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Shortly after we wrote about LG integrating Nvidia's Tegra 2 chips in the Optimus series , Samsung followed up with the announcement of the Orion, its dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 application processor for mobile devices. In short, what this means is that instead of having one miserable 1GHz CPU in ...

BusinessWire - NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with Mount Kisco Medical Group, PC (MKMG) to ...

Sep 07, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Apple has introduced iTunes 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network for following artists and friends to discover music. "iTunes is the number one music community in the world, with over 160 million iTunes users in 23 countries, and now we're ...

BEIJING -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers largely are anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. HTC supplies U.S ...

Nokia , the world's biggest mobile manufacturer by volume, is set to introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. Nokia, whose profits and share price have dived in the last few years, is now betting ...

Commtouch ( News - Alert ) ® (Nasdaq: CTCH) announced that it has closed on the purchase of the Command Antivirus® division of Authentium, Inc., a Florida-based company, as of Friday, September 3, 2010. "With this acquisition, Commtouch is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive Internet ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9f9577/daily_updates_tec ) has announced the addition of the " Daily Updates: Technology - Tracking breaking research, drug development news new trials " subscription to their offering. DailyUpdates was ...

Apple has started notifying buyers of a fourth-generation iPod touch that their new players are shipping out to them by September 14. Several sources are reporting that Apple fans who pre-ordered their brand new iPod touches are now getting shipment notifications via email, with Apple listing ...

In the world of smartphones, much of the market focus has been squarely centred on the likes of Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry line and the increasing amount of Android-powered devices such as the Motorola Droid. But what of Nokia, which is, after all, the world’s leading mobile phone maker ...

Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today announced the immediate availability of Suitcase Fusion' 3, the newest version of the professional-grade font manager for Macintosh and Windows operating systems and WebINK ( www.webink.com ), their new web font rental service. Designers are inherently ...

As a young pilot, Christopher Condit helped transport geologists and crew members working on NASA’s Apollo missions, sparking a lifelong fascination with space exploration. Now the University of Massachusetts Amherst professor and field geologist is using his skills to help train the next ...

Last Wednesday Apple held one of its trademark events in San Francisco at which CEO Steve Jobs introduced at least part of Apple's holiday 2010 lineup: a redesigned iPod shuffle (from $49); a new iPod nano (from $149) with a multitouch interface; and a new iPod touch (from $229), with the same ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking. Controlling your surroundings with the ...

HELSINKI — Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery. Nokia, whose profits and share price have dived in the last few years, is now ...

Stephen Hawking makes the claim that it is not necessary to invoke God as the creator of the universe and the assertion that physics alone made it. He may be correct in his first statement, but to rule out a possibly important role for God is in my view unjustified. It is certainly possible that God ...

East Asia is the world’s electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple’s iPhone. HTC supplies Verizon, Sprint ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — It's time to hunt Matsutake mushrooms again in Oregon. The 2010 Matsutake harvest season is set to open Tuesday and run through Nov. 7 on the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua and Willamette National Forests in Oregon. A commercial harvest permit is required and costs $ ...

Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest television maker, said it may equip its TVs with Google Inc. software, and compete with Sony Corp. in offering sets that surf the Web and double as computers. The company, based in Suwon, South Korea, is also likely to meet to its ...

Indianapolis, IN -- Scientists are hoping a network of backyard volunteers who spent the summer counting fireflies can help them determine if the luminous insects are in a decline. About 700 volunteers from across the nation counted fireflies in their backyards, local parks and meadows and also ...

How much will Samsung’s Galaxy Tab tablet (which I tried at IFA last week ) cost? One report says it could go for around $1000 , or twice as much as the cheapest iPad. But others quote less alarming estimates of $200 to $400 . Actually, all the figures could be correct: They involve multiple ...