The Kudelski Group has sold off its Abilis fabless IC company to ALi Corp., a semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan. Abilis designs RF modulators, secure media processors and broadcast-to-IP solutions, the two companies said. Abilis was founded on the proposition of making what it referred to as mobile TVs on a chip. The companies did not […]
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Science Magazine lauds Yale science discovery course
An innovative Yale science course that encourages undergraduates to discover and study plant-associated organisms has been recognized by Science Magazine with the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Discovery. The magazine noted that Yale University science undergraduates who take the course are three times more likely to pursue a Ph.D. than other Yale science graduates. “Our students […]
Natick employees participate in ‘greening’ event
NATICK, Mass. (Oct. 25, 2012) — Traveling by Black Hawk helicopter, participating in Land Navigation, eating a Meal, Ready-to-Eat, or MRE, wearing heavy equipment, and witnessing a successful airdrop sounds a lot like a day in the lives of U.S. Soldiers. About 40 Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering employees experienced this, and more, when […]
Time Warner Cable to spend $5M for broadband build-out in Maine
Time Warner Cable is planning on spending more than $5 million this year to expand its broadband network in dozens of communities across Maine. The Maine build-out is one element of a larger $100 million investment by Time Warner Cable this year in its markets throughout New England, New York and the Carolinas. By the […]
Optimum Lightpath serves up tech-based learning to N.J. school
Optimum Lightpath, the commercial services division of Cablevision, has enabled more technology-based learning tools to a school in New Jersey via its fiber network. Morris Catholic High School, which serves 40 towns and communities within Morris County, N.J., is now using Optimum Lightpath’s Internet Voice Bundle to provide services to its 430 students and teachers. […]
AT&T sees fewer new subscribers in Q3
The flow of customers into AT&T’s wireless stores slowed further in the latest quarter, putting the company far behind rival Verizon Wireless. AT&T on Wednesday said it added a net 151,000 new customers on contract-based plans from July through September, the lowest number for that period since at least 2003. The Dallas-based company is blaming […]
Motorola Solutions, Motorola Mobility fortunes still divergent
Before Motorola split itself apart in early 2011, its infrastructure business had long outperformed its handset division, posting regular profits as its smartphone unit sunk further into the red. That trend is still in place nearly two years after the company’s separation. Motorola Solutions posted healthy third-quarter results today, a marked contrast to the handset […]
RF Micro Devices beats estimates; stock leaps
Shares of chip-maker RF Micro Devices jumped nearly 11 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. The maker of chips for wireless communications devices, including cell phones and cable modems, on Tuesday posted a net loss of $16.5 million, or 6 cents per share, compared […]
LG Electronics posts profit on smartphone sales
South Korean consumer electronics maker LG Electronics reported a third straight quarterly profit on Wednesday, as sales of smartphones designed for faster wireless networks helped end losses at its mobile phone business. LG forecast higher smartphone sales for the current quarter but warned lower seasonal demand for home appliances and air conditioners may result in […]
YMSO: The ‘musical soul’ of the medical community
When the Yale Medical Symphony Orchestra (YMSO) has its next public performance, the stage will be mostly dark, and the music predominately “spooky.” For the first time since the YMSO was founded in 2008, the group will present a Halloween concert, featuring music with eerie elements by composers including Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Grieg, and Ives. […]