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- Hackers blitz government computers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:34PMAs New Zealand investigates whether or not the security of the police national computer has been compromised, the Pentagon is still grappling with the fallout from a 2008 cyber-attack labelled the most significant breach of United States military networks to date.
- Marilyn Manson-Playing Robots Automate the Rebellious Teen Experience Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:15PMThese robots are freaking metal. And plastic, too. Here's a quick look at some cool musical robots!
- 3-D Printing Brings Sci-Fi Concept to Life Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:10AMA 3-D printer, which is completely separate from paper printers, creates an object by binding layers of material, either powder or plastic, to create a physical sculpture or object. The concept, first introduced by MIT in the early 1990s has radically changed from its first days of printing physical objects to now printing prosthetic limbs for orthopedic surgeons, prototypes for vehicle ...
- Sauer Energy Enters Into Strategic Alliance With VEC Technology, LLC Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:59AMNEWBURY PARK, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) - Sauer Energy, Inc. ("SEI") ( OTCBB : SENY ), a developer of home and enterprise scale vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) systems, announces that VEC Technology, LLC, has been chosen to jointly manufacture its WindCharger model for the development of the propriety molds for the production of its renewable energy wind turbine blades and long term ...
- New video emerges of Nokia 'Sea Ray' running Windows Phone Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:41AMA video has surfaced which seems to be from a development factory in either China or Hong Kong showing a Nokia 'Sea Ray' handset running Windows Phone.
- Ever wanted to make a movie about a goldfish? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:31PMThe stage sets begin life as Trader Joe’s produce boxes. The characters are mostly tiny plastic action figures and felt cut-out animals, playing their parts on construction-paper lawns under clouds of cotton balls.
- N.C. State provides service for new recycling law Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:49PMSession Law 2010-67 requires N.C. residents to recycle electronics to lessen environmental impact.
- Allocations discussed from Innovations and Bridge Fund Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:26AMROWLETT - When the Rowlett City Council adopted its budget for fiscal year 2011, $570,874 was allocated for spending out of the original staff recommendation of $1,409,407 in the Innovations and Bridge Fund. The council said that they would revisit the issue of spending the remaining after six months when a better decision could be made based on the economic conditions.
- 24,000 files stolen from defense contractor: Pentagon Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:34AMA foreign intelligence service swiped 24,000 computer files from a US defense contractor in March in one of the largest ever cyberattacks on a Pentagon supplier, a top Defense Department official revealed on Thursday.
- Pentagon hit by cyber-attack Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:14AMA foreign intelligence service stole 24,000 computer files from an American defence contractor in March in one of the largest-ever cyber-attacks on a Pentagon supplier, a top US Defence Department official has revealed.
- U.S. Power Grid: Ripe for Cyber-Attacks Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:33AMNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Power cut to businesses and hospitals. The inability to heat homes in winter or cool them in summer. Debilitating blackouts. Signs of Armageddon? Maybe. But they're also the potential results of a incapacitating cyber-attack on the nation's power grids, an act that experts say could happen at any time. "The U.S. government and the American people should be more concerned ...
- Cruise News Update: New Ship to Set Sail and Weezer Hits the Water Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:22AMCelebrity will inaugurate the fourth ship in its Solstice class next week and Sixthman Productions just announced the 'The Weezer Cruise' sailing January 2012.
- South Side Neighborhood Watch Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:18AMCOVENTRY: Deputies investigated the burglary of a Longlake Boulevard residence July 2 after suspects entered and stole jewelry and prescription medication.
- US Military System Design Badly Compromised in March Cyber Attack? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:46AM24,000 computer files stolen from defense contractor
- Orange plans to 'buy local' in effort to help businesses Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:01AMMONTGOMERY — Orange County government is embarking on a "buy local" campaign aimed at giving local businesses more of a share of the county's $232 million shopping list.
- Counselling for berths from July 18 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:00PMFor diploma courses, the amount is Rs 2,400 (general and backward categories) and Rs 500 (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe).20110714T000000+000014237267NewsState board eyes shelved power plansRUDRA BISWASRanchi, July 13:Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) has begun a hunt for reports of hydel projects that were proposed during the days of undivided Bihar but suspended after the state's ...
- Startup OpenPCR Ships First 'Do-it-Yourself' Thermal Cyclers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:14PMOpenPCR , a startup venture led by two Bay Area amateur biologists, said last week that it has begun shipping its flagship product — a pre-fabricated kit for assembling a personal thermal cycler that costs just over $500.
- Microsoft says the tablet is a PC, will not make WP7 tablets Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:43PMIf you’ve been waiting for tablets running Windows Phone 7, you’ll have to keep waiting. Microsoft said that they have no plans to bring Windows Phone 7 to tablets, which shouldn’t surprise anyone now that we know Windows 8 will come in desktop and tablet flavors. Microsoft’s President of Windows Phone noted at the Worldwide [...]
- Manufacturing Takes Its Time, High A/P Days Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:28AMSageworks recently analyzed the changes to private industries’ accounts payable days (A/P Days, the number of days on average it takes a company to pay for materials and labor used in operations). The analysis showed that most private companies —14 of the 19 sectors analyzed—are recently taking longer to pay their suppliers. Their hesitancy with cash payments may, in part, come from uncertainty ...
- Tobii Technology Launches Tobii Insight to Provide Comprehensive Eye-tracking Services Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:29AMSTOCKHOLM & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Tobii service combines expert consultation with leading eye-tracking technology to deliver customized research solutions for market research companies.
- Square Exec Bets Against the Web: Mobile Apps Must Go Native Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:21PMKeith Rabois of mobile-payments startup Square says going 'native' -- or using devices with apps made specifically for one platform -- is crucial when launching an application on a mobile device.
- Fanless heat sink design promises cooler, quieter CPUs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:07PMNew fanless heat sink design out of Sandia National Laboratories said to offer more efficient CPU cooling.
- Pre-infected hardware and software ships to the US Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:37AMThe US Department of Homeland Security has warned that hardware is being shipped from foreign parts with malware and spyware pre-installed.
- Becton, Dickinson & Co., Bayer, OpenMind, Invenergy: Intellectual Property Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:30PMBecton, Dickinson & Co. won a partial appeal of a $5 million patent-infringement verdict that favored Retractable Technologies Inc. (RVP) on technology used to protect health-care workers from accidental needle sticks.
- Kids, NFL stars have fun at Edwards' camp Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:10AMOn Day 120 of the NFL lockout, Dwan Edwards was out on Wendy’s Field at Daylis Stadium enjoying a sunny Saturday of football fun.
- GE, Aviall Enter Parts Agreement For CF6-80C2/80E Engine Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:05AMDeal Extends The Life Of Engines Powering Boeing And Airbus Jets Boeing subsidiary Aviall has entered into an exclusive worldwide aftermarket distribution agreement with GE Aviation for unique spare parts, excluding life-limited parts and flow path hardware, for CF6-80C2/80E engines that power a wide variety of civilian airliners.
- Server Setup Guide Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:12AMIn my many years of working with computers, I have commonly come across many people who would seek help on setting up servers, whether to share files or run games for LAN parties.
- Patient records going electronic at Franklin County nursing home Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:56PMFranklin County commissioners on Thursday agreed to spend nearly $50,000 in grant money to develop electronic patient records at the county nursing home.
- Manufacturing Just for You Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:12PMMass customization makes it far more practical to fabricate products in small quantities. Want to build a device that takes video in 360 degrees? That can communicate with a car's onboard computer, or connect to sensors that can measure your heart rate or blood pressure? It used to be that to build a self-designed gadget, you had to know how to make it entirely from scratch. And if, after ...
- “Fraud is a Wind that Always Blows” and other Wisdom from a 28-Year Old Software Firm Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:57PMIf you’ve read my other blogs, you know that most of them focus on a particular industry theme or trend. This one’s going to be different. This blog is about the history of one company, Beck Computers , founded and run by Gary Beck. Yes, my interview covers fraud management software, which is Beck’s specialty, but this story is also about how a tiny (15-employee) software firm can succeed in the ...
- Jailbreaking can make iOS devices more secure [UPDATE: Apple working on a fix] Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:45AMWhat happens when a zero-day vulnerability -- one that will take days, maybe weeks, to be fixed by Apple -- has already been patched by the jailbreak community
- Revitalization, new trail making Travelers Rest a destination Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:46AMCity leaders said the trail, in conjunction with a more than $4 million downtown revitalization project, is responsible for the flurry of growth coming to town.
- Atlantis' astronaut crew faces tight mission timeline Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:28PMThe day after takeoff will be particularly busy as the astronauts use the shuttle's robot arm and a 50-foot-long extension to inspect Atlantis' reinforced carbon carbon nose cap and wing leading edge panels to make sure the parts of the heat shield that experience the most extreme heating came through launch in good condition.
- Home Pages #147: Ralph's Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:26PMThe only pictures I have of it are now in my mind: the wooden floors and how good it felt to walk on them; the sturdy wood-framed glass door and the heavy brass handle with the latch that moved easily when pressed with your thumb; the sound of the bell as you walked inside; the sight of fan belts hanging high on the wall and straw hats dangling from a wooden ladder suspended above the first row ...
- iOS gaming is where the money's at for mobile developers Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:15PMIf you're a developer and you're looking for a niche to burrow into, gaming on the iOS platform seems like the best bet according to research carried out by Nielsen.
- Before You Upgrade CAD: Key Questions to Ask (Part 2 of 2) Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:09PMCAD software expert Steve Ross continues a discussion of key pricing and compatibility issues to consider when buying new design software.
- Acer Philippines targets 25% growth this year Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 11:26AMAcer Philippines targets to achieve at least 25 percent growth this year, eyeing the regional and remote areas in the country as its main growth driver.
- Apple's New iPhone Is "Complicated And Difficult To Assemble" Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:29AMLuk says the new iPhone will be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4, and it will have an 8 megapixel camera, as opposed to the 5 megapixel camera on the iPhone 4.
- Allocations discussed from Innovations and Bridge Fund Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:49AMROWLETT - When the Rowlett City Council adopted its budget for fiscal year 2011, $570,874 was allocated for spending out of the original staff recommendation of $1,409,407 in the Innovations and Bridge Fund. The council said that they would revisit the issue of spending the remaining after six months when a better decision could be made based on the economic conditions.
- Expression-reading glasses tell you when to shut up (Yahoo! News) Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:20PMYahoo! News - We've all been part of a conversation where we wish we had stopped talking a few sentences sooner than we did. Researchers from MIT and Cambridge have now developed a pair of glasses that can read the facial expressions of …
- The Brooklyn Terminator invades the streets of NYC Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:38AMPeter Kokis is back with a new exoskeleton costume called Brooklyn Terminator. Find out some of the details behind his creation.
- Samsung H300 Long Zoom Full HD Camcorder Review Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:10PMToday I am checking out the Samsung H300 Long Zoom full HD Camcorder. The H300 is a compact camcorder that has a nice size touchscreen and tons of zoom. If you are after a camcorder that can get you right up in the action at events the H300 may be perfect for you. Read on for all of the details.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 July 2011 Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:38PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off-duty day.
- Apple Knows Who Stole Your iPod Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:51PMOne Monday morning last month, I found that my car, parked on Third Avenue in Hillcrest, had been broken into and my $400 video iPod was gone. After filing a police incident report, I called 800-MY-APPLE to report the theft.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 June 2011 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:38PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- This Dental Test Robot Is Just Too Freaky Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:41PMShowa University builds a new dental training robot that flinches in pain and gargles like it’s choking.
- New Boundary Technologies Releases Prism Suite 12.0, Offering IT Administrators Superior, Customizable Control Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:05PMPrism Suite 12.0 allows users to consistently hit deadlines, focus on business-critical initiatives and achieve greater results.Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) June 30, 2011 New Boundary Technologies®, a 26-year pioneer in delivering innovative solutions, announces the release of Prism Suite® 12.0, with enhancements inspired by customer feedback and changing IT environments. ...
- Holy Pac-Man! DIY Light Painting Saber Is Pure Awesome Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 7:29AMA few months ago, we showed you a pretty awesome light painting project that visually captured invisible Wi-Fi signals around town using a Wi-Fi detecting rod filled with 80 LEDs. With some long exposure photography, the results were pretty amazing.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 June 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:27PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- Power grid change may disrupt clocks Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:38PMOur power supply has been so precise that we've set our clocks by it. But time may be running out on that idea. A yearlong experiment with the electric grid may make plug-in clocks and devices such as coffeemakers with programmable timers run up to 20 minutes fast. The group ...