RFID – where will it go next?

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has always been associated with speed and convenience. Quite simply, that's what the technology delivers. But if you associate RFID only with Supply Chain Management, transport or secure access, it's time to broaden your horizons. Within a few years, RFID will be making our lives simpler and easier in all kinds of ways. For instance, did you know it's already helping take the stress out of medical diagnostics as part of a unique hospital environment developed by Philips?


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AOL shutting 3 services to cut costs, focus on ads

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(AP) -- AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities.

Bikers, pedestrians seeking better Web maps

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(AP) -- With the old gas-guzzler in the garage, you've got your bicycle ready and your sneakers laced up. Now all you need is a map of the quickest, safest routes for riding around town. Well, not so fast.

Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views

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(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.

Europe’s next-generation broadband

Jul 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That ...

Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent

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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts.