Google plans to upgrade the security of its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, an important component of secure communications. SSL certificates are used to encrypt communication and verify the integrity of another party with which ...
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Global revenues for LED driver ICs used in general lighting applications will more than triple from 2012 to 2015, as the market for solid-state illumination booms, according to IMS Research. The market governing LED driver ICs for ...
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In their earliest medieval incarnation, chandeliers were little more than two wooden cross beams with stakes on the ends for mounting candles. As they evolved, chandeliers became grandiose and opulent works of art displayed by the wealthy ...
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The design of a bathroom must account for the use of both hot and cold water, in significant quantities, for cleaning the human body. The water is also used for moving solid and liquid human waste to a sewer or septic tank. Water may be ...
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A low-voltage (12-volt AC) lighting system offers advantages over a 120-volt AC system more commonly used indoors. For starters, because it carries less power, the cable can be buried just below the surface, rather than in a deep trench. ...
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Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray XC30-AC, starting at $500,000, was built for mid-sized organisations that need some ...
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LED-based lighting is saving 71 trillion BTUs across ten identified applications, but those savings could increase more than 50 fold with a complete transition to SSL. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new report entitled ...
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McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. The Intel subsidiary said firewalls are one of the fastest growing products in network security, which it plans ...
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The Nissan Leaf has been given a $7000 price cut, now retailing at $39,990 driveaway until October 30. There is also a 1.9% finance offer available, resulting in repayments of $85 per week. It comes five months after Nissan reduced the ...
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The City of Los Angeles and GE Lighting are moving forward with an expanded pilot program to measure the performance of a GE LightGrid™ Outdoor Wireless Controller that GE expects to introduce later this year. The decision follows the ...
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Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to new research. Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a security consultancy based in ...
The artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres uses a plethora of 15 watt light bulbs, porcelain light sockets, extension cords for his well traveled very popular 1992 light installation "Untitled" (America #1). This light installation borders between ...
Intel announced new server chips on Tuesday, including the latest Xeon E3, which is the first server processor based on the company's latest Haswell microarchitecture. Intel's Xeon E3 chips are targeted at low-end servers and ...
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Avago Technologies Ltd of San Jose, CA, USA and Singapore (a designer and supplier of III-V-based analog components for communications, industrial and consumer applications) has agreed to acquire CyOptics Inc of Lehigh Valley, PA, USA, ...
The Ford Ranger XLS has been released, adding a new feature-packed model to the ute's already extensive range. Based on the $46,390 4×4 XL Double Cab Pick-Up with its 147kW/470Nm 3.2-litre five-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and ...
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