Was it only six years ago that Windows Mobile was a big part of the cellphone business? That was a time when only programmers thought of a mobile phone as a computer. Now we're heading into the second or third generation of the smartphone, ...
Tags: Windows Mobile, mobile phone, Microsoft, SDK
Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday. By lunchtime the stock was trading at $30.09, up 15.8%, on volumes already close to triple the daily average. The counter is ...
Tags: China, Finance, Molybdenum, Rare Earth, USA
Computerworld - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity successfully tested its laser on Sunday, blasting a fist-size Martian rock and analyzing its makeup. The rover's Chemistry and Camera instrument, dubbed the ChemCam, zapped the rock with 30 ...
Tags: NASA, laser, Camera instrument, Curiosity
Rare earth metals consultants TRU Group said on Monday that recent attempts by Chinese suppliers to stem sharp declines in prices since the third quarter of 2011 is "likely to fail." The consultants held this view "even though the latest ...
Tags: China, Rare Earth, Rare Earths
IDG News Service - Another of the patents Apple relied on in a $1 billion infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics has been called into question by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office (USPTO). The move, if not successfully opposed ...
Tags: Apple patent, Samsung, patent, Apple
Japanese display maker Sharp said Thursday it is ramping up production of a screen technology rumored to be favored by Apple for its new devices, even as its yearly outlook plunged toward another large fiscal loss. The Osaka-based ...
Tags: Sharp, screen technology, Apple, new devices
But the infrared imaging company increased earnings despite sharp year-over-year contraction in sales. Electrical fault? The CEO of FLIR Systems has described the thermal imaging company's second financial quarter of 2012 as"extremely ...
Tags: FLIR Systems, infrared imaging, profit, cost-saving, Optic
Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu on Monday showed a new smartphone for the elderly, with a simplified Android user interface and a new touch screen designed for senior users. The F-12D phone is the latest in Fujitsu's popular "RakuRaku" ...
Tags: lectronics giant, Japan, Fujitsu, smartphone, the elderly
Medical devices often use commercial PCs and have wireless connections that make them vulnerable to malware, or require software updates for security, but the U.S. may not be doing an adequate job tracking these risks, researchers ...
Tags: Medical-Device Security, security IT, malware, computer technology
Sharp is displaying for the first time tablet displays based on its IGZO technology at the CEATEC electronics show outside of Tokyo, amid persistent rumors Apple will use the displays in its upcoming tablets. The Japanese manufacturer, ...
Tags: Sharp, tablet, IGZO technology, CEATEC electronics, Apple, iPad mini
The probability of natural gas arriving from the Tamar field in May 2013 is very high but if technical problems force disruption to supplies Israel will be worse off than in the past year, the chairman of Israel Electric Corp. said Tuesday. ...
Japan's Sharp said Wednesday it will soon launch a 7-inch tablet with its new IGZO displays, a week ahead of an Apple press event that is widely expected to reveal a mini tablet also linked to the new power-saving technology. Sharp's new ...
Tags: Japan, Sharp, 7 inch tablet, new IGZO displays
HTC said Wednesday it will launch a new smartphone with a full-HD 5-inch screen in the Japanese market from December. The screen, with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, at 440 pixels per inch (ppi), is the main attraction of the HTC J ...
Tags: HTC, smartphone, full HD screen, Japanese market, 440 ppi
Qualcomm is preparing two new quad-core processors for the mainstream smartphone market, with support for several Chinese standards. The U.S. chipmaker said it will release the two new CPUs, designed for 3G networks, to its Snapdragon ...
Tags: Qualcomm, processors, smartphone market, CPUs
"Indian providers have had to deal with these contingencies-international telecom cables being sliced, large union strikes that impact workers-so they are generally more prepared to deal with [them]," says Steve Hall, partner with ...
Tags: Indian, telecom cables, outsourcing consultancy, ISG