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. NEC Corp. says it has developed the country's first software that automatically controls power consumption by personal computers in accordance with the patterns of its user's PC activity. http://www.physorg.com/news176731923.html Technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:01 EST news176731923 Companies worldwide are slashing spending on information technology because of the global downturn and will have to learn to do more with less, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news176354289.html Technology Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:18:41 EST news176354289 (AP) -- Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down. http://www.physorg.com/news176309142.html Electronics Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:46:18 EST news176309142 Sales of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia-Pacific region rose 17 percent from a year ago to 23.4 million units in the third quarter, an industry monitor said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news175239170.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:33:26 EST news175239170 (AP) -- IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit and jacking up its guidance even as the recession has sapped its sales. http://www.physorg.com/news174847062.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:50:01 EST news174847062 (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter but said Thursday that sales were stronger than expected, adding to mounting evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer market. http://www.physorg.com/news174847125.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:39:11 EST news174847125 (AP) -- Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices. http://www.physorg.com/news174837683.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:40:03 EST news174837683 (AP) -- Google Inc. said Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from the Internet search leader's board, averting a potential showdown with government regulators over his overlapping job as a director for computer and gadget maker Apple Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news174569152.html Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:26:25 EST news174569152 The global computer market is showing signs of recovery, with sales forecast to decline just 2.0 percent this year, much better than a June prediction of 6.0 percent, the Gartner research group said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172910110.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:04 EST news172910110 (AP) -- The worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172846953.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:20:01 EST news172846953 (AP) -- Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. - which also recently picked up a tech-services company founded by H. Ross Perot. http://www.physorg.com/news172743986.html Technology Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:27:00 EST news172743986 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. raised CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by 4 percent at the start of fiscal 2009, a year in which the software maker's profit declined 17 percent as the economic meltdown decimated personal computer sales. http://www.physorg.com/news172562608.html Technology Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:05:30 EST news172562608 Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. http://www.physorg.com/news172486203.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:50:32 EST news172486203 Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 2.4 percent in the second quarter and declined by 19.1 percent in value, market research firm IDC reported Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172328529.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:01 EST news172328529 Scientists working collaboratively, at the same time, but in different locations around the world, can now do so thanks to ultra-high-speed, broadband networks and special software developed as part of a National Science Foundation-funded program called the "OptIPuter." http://www.physorg.com/news170599723.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:49:20 EST news170599723 Wikipedia said it has released an iPhone application as part of a drive to open the pages of its revered online encyclopedia to the booming ranks of smart phone users. http://www.physorg.com/news169959011.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:50:41 EST news169959011 In the movie "2010," while trying to salvage the mission to Jupiter, the Hal 9000 computer noted, "I enjoy working with human beings, and have stimulating relationships with them." http://www.physorg.com/news169914116.html Technology Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:10:03 EST news169914116 (AP) -- Twitter's been having a rough couple of weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news169483243.html Technology Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:41:05 EST news169483243 (AP) -- Having lost the video format war, Toshiba Corp. said Monday it will make Blu-ray disc products and plans to join the once-rival camp, the Blu-ray Disc Association. http://www.physorg.com/news169118646.html Technology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:24:34 EST news169118646 NComputing is out to span the digital divide with a version of cloud computing called "virtualization," which essentially turns one machine into many. http://www.physorg.com/news168768348.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:06:16 EST news168768348 (AP) -- Lenovo Group, the world's fourth-largest personal computer maker, reported a $16 million quarterly loss Thursday and said it faces pressure from weak global demand and intense competition. http://www.physorg.com/news168765098.html Technology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:12:00 EST news168765098 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 Personal computer sales in Asia ended two consecutive quarters of contraction to post robust growth in the second quarter of 2009, a report released Monday said. http://www.physorg.com/news167279457.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:30:01 EST news167279457 (AP) -- Intel Corp.'s second-quarter results bolster the company's position that the computer business is on the mend after its roughest patch in years. http://www.physorg.com/news166854184.html Technology Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:24:02 EST news166854184 (AP) -- Dell Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry remains anyone's guess. http://www.physorg.com/news166802831.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:38 EST news166802831 Microsoft on Monday said that the 2010 version of its popular Office software will feature online collaboration as the technology giant duels "in the cloud" with Internet titan Google. http://www.physorg.com/news166701237.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:55:02 EST news166701237 Personal computers are complex devices. We use them every day to do so many things and quite frankly, I don't know how I got along without one back in the olden days (that's the '70s in case you were wondering). Their complexity makes all the things they do possible but it's also that same complexity that can be the source of a great deal of frustration. Everything on a computer must work and work well together. If something malfunctions, you're going to know it pretty much right away. http://www.physorg.com/news166293494.html Technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:30:01 EST news166293494 (AP) -- Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory - a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days. http://www.physorg.com/news166284935.html Technology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:30:01 EST news166284935 Wouldn't it be useful to have a gadget that immediately warned you when the information you just saw on the Internet or heard from a buddy might be baloney? http://www.physorg.com/news165689170.html Technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:46:53 EST news165689170 (AP) -- In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. http://www.physorg.com/news165575107.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:06:06 EST news165575107