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Memory Maker Reduces Work Force
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:38:00 -0000
Falling prices for the flash memory used in a wide range of consumer electronics have forced Micron Technology to shut down most of a factory it shares with Intel and lay off close to 3,000 workers.
Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:49:27 -0000
While the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S., because culture discourages girls — and boys — from excelling.
Skin Deep: The Sum of Your Facial Parts
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:13:04 -0000
A computer model can come up with the ideal you, but you may prefer your “before” image.
Green Inc.: Hopes for Offshore Wind in Texas
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:14:09 -0000
As the race to develop offshore wind energy is heating up in the Northeast, things have hit a few speed bumps in Texas.
Panel to Study Military Eavesdropping
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:02:01 -0000
The Senate Intelligence Committee will investigate the claim by two military eavesdroppers that they routinely listened in on private calls of U.S. military officers, aid workers and journalists in Iraq.
New Cost Overrun Bedevils Planned Mission to Mars
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:01:36 -0000
A plan for a robotic rover to be sent to Mars has run into budget problems, forcing NASA to make hard choices.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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Visit China's Forbidden City -- as a virtual eunuch
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:59:49 -0400
BEIJING (Reuters) - Culture fans thousands of miles from Beijing can now visit its famous Forbidden City, through a three dimensional recreation of the vast palace that also allows them to dress up as an imperial eunuch and meet a courtesan.
FCC likely to recommend unlicensed spectrum use
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:28:48 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A battle between tech companies like Google Inc and broadcasters over use of soon-to-be vacant airwaves will heat up soon as U.S. regulators release an anticipated report on the issue.
YouTube starts running full-length CBS shows
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:05:31 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - YouTube said on Friday that it had started running full-length TV shows from CBS Corp's archive in the popular video-sharing site's latest step to build its advertising business with professional programing.

AP Top Technology News At 10:21 a.m. EDT

Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future
By PETER SVENSSON Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:20:25 -0000
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (AP) -- On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete....
Despite IBM profits, a tech gloom still looms
By JORDAN ROBERTSON Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:32:28 -0000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Even after IBM Corp. surprised Wall Street with a healthy profit in the third quarter and a reaffirmation of its earnings outlook for the rest of the year, the broader technology sector dived again Thursday. There's just not enough of what lifted IBM to go around....
Review: Tiny flash drives improve their security
By RON HARRIS Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:15:31 -0000
ATLANTA (AP) -- Flash memory drives, the size of your thumb, are dirt cheap and offer gigabytes of storage. It's tempting to fill one of them with important computer files, clip it to a key chain and hit the road....

 

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