| EE Times | Top 10 | Qualcomm signals win in UK L-Band auction
Qualcomm Inc. has beaten several other bidders for 40 MHz (1452-1492 MHz) of L-Band radio spectrum in UK comms regulator Ofcom's latest auction of frequencies, and will most likely use the frequencies for a mobile TV service with partners.
08:58 AM EDT, 05/16/08
| TSMC in talks to enter the safety-critical automotive market
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the world's largest foundry, is in European talks to enter the safety-critical automotive silicon market. Infineon Technologies AG, which claims to be number two in automotive silicon, is one way TSMC could make its move.
08:57 AM EDT, 05/16/08
| ChipVision raises $4.5 million in Round B
EDA tools specialist ChipVision Design Systems (Oldenburg, Germany) has raised $4.5 million in a Series B round led by Target Partners and BayTech Venture Capital, both of Munich, Germany.
05:58 AM EDT, 05/16/08
| White LED transmits data at 100 Mbit/s
Researchers at Siemens Corporate Research have succeeded to transmit data at a bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s using visible light. The technology could be used to supplement current WLAN approaches.
05:30 AM EDT, 05/16/08
| MIT team claims new fuel cell material
MIT researchers said they have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent. Their goal: portable electronics.
04:34 PM EDT, 05/15/08
| Ovum sees cable modems outpacing DSL
Ovum, the market-research arm of Datamonitor Group, has reported a continued decline in DSL port shipments in the first quarter of calendar 2008, compared with continued growth of Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) ports.
01:39 PM EDT, 05/15/08
| Multi-Service Forum announces global sites for interoperability test
The MultiService Forum, a 20-year-old coalition seeking to harmonize standards from groups such as ITU, ETSI and IETF, announced the location of global testbeds for its 2008 Global MSF Interoperability program in October.
01:14 PM EDT, 05/15/08
| Let's get it on, says Sir Robin Saxby
Now that Sir Robin Saxby is a past president of the Institute for Engineering and Technology and a past chairman and CEO of ARM Holdings plc he is busying himself creating startups. The first one that he is prepared to discuss is Arolla Partners Ltd.
12:01 PM EDT, 05/15/08
| Infrastructure problems will slow earthquake recovery efforts
With China focused on an intense search for survivors after a devastating earthquake, the government is deferring efforts to repair damaged infrastructure, limiting the ability of high-tech firms to resume normal manufacturing operations.
11:07 AM EDT, 05/15/08
| Samsung to demo "Blue Phase" LCD-TV panels
Samsung Electronics has developed what it says is the first LCD panel that has an image framing rate of 240Hz, almost double that of today's televisions.
10:26 AM EDT, 05/15/08
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| | Google News SCITECH | Top 10 | GTA IV Tops April Sales
By Dee Chisamera The US sales of video game hardware and software went up 47 percent compared to the same period last year, a report released by market research firm NPD Group unveiled.
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| OLPC XO Notebook gets Windows XP Version
Microsoft seems intent on getting its Windows Operating system into the hands of people all over the world, including children in poor and undeveloped countries.
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| TODAYShow.com contributor
Lori Drew faces a maximum of 20 years if she is convicted of perpetrating the MySpace hoax that ended with 13-year-old Megan Meier committing suicide.
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| Apple s IPhone May Face Uphill Battle in Some Regions
The iPhone s reach expanded again Friday, with Orange announcing plans to sell the phone in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
PC World - 2 hours ago
| Facebook Disconnects Google Friend Connect
Facebook says it denied Google Friend Connect access to Facebook user data for failing to respect its privacy requirements. By Thomas Claburn Facebook isn t feeling very social toward Google.
InformationWeek - 1 hour ago
| Style and Design Important for Bluetooth Headsets
New Bluetooth headsets, including the just-announced Aliph New Jawbone, are likely to appeal to Californians as the state prepares to adopt a hands-free driving law.
PC Magazine - 10 hours ago
| Houston Journal A Pest Without a Name, Becoming Known to Ever More
Bob Yeo and his son, also named Bob, near the insects they call "running ants" in the backyard of their home in Pearland, a suburb of Houston.
New York Times - 4 hours ago
| Disney Creates Online Community for DS Users
By Max Brenn Kids that are playing Disney games on the Nintendo DS console will be able to take part in an avatar-based community created especially for them.
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago
| Verizon chooses Linux over Google
Verizon Wireless has announced that it will concentrate future operating system design on the LiMo Foundation rather than Google s Android platform.
VNUNet.com - 5 hours ago
| Study Exposes Comcast, Cox, StarHub For Constant P2P Interference
By Dee Chisamera Comcast, Cox and StarHub are not exactly true to their users, the latest study from the German research group Max Planck released on Thursday shows.
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| SpaceDaily | Top 10 | TECH SPACE
Technology that could someday "MapQuest" Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology's Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory, in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory. Three-Dimensional "super roadmaps" of other planets and moons would provide robots, astronauts and engineers details ...
LIDAR Detector Will Build Three
Rochester NY (SPX) May 16, 2008
| GPS NEWS
Navevo has unveiled its sat-nav solution for drivers of heavy goods vehicles and vans. Using NAVTEQ Transport, ProNav GPS software features dynamic routing and navigation optimisation based on a vehicle's dimensions and legal restrictions to avoid incidents such as travelling down unsuitable narrow roads or crossing bridges with vehicles that break weight restrictions. ...
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| | SpaceRef | Top 10 | Wandering Poles Left Scars on Europa
Curved features on Jupiter's moon Europa may indicate that its poles have wandered by almost 90 deg, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and University of California, Santa Cruz in the 15 May issue of Nature.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars is Colder
New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Subcommittee Chairman Udall's Statement on the NASA Authorization Act of 2008
The House Committee on Science and Technology's Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee introduced the "NASA Authorization Act of 2008" to reauthorize the programs of NASA for Fiscal Year 2009.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Letter From Aerospace and Technology Company Leaders to Congressional Leaders Regarding NASA's FY 2009 Budget
"We write to urge you to enact a top-line increase for NASA's FY 2009 budget. Without this increase, our nation faces the very real risk of losing our uniquely critical industrial base and human space access capability."
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Astronomers find that Universe shines twice as bright
Astronomers from UK Universities working with colleagues from Germany and Australia have calculated that the Universe is actually twice as bright as previously thought.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Key molecule discovered in Venus's atmosphere
Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense atmosphere.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Pluto's Light Curve in 1933-1934
"We are reporting on a new accurate photographic light curve of Pluto for 1933-1934 when the heliocentric distance was 40 AU. We used 43 B-band and V-band images of Pluto on 32 plates taken on 15 nights from 19 March 1933 to 10 March 1934."
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 15 May 2008 - Photos of the Khumbu Icefall
These photos show Scott's climbing across the Khumbu Icefall, a glacial feature that begins just above Everest Base Camp. This vast field of ice is constantly moving and is considered to be one of the most dangerous parts of climbing the mountain.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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| Send Your Thoughts With A NASA Astronaut To The Summit Of Mt. Everest
Scott Parazynski will be the first human to fly in space and summit the highest peak on our planet. We won't see a similar combination and alignment of first accomplishments again until someone summits the highest lunar peak - or Olympus Mons on Mars.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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| NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 May 2008
Kononenko collected air samples in the SM and FGB using the AK-1M sampler kit, recording date, time and location and restowing the kits and pouches. Special AK-1M samples for Freon-218 were also taken in the SM.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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