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Bits Blog: Apple Doles Out Stock to Keep Top Executives

Bits Blog: Apple Doles Out Stock to Keep Top Executives

Apple made a series of large stock grants to most of its senior leaders, giving the company’s top talent a big reason to stay.

In the Region | Long Island: Long Island/In the Region – Spreading the Word With Social Media and the Web

Great Neck is one of an expanding collection of community groups using the Web, social media and mobile technology in new ways, to draw attention to various areas.

After Curfew: Skype Postpones Sweet Sorrow

Absence makes the heart grow fonder — of Skype.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals’ Oilfield Technology Group Offers New Proppant Designed to Enhance Oil Production

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Oilfield Technology Group (OTG) of Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., today announced the introduction of a new resin coated proppant for fracturing service companies and operators in the oil & gas industry. “There is renewed drilling activity in oil and liquid-rich reservoirs throughout North …

Forensic technology could trace drugs to point of manufacture

A new forensic technology could eventually help trace designer drugs to their point of manufacture.

Keep on locking up rioters, says top judge

Heavy prison sentences for rioters are justified, the country’s most senior judge ruled today.

Police fatally shoot man in wheelchair

PHOENIX (AP) — A man in a wheelchair has been fatally shot by Phoenix police after officers say he pointed a gun at them.

Eyelids to ovaries: Bionic spare parts that can give you a new lease of life

Bionic body parts and implants are rapidly becoming commonplace in medicine, transforming the lives of ordinary patients.

ExecuJet lands airport contract

ExecuJet Europe has been awarded the hotly-contested tender to manage Cambridge Airport’s fixed-base operation.

Uganda: Jetting Towards Doing Business Sustainably

The aviation industry is facing a tough and exciting challenge: creating a new way of doing business that uses less energy, relies on renewable sources of energy and minimizes or eliminates harmful waste products. We especially need to develop a sustainable commercial alternative to jet fuel. Because while people can …

´The Global Oilfield Chemicals Market Will Reach $17.65bn in 2011´ Says visiongain Report

LONDON, October 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ http://www.visiongain.com/Report/705/The-Oilfield-Chemicals-Market-2011-2021 Visiongain´s The Oilfield Chemicals Market 2011-2021 report details the prospects for this dynamic energy sector with

Pakistan obtains hi-tech warfare suite pod to upgrade F-16 fighter aircraft

Karachi, Oct 25(ANI): Pakistan has bought the American ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) pod for their fighter aircraft, according to a media report.

X PRIZE Benefit Celebrates Innovation in Oil Cleanup, Sets Sights on Breakthroughs in Life Sciences, Education …

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– – The X PRIZE Foundation honored the benefactor and winners of the $1.4 million Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, during its 2011 Radical Benefit for Humanity at the Regency Center …

New art course to send students to China

Graphic by Allison Struck. Students from all majors have the opportunity to spend spring break in China as part of a travel-study art course next semester. The course, Travel-Study in…

JetBlue Getaways, Google Offers offer vacation package deals

JetBlue Getaways recently became the first vacation programme to partner with Google Offers. For only $30, customers were offered a $300 discount towards any vacation package of three or more nights for a minimum of

Is Cruise Set to Ride the Mobile Wave?

With Apple 4s sales off to a strong start in the wake of the Steve Jobs era, use of mobile will only grow. The travel industry, like every other, needs to understand how

isango! forays into theatre break business

Travel experiences specialist isango! recently launched a new theatre break business: Just London Theatre Breaks. The new show-and-hotel package website, justlondontheatrebreaks.com , takes the isango! offering beyond just

Foreign travel alerts upset India

India criticises five countries for advising their citizens to avoid travel to India during the holiday season, warning them of “possible terrorist attacks”.

New trap for Oakleigh drivers

ANOTHER speed and red light camera will be turned on this week in Oakleigh.

Nicaraguan Navy boat goes missing during Rina evacuation efforts

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA : A speed boat belonging to the Nicaraguan Navy went missing on Sunday afternoon while assisting in the evacuation of more than 200 people in advance of what is now Hurricane Rina, officials said on Monday. More than 25 people were on board.

2011 Ford Edge Limited FWD

The 2011 Ford Edge for $34,220, comes with a 3.5 L Ti-VCT V6 engine that delivers 285 horse power.

SpaceX capsule arrives at Cape Canaveral

The future of commercial spaceflight makes another stride Monday as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft arrives the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Scott Rickert, Nanofilm CEO, Addresses Nano-Network October 26 in Dayton, Ohio

Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of the nanotechnology company Nanofilm, will speak on Growth and Collaboration in Ohio’s Nanotechnology Community, an event of the Nano-Network, to be held…

Nanotechnology and Textiles: Market and Applications to 2015

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanotechnology and Textiles: Market and Applications to…

BYD opening signals clean-tech shift

Chinese electric automaker BYD opened its North American headquarters on Monday on Los Angeles’ Auto Row, a move that city officials said could create hundreds of jobs and provide a hub for sales and research.

Tucson tech: Applied Energetics points laser work in new direction – Arizona Daily Star

Tucson tech : Applied Energetics points laser work in new direction Arizona Daily Star The Tucson company, which created anti-IED technology for the military, is now diversifying into precision machining for private industry. Joe Hayden knows…

In the future, walls may be interactive surfaces – ABC Action News

In the future, walls may be interactive surfaces – ABC Action News

ABC Action News In the future , walls may be interactive surfaces ABC Action News The “OmniTouch” technology uses a depth-sensitive camera similar to Microsoft Kinect to track the user’s fingers on everyday surfaces. By tapping or dragging fingers…

BMW lists out innovative-tech bound for its future economical, planet friendly … – Indian Cars Bikes

BMW lists out innovative- tech bound for its future economical, planet friendly … Indian Cars Bikes The seventh generation BMW 3-Series will be the product that will pack all the future – tech that BMW engineers…

John McCarthy, 1927-2011

John McCarthy has died . Sadly I was expecting this, I was told that McCarthy was still teaching courses in 2008 by someone in Stanford’s computer science department, but …

Admixture in Madagascar

In my spare time today I went through much of Madagascar: A Short History . After reading it I’m even more convinced that people need to stop talking authoritatively about this island and its people. There’s a lot of interesting material …

Amiga-based desktop to be released for Christmas

Amiga-based desktop to be released for Christmas

Retro computer enthusiast Amigakit has announced that its AmigaOne X1000 desktop will be with us for Christmas – with a whopping price tag of £2,000. A labour of love for its creators, Trevor Dickinson, Anthony Moorley and Ben Hermans, it packs a…

In Depth: 7 cool creations from Adobe’s secret labs

In Depth: 7 cool creations from Adobe’s secret labs

7 cool creations from Adobe’s secret labs Every year, Adobe shows off some cool prototypes and features that different teams are working on, that might or might not show up in a product sometime in the future. This is how we …

Gary Marshall: It’s time Windows XP went the way of the dodo

Gary Marshall: It’s time Windows XP went the way of the dodo

There are two kinds of old things. There are great old things, such as vintage wines, fine brandies or twinkly-eyed grandparents. And there are old things that really ought to retire, such as U2 and Windows XP. Microsoft’s operating…

A New Chapter for E-Books

Lavish electronic-book projects point toward the pinnacle of the medium. The problem with the Harry Potter series, for me and many others, was that it had to end. For fans used to midnight book-launch parties and concerts by bands with names like Draco and the …

Scan Anything and Let Your Phone Do The Rest

A new app lets users capture visual and audio input with a smart phone and search for related information. Many people rely on their smart phones to search for things online. At the movies, users might try to identify an actor from a film trailer. At a concert…

How IT Costs More Jobs than It Creates

A new book challenges the standard view that technological advances are always good for employment. Recent advances in information technologies may be driving people out of work and enriching the already rich, a new book argues. The book challenges the long-held view that new …

How 18th-Century Copiale Cipher Was Cracked

A team of linguists applied statistics-based techniques to translate one of the most stubborn of codes, a German mix of letters and symbols.

‘Smart Textiles’ for a Phone as Useful as the Shirt on Your Back

Researchers are working to incorporate communications devices into the clothes we wear.

Raw Data: Faster Broadband, but Who Needs It?

Raw Data: Faster Broadband, but Who Needs It?

Mobile operators are building high-speed Long Term Evolution networks that promise blazing fast mobile Internet. So far, consumers are not impressed.

World Wide Technology Strengthens Presence in Southwest with New Office in San Antonio

ST. LOUIS & SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WWT expands in Texas to meet growing demand for advanced technology solutions. New San Antonio office features state-of-the-art training, technology demonstration and HD video conferencing facilities.

Cars to come with hands-free texting technology

Two and a half years into the crusade against distracted driving, automakers are equipping vehicles with new technology that might circumvent the laws in 34 states – including Minnesota and Wisconsin – that prohibit text messaging behind the wheel

Automakers embrace hands-free text-messaging technology

Two and a half years into the crusade against distracted driving, automakers are equipping vehicles with new technology that might circumvent the 34 state laws that prohibit …

NI Technology Previews Earnings for ARM Holdings, Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, Broadcom, and Tellabs

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, has published updated outlooks for ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: ARMH), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN),…

First drive: Volkswagen Up

Small in size but not in substance, Volkswagen’s circa-$15,000 Up has big hopes for the city car class.

Two airlines submit Tupelo air service bids

With Delta Air Lines choosing not to continue flying out of Tupelo, two other airlines have said they’re willing to do it.

Solar Ship: The hybrid airship with a low-carbon twist

In recent times there’s been a resurgence of interest in airships for military and commercial uses as evidenced by Lockheed Martin’s High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) and Hybrid Air Vehicles heavy-lift variant of Northrop Grumman’s …

Column: Government shouldn’t be picking Solyndras

Bjorn Lomborg: Investing in energy research is one thing. Placing bets (with taxpayer money) on a business is quite another.

Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One review

This iteration just doesn’t play quite as well as the earlier ones did.

Electron accelerator scientists report breakthroughs

Cornell scientists have surpassed two major scientific milestones toward proving the technology of a novel, exceedingly powerful X-ray source.

Ridley Scott to Host ‘Prophets of Science Fiction’ Series

Ridley Scott is about to space out with a new series for Discovery’s Science Channel.

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