Wireless technologies are used by 98% of small businesses in their operations, according to the 2013 AT&T Small Business Technology Poll. The survey conducted on a 1,000 small businesses in the US, revealed that 56% of smartphones used by ...
Video game developer Siobhan Reddy is out to inspire women gamers after being named Australian Woman of the Year in the United Kingdom. Ms Reddy, 34, received the award at a ceremony in London on Wednesday night. Earlier this year the ...
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Seven O-S-D product categories and device groups reached record-high sales in 2012 compared to 14 new records being set in 2011, according to data shown in the 2013 edition of IC Insights’ O-S-D Report, A Market Analysis and Forecast ...
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Jen Marissa Mayer was in the news again, and this time it wasn't for giving out free iPhones to employees. The flash point for the Mayer-related chatter this week was the recent announcement that Yahoo! employees would soon be expected ...
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Andy Rubin, the brains behind the Google Android operating system which has become the dominant mobile platform, is stepping down as head of that division, the company said on Wednesday. Google chief Larry Page announced that Sundar ...
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When it comes to the use of wireless technologies for small businesses, it's unanimous -- well, almost. According to the just-released 2013 AT&T Small Business Technology Poll, which surveyed 1,000 small businesses nationwide, 98 percent of ...
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As part of its monthly issue of software patches, Microsoft has fixed a Windows vulnerability that would have allowed someone to subvert a computer's security using only a USB thumb drive and some attack code. The vulnerability, MS13-027, ...
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We see many objects around us daily, many of which have some text or pattern engraved on them like on jewelry, glasses, woods etc. Have you ever wondered how these patterns appear on them? People hardly wonder but the technique used for ...
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Although the average amount of DRAM shipping with PCs has continued to grow since its peak in 2007, the annual increases are getting smaller, which indicates a historical drop in what PCs need, according to a report by IHS iSuppli. While ...
South by Southwest Interactive is best known as the technology festival that put such social networking mainstays as Twitter and Foursquare on the map. But if there was a "next big thing" at this year's event, finding it would be pretty ...
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At 2:46 Monday afternoon, Japan went quiet. In memory of the lives lost two years ago in the earthquake that struck at that hour and the tsunamis that followed, a moment of silence was held across the country. From government buildings to ...
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Reporters Without Borders named five countries that regularly spy on journalists and dissidents, a practice the group contends is made possible with advanced technology from private companies. The Paris-based group, which is an ...
Recent research offers a new spin on using nanoscale semiconductor structures to build faster computers and electronics. Literally. University of Pittsburgh and Delft University of Technology researchers reveal in the Feb. 17 online issue ...
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Small tablet computers are marketplace hits, with economically-priced devices powered by Google's Android software taking share from Apple iPads, according to International Data Corporation. "One in every two tablets shipped this quarter ...
Laser cutting utilizes a high-power laser beam controlled by a computer to cut the desired shape from a sheet or thin plate of metal. The laser beam is strong enough to be used on various materials such as metals, composites, wood, and ...
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