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Engineering Newswire 19: Spikey Spacecraft Headed to Martian Moon
January 8, 2013 9:32 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | Comments
Today on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re sending spikey little spacecraft to Martian moons, building a creepy little robot toddler, and moving one step closer to robotic telepresence.
Building A Secure Manufacturing Infrastructure
May 20, 2013 1:06 pm | by Grant McDonald, Product Marketing Manager for Symantec SMB & .cloud | Articles | CommentsAs we develop more ways to collaborate and share information, criminals are also working on new ways to steal it. Information is the new currency among thieves, and the right individuals will pay top dollar for a competitive advantage, whether through outright theft or by disabling critical systems.
Canada Trying To Lure Silicon Valley Tech Workers
May 17, 2013 1:40 pm | News | CommentsThe Canadian government is trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who are frustrated by U.S. visa policies, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration system. Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism arrived in the San Francisco Bay area Friday for a four-day visit aimed at snapping up talent for his country's high-tech economy by offering startup entrepreneurs a new visa.
Best Buy Aims To Spark Interest In '4K' TVs
May 17, 2013 8:19 am | by Mae Anderson, Associated Press | News | CommentsSony Corp. and other manufacturers, debuted pricey 4K TVs at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas in January, but those had 84-inch screens and cost $25,000, out of range for most people. The latest round of 4K Ultra High definition TVs are somewhat more affordable, though still pricey. They retail for $4,999 for a 55-inch screen.
The Ten Commandments Of Industrial Ethernet
May 17, 2013 8:02 am | by Mike Fahrion, Director of Product Management, B&B Electronics | Articles | CommentsA Wi-Fi-enabled computer can connect to multiple networks at the same time. Your employees can give a hacker a pathway into your internal network simply by powering up a laptop. Imagine the mess an eco-terrorist could make if he didn’t like the look of your smokestack.
Labor Group: Apple Making Progress At Foxconn
May 17, 2013 7:44 am | News | CommentsThe Fair Labor Association said Thursday that Apple's largest supplier, Foxconn, has made all recommended improvements to working conditions that were due by the end of December. The group says there have been "notable increases" in workers' participation in union committees.
Dell's Dismal 1Q Illuminates PC Maker's Challenges
May 17, 2013 7:40 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult to sell laptop and desktop machines. Until recently, consumers had regularly replaced machines with faster ones every few years.
Google Exec Defends Tax Strategy To Lawmakers
May 16, 2013 8:30 am | by Raphael Satter, Associated Press | News | CommentsA senior Google executive defended his company's complicated structure before Britain's Parliament, denying charges that it was misleading authorities to dodge paying tax. The U.S. Internet giant is accused that, even though it has drawn billions in revenue from Britain over the past few years, it pays less than 0.1 percent of that in tax to the British government.
EU: China May Be Dumping Mobile Network Equipment
May 15, 2013 2:05 pm | News | CommentsA senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential elements.The Commission said China's export of telecommunication network equipment to the EU market amounts to 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) per year.
Experts: Smartphones Another Avenue For Hackers
May 15, 2013 1:46 pm | by Tony Winton, Associated Press | News | CommentsVast amounts of personal data are stored in emails, texts and other applications, and personal information is increasingly easily found on social media. Organized crime operations also see smartphones as the most vulnerable entry point into the electronic financial system, according to the Federal Reserve.
Google Poised To Show Off Latest Devices, Services
May 15, 2013 7:33 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., made a big splash at last year's conference by staging an elaborate production to highlight the potential of Google Glass — an Internet-connected device and camera that can be worn on a person's face like a pair of spectacles.
Business Agility In The Evolving Workforce
May 14, 2013 1:55 pm | by Bob Dean, Executive Director, Business Transformation, Cisco | Articles | CommentsEighty five percent of companies with global supply chains experienced at least one supply chain disruption in the previous 12 months. Risk is inherently unpredictable. Fortunately, the current workforce is undergoing its own transformation to be able to identify and manage risk on a global basis.
Dell Raises Intrigue By Rescheduling 1Q Report
May 14, 2013 1:37 pm | News | CommentsStruggling personal computer maker Dell is going to report its latest quarterly earnings ahead of schedule in a move likely to spur speculation that the results will be dismal. The schedule change announced Tuesday means Dell Inc. will release its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the market close this Thursday.
RIM Unveils Cheaper BlackBerry
May 14, 2013 1:33 pm | by Kyle Hightower and Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsResearch In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google's Android software. CEO Thorsten Heins said the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices.
High-Tech Pushes For More In Immigration Bill
May 14, 2013 8:22 am | by Erica Werner, Associated Press | News | CommentsHigh-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate. Labor unions said these companies had already obtained enough in the legislation and further changes risked chipping away at protections for U.S. workers.
Dell Committee Seeks More Info On Icahn Plan
May 13, 2013 12:19 pm | by Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsIcahn and prominent Dell shareholder Southeastern Asset Management said last week they want to keep Dell Inc. publicly traded and give shareholders $12 in cash or more shares. But a Dell board special committee said in a Monday letter that the proposal comes with many unanswered questions.
France Mulls Culture Tax On Smartphones
May 13, 2013 10:07 am | News | CommentsThe French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content inside France. The proposal, handed to President Francois Hollande Monday, outlines a 1 percent tax on the sale of Internet-compatible devices.
BlackBerry Focuses On Cool Factor
May 13, 2013 8:22 am | by David Friend, The Canadian Press | News | CommentsChief executive Thorsten Heins will take the stage on Tuesday and is expected to deliver a keynote speech that could reveal a lower-priced version of its latest phone and some clues about whether the company plans to abandon tablet technology forever.
Investors Challenge Dell Takeover Plan
May 10, 2013 8:08 am | by Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAn investment group led by Michael Dell is offering $13.65 per share in a deal that would take the company private. Southeastern and Icahn criticize that proposal in a scathing letter to Dell's board outlining their proposal. Icahn also has made a preliminary proposal to buy 58 percent of Dell stock for $15 per share.
Should Engineers Be Licensed: A Process Improvement Perspective
May 10, 2013 7:56 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Articles | CommentsLicensed practice is commonplace or mandatory in other fields, particularly construction, medicine and law, so should those individuals handily responsible for most every article we use every day also be given greater accountability for the science they practice?
Engineering Newswire 37: Boeing Makes Hypersonic History
May 9, 2013 2:45 pm | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Pivot Point, the leading designer and manufacturer of non-threaded fastener solutions, we’re improving Artificial Intelligence with sensors, flying robotic bees, making hypersonic history, and getting ready to launch GOES-R.
Microsoft Touching Up Windows 8 To Address Gripes
May 7, 2013 7:43 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year. The changes, part of a software package given the codename "Blue," are a tacit acknowledgment of the shortcomings in Windows 8, a radical overhaul of Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous operating system.
EU: Motorola May Have Violated Antitrust Rules
May 6, 2013 12:27 pm | News | CommentsIt's a violation of EU antitrust rules for a patent-holder to deny use to technologically essential patents to companies willing to pay a fair and reasonable price. Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, obtained an injunction preventing Apple from using certain patented technologies.
New Efforts To Curb Cellphone Theft
May 6, 2013 7:54 am | by Terry Collins, Associated Press | News | CommentsIn San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently and quickly disable stolen smart phones, making them worthless to thieves.
Intel's CEO Pick Sticks To Tried-And-True Formula
May 3, 2013 2:21 pm | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsEver since Intel co-founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore ceded their roles as the first two CEOs, the company has always promoted the second-in-command to the helm. That started in 1987 with Andy Grove, who served as the top lieutenant under the co-founders.
App Lets Amputees Program Bionic Hands
May 3, 2013 1:34 pm | by Kathy Matheson, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe technology indicates how rapidly the field of prosthetics is changing, benefiting patients from injured military members to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Practitioners say increased government research in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is driving some of the advances.
