After previously launching its cloud-based storage service on Android devices, AT&T announced today that users with iOS devices can now store their photos, music, documents and videos on its cloud storage platform. AT&T’s Locker is now available for downloading via Apple’s App Store. The service gives AT&T subscribers 5 GB of storage for free, which […]
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Boxee with network DVR on sale
Boxee today began selling the new version of its set-top that combines network DVR, live TV and Internet apps – a set of over-the-top video services. At least initially, Boxee TV will be available exclusively in Wal-Mart stores, and online at Walmart.com and on the company’s own website. It will retail for $98. No Limits DVR, as […]
FCC: Communications slowly improving after Sandy
Cell towers knocked out by Superstorm Sandy were slowly coming back to life Wednesday, federal regulators said, but about 1 in 5 were still out of service in a storm-hit area stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts. That compares with 1 in 4 cell towers that were out of service Tuesday, the day after the storm […]
Report: Netflix still king of U.S. OTT market
Despite reeling around like a drunken sailor on shore leave when it split up its streaming and mail DVD order services, Netflix is still the reigning champion of the over-the-top (OTT) market in the United States. According a recent report by ABI Research, Netflix accounted for just over 50 percent of the $3.2 billion market […]
Top 10 must-see posts from October
Here’s a rundown of the most read, most popular, most awesome articles on the web. Take a look at what you missed the first time around or check up on an old favorite to see the conversation in the comments. Keep checking out the Lead at www.ecnmag.com and follow us on Twitter @ecnonline for our […]
Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome improved with new computer program
SALT LAKE CITY—Many patients who have genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colon cancer, receive the inconclusive result “variants of uncertain clinical significance.” This can be a problem, as people with Lynch syndrome have a much higher probability to develop colon cancer, and often develop colon cancer at an earlier age than […]
Computational medicine enhances the way doctors detect and treat disease
Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops–and how to thwart it–has begun to leap off the drawing board and land in the hands of doctors who treat patients for heart ailments, cancer and other illnesses. Using digital tools, researchers have begun to use experimental […]
Bacteria yield clues about why proteins go bad in ALS and Alzheimer’s
Scientists are unsure why proteins form improperly and cluster together in bunches, a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s and Mad Cow Disease. In the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, Yale scientists shed light on protein aggregate formation by studying the process in bacteria. “The question we […]
90-W to 105-W medical & ITE AC/DC power adapters tout efficiency and up-to-date agency approvals
Tumbler Technologies + TRUMPower launched the TMP105 Series of 90 W to 105 W AC/DC power adapters, which is approved to the latest medical and ITE safety standards. The series comes equipped with the IEC 320/C14 AC inlet for the Class I models and the IEC 320/C18 AC inlet for the Class II models. With […]
Blood Testing Predicts Level of Enzymes that Facilitate Disease Progression
Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult. In a new study, researchers took another step toward that goal by developing a technique able to predict from a blood sample the amount of cathepsins—protein-degrading enzymes known to accelerate these diseases—a specific person would produce. This patient-specific […]