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5/30/2008
Carbon Nanoribbon Graphene FETs Fabricated
Workers Shifting to 4-Day Week to Save Gasoline
U.S. Eyes Free Internet as Part of Airwaves Auction
WSTS Slashes 2008 Growth Estimate, Stays Firm on 2009, 2010
Forecasts
Infineon Introduces World's Smallest 3G Handset Platforms
Hackers Start Poking Holes in NFC
Wireless Industry Shipped Over One Million BTS Units in 2007
E-Learning 101: Universities Populating Second Life Campuses
FCC Designates Spectrum Test Bed
U.S. Commander Senses Change in China Attitude Following Quake
American Nano Silicon Technologies Announces $8.5M Contract
with Chongqing General Trading Group
The Sad State of American Particle Physics Facilities
Toronto Poised to Award Contract for Wireless Water Meters
S. Africa Trade Deficit Doubles in April
McCain Flip Flops on Telco Immunity
Unmanned Lunar Rover Could Be Next to Roam the Moon
Stunning Image of Supernova Explosion 325 Years Ago
5/29/2008
FCC Releases Report on Wireless Competition
ARRL Files Comments in Two Matters Before FCC
High-Temp Superconductors Pave Way for 'Supermagnets'
Japanese Brewery Testing 'Space Beer'
Qualcomm Buys UK Radio Spectrum, is it for Mobile TV?
New Features to the USPTO's Trademark Electronic Search System
(TESS)
Large Hadron Collider Enables Hunt for 'God' Particle to Complete
'Theory of Everything'
STMicroelectronics Goes Analogue
U.S. Files WTO Case vs. EU Over Technology Tariffs
Scientists Working on Matrix-esque Brain-Computer Interface
NASA Restores Radio Contact with Phoenix Mars Lander
FTC Settles with Investigators in HP Spy Scheme
Berkeley Wins 2008 National Student Steel Bridge Competition
Cisco: WiFi & Beyond
Examining the Physics of Carbon Nanotubes
3/4 of HDTV-Equipped Millennials 'Love' HD Programming
Abu Dhabi Pours $2B in Solar Effort
(that's probably about 1 minute of oil revenue @ $130/bbl)
5/28/2008
Chinese Officials Give Kudos to Amateur Radio Operators
Blackberry Vows to Keep Messages Secret After India Seeks Code
"Nerd Girls" TV Program Challenges Stereotypes
Nanotube Wires Made to Operate at Speed of Commercial Chips
ST, Ericsson to Co-Develop Analog Baseband
Labour Union Loses Legal Case of Sacking by SMS
Method Uses 'Bluetooth' to Track Travel Time for Vehicles, Pedestrians
ST Not Interested in Adding Infineon to Wireless Venture
Boeing to Cut Hundreds of Space Jobs SoCal Satellite Engineering
Plants
New Serpentine Nanotube Structures Created
UK Businesses Lose £4 Billion a Year Due to Office ‘e-Break’
Ban
Auditors Unable to Keep Pace with DoD Spending
Sharing Digital Dividend Spectrum Could Boost French Economy
by an Extra €25B
Microsoft Gives a Peek at 'Windows 7'
2007 Bankruptcy Filings Up in U.S.
You
and Your Illegal Alien Alter Ego Might Share a Social Security
Number
Astronauts Face Bit of a Stink After ISS's Only Toilet Breaks
Down
5-27-2008
Study Finds Best Times for Mobile Radio Signals
My Perfect Gig Aims to Match EE 'Must Have' Skills with Right
Job
World Semiconductor Council Aims to Reduce Energy & Waste;
Wants Zero Tariff Semi Trade
UK Theme Park to Ban Smartphones
The World's Most Expensive Cellphones
Selex Galileo, RFMD Partner to Deliver RF Solutions
IEEE Certification Programs Aimed at Wireless and Software Engineers
ZigBee Alliance Certifies 19 Smart Energy Utility Products
China to Get 3G – At Last!
LG Considers a Mobile Phone Price War
Fighting Africa's Brain Drain
Tough Economy Means Only 1/3 of Teens Looking for Summer Jobs
Expected to Land One
GLAST Space Telescope to Launch Aboard Delta 2 on June 3
5-26-2008
Phoenix Sends First Photos of Mars Polar Region
In Celebration of Memorial Day - Navy Admiral Mike Mullen
Deutsche Telekom Rocked by Spying Scandal
Arriva Deploys Free Wi-Fi on Danish Trains
Dubai: From Sand to Silicon
Bye Bye, WiFi? Local Governments Abandoning Network Plans
Bright Sparks Make Gains Towards Plastic Lasers of the Future
2,000,000,000 Devices Worldwide Use Bluetooth
FCC Sets Tentative Agenda for June Open Meeting
S. Africa, Russia to Meet Next Month to Finalise Sumbandila
Satellite Launch
Europe to Remain the Fastest-Growing Market for WCDMA in 2008
Rising Costs Lead Farmers to Go High Tech
Subcommittee Passes NASA Authorization Act
French Skydiver Gears Up for Record Free Fall
U.S. House Approves 2009 Authorization Bill
Scholarship Contest on Facebook and YouTube Draws Students to
Medical Science
5-25-2008
Phoenix Spacecraft to Land on Mars Today
Group Claims WiFi Signal Allergy
Mathematicians Reveal Secrets of the Ancient and Universal Art
of Symmetry
GPS Sport: German Blogger Runs a Hidden Message Into the Berlin
Cityscape
5/23/2008
FLIR Systems Wins $358.4M IDIQ Contract Mod from U.S. Army
Google Co-Founder Pushes TV 'White Space' Plan
Next-Gen Internet Will Create Bigger Digital Divide
GAO Report Paints Positive Picture of Broadcast Industry’s DTV
Preparations
A Tiny Terahertz Laser
85% of Teenagers Engage at Least Occasionally in Electronic
Personal Communication
Cosmic Supermagnet Spreads Mysterious 'Morse Code'
NICTA Shows off 5Gbps Wireless Chip at CeBIT
Revival of Korean Handset Makers
Indian 3G Spectrum Issues to Be Resolved Soon
World Semiconductor Council Aims to Reduce Energy, Water, Waste
Resources
Auto Industry Prepares for Intelligent Highway
New Version of DX Summit Goes Live May 23
Electron Traps That Compute
New Red Spot Appears on Jupiter
Lawmakers See Cyber Threats to Electrical Grid
Research: Google Used in 61% of Searches
ISS Crew May Face Another Bumpy Re-Entry
Bacteria Levels in Aircraft Shows Low Risk to Travelers
5/22/2008
RFID Chips Suggested to be Used in Canadian Driver's License
Identifying the Global Elements of Job Satisfaction
MQ-9 Reaper Drops First GPS-Guided Weapon
Ireland Sits on a Wireless Goldmine
Backchannelmedia to Deploy First TV Click-Through to Internet
Advertising Platform
The Very Model of a Modern Transistor
Telstra Offers Free Laptop Computers to 3G Subscribers
AT&T Nears Completion of HSUPA Rollout
Planilum Light-Emitting Material
Senator Wants GAO to Look into Consolidation
IT Companies Now Largest Sector in S&P 500
X PRIZE Foundation Holds Team Summit on Private Moon Race to
Land a Robot
The Potential of ZnO Nanotubes
Unstable and Uncertain World Drives Military Technology Investment
Supernova Birth Observed for First Time
Nuclear Breaks Out as America's New 'Green' Darling
Lifelock® Anti-ID Theft Service
Pitchman Had His ID Stolen
(this is the genius who does commercials with a semi trailer
having his SSN painted on it)
Searching for Alien Neutrino Messages
5/21/2008
The H-1B Visa Dilemma, Part 2: What to Do?
Femtocell Trade Group Agrees on Single Interoperability Standards
SpaceDev Wins DARPA Contract Extension to Develop Small Satellite
Propulsion Technology
Nanotech Makes Radioactive Sensors Obsolete
Researcher Pushes Enormous Floating Solar Islands
U.S. Consumers Want Ban on Cellphone Voice Calls on Planes
DoD Reviewing Apple's Bid for PA Semi
Faster Wireless Networks
The Micro-Particles that Could Pose the Same Risk as Asbestos
China Addresses Imbalances as Trade with SA Soars
Pentagon, FAA Website Overlays Military Bases on Google Maps
(are these people insane?)
Intel's Chengdu Plant Reopens After China Quake
Cell Phone Users May Get Break on Early Contract End Fees
U.S. Consumers to Continue Opening Wallets for Electronics,
HDTVs
(well, their credit cards, anyway)
Final War Supplemental Unlikely Before Recess
Diamond-Like Crystals Discovered in Brazilian Beetle Solve Issue
for Future Optical Computers
Supply Concern Puts Oil Above $130 for First Time
Microsoft Chief Ballmer Egged by Hungarian Protester
New Fuel Cell Material Increases Power Output by More Than 50%
Hubble Space Telescope Survey Finds Missing Matter
Nobel Laureate in Physics Willis Lamb Dies at 94
5/20/2008
Survey Reveals Most Drivers See Hands-Free Law Having Little
Effect on Cell Phone Usage
First Room-Temperature Semiconductor Source of Coherent Terahertz
Radiation
Shrinking Antennas
UWB to Have a Profound Impact on Future Mobile Device Communications
Startup Implants RFID in Operating Room
Four More UWB Platforms are Certified by WiMedia Alliance
Survey: Radio Still Top Audio Entertainment Source
Are You Guilty of DWD (Driving While Distracted)?
US, China Space Debris Still Orbiting Earth
ESD Standards: An Annual Progress Report
Boeing Begins Firing High-Energy Laser Aboard Advanced Tactical
Laser Aircraft
AT&T Increases Wireless Network to High-Speed 3G
Oil Leaps to New Record above $129
Self-Repairing Aircraft Could Revolutionize Aviation Safety
Recent College Grads Are Prone to Anger and Depression
Intel Invests in Malaysian Mobile Broadband Provider to Advance
WiMAX
North Carolina Students Win National Team America Rocketry Challenge
MetroFi to Unplug from Nine Cities
U.S. Begins to Break Foreign Oil 'Addiction'
Improved Ion Mobility is Key to New Hydrogen Storage Compound
5/19/2008
Talent Shortages Threaten Growth in Emerging Markets
FCC Modifies PCS and AWS Power Limit Rules for Broadband Wireless
Fuels Cells: New Material Increases Power Output by More Than
50%
American Red Cross Responds to ARRL Concerns Regarding Background
Checks (no
good deed goes unpunished)
5 BAE Execs Given Subpoenas in U.S.
ViaSat Announces Record Fiscal Year 2008 Results
Major Shakeups in Analyst's 1Q08 Chip Ranking
Pregnant Moms Who Use Cell Phones Put Babies at Risk
FCC Looking for Volunteers for DTV Test
Samsung, LG Get Green Light on Mobile TV Standard
700 MHz Auction Raises a Record $20 Billion
Nissan Says Moving into Higher Gear on Electric Cars
Congressional Subcommittee Hears Update on EAS Overhaul
Successful NetFires Precision Attack Missile Flight Test
Can One 'Pin Down' Electrons?
30-Meter Telescope Focuses on Two Candidate Sites
17% of Brits Say They Would Shop from Their Mobile Phone
High Gas Prices Catch Up with Technology-Challenged Gas Stations
Senate Votes to Reverse FCC Ownership Rule Change
5/18/2008
Earthlink Pulling the Plug on
Philadelphia Wi-Fi
Nanostructures Will Raise Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency
Extensive Missile Site in China Revealed by Satellite
5/16/2008
Lockheed Wins $1.5B GPS III Prime
Strong Aftershock Disrupts Repaired Telecoms Networks in China
ON Semi to Close Fabs, Lay Off 400
Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Qualcomm Signals Win in UK L-Band Auction
Sprint Clears WiMax for Launch
LG Develops Elliptical LCD Screens
A Faster, More Energy-Efficient GPS
Cable Modems Top DSL For Internet Subscribers
(duh)
Industry Groups Study RFID at the Supply Chain's End
ESA Opens Satellite Navigation Competition
Spotigo Creates Highly Accurate WiFi Map of London
Physicists Demonstrate How Information Can Escape from Black
Holes
As Bluetooth Supports 802.11, Questions Loom About UWB
LIDAR Detector to Build Three-Dimensional Super Roadmaps of
Planets and Moons
Scientist Sells the Electric Sail for Space Propulsion
World's Smallest Helicopter to Take Flight at Da Vinci's Birthplace
in His Honor
War Spending Part of Supplemental Bill Defeated
Jane's Launches New Terrorism and Insurgency Centre Events Map
5/15/2008
GE May Sell or Spin Off Appliance Unit
(another American cultural icon gone?)
Mobile Phones Could Be Affected by IP Address Shortage
Ants Swarm over Houston Area, Fouling Electronics
New Cars are Gathering Information on You that Might Interest
Insurance Companies, Advertisers, Government
(Big Bro strikes again)
TSMC Board Approves $1B Share Buyback
Ericsson Eyes Margins, Outlines $25B R&D in Spending
NFC to Be in 50% of Mobiles by 2010
Qualcomm, Broadcom Leap Up Top-20 Semiconductor Rankings
Electric-Powered Exciton-Polariton Light from InGaAs
RadioFrame Readies 2nd Gen Femtocell Chip
TerraSAR-X and NFIRE Fire Up The Pipe with Laser Data Transfer
Worldwide Services Spending to Surpass $965B by 2012
Optimism for VC-Backed Chip Start-Ups
USPTO to Host Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge East Coast Showcase
Infineon Merger Speculation Flares Up -- Again
Russia Plans to Team with Europe on Moonship
Lab-on-a-Chip Made of Paper
Toronto Transit Finds Expen$ive Hybrid Busses Fall Way Short
on Fuel Savings
5/14/2008
China Earthquake Halts Some High-Tech Production
Hams Called to Action in Aftermath of China Quake
Avago Claims RF Amps as World's Smallest
A Third of U.S. Homes Use Only Cell Phones
(a CDC study - must be worried about all the fried brains)
Alternative to Silicon Chip Invented by Student
(GaN MOS,
but it is expensive)
Software Developers Taking a Starting Salary Hit
Aerospace Engineering Employment Takes Off
Brits Ditching the Alarm Clock - for a Mobile Phone to Wake
Them Up
'Second Generation' of HD Programming Rolls Out
Britain Opens Up Secret UFO Files
Motorola to Send FCC Revised Device for Unused Spectrum
(you can search the
FCC database for RF specs & internal photos for any
device used in the U.S.)
Cell Phones Designed to Save Lives
A Smarter Supercomputer
Senators Threaten Saudi Arms Deal over Oil Prices
Wireless Patient Devices at Risk from Proposed Internet Use
Space Set to Go Mainstream
Overstock.com Looks to NeuStar's UltraDNS for Mission-Critical
Infrastructure
(RFCafe.com uses this service for improved worldwide DNS performance
- and it ain't cheap!)
MySpace Wins $230 Million Anti-Spam Ruling
Corporate America's Rejection of Windows Vista
First Korean Astronaut Leaves Hospital After Soyuz Rough Landing
5/13/2008
Cobham Buys M/A-COM for $425M
(wow!)
Satellite to Satellite Communications by Laser Beam
Tories Place Electronics and Skills Top of Political Agenda
Freescale to Close Tempe GaAs Fab
Griffon Unit Gains $64M Order for MH-60R Radar from Lockheed
Martin
ABC News Seeks College News Producers
Boeing's First Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Now Operational
Network Costs Threaten Mobile Broadband Growth
Outsourced Chip Design Starts Up 20%
New Technique Measures Ultrashort Laser Pulses at Focus
Chip Forecast: China, India Could Offset Losses Elsewhere
NASA Footage Restored in HDTV
Microsoft's 'WorldWide Telescope' Brings Astronomy to All
IBM Close to Breaking Petaflops Barrier
Smoothing Out Nano Edges
Wireless Mesh Standard Gets Boost from OLPC, Open Source
U.S. Standardizes Sensitive Info Handling
HP Close to Acquiring Ross Perot's EDS
Future Power ICs for Cars to Include Bus Transceivers
New Process May Convert Toxic Computer Waste into Safe Products
5/12/2008
Woman Recovers Stolen MacBook by Activating iSight Feature to
See Thieves
GPS Car Unit Thefts Across U.S. Reach Epidemic Proportions
Qualcomm Demonstrates Multi-Mode Mobile TV on Single Handset
Air Force to Award $1.8B GPS III Contract
ARRL
Dayton Hamvention Begins This Friday
Intel a Winner in Swedish 2.6 GHz Auction
Intelsat and Panasonic to Bring Broadband Service to the Skies
Canada Confirms Blocking the Sale of Space Company
Satnav That Tells You Not to Break the Speed Limit
New Top-of-the-Line BlackBerry Doubles Screen Resolution
SMS's More Expensive Than Messaging the Hubble Space Telescope
(not that there is any relevance)
Inventor, Engineering Students Explore New Type of Solar Collectors
Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Rocks Central China
Data Recovered from Space Shuttle Columbia Hard Drive
EU Official Says 2012 Car Pollution Targets Unworkable
Roofing Company Develops Peel-and-Stick Solar Panels
FBI Probes Counterfeit China Computer Parts
5/11/2008
Method for Integrating Nanowire Devices Directly onto Silicon
Developed
Stupid Consumers Plague CE Industry
Pure-Play Foundries Comprise 84% of IC Market
NASA and JAXA to Conduct Joint Research on Sonic Boom Modeling
5/9/2008
Light/Matter Interaction to Improve Semiconductor Interfaces
FCC Looks to Raise Vanity Call Sign Fees
Students to Call Long Distance to the ISS
Modern Ceramics Help Advance Technology
India's BSNL Invites Bids for $6.5B GSM Expansion Contract
USPTO Embarks on Listening Tour on Design Protection of Automotive
Parts
Indian Semiconductor Ecosystem Poised for Takeoff
Haze, Still Misunderstood, Costing Semi Industry $1B a Year
Why Earth Needs Lunar Property Rights
Energy-Efficient Ethernet Standard Gains Traction
Radio 'Recession-Resistant, Not Recession-Proof'
Fees for '.org' Domain Names to Increase 10%
Over 550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets Will Ship by 2012
Japan Looks to Space for Military Use
'Speed Racer' Super-Car Faces Reality Check
NASA Satellite Images Burma Cyclone
Tech Tools Bring Big Success for Small Businesses
5-8-2008
New WiFi Devices Warn Doctors of Heart Attacks
FCC Denies Two Amateur Radio Petitions for Rulemaking
'Kill Switch' in Globally Outsourced ICs Feared by Pentagon
Wireless Reselling Business on Decline
Nano-Designed Transistors with Disordered Materials, But High
Performance
Cambridge-Based Firm Set to Double Battery Life in 4G Mobile
Phones
No Sense of Urgency in Washington Re Technology
Chip-Laden Cars Still Opportunity for Semiconductor Companies
GAO: DOD Wastes Billions on Weapons Contracts
New Wireless Network Could Benefit Customers
Keithley Releases CD of Semiconductor Device Test Applications
WJ’s Losses Rise, Despite Rising Gross Margin
The Candidates on Technology
Touch Screen Market to Reach $3.3B by 2015
Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Invest $3.2B
in Combined Sprint, Clearwire Mobile Broadband Company
Mathematicians Make Three-Dimensional Images of Music
Trojan Infects More Than 500,000 PCs
Cleaner Air to Worsen Droughts in Amazon
(d***ed if you do, d***ed if you don't)
5-7-2008
Spectrum 'Spaces' Hold Allure for Technology Companies
RF Micro Devices to Cut 350 Jobs
Sprint, Clearwire Form WiMax Venture
General: EU, NATO Need Better Tech Cooperation
Up to 12% of DSL Broadband Users to Transfer to Fixed WiMAX
Within 5 Years
Tomorrow’s Wireless World: Ofcom Report on Future Communications
Technology
Gloom Deepens in European Chip Market
Qualcomm Ramps up MEMS Display Production
Home Nets in the Fray
Smiths Detection's X-Ray Checkpoint Deployed in U.S.
Microsoft Makes Spy Tools for Big Brother
Record-Setting Laser May Boost Search for Earthlike Planets
100x
HP Labs Calls for University Proposals
Robobug Goes to War: Troops to Use Electronic Insects to Spot
Enemy
NASA Kepler Mission Offers Opportunity to Send Names into Space
Entrepreneur Floats Ad 'Clouds' in the Sky
(USA Today must have seen my current Cool Products feature -
I covered it first!)
Wall Street Rebounds as Traders Shrug Off Fannie Mae Losses,
Record Oil Price
5-6-2008
Ericsson Opens R&D Centre in Silicon Valley
Ethernet Alliance Honors Paper by Florida Student
Nearly Half of New Zealand Children Use a Mobile Phone
Hams Breathe Sigh of Relief - Newspaper Reports "BPL Plan is
Dead in Dallas"
RFID Testbed Can Measure Multiple Tags at Once
5-5-2008
Consulting Firm Settles H-1B Discrimination Case
Triquint and AWR Launch Incentive Program for GaAs-MMIC Designs
Veteran Wireless Operators Association Honors Two Hams
GSA Contends Fabless is More
Semiconductor Inventory Situation Worse Than Thought
Deutsche Telekom Bid for Sprint Would Face Obstacles
Tesla Rolls out Its Long-Awaited Electric Sports Car
Google, IBM Join Forces to Dominate 'Cloud Computing'
EU Economy Set for €95 Boost if TV Spectrum Used for Mobile
Broadband
Smarter Electric Grid Could Be Key to Saving Power
Quantum Mechanical Con Game: Winning Every Time
Auction-Style Site Aims to Thwart Grey Market
Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad
White Spaces Strike Out with Sports
Two-Thirds of Girls Put Off Tech-Jobs Due to Lack of Role Models
April Sees The Loss of 20,000 More Jobs in U.S.
(meanwhile, Illegals continue to pour over the border)
5-4-2008
Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology for Use in Medical Imaging
Hubble Trouble: Shuttle Mission Pushed Back
Send Your Name to the Moon on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Microsoft Drops Bid after Yahoo Rejects Higher Offer
5-2-2008
Asia/Pacific Dominates Mobile Growth
WiMAX Forum Endorses USA Testing Center
U.S. Entrepreneurs are Educated, Experienced
Graphene-Based Gadgets May Be Just Years Away
Calgary Tragedy Exposes VOIP Phone Flaws
Computers Go on Sale to General Public in Cuba for 1st Time
Broad-Spectrum QCLs and GaAs Nanoneedles
Sun Microsystems Announces 2,500 Jobs to be Cut
Walmart.com Using Wii Fit to Boost Mother's Day Sales
IC Packaging and Testing Industry to Move into Stagnation in
2008
Senate Panel Pads Bush '09 Spending Request
Security Slackness: Pentagon Inspector Faults U.S. Oversight
of BAE
AXT's 57% Year-on-Year Growth Driven by SI GaAs and Ge
Airlines Slow Down Flights to Save on Fuel
Si Shortage That Has Kept Solar Electricity Expensive is Ending
Saudi Arabia in 'Golden Era'
(your gasoline money at work)
Instant Messaging: A New Language?
S. Korea's First Astronaut Suffers Back Injury
5-1-2008
HP Engineers Claim 'Memristor' Breakthrough
High-Temp Superconductor Power Hits Long Island
National Semi Cuts 130 Jobs, Expects $10M Charge
Transportation App Offers Significant Revenue Opportunities
for RFID Technology
Global Oscilloscopes Market Projected to Inch up to $1.25B by
2010
Samsung Mobile Installs New Recharging Points in Airports
MPs Say Funding Cuts Damage UK's Science Prestige
Spirent Communications Leads in Certification Testing of Assisted
GPS Devices
Top 5 Handset Vendors See Shrinking Profits
Scientists Develop New Type of Memory Circuit
High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory
Time Warner to Shed Remainder of Its Cable Unit Amid Investor
Pressure
Volvo's 2020 Vision: The Injury-Proof Car
3 Chinese Banks Now in World's Top 4
How to Measure a Carbon Nanotube
Microsoft's Board Fails to Decide on Yahoo
Good News: U.S. Economy Not Officially in Recession; Bad News:
It Doesn’t Matter
Parachute That Da Vinci Drew Made to Work... After 523 Years
China Now #1 CO2 Offender
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