Crest Financial Limited, which owns an 8.3 percent share of Clearwire, has petitioned the FCC to block Sprint’s proposed 100 percent acquisition of Clearwire, citing proper public notice was not issued in Sprint’s 2012 deal with Eagle River Holdings to reacquire a controlling stake in Clearwire. In a petition dated Jan. 4, Crest Financial claims […]
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Samsung sees record-high Q4 profit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest technology company by revenue, expects record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 as shoppers continued to snap up its smartphones and tablets. The company said Tuesday its operating profit for the October-December quarter would be about 8.8 trillion won ($8.3 billion), up 89 percent from a year earlier […]
Concentrated Solar Power Can Help Utilities’ Bottom Line
The storage capacity of concentrating solar power (CSP) can add significant value to a utility company’s optimal mix of energy sources, a new report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests. The report found that CSP with a six-hour storage capacity can lower peak net loads when the sun isn’t […]
New biochip technology uses tiny whirlpools to corral microbes
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have demonstrated a new technology that combines a laser and electric fields to create tiny centrifuge-like whirlpools to separate particles and microbes by size, a potential lab-on-a-chip system for medicine and research. The theory behind the technology, called rapid electrokinetic patterning – or REP – has been described in technical […]
Costly breast cancer screenings don’t add up to better outcomes
Even though Medicare spends over $1 billion per year on breast cancer screenings such as a mammography, there is no evidence that higher spending benefits older women, researchers at Yale School of Medicine found in a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. Led by Dr. Cary Gross, associate professor […]
CES: Time Warner Cable hooks up with Roku for streaming
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Time Warner Cable announced it has added Roku to its roster of partners that can stream the MSO’s TWC TV service. The TWC TV service is free to authenticated subscribers and will launch on Roku this quarter. At launch, TWC TV will feature up to 300 live […]
CES: Celeno demos video bridge, IP camera
Celeno has partnered with Edimax on a video bridge that supports 802.11ac and boasts a peak radio throughput of 866 Mbps. The video bridge is capable of provisioning uninterrupted streaming of HD IPTV, as well as data streams to multiple screens within a user’s home, while also ensuring quality of service (QoS) and quality of […]
Blockbuster On Demand to use Moto encryption
Blockbuster is adopting encryption software from Motorola Mobility to secure content on its new Blockbuster On Demand over-the-top (OTT) service. With the deal, Motorola Mobility has scored a notable trifecta for its Medios+ encryption technology, having struck deals in the past year with a major satellite company – Blockbuster is owned by EchoStar/Dish – a […]
Kilar to quit as CEO of Hulu by March
Jason Kilar will step down by the end of March as the chief executive of Hulu, the online video service owned by the parents of ABC, NBC and Fox. Kilar, 41, broke the news to staff in an email, which he posted on the Hulu blog on Friday. While he didn’t state a reason, the […]
RFMD adds module for ac Wi-Fi
RF Micro Devices has introduced a front-end module for notebooks and mobile devices that enables connectivity with the new version of Wi-Fi. RFMD’s new RFFM4501E module enables 802.11ac connectivity in the 5.15 GHz to 5.85 GHz frequency band. It is optimized to support multiple applications, including notebooks, mobile routers and low-power customer premises equipment (CPE). […]