News tagged with mainstream computer

Bankruptcy threat to iPad trademark challenger

(AP) -- A major creditor of Proview Electronics, which is challenging Apple Inc.'s use of the iPad trademark, has moved to have the ailing computer monitor maker liquidated, reports said Monday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple's updated MacBook Air props up cloud computing

Earlier this summer, Apple eliminated its entry-level plastic-clad MacBook to make the just-updated MacBook Air line, once a pricey niche laptop, its mainstream computer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WikiLeaks chief lashes out at media during debate

(AP) -- WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange lashed out at the mainstream media during a debate at a London university Thursday, fighting back at a string of unfavorable stories that have appeared since his organization's ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Software for efficient computing in the age of nanoscale devices

As semiconductor manufacturers build ever smaller components, circuits and chips at the nano scale become less reliable and more expensive to produce. The variability in their behavior from device to device and over their ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Lipstick on a pig' -- tracking the life and death of news

(PhysOrg.com) -- By observing the global flow of news online, Cornell computer scientists have managed to track and analyze the "news cycle" - the way stories rise and fall in popularity.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3