New stem cell technique may aid medical treatments

New stem cell technique may aid medical treatments

NEW YORK: A simple lab treatment can turn ordinary cells from mice into stem cells, according to a surprising study that hints at a possible new way to grow tissue for treating illnesses like diabetes and Parkinson´s disease.

 

Researchers in Boston and Japan exposed cells from spleens of newborn mice to a more acidic environment that they´re used to. In lab tests, that turned them into stem cells, showing enough versatility to produce the tissues of a mouse embryo, for example.

HP Chromebook 11 Review: A Vanity Laptop for Under $300

here’s nothing wrong with spending less than $300 for a laptop. But usually these cheap machines have a way of conveying how little you care about computing.

Not so with HP’s Chromebook 11, a $280 laptop designed in conjunction with Google. While it’s functionally similar to last year’s $250 Samsung Chromebook, it drops the “poor man’s MacBook Air” aesthetic for a more distinctive look.

BT launches Home Hub 3 with Smart Wireless

BT has announced its Home Hub 3 wireless router, which it says will banish wireless woes from people's homes thanks to its Smart Wireless technology.

With this feature the Home Hub can detect interference from other devices and change the wireless channel of the router on the fly to compensate. It's different from the Auto Channel modes on most routers, as these simply look for other wireless networks; the Home Hub can also detect other sources of interference, such as baby monitors and wireless video senders.

Facebook takes first step into Israel with Onavo purchase

Facebook has acquired Onavo, a 40-person strong Israeli startup focused on mobile application intelligence, data and compression.
Facebook will acquire the Tel Aviv-based company’s technology, personnel and office, which will give Facebook its first Israeli headquarters.

iPhone 6 release date, news and rumours

The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have been announced. So what does that mean for the iPhone 6?

Well, we'll tell you. Or, at least, we'll tell you what we can glean from rumor and speculation - some reliable, some not so much.

T Mobile Touch Screen Phones — The Most Famous Models

T Mobile Touch Screen Phones:
T Mobile has launched different touch screen models in the past years which have captured buyers attention and interest. The most famous amongst the T Mobile Touch Screen Phones are T-Mobile Prism II, T-Mobile Concord, T-Mobile MyTouch Q-2 & T-Mobile MyTouch 2. Two of these models T-Mobile Prism II & T-Mobile Concord have launched in 2013,
 June & August respectively while the rest of the models have launched in late 2012. T-Mobile MyTouch Q-2 has both the QWERTY keypad and touch screen while the rest have just touch screen. All of these touch screen phones are highly demanded by the smartphones’ lovers all over the world.
Prices & Features of T Mobile Touch Screen Phones:

ADLINK Technology Announces Latest Industrial Mobile Handheld Device

ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial computing products, announced the IMX-2000—the first ever industrial mobile handheld device utilizing the Android 2.3 operating system. Combining high-performance RFID, barcode scanner, and 3G/WLAN wireless transmission functions to satisfy diverse application requirements, the IMX-2000 can be applied in a wide range of industries. Applications include fully supported logistics management, transportation, and factory automation. With an 800MHz computation capacity, as well as superior resistance to impact, water, and dust, the IMX-2000 has the capacity to enhance productivity and significantly reduce costs.

"The IMX-2000 can easily be configured for a wide range of applications, including manufacturing, logistics, and factory automation," says Stephen Huang, VP of ADLINK. "Combined with the concept of The Internet of Things (IOT), all the information or data required can be captured in real time and accessed wirelessly via this new technology to realize Industrial Mobile Computing (IMC) functionality in different areas. In the future, it can not only reduce limitations on managing and monitoring, but lower production costs while becoming a mainstream communication device."

US signs nuclear technology deal with Vietnam

The United States and Vietnam have signed a pact allowing the transfer of nuclear technology to the south-east Asian country, opening the way for US investment in the burgeoning industry.

US secretary of state John Kerry said the US-Vietnam Civil Nuclear Co-operation Agreement would allow US firms to tap Vietnam's future nuclear power market, although the state department said the deal would not allow Vietnam to enrich or reprocess US-origin nuclear materials.

'Forcefield' technology controls computers Minority Report-style

Researchers at Bristol University have developed a new system that simulates the feel of objects in mid-air using nothing but sound.
The “UltraHaptic” system uses an array of ultrasonic transducers – a grid of small piezoelectric speakers that produce waves of ultrasound, the same as those used to scan babies in the womb – which align to produce an invisible layer of ultrasonic vibrations in the air above a display. This creates a small tactile sensation on the surface of human skin.

'Forcefield' technology controls computers Minority Report-style

UltraHaptics could be used to create an invisible mid-air feedback layer for interaction with motion-tracking sensors such as the Leap Motion. Photograph: Leap Motion

Researchers at Bristol University have developed a new system that simulates the feel of objects in mid-air using nothing but sound.

U.S. ban on some Samsung products to go into effect

(Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday it would allow a U.S. ban to go into effect at midnight on importing or selling mobile devices made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd that infringe on Apple Inc patents.
The decision is the latest step in a patent battle between the two companies that has spread across several countries as Apple and Samsung vie for market share in the lucrative mobile industry. Samsung and Apple are the No. 1 and No. 2 smartphone makers globally, respectively.

Google's Nexus 5 Revealed in Leaked Manual

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What appears to be a service manual from LG was leaked on the Web over the weekend, replete with details about Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone.
The document is listed as an internal service manual for the LG-D821, and it was first published by Android Police.

Print a working paper computer on an $80 inkjet

Ink laced with silver nanoparticles could make it a reality, to the joy of hobbyists

"IMAGINE printing out a paper computer and tearing off a corner so someone else can use part of it." So says Steve Hodges of Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK. The idea sounds fantastical, but it could become an everyday event thanks in part to a technique he helped develop.

Laser Scanner Builds 3D Map of Leaning Tower of Pisa

Australian researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) made history last week—while preserving it. The team created the first 3D map of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, mapping the interior of the famed Italian site in just 20 minutes using a new handheld infrared laser scanner called the Zebedee. 

It's a great leap forward for cultural heritage preservation efforts, which can often be a laborious affair. But that's not all the Zebedee can do. According to Jonathan Roberts, research program leader at CSIRO's Computational Informatics Division, the tech can be used to help miners, in recording traffic accidents, and plenty more. In fact, Roberts says, he is looking at unmanned navigation as the next market. 

15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything

The Next Big thing? The memristor, a microscopic component that can "remember" electrical states even when turned off. It's expected to be far cheaper and faster than flash storage. 

A theoretical concept since 1971, it has now been built in labs and is already starting to revolutionize everything we know about computing, possibly making flash memory, RAM, and even hard drives obsolete within a decade.

Apple shares get boost on Icahn dinner with CEO Cook

Reuters) - Shares of Apple Inc. rose about 2 percent on Tuesday on news that billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn had dinner with Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Monday and "pushed hard" for a buyback.

"Had a cordial dinner with Tim last night. We pushed hard for a 150 billion buyback. We decided to continue dialogue in about three weeks," Icahn tweeted on Tuesday.

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch: hands-on review

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch gives users several of the basic functions of modern smartphones in a conventiently small package, even if it may take a while for the public to get used to the sight of them being used.
"This is a whole new category of technology that Samsung hope will compliment the smartphones that people already use, and will allow them to save huge amounts of time by not bothering to pull them out of their pockets every time they vibrate with an email," says Matt Warman, The Telegraph's Head of Technology.

Valve reveals haptic game controller for release in 2014

Games developer and publisher Valve has shown off its Steam Controller, the final part of its strategy to bring its PC-based platform to the living room.
The controller offers two trackpads which provide "haptic" feedback capable of delivering various physical sensations to the player.
Valve said it offers a better way to play games that have traditionally been controlled with a keyboard and mouse.
Gamers have been invited test the device before it goes on sale in 2014.

Tests: New iPhones less durable than iPhone 5

NEW YORK—As Apple pitches its newest smartphones, users may find something lacking compared with last year’s model: They could break more easily.
SquareTrade, a provider of protection plans for gadgets, tested five smartphones, including Apple’s new iPhones, to see if they could withstand drops, dunks and other common hazards. Its finding: The latest models aren’t as durable as last year’s iPhone 5.

Australia researchers unveil 'attention-powered' car

Australian road safety researchers on Wednesday unveiled a pioneering "attention-powered car" which uses a headset to monitor brain activity and slow acceleration during periods of distraction.
The car, commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia, is about to depart on an awareness-raising road trip of Western Australia—a sprawling west coast state accounting for about one-third of the Australian continent.