Frontpage » Tag » office

News tagged with office

Virtual campus tours give students an insider's view

When college students begin classes this month, some arrive after getting their acceptance notices on Facebook. Others are using smartphone applications to find out which parking spots are available. And others show up after ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An impermeable wrap for future electronics

A moisture-resistant coating that extends the lifetime and reliability of plastic electronic devices, such as organic solar cells or flexible displays, has garnered the intense interest of developers of next-generation ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cisco buys collaboration software firm Versly

US networking giant Cisco announced Monday it has acquired Versly, a startup that makes collaboration tools for Microsoft's popular Office software.

Technology / Business

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AMD names new CEO from Lenovo

(AP) -- Chipmaker AMD says its new chief executive will be Rory P. Read, the chief operating officer of Lenovo Group.

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple fans: Company is more than Steve Jobs

(AP) -- Apple fans and would-be customers seemed to agree that while Steve Jobs' charisma and innovative genius is one-of-a-kind, the company he built will survive without him.

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Taiwan's Acer swings to loss in second quarter

Taiwan's leading computer vendor Acer Inc said Wednesday it suffered a loss of Tw$6.8 billion ($236 million) in the three months to June, swinging from a profit of $41.53 million in the previous quarter.

Technology / Business

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

After insulin pump hacking, lawmakers seek review

(AP) -- Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government's security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people's insulin pumps.

Technology / Other

created Aug 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Flight-tests autonomous multi-target, multi-user tracking capability

The Naval Research Laboratory and the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) through the support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has shown an autonomous multi-sensor motion-tracking and interrogation system ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BART ready for renewed protests after cyber attack

(AP) -- San Francisco's mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked cell phone service at some transit stations broke into a website and posted company ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

German police force looks to Facebook to solve crimes

German police officers in the northern city of Hanover are using Facebook to catch criminals in an experiment that might be expanded to other forces in the country.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

News Corp. board backs Murdoch after hacking scandal

Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing Wednesday to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth's healthy bottom line.

Technology / Business

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Revolutionary material dramatically increases explosive force of weapons

A revolutionary material that will replace steel in warhead casings will bring added lethality and increase the likelihood of a hit on an enemy target, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced August 10.

Technology / Other

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

ONR develops capability to understand effects of underwater pressure on divers

Reaching a new threshold in underwater medical studies, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), today announced a novel capability for examining how cells work at pressures far below the sea surface.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPS monitoring of Arizona sex offenders

The use of GPS technology to monitor sex offenders should be viewed as a tool rather than a control mechanism, a team of researchers at Sam Houston State University found in a recent study.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

ONR encouraging women to pursue STEM careers

(PhysOrg.com) -- While an Aug. 3 government study shows women still lag behind men in high-tech educations and careers, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has been working to narrow that gap within the Department of the Navy.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0