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Picking Steve Jobs’ Replacement as Apple CEO: 10 Leading Candidates

January 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that hes taking his second medical leave of absence from the company in as many years. He didnt provide details on why hell be leaving the company for an extended period, but he reassured investors that Apple would be left in the able hands of its COO Tim Cook. Jobs leave of absence and his decision to put Tim Cook in charge of day-to-day operations has prompted both investors and other observers of Apples every move to question who will take over the company if Jobs has to step down. Cook seems like an obvious choice, considering he has been tasked with leading the company in Jobs absence, but there are other equally qualified people& both at Apple and outside the firm& each of whom could be capable successors to Jobs. This slide show presents some leading figures at Apple and in the IT industry at large that Apples board of directors might want to keep in mind as potential successors if Jobs has to step aside. This list could change, depending upon when Jobs makes a decision. Jobs may have already told the board who he wants to succeed him. But for now, the following 10 people seem like the best choices for the job. – …

â€œBurlesqueâ€ Leading 2011 Razzie Shortlist

January 5th, 2011 | No Comments

Sometimes it’s an honor just to be nominated. But when the going grand prize is a shiny Golden Raspberry Award…Yeah, not so much. The nominees for the 2011 Razzies — honoring last year’s worst in film — are due out Jan. 24, and Christina Aguilera’s movie musical Burlesque is leading the pack of cinema stinkers [...]

Online magazine software: Age of digital magazine and leading technology Posted By : satish negi

December 31st, 2010 | No Comments

With the advent of technology and internet there are many new ways which offer a great scope to the online generation which has various new resources to look into and enjoy a great learning time.

Leading PC Companies Move to All Digital Display Technology, Phasing out Analog

December 8th, 2010 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2010 – AMD, Dell, Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics LCD Business and LG Display today announced intentions to accelerate adoption of scalable and lower power digital interfaces such as DisplayPort and High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI) into the PC.

Intel and AMD expect that analog display outputs such as Video Graphics Array (VGA) and the low voltage differential signaling technology (LVDS) panel interface would no longer be supported in their product lines by 2015. HDMI has increasingly been included in new PCs for easy connection to consumer electronics devices. DisplayPort is expected to become the single PC digital display output for embedded flat panels, PC monitors and projectors.

DisplayPort and HDMI allow for slimmer laptop designs, and support higher resolutions with deeper color than VGA – a technology which is more than 20 years old. Additionally, as laptops get smaller and their embedded flat panel resolutions increase for more immersive experiences, the power advantages, bi-directional communications and design efficiency benefits of DisplayPort make it a superior choice over LVDS, the previous standard for LCD panel inputs.

Intel plans to end support of LVDS in 2013 and VGA in 2015 in its PC client processors and chipsets.

“Modern digital display interfaces like DisplayPort and HDMI enhance the consumer visual PC experience by immersing them with higher resolutions and deeper colors — all at lower power — to enhance battery life for laptops,” said Eric Mentzer, Intel’s vice president of Strategy, Planning and Operations for the Visual and Parallel Computing Group. “By moving to these new interfaces, Intel is able to focus investment on new innovations to enhance the PC experience rather than having to solve challenges of supporting legacy analog interfaces on our latest silicon process technology and products.”

AMD plans to begin phasing out legacy interfaces, starting with the removal of native LVDS output from most products in 2013. The company also plans to remove native VGA output starting in 2013, with expansion to all AMD products by 2015. This would mean DVI-I support will be eliminated in the same timeframe.

“Displays and display standards are rapidly evolving, with new features such as multi-display support, stereoscopic 3-D, higher resolutions and increased color depth quickly moving from early adopter and niche usage to mainstream application,” said Eric Demers, AMD’s chief technology officer, Graphics Division. “Legacy interfaces such as VGA, DVI and LVDS have not kept pace, and newer standards such as DisplayPort and HDMI clearly provide the best connectivity options moving forward. In our opinion, DisplayPort 1.2 is the future interface for PC monitors, along with HDMI 1.4a for TV connectivity.”

While the large installed base of existing VGA monitors and projectors will likely keep VGA on PC back panels beyond 2015, leading PC makers are in strong support of this transition. The DisplayPort connector interface provides backwards and forwards compatibility by supporting VGA and DVI output via certified adapters, while also providing new capabilities such as single connector multi-monitor support.

Moving to the latest digital standards like DisplayPort enables customers to preserve backwards compatibility with installed equipment while taking full advantage of the latest advances in display capabilities, configuration options, and features,” said Liam Quinn, chief technology officer, Dell Business Client.

“We live in a digital-rich world and display technology must keep up with the explosion of digital content,” said George He, chief technology officer, Lenovo. “By transitioning to digital display technologies like Display Port and HDMI customers can not only enjoy a better computing experience, they get more of what’s important to them in a laptop: more mobility, simplified design with fewer connectors, and longer battery life.“

Leading display panel manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics LCD Business and LG Display also are in strong support of this transition.

Samsung Electronics LCD Business is already supporting this transition with embedded DisplayPort notebook panels, which we have been shipping since March of this year,” said Seung-Hwan Moon, vice president of engineering, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics.

“LG Display is fully prepared for this future transition. We already have different sizes of LCD panels with eDP out in the market to fulfill various needs of customers.“ said Michael Kim, vice president of IT Product Planning Department at LG Display.

The strong value proposition of scalable and low power digital display interfaces for PC users coupled with industry innovation around these interfaces should accelerate overall adoption of the newer display technologies for PCs.

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit AMD.

About Dell
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to its customers and uses that insight to make technology simpler and create innovative solutions that simplify daily activities and help people stay entertained, connected and in touch. Learn more at www.dell.com.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

About LG Display
LG Display Co., Ltd. [NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220] is a leading manufacturer and supplier of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, OLEDs and flexible displays. The company provides TFT-LCD panels in a wide range of sizes and specifications for use in TVs, monitors, notebook PCs, mobile products and other various applications. LG Display currently operates eight fabrication facilities and five back-end assembly facilities in Korea, China and Poland. The company has a total of 44,000 employees operating worldwide. Please visit www.lgdisplay.com for more information.

About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 174,000 people in 193 offices across 66 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

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Lenovo

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STI down 0.2%; Small caps leading declines

November 29th, 2010 | No Comments

STI off 0.2% at 3,152.48, likely to remain in red for rest of session despite recovery in some regional bourses, as interest looks set to remain weak in Singapore market in near term.

“Leading Kosovo crime figure” calls Ireland home

November 26th, 2010 | No Comments

A leading figure in Kosovo’s organized crime world is living in Ireland, writes The Irish Times this Friday. The man is named as 37-year-old ethnic Albanian Enver Sekiraqa, and described as “the boss of bosses”, who is on Interpol’s most wanted list on suspicion that he committed crimes that include “murder of a policeman in PriÅ¡tina”.

SATS +1.8%; TFK buy would cement leading edge: UOB KayHian

November 25th, 2010 | No Comments

SATS (S58.SG) +1.8% at $2.84 vs STI +0.7, likely getting lift from Nikkei report company in final negotiations to buy Japan Airlines’ in-flight catering subsidiary, TFK Corp.

UOB KayHian, which has Buy rating, $3.07 target, says “SATS already has strong exposure to north Asia and if it manages to acquire TFK, it will reap substantial synergy and cement its status as Asia’s leading in-flight caterer.”

Adds, if reported Y10 billion buy price correct, would translate to around 0.5x sales, even 49% stake would be attractive 1x sales; SATS currently trades at 1.8x sales.

“If deal goes through, SATS would be re-rated upwards, could command a higher valuation than the ascribed 16x P/E.” SATS spokesman couldn’t be reached for comment; intraday high of $2.85, also 30-day moving average may cap for now; any further upside likely to hinge on confirmation of deal talks, pricing, likely synergies.

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Intel Teams Up with Leading Researchers to Make Football Helmets Safer

November 16th, 2010 | No Comments

HIGHLIGHTS

Intel collaborated with several industry experts to improve football helmet safety by using Intel technology-based supercomputers and workstations to simulate a human brain’s reaction to collisions.
Intel worked with Mayo Clinic on faster diagnostics of medical scans using upcoming supercomputing chip design called “Intel MIC” (“Mike”) so players spend less time on the bench and more time on the field.
Future technologies could include helmets with built-in Intel® Atom™ chips that measure and feed real-time data to medical personnel

Kirk Skaugen, Intel vice-president and general manager of the Data Center Group poses with a New Orleans Saints football helmet.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15, 2010 – Intel Corporation today announced that it is collaborating with industry experts and several universities to tackle the issue of football-related head injuries.

Using supercomputers and workstations based on present and future Intel processor technology, researchers are simulating collisions to study the impact on the brain, and use that information to design new football helmets that reduce the risk of short- and long-term injuries.

Intel, working with Riddell, the premier designer and developer of helmets and protective equipment, and researchers from the Thayer School of Engineering (Dartmouth), Wayne State University, University of Northern Colorado and Texas State University-San Marcos, demonstrated simulations during an event at the SC10 conference in New Orleans.

In this demonstration, simulated impacts are processed on Intel® Xeon® Processor-based Workstations and Clusters, or a group of linked computers, to rapidly compute, visualize and assess the risk of injury in an impact event. The simulations are based on computer models from partner universities, some of which include actual data from on-field impacts using the Riddell HITS (Head Impact Telemetry System), a proprietary in-helmet technology that provides real-time data regarding head impacts. These models show visualization of the stresses on the brain and can allow for comparisons between impacts that are found to result in a concussion and similar impacts that cause no injury.

“Computer simulations have been instrumental in designing improved brain injury criteria,” said Dr. Igor Szczyrba with the University of Northern Colorado. “In the near future, they can also help doctors diagnose actual brain injuries.”

Separately, attending the event and discussing the importance of using safe equipment to prevent injuries, was Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints and Super Bowl XLIV MVP.

While no equipment can prevent 100 percent of injuries, Intel is also working with Mayo Clinic to accelerate the ability to process medical scans. In this application, cranial scans running on Intel® Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture co-processors were accelerated by up to 18 times.

During the event, Intel also discussed future technologies, based on its Intel® Atom™ processors, which could be embedded in helmets and wirelessly feed data into servers and cloud networks that measure injury risk and impact in real-time. When combined with impact simulation, this could better safeguard players by identifying potential injuries quickly so that medical personnel can respond faster and have information as soon as they reach the player on the field.

Intel, with its top-ranked Intel® Xeon® chip-based supercomputers, has been a leader in using parallel processing to solve complex problems. Some of this urgent and groundbreaking research is made possible by Intel® MIC architecture, which could run up to trillions of calculations per second, and includes in its targets high-performance computing segments such as scientific research, exploration and climate modeling. The first Intel MIC product, codenamed “Knights Corner,” will be made on Intel’s 22-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process – transistor structures packed as small as 22 billionths of a meter — and will use Moore’s Law to scale tens of Intel processing cores on a single chip. While the vast majority of workloads will still run best on award-winning Intel Xeon processors, Intel MIC architecture will add more business opportunities for highly parallel applications.

Video

Video: Football Player Collision Simulation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf709iMptp8

Photography

Click on the images below to view larger versions.

This image shows a simulation of the stresses on the brain based on game data captured using Riddell’s HITS* system of helmet sensors. This data shows an impact that resulted in a concussion for the player. The image and simulation model was provided by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, and was rendered using supercomputers based on Intel Xeon processors.

This image show a simulation of the stresses on the brain during an actual impact in an NFL game. This impact did not result in a concussion for the player. The image and simulation model was provided courtesy of Wayne State University, and was rendered using supercomputers based on Intel Xeon processors.

This image shows a simulation of stresses on the brain during an actual impact in an NFL game. This impact resulted in a concussion for the player. The area in red color shows an area of high strain from the impact on a specific region of the brain. This image and simulation model was provided courtesy of Wayne State University, and was rendered using supercomputers based on Intel Xeon processors.

This is an image of the Riddell HITS* sensor system outside of a helmet. These sensors are placed inside a helmet and they record the impacts that the player sustains during practice or during games. This image was provided courtesy of Riddell.

This is an image of the Riddell HITS* sensor system installed in a Riddell Revo* helmet. These sensors are placed inside a helmet and they record the impacts that the player sustains during practice or during games. This image was provided courtesy of Riddell.

This is an image of the Sideline Response System* from Riddell, which takes the HITS* data from instrumented helmets and saves the data for later analysis, or alerts sideline staff if a dangerous impact was detected by a player’s helmet. The software can show the angle and force of each impact. This image was provided courtesy of Riddell.

Intel, Intel Atom, Intel Xeon, Intel MIC and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Optimize Your Business Processes With Leading Equipment Rental Software Posted By : Seo5 Consulting

November 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Xgensoft’s equipment rental software, Rental Manager, is renowned within the equipment rental industry for helping entrepreneurs meet the evolving demands with highly adaptive and innovative solutions.

Leading Russian journalist in coma after assault

November 7th, 2010 | No Comments

A leading Russian journalist has been severely injured in a brutal attack that his editor believes was linked to his work.
President Dmitry Medvedev has called for a thorough investigation into the beating of 30-year-old Oleg Kashin, who remains hospitalized in a coma.

Leading Russian reporter attacked

November 6th, 2010 | No Comments

A leading Russian journalist for the Kommersant newspaper has been severely beaten outside his Moscow home. Russian media said Oleg Kashin was in hospital in an induced coma and police were treating the attack as a case of attempted murder.

Pilgrim Software Is World Leading Provider Of Risk Management Solutions Posted By : Timmy Vic1

September 18th, 2010 | No Comments

Pilgrim Software provides the leading Risk Management Solutions for your business.

Pilgrim Software Offering Leading Enterprise Risk Management Platform Posted By : Timmy Vic

September 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Pilgrim Software simplifies your operations by providing the leading Enterprise Risk Management Platform for your business.

Technology Companies Leading Cloud Services Adoption, Report Finds

July 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Cost-conscious businesses with a small IT department are more likely to migrate to cloud computing than their larger contemporaries, while SMBs in emerging markets like Latin America lead the pack overall, according to a Spiceworks survey. – During the first half of 2010, 14 percent of small to midsize businesses
reported using cloud computing services and another 10 percent reported plans
to deploy cloud-based services, according to a new study conducted by social IT
management application provider Spiceworks.
The findings were un…

Workspace Manager: An Industry Leading Tool for Management of Worksite Posted By : Peter Pal Disuja

July 13th, 2010 | No Comments

The management of worksite is a critical issue for any industry which has a lot of document and records in their running business. Due to huge matter (data) the employee in the industry always face the problem to manages their worksite.

Leading Shia Muslim cleric dies in Beirut

July 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Lebanonâ€™s leading Shia Muslim cleric has died at the age of 74. Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah is seen as a key figure in the founding of the militant group Hezbollah and is often described as its â€œspiritual guide.â€

Slabb: The Leading Provider Of Digital Signage Solutions Posted By : Timmy Vic

May 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Digital signage solutions play a crucial role in product promotion. There is no better way to grab the attention of consumers than by installing a moving, flashing digital sign advertising your product.

Leading Moscow judge gunned down

April 12th, 2010 | No Comments

A leading Russian federal judge has been shot dead at his apartment building in central Moscow, court officials have said. Eduard Chuvashov was shot by an unknown gunman who fled the scene, police told the Ria Novosti news agency.

Fatima Bhutto charges â€˜uncleâ€™ Zardari, says my fatherâ€™â€™s killers leading nation

March 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Former Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhuttoâ€™s grand daughter, Fatima Bhutto, has charged â€˜uncleâ€™ President Asif Ali Zardari for orchestrating the murder of her father, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, saying the killers of her father are â€˜ruling the country at presentâ€™.
Speaking during her book â€˜Songs of Blood and Swordâ€™ launch function, Fatima described in detail her fatherâ€™s [...]

STI gains 0.3%; with banks, Jardine firms leading gains

March 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Singapore shares remain supported by brighter macro picture amid hopes that US interest rates to stay low for some time and Greece debt, China tightening worries manageable, reported Dow Jones Newswires.