron scattering charts moves of memory-shape alloys that change structure in response to environmental cues

(Phys.org) -- Shape-memory alloys (SMAs) are an engineer's dream, able to shape-shift spontaneously to accommodate changing operating conditions. A research team from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New vacuum calibration system: Better, faster, and cheaper

In the vacuum business, less is more—except when it comes to accuracy. Industries that depend on high-quality, carefully monitored vacuum for sensitive processes such as microchip fabrication, as well ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft offers $99 Xbox consoles with a catch

Microsoft began testing whether a pricing strategy that has been a hit with smartphones will invigorate sales of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Freescale introduces 64-bit quad-core QorIQ P5040 processor for power-sensitive control plane applications

Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core. The new quad-core QorIQ P5040 and dual-core P5021 products feature ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Samsung smartphone debuts in London

South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at a London launch as it seeks to cement its position as the world's best-selling mobile phone maker.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Future NASA mission to sun 'a life's dream' for some

The chest-high rack of electronics Justin Kasper is assembling in a Massachusetts office park will fit in a shoe box before he's done.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 10

Building Vega meant testing materials to their limits

When the first of Europe’s Vega rockets thundered skywards on 13 February, it was a new design based on some novel materials. Such novelty called for rigorous technical risk management by ESA’s materials ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google has intriguing plans at the Googleplex

Google is in the midst of more than $120 million in construction projects at its Mountain View headquarters, including work on a series of new or previously secret hardware testing labs that hint at the Internet giant's expanding ...

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created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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