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Researchers demonstrate a flexible, 1-step assembly of nanoscale structures

Jul 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a one-step, repeatable method for the production of functional nanoscale patterns or motifs with adjustable features, size and shape using a single master "plate."


Intel Outlines Plans for New Category of Smarter, Purpose-Built 'System on Chip' Designs

Jul 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

As Internet access continues to be added to all kinds of computers and devices, Intel executives outlined a plan to use its chip design expertise, factory capacity, advanced manufacturing techniques and the economics of Moore's ...


AT&T introduces global GPS service for phones

Jul 23, 2008 | pda version

(AP) -- Is it a long, long way to Tipperary? Don't know if you're on the path to Bath? AT&T Inc. aims to help, with a new phone service that truly puts the "global" in the Global Positioning System, or GPS.


Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster quarter

Jul 23, 2008 | pda version

(AP) -- With Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover bid off the table and his company's stock price down 20 percent during his 13-month reign as Yahoo's CEO, Jerry Yang has a message for his exasperated shareholders: Things ...


Portuguese team makes first paper based transistor

Jul 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 38 vote(s) | pda version

(PhysOrg.com) -- Elvira Fortunato and colleagues from the Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Cenimat/I3N), at Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, made the first Field Effect ...


Apple stock drops despite jump in Q3 profit

Jul 21, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

(AP) -- Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during the previous three-month ...


Videogames getting minds of their own

Jul 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Videogames are getting smarter with virtual enemies improvising during battles, storylines shifting based on moral choices and in-game characters sending players text messages for help.


RFID unlocks supply chain potential

Jul 17, 2008 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

(PhysOrg.com) -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) promises to revolutionise retailing through advanced stock management, sophisticated promotions and supply chain optimisation. But cost-effective solutions have proved ...


Trees Can Inspire Smart Materials

Jul 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient ...


Goodbye to faulty software?

Jul 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Will it ever be possible to buy software guaranteed to be free from bugs? A team of European researchers think so. Their work on the mathematical foundations of programming could one day revolutionise the ...


Palm launches new Treo on Sprint network

Jul 14, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

(AP) -- Palm Inc., which has been struggling to maintain its position in the hot market for "smart" phones, introduced a new Treo model Monday with Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.


Game characters get smarter and less predictable

Jul 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 30 vote(s) | pda version

(AP) -- In the upcoming video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing.


Apple opens 'extras' store as iPhone 3G hits shelves (Update)

Jul 10, 2008 | pda version

Apple's international launch of iPhone 3G began in New Zealand and Japan on Friday, as a freshly-opened "App Store" tempted fans with independently created mini-programs for the coveted devices.


Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs

Jul 10, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ...


Apple iPhone 3G makes international debut Friday

Jul 10, 2008 | pda version

The iPhone 3G makes its international debut Friday in an eagerly-awaited launch expected to boost Apple's fortunes along with its share of the booming "smart phone" market.


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