Archive for the ‘Sci-Tech’ Category

Vehicle technology has advanced to such a state where cars like the BMW 5 Series have a Heads Up Display (HUD) similar to that of fighter aircraft, albeit with much less information for the driver to process. Well, the next logical step in evolution might just be T-OLED that enables ... Full story

Word has it that the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 will be getting an Android 2.1 update later in the second half of the year, introducing multitouch capability as well. It is interesting to note that by that time, Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, will be available then, making such ... Full story

Interesting rumor - it seems that Barnes & Noble is working on expanding its line of Nook readers as soon as the next few weeks, with a stripped-back Nook touted to offer Wi-Fi only being in the pipeline with a $199 price point, while this supposedly new Nook and the regular model will also benefit from an interim firmware update in the form of version ... Full story

Microsoft has issued a statement that their latest update will skip installation on machines infected with the Alureon rootkit malware, so those affected will need to find help elsewhere and remove it before the patch can be applied. This is because in infected system could very well crash if the update is completely installed, hence making matters worse, and not because of Microsoft is taking ... Full story

Harry McCracken | 17 April 2010, 1:09 am Full story

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), the big contact chip maker, has become alarmed over rising inventory levels, DigiTimes reports, citing industry sources. The report contends that the company is demanding IC design houses take delivery of ordered wafer starts before placing new orders. The piece contends Taiwan Semi “is alarmed by the possibility that the clients might have been overbooking.” DigiTimes writes that the company’s inventory ... Full story

The Apple (AAPL) iPad may be the first serious move into the tablet market, but it won’t be the last. Dell (DELL), for one, is reportedly developing a line of tablets branded as “Streak.” The blog Engadget has been gradually ferreting out information on what Dell is up to, and on Friday wrote that the company is apparently walking on versions of the ... Full story

The Palm (PALM) WebOS suffers from serious security flaws, according to a report to be issued next week by the security consulting firm Intrepidus, and reported on Friday by CNBC’s Jim Goldman. Intepidus co-founder and CEO Aaron Higbee told Goldman he was “shocked” how easy it was to hack WebOS, asserting that there is “a problem with the architecture.” According to Goldman, Intepidus contends ... Full story

The fourth in a series of previews of Apple's results for fiscal Q2 2010 Source: Company reports; Thomson Financial consensus est. Over the past week we've sampled analysts' expectation for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, Mac and iPod sales over the fiscal quarter that ended March 27. Today we look at the bottom line — revenue and ... Full story

The Pittsburgh Technology Council has more than 1,350 member companies, all based in SWPA. We’ve got some of the most innovative tech ventures here in our backyard. We thought it would be most excellent to put a small spotlight on a handful of our members each and every week, so you can see the great diversity and talent that we have out there.  We encourage you to ... Full story