07/04/2010

US may seek to block Google-AdMob purchase: WSJ

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may seek to block Google's purchase of mobile telephone advertising company AdMob on anti-trust grounds, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Intel's new fiber-optic cables promise speed boost

Envisioning a data traffic jam looming as consumers shuttle increasing amounts of information among their home PCs, televisions and other gadgets, Intel plans to introduce new technology in a few months that could keep everything ...

Research firm puts $499 iPad costs at $259.60

(AP) -- The iPad may promise a computing revolution, but Apple's new gadget is also a pile of glass, metal and electronic innards - $259.60 worth, or about half the retail price, according to an independent estimate released ...

GOES-15 Opens Its 'Eyes' and Sees First Image of Earth

(PhysOrg.com) -- From approximately 22,236 miles in space, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - GOES-15 - took its first full-disk ...

Artificial 'muscles' may pump up touch-screen typing

Any high schooler sneaking a text message in class can confirm that fingering the right buttons on a cell phone is a cinch, even if it's hidden in your pocket. But how about on a glass touch screen?

On the hunt for naked Wi-Fi hotspots with a wireless detective

To my untrained eyes, it was a bright and clear Silicon Valley day as we sat in the parking lot of a North San Jose high-tech company. But Dr. Amit Sinha, Motorola engineer and Wi-Fi detective, knew we were surrounded by ...

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