http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. While it got off to a rocky start with the overhyped Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" by Microsoft's Bill Gates has turned out to be a dizzying period of innovation. http://www.physorg.com/news181122264.html Technology Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:20:04 EST news181122264 Driven by fast-growing use of smart phones and Internet videos, wireless communication among Americans is expanding so rapidly that a tsunami of megabytes could soon threaten to overwhelm the bandwidth available. http://www.physorg.com/news180711540.html Technology Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:04 EST news180711540 (AP) -- Netbooks have been a hit among laptop buyers because they're cheap and they're easy to carry. Now there's the option to pay a lot more and get a lot less - a lot less weight, that is. http://www.physorg.com/news180206914.html Electronics Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:30:20 EST news180206914 (AP) -- In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps. http://www.physorg.com/news179171548.html Electronics Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:01 EST news179171548 (PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will have little impact on battery life. http://www.physorg.com/news177922345.html Electronics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:10 EST news177922345 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter vehicle that will serve as a test bed for a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, conversion and operations. http://www.physorg.com/news177593173.html Technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:26:55 EST news177593173 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket. http://www.physorg.com/news176112369.html Electronics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:40:01 EST news176112369 (AP) -- When I was a kid, my dad bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had 32 volumes and took up 4 feet in the book case. I loved to sit on the couch and flip through it, reading articles at random. http://www.physorg.com/news175953960.html Electronics Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:05 EST news175953960 Move over hybrids -- the biggest buzz at this year's Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality. http://www.physorg.com/news175141608.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:28:24 EST news175141608 Those in the market for a laptop this fall will find a batch of new, mid-priced models that promise less weight and longer battery life than traditional notebook computers, but more performance -- and a bigger screen and keyboard -- than they'd get with a netbook. http://www.physorg.com/news172345397.html Electronics Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:50:01 EST news172345397 HP today introduced the world's thinnest full-performance notebook PC as well as a slim, stylish consumer notebook that delivers an optimal balance of mobility, performance and affordability. http://www.physorg.com/news172250779.html Electronics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:30:02 EST news172250779 Q. I recently removed the Roxio Easy Media Creator program from my Toshiba laptop, but I think the process also removed my system's sound. I've updated the system drivers, but when I check properties for the sound devices, I get the message: "Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware, but cannot find the hardware device (code 41)." Each sound and audio device listed in the Device Manager on the PC is enabled but has a yellow exclamation point in front of it. Is there a way to get my sound back? http://www.physorg.com/news169320316.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:30:01 EST news169320316 Sacrificing a small amount of performance in favor of convenience and travel ease, netbooks are all the rage. It's easy to see why. While they won't let you play next year's hottest PC titles, they can handle a round or two of "Plants vs. Zombies," are great for watching videos on the plane, and are so light you won't notice them in your travel bag. These books all feature a 10-inch screens, 160GB hard drives, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, and come packed with Windows XP Home Edition. It's the little details that set these flyweights apart. http://www.physorg.com/news168717006.html Electronics Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:20:01 EST news168717006 Now that Microsoft has finished Windows 7, computer users may be wondering what to do next. http://www.physorg.com/news168108403.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:10:02 EST news168108403 Benny Villanueva recalls being in a Starbucks rushing to finish a college paper that was due when his laptop battery, which he'd been led to believe would last hours, conked out after only about 30 minutes. http://www.physorg.com/news166888331.html Electronics Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:10:01 EST news166888331 If you've been thinking of buying an iPhone, the release of the iPhone 3G S makes it a lot easier to join Apple's telecom family. But if you already own an iPhone, deciding whether to buy this new model is a little more complicated. http://www.physorg.com/news166272934.html Electronics Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:56:27 EST news166272934 The cell phone -- a gift and a curse. It's the gadget I love to hate. http://www.physorg.com/news165239818.html Electronics Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:57:27 EST news165239818 (PhysOrg.com) -- Looks like the Apple iPhone 3G S may soon have some serious competition with the soon to be announced, Toshiba TG01 smartphone. The TG01 is expected to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress Expo later this month in Barcelona. http://www.physorg.com/news165064171.html Electronics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:10:37 EST news165064171 (AP) -- Tiny, cheap laptops known as netbooks have been a big success. But not everyone likes their small screens and keyboards, and their processors aren't powerful enough for some common tasks, like playing high-quality Internet video. http://www.physorg.com/news163910672.html Electronics Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:44:49 EST news163910672 Safe removal of roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is critical in hostile environments. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) crews often rely on remotely operated robots to disarm explosives - and the Office of Naval Research has just made their job a little easier. http://www.physorg.com/news163425526.html Technology Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:59:36 EST news163425526 Today at Computex, Intel Corporation introduced four new processors, including a low-power version and a value chipset, to usher in mainstream "ultra-thin" laptops. http://www.physorg.com/news163177451.html Electronics Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:04:41 EST news163177451 (AP) -- The next generation of Microsoft's Zune music player, due in the fall, will have a touch screen, Web browser and an HD Radio receiver. http://www.physorg.com/news162648413.html Electronics Wed, 27 May 2009 13:07:26 EST news162648413 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast. http://www.physorg.com/news162548771.html Electronics Tue, 26 May 2009 09:26:35 EST news162548771 Roman Lysecky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Arizona, has been awarded a grant of more than $400,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop high-performance customizable computer chips. http://www.physorg.com/news158948889.html Technology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:28:48 EST news158948889 The hottest segment of the computer market right now is not fancy new Apple laptops or PC gaming machines. It's tiny laptops with older operating systems, cramped keyboards and designs that look like they might have come from Playskool. http://www.physorg.com/news158495861.html Electronics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:38:13 EST news158495861 The Kindle 2, the second version of Amazon's breakthrough electronic book reader, is cheaper ($359), thinner (0.36 inches), can hold more books (more than 1,500 compared with 200), and has a longer battery life (Amazon says you can read for four to five days with wireless turned on and for longer than two weeks with it turned off) than the original. http://www.physorg.com/news157807394.html Electronics Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:23:36 EST news157807394 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most standard netbooks offer between two and five hours of battery life, the newly released Samsung NC310 goes beyond these limits and can achieve 11 hours of computing time on a single charge. Of course this comes with a price as an extended battery would need to be purchased. With a standard battery you are looking at 5 hours on a single charge. http://www.physorg.com/news157200994.html Electronics Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:57:36 EST news157200994 (PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has just introduced an Eee PC netbook that uses the Intel Atom N280, which has slightly better performance than the previous N270 chip. The N280 runs at 1.67GHz, up from the N270's 1.6GHz, and the machine's 1GB memory will be clocked at 667MHz rather than 533MHz. The longer battery life is contributed to the N280 chip that consumes a maximum of 2.5 watts, along with an LED backlit LCD screen. http://www.physorg.com/news152959792.html Electronics Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:50:54 EST news152959792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Right now Intel dominates the netbook market with its Atom processors which can be found in netbooks costing around $299. This may all change with the introduction of Freescale's i.MX515 processor chip. http://www.physorg.com/news150482343.html Electronics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:39:03 EST news150482343 HP today announced an unprecedented milestone in mobile computing: up to 24 hours of continuous notebook operation on a single battery charge. http://www.physorg.com/news140105404.html Electronics Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:10:04 EST news140105404