http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on technology, software, computer science, internet, semiconductor, telecom and science technology. A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger flight using biofuel. http://www.physorg.com/news178223585.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:29 EST news178223585 IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously translate electronic documents and Web pages -- even live, instant messages exchanged on smartphones. http://www.physorg.com/news178221164.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:03 EST news178221164 (AP) -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news178221468.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:01 EST news178221468 (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division. http://www.physorg.com/news178221092.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:10 EST news178221092 (AP) -- Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies. http://www.physorg.com/news178217012.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:02 EST news178217012 (PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, it has become routine to go online to check out a map before traveling to a new place. But for blind people, Google maps and other visual mapping applications are of little use. Now, a unique device developed at MIT could give the visually impaired the same kind of benefit that sighted people get from online maps. http://www.physorg.com/news178219684.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:29:54 EST news178219684 Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178212434.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:01 EST news178212434 Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178212258.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:24:41 EST news178212258 (AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films. http://www.physorg.com/news178198792.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:40:30 EST news178198792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle. http://www.physorg.com/news178186859.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:21:45 EST news178186859 Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones. http://www.physorg.com/news178183307.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:01 EST news178183307 Multimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178183201.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:01 EST news178183201 Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news178183236.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:30 EST news178183236 After wind, sun, currents and tides, a company is preparing to make clean electricity by harnessing another natural phenomenon, the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater. http://www.physorg.com/news178183113.html Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:19:14 EST news178183113 (AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. http://www.physorg.com/news178121706.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news178121706 (AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. http://www.physorg.com/news178121777.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:16:58 EST news178121777 With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say. http://www.physorg.com/news178098069.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:42:08 EST news178098069 In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy. http://www.physorg.com/news178086936.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:04 EST news178086936 French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news178085432.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:20:01 EST news178085432 (AP) -- Computer hackers have broken into a server at a well-respected climate change research center in Britain and posted hundreds of private e-mails and documents online - stoking debate over whether some scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change. http://www.physorg.com/news178046136.html Technology Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:08 EST news178046136 Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory, today announced that it had developed a 1-gigabit GDDR5 (product name: EDW1032BABG) that operates at a world-class high speed of 6Gbps. http://www.physorg.com/news177953610.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:01 EST news177953610 (AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. http://www.physorg.com/news177954916.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:11 EST news177954916 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan. http://www.physorg.com/news177953946.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:06 EST news177953946 US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies. http://www.physorg.com/news177953266.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:03 EST news177953266 A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online. http://www.physorg.com/news177945750.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:01 EST news177945750 (AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. http://www.physorg.com/news177945503.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:09 EST news177945503 Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news177945860.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:03 EST news177945860 (AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news177943402.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:03 EST news177943402 (AP) -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. http://www.physorg.com/news177943175.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:07 EST news177943175 Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has been suggested by two studies carried out by Spanish and Dutch researchers and published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. http://www.physorg.com/news177936316.html Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:10 EST news177936316