Exclusive: Intel Enters The Discount Tablet Market By Wolfgang Gruener published 6 May 13 Our sources in Taiwan provided us with some juicy details about two new tablets that should provide Intel with a more successful path into the mass market for tablets.
Increasing SSD Capacity With the Help of Sound By Wolfgang Gruener published 28 February 13 Researchers at Oregon State University may have found a way to delay the storage industry's trend to introduce heat assisted recording technology.
Quantum Cryptography Demonstrated for Electric Grid Security By Wolfgang Gruener published 25 February 13 A team of scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that it "successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography."
The Internship: Google Gets a 2-hour Recruiting Video By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 February 13 Yes, if you are a recruiter at IBM, Yahoo or Microsoft, it is ok show a little envy.
Researchers Suggest Scalable Quantum Computing Model By Wolfgang Gruener published 19 February 13 Researchers at the Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) of the University of Waterloo said that multi-particle quantum walks may be a key technology to create a scalable quantum computer for universal computation.
Physicists Test Flexible Organic Semiconductors By Wolfgang Gruener published 19 February 13 Scientists at Rutgers University claim that organic semiconductors can be rolled up like paper and withstand rugged handling.
A Look at Cadillac's ELR, GM's Response to Tesla By Wolfgang Gruener published 12 February 13 Cadillac makes the case for the ELR electric luxury coupe - and wants to compete with Tesla.
IEA Believes 20% Energy Savings Possible by 2035 By Wolfgang Gruener published 28 January 13 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) right on the heels of reporting that North America is on its way to become energy self-sufficient within 25 years.
Researchers Investigating Why People Win or Lose at Games By Wolfgang Gruener published 27 January 13 Researchers have spent some time to find out more on the causes of why someone may win a game and someone else loses.
Microsoft Moves Beyond Touch, Files 3D Stylus Patent By Wolfgang Gruener published 25 January 13 Following touch input, 3D input could become a major new trend. Microsoft is rumored to be working on Kinect-like features for Windows-based PCs and tablets, but the company is playing with alternative technologies as well.
Internet Population Grows to 2.4 Billion People By Wolfgang Gruener published 25 January 13 According to updated Internet population numbers released by Internet World Stats, there are now 2,405,518,376 people connected to the Web.
The Kilogram Has Excess Mass, Could Cause Scientific Havok By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 There is concern that the original kilogram does not represent the mass of the original kilogram anymore.
Samsung Files Cleaning Robot Patent for Curved Zig-Zag Path By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 Samsung has a Roomba-like, autonomous cleaning robot called the Navibot, which the company markets outside the U.S.
Cisco IP Phones Vulnerable to Eavesdropping Attacks By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 Using a VoIP phone could potentially expose you to unexpected risk, as researchers claim to have discovered "many" vulnerabilities that open a VoIP device up to eavesdropping vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Granted Updated Removable Module Patent for Game Consoles By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 Microsoft received the rights to an updated patent that describes the addition of an external hard drive to the Xbox 360 game console.
Google Patents Idea to Turn Your Hand Into a Touchscreen By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 Google may be reviving the idea of the projected keyboard as part of its Project Glass.
DARPA Creates "World's Most Complex" LIDAR Chip By Wolfgang Gruener published 22 January 13 DARPA announced that it has created a tiny 2D optical phased array that is believed to enable new light amplification for detection and ranging (LADAR) applications.
Gartner: Windows 8 Did Not Significantly Impact PC Shipments in Q4 By Wolfgang Gruener published 21 January 13 Following some indicators such as flat hard drive shipments from Seagate, Gartner said that global PC shipments declined year over year in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Apple Gets a Patent For an Idea that is 24 Years Old By Wolfgang Gruener published 21 January 13 There was a time when Apple was interested in building its own social network.
Linux Now Has "Double" the Market Share of Windows By Wolfgang Gruener published 21 January 13 Statistics are a matter of your viewpoint.
PC Processor Sales Expected to Grow Just Just 1.6% in 2013 By Wolfgang Gruener published 21 January 13 Market researchers do not believe that the market conditions for microprocessor makers will improve anytime soon.
NASA Demonstrates Laser Data Communication With Lunar Orbiter By Wolfgang Gruener published 21 January 13 NASA has made its first step beyond its more than 50 year-old radio wave-based Deep Space Network (DSN), to communicate with spacecraft.
Beam Me Up, Scotty: Scientists Theorize Star Trek-Like Teleportation By Wolfgang Gruener published 20 January 13 Scientists at the University of Cambridge, the University of Gdansk, and the University College London say they have developed a new protocol for more efficient and complex teleportation.
Microsoft Patents Multithreaded Opening and Saving By Wolfgang Gruener published 20 January 13 Microsoft has been granted a patent that provides the rights to multithreaded opening and saving of documents as well as all other files that can be edited.
APC Paper: a $99 Android PC That Looks Like a Book By Wolfgang Gruener published 18 January 13 APC is expanding its idea of cheap Android computers with a device that is actually a fully functional, encased product and not just a mainboard.
