Amtrak Enlists iPhone as a Service Tool
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Sony getting out of PC optical drive business due to ‘fierce competition’
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 27th 2012 5:51AM It’s being reported that Sony is closing Optiarc Inc., its company subsidiary that manufactures optical disc drives for PCs. Officials are quoted as saying that “fierce competition” forced prices down, causing the business to operate at a loss despite controlling roughly 15 percent of the market. Operations will be wound up by March of next year, with around 400 employees...
Acronym-loving Samsung joins Intel and TSMC, buys stake in ASML
By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 27th 2012 6:44AM Samsung’s round of cash-flashing continues with a $629 million purchase of a three-percent stake in ASML. It’s joining Intel and TSMC in pumping money into the Dutch business, developing tooling for chip-making machines with Extra Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) designed to “extend Moore’s Law.” It’ll also help reduce the cost of future silicon, since...
Groups want two major US parties to support Internet ‘freedom’
The Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. should take a stand for Internet “freedom” during their upcoming national conventions, a group of Internet activists urged Monday. More than 36,000 people have signed a petition, started by ‘Net activist group Demand Progress in mid-August, calling on the two major parties to add Internet freedom language to their party platforms. Demand Progress reiterated its call...
Unconventional Learning with iPad, Mac, and iPod touch
Students at the UK public school Flitch Green Academy use iPad, Mac, and iPod touch to create unique learning experiences. The inspiration Flitch Green is a public elementary/middle school located just outside of London. This modern eco-friendly version of a village school was designed to be the hub of the community — where the teachers support the kids so they feel safe to explore, to ask questions, and even to make mistakes. The...
