March 12, 2010
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Test Your Knowledge
Who was the first person to accurately calculate the circumference ot the earth? Archimedes, Galileo, or Eratosthenes.
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On This Day
March 12, 1923 - Dr. Lee De Forest, known as the father of radio and the grandfather of television, demonstrated a movie with sound for an audience of reporters.
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Cartoon of the Day
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"If you wander around the office too long, the GPS device will guide you back to your desk."
Copyright © Randy Glasbergen
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Computer Storage Market Returns to Growth in 2010
After suffering a decline 2009, global revenue from shipments of Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Optical Disk Drives (ODDs) used in computers is ...
iSuppli Corporation
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Electronics manufacturing firm SMTC reports Q4 profit
SMTC Corp. said it turned a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago, despite lower revenue. The electronics manufacturing ...
The Canadian Press
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Passive-component material suppliers see revenues decrease
Laser Tek, which mainly produces SMD (surface-mount-device) packaging materials for passive components, has reported an 8.3% sequential drop ...
Digitimes
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Lenovo plans smartphone, smart pad
Following the repurchase of its cell phone division last year, Lenovo is planning to roll out a new smartphone with the goal of becoming ...
Triangle Business Journal
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Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' ...
CNN
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Supply Chain Accountability Goes Forward in Electronics Industry
Achilles Information Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global e-Sustainability Initiative to drive forward the progress ...
PR Newswire
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Android Market Share Leaps 153% As iPhone Sputters
The Google-backed Android operating system was the standout winner in the latest market share report from ComScore. The market share for Android ...
Investors Business Daily
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Lessons from Toyota: Has software become too complex?
As Toyota vehicles continue to experience so-called unintended acceleration and the electronics become increasingly suspect, think ...
SmartPlanet
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Computing's Killer Problem
The answer to the thorniest question involving computers is nowhere in sight, despite a $1 million bounty. Computers seem to exist in a world ...
Forbes
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Foxconn to set up shipping hub at Kaohsiung Harbour
Foxconn Electronics has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), responding to recent reports which said the company had withdrawn ...
CyberMedia India Online
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Asustek reduces brand motherboard shipments target for March
Asustek Computer, affected by weakened demand in Europe, has reduced its own-brand motherboard shipments target from 1.9 million units to 1.75 ...
Digitimes
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Foxconn sees on-month drop, but on-year increase in February
Foxconn Electronics has announced revenues for February 2010, down 10.91% on month, but up 46.83% on year, better than market watchers expected ...
Digitimes
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Cracks in the chip sector's momentum?
A J.P. Morgan analyst warned of what he considers the first warning signs that supply may be starting outstrip demand in the chip sector. Shares ...
Market Watch
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Does Lead Free Flux Make a Difference?
Does using a lead free solder flux really make a difference? Why not use the same flux we use for leaded soldering in our lead free process? (Time 0:28)
Ask the Experts |
Strange Measurements Only On Fridays
A research group tested prehistoric fish for mercury. They noticed that test measurements on Fridays were much higher. What was causing this? (Time 0:52)
Mysteries of Science |
Cell Phone Camera Shopping
When you're shopping it helps to know what other people think of the same product. Now, a new technology using your cell phone can help. (Time 0:60)
Trends for Tomorrow |
Polarity on LED SMT Components
Is there some standard that governs how polarity marks are used to denote orientation on a SMT LED component, PCB silkscreen ...
Responses by:
• Paul Austen, Senior Project Engineer, Electronic Controls Design Inc
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Quote of the Day
"Grantarctica /n./ The cold, isolated place where scientists without funding dwell."
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Test Your Knowledge
Who was the first person to accurately calculate the circumference ot the earth? Archimedes, Galileo, or Eratosthenes.
Answer: Eratosthenes in approx. 230 BC
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