Computers News http://www.topix.com/gadgets/computers http://www.topix.com/rss/gadgets/computers.xml News on Computers continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png BUYINS.NET: ADTR, TEXG, WWNG Have Also Been On BUYINS.NET Na... http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2008/01/buyins-net-adtr-texg-wwng-have-also-been-on-buyins-net-na?fromrss=1 BUYINS.NET: ADTR, TEXG, WWNG Have Also Been On BUYINS.NET Naked Short List For 13 Consecutive Trading Days RDATE:31122007 BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been on the ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

]]> Customer Interaction Solutions Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:33:31 GMT 080101URRRFK 0 Digital album packaging should improve in '08 http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2008/01/digital-album-packaging-should-improve-in-08?fromrss=1 A man looks at music CDs inside the Virgin Megastore in New York in this file photo from Nov. via Boston Globe

]]> Boston Globe Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:56:51 GMT 080101735IT7 0 Semiconductor sales climb in November, but industry missing target for year http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/semiconductor-sales-climb-in-november-but-industry-missing-target-for-year?fromrss=1 "It will take very strong sales in December to meet our forecast of 3.8 percent growth in 2007"

Worldwide sales of semiconductors climbed 2.3 percent in November, as high oil prices and spreading mortgage woes did not dissuade gadget buyers. via SiliconValley.com

]]> SiliconValley.com Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:30:51 GMT 0712316BR63M 0 Former Ski.com Employee Expected To Plead Guilty http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/former-ski-com-employee-expected-to-plead-guilty?fromrss=1 Court documents indicate a former Ski.com salesman plans to plead guilty to reduced counts in a case in which he was accused of tampering with company computers. via KMGH-TV Denver

]]> KMGH-TV Denver Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:14:50 GMT 071231B6GBPM 0 FAA Bans Lithium Batteries in Checked Baggage http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/faa-bans-lithium-batteries-in-checked-baggage?fromrss=1 "Doing something as simple as keeping a spare battery in its original retail packaging or a plastic zip-lock bag will prevent unintentional short-circuiting and fires"

Starting in the new year, airline passengers won't be allowed to check baggage containing lithium batteries unless they're already installed in electronic devices. via TechNewsWorld

]]> TechNewsWorld Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:46:16 GMT 071231970TD1 0 Semi sales up 2.3% in November, says SIA http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/semi-sales-up-2-3-in-november-says-sia?fromrss=1 "These products are all finishing the year with very healthy unit sales increases. Cell phone unit sales in 2007 will grow by over 20 percent for the fifth-consecutive year, while unit sales of personal computers will grow by more than 10 percent. "

November was another good month for global sales of semiconductors, with a 2.3 percent increase over the same period last year to $23.1 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association . via EETimes

]]> EETimes Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:17:25 GMT 071231SG4T3C 0 Dayton law student sues school over exam policy http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/dayton-law-student-sues-school-over-exam-policy?fromrss=1 "Apparently, some of our students were aware of this characteristic. ... At least one student did use drag and drop"

DAYTON - A law student has sued the University of Dayton's law school, claiming another student's copying of computer files onto an exam put him at a disadvantage when his test was graded. via Coshocton Tribune

]]> Coshocton Tribune Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:42:15 GMT 0712316TJLMO 0 Warning: Don't read this in front of the kids http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/warning-dont-read-this-in-front-of-the-kids?fromrss=1 "It would not surprise me if a significant proportion of readers deride these ideas until my predictions have been proved correct"

Here's a prediction that'll make you squirm: In the future, people will fall in love with robots. via Concord Monitor

]]> Concord Monitor Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:25:02 GMT 0712312D73U0 7 Samsung seeks US probe into patent infringement claims http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/samsung-seeks-us-probe-into-patent-infringement-claims?fromrss=1 "These patented technologies enable Samsung's products to enjoy competitive advantages in the marketplace"

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission, alleging patent infringements by Japan's Sharp Corp. via Raw Story

]]> Raw Story Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:38:21 GMT 071226MIULD2 0 Intel, STMicroelectronics delay merging memory divisions http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/intel-stmicroelectronics-delay-merging-memory-divisions?fromrss=1 Intel and STMicroelectronics will delay the merger of their memory divisions until the end of the first quarter, STMicroelectronics announced in Geneva today. via San Jose Mercury News

]]> San Jose Mercury News Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:08:37 GMT 071226OS465K 0 Apple Trades at $200 for First Time http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/apple-trades-at-200-for-first-time?fromrss=1 "Apple has a lot of momentum right now"

Shares of Apple Inc. hit the $200 mark for the first time Wednesday, as investor confidence in the company continued rising near the end of what has been a strong year for the iPod and computer maker.

In afternoon trading, shares rose $1.17 to $199.97. They earlier peaked at $200.

Apple shares have traded between $76.77 and $199.33 in the past year, rising steadily since January as investors anticipated and then cheered the release of the company's hybrid cell phone, multimedia player and wireless Internet device, the iPhone. The product went on sale at the end of June. Read more

]]> The Associated Press Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:40:12 GMT 0712267ODDFO 0 Coming soon: wearable computers http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/coming-soon-wearable-computers?fromrss=1 "The systems are becoming more stable and more comfortable"

It might be not long before you start wearing a computer just as you put on your shoes, watch and jacket. via Hindustan Times

]]> Hindustan Times Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:51:00 GMT 071226V2IH76 0 Whale shark thrives in Australian eco-tourism park http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/whale-shark-thrives-in-australian-eco-tourism-park?fromrss=1 "To study whale sharks in a meaningful way, we really had to rethink how we collect data and how we analyse it"

Australian News.Net Wednesday 26th December, 2007 Gentle whale sharks are thriving in western Australia's Ningaloo reef area thanks to a successful eco-tourism programme, according to scientists who have been ... via Australian News

]]> Australian News Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:26:04 GMT 0712260KLK00 0 Zero Thermal Expansion, Hybrid Semiconductors http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/zero-thermal-expansion-hybrid-semiconductors?fromrss=1 "This work suggests a novel approach to design the thermal expansion - ' from positive to negative, including zero - ' in a nanoscopic scale by assembling nano-scale units in an ordered manner"

The fan in your computer is there to keep the microprocessor chip from heating to the point where its component materials start to expand, inducing cracks that interrupt the flow of electricity - ' and not ... via Technology News Daily

]]> Technology News Daily Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:01:39 GMT 071226O6AQVB 0 Videogame industry spreads out http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/videogame-industry-spreads-out?fromrss=1 "It takes a lot of people to do it. We kind of grow and shrink as needed, depending on how many projects are going on and what kind of projects we're working on."

The street scene that Paul Peccia is creating doesn't seem like a nice place. It's abandoned. via Montgomery Advertiser

]]> Montgomery Advertiser Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:33:41 GMT 0712254RERMN 0 Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Corel http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/acacia-subsidiary-enters-into-license-agreement-with-corel?fromrss=1 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Disc Link Corporation subsidiary has entered into a license agreement with Corel Corporation covering patents ... via BroadcastNewsroom

]]> BroadcastNewsroom Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:18:33 GMT 07122559567R 0 Efficiency will be component buzzword for 2008 http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/efficiency-will-be-component-buzzword-for-2008?fromrss=1 Last year, across the increasingly wide range of technologies used to build electronic devices, products pushed the envelope in lower power consumption, higher levels of integration, smaller package sizes and ... via EETimes

]]> EETimes Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:54:21 GMT 071225QQ8K3D 0 NHS chief defends database plans http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/nhs-chief-defends-database-plans?fromrss=1 The chief executive of the NHS has defended plans to allow patient records to be shared nationally through a centralised computer database. via Yorkshire Post

]]> Yorkshire Post Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:35:57 GMT 071225IGQSHD 0 Learn the basics before buying a new computer http://www.topix.net/gadgets/computers/2007/12/learn-the-basics-before-buying-a-new-computer?fromrss=1 If you're shopping for a computer this season, think about it the way you'd shop for a car. via Newsday.com

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