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Lenovo ThinkPad X300
Reviews The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, a full-size keyboard and nearly every feature a mobile user needs into a sleek, lightweight case.
Tags: Battery, Toshiba Portege, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, DVD, Notebook, IBM ThinkVantage, X300, ThinkPad X300, IBM ThinkPad
Chip slaps cuffs on pox bug
News A chip that can sense a single virus could lead to revolutionary medical diagnostic tools.
ST builds chips for gene detection
News STMicroelectronics introduces a prototype of a chip that, if released commercially, could substantially cut the costs for scanning for genetic diseases.
Researchers still uncertain whether cellular phones are safe
News Leading scientists gathering in Washington, D.C., this week say more research is needed to once-and-for-all determine whether cell phones pose major health risks.
Tags: Cellular phones, DNA, Conference, Wireless, researcher, scientist, health care, American Cancer Society, Cellular phones
One million people's details could be culled from UK database
News The European Union rules the United Kingdom has violated human rights by keeping DNA details and possibly fingerprints of about 850,000 people suspected of a crime.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Database management, DNA, Crime, Home Secretary, European Court, Database, European Union, Steve Ranger
Report: Some UK govt databases may be illegal
News A quarter of U.K. government databases could contravene European human-rights laws, according to an independent body of experts.
Tags: Data mining & analysis, Databases, Regulations, DNA, Security, Report, Home Secretary, Government Database, European Court, Database
VMware and SpringSource: New deal or old battle?
News VMware's SpringSource acquistion looks like old-fashioned strength through consolidation. It needs to be much more to matter.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business Strategies & Functions, DNA, Red Hat Inc., VMware Inc., business strategy, Oracle Corp., Java, Mobile platforms/communications
IBM experimenting with DNA to build chips
News Scientists are conducting research to arrange carbon nanotubes into a grid that might function as a data storage device or perform calculations.
Tags: Processors, R&D, Nanotechnology
How cloud computing will change business
News IBM, Qualcomm, Nokia and other majors, along with startups, are preparing to cash in on new technology. Not that it will be easy.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Sales, Cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, network, industry, PC
Israelis engineer DNA 'computer' to fight disease
News A designer molecule has the potential to identify mutating cells and release chemical inhibitors to prevent them from reproducing.
Tags: R&D
BitTorrent enters enterprise market
News The peer-to-peer company has forayed into the enterprise market with content delivery service, targeted at businesses that use streaming video, large downloads or games over the Web.
Tags: Peer to peer
CA buys desktop management software maker
News Computer Associates International on Thursday acquired privately held Miramar Systems, a provider of desktop management software.
Tags: Desktops, Business applications
Global police database for fingerprints, airline data?
News Interpol wants to compile a database of fingerprints and travel data to be shared amongst its 186 member countries.
Tags: Privacy, Security Management
CA set to deliver defensive packages
News CA is set to launch five Protection Suite security and recovery software bundles aimed at small businesses.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Antivirus software, SMB
Atomic particles 'teleported'
News Scientists say complex quantum experiment could lead to faster computers that work like magic.
Tags: Components
