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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Electronics makers and sellersen-usTue, 07 Oct 2008 01:03:02 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Man charged with industrial espionagehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/be/Usweden-saab.RJOk_IO6.htmlwed/be/Usweden-saab.RJOk_IO6.html1223340887Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/be/Usweden-saab.RJOk_IO6.html"></a>STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Charges have been filed against an engineer who has been jailed since July in Sweden on suspicions of industrial espionage against Saab Microwave Systems. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/be/Usweden-saab.RJOk_IO6.html">Man charged with industrial espionage</a> STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Charges have been filed against an engineer who has been jailed since July in Sweden on suspicions of industrial espionage against Saab Microwave Systems. (UPI) Rampage suspect found mentally competenthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.htmlwed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html1223301288Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html"></a>TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Tokyo have given the go-ahead to indict a man who went on a stabbing rampage last June that left seven people dead and injured 10 others. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/au/Ujapan-stabbings.RNYV_IO6.html">Rampage suspect found mentally competent</a> TOKYO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Tokyo have given the go-ahead to indict a man who went on a stabbing rampage last June that left seven people dead and injured 10 others. (UPI) Age estimation software is createdhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/am/Uus-agesoftware.Rb4W_ISP.htmlwed/am/Uus-agesoftware.Rb4W_ISP.html1222351513Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:05:13 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/am/Uus-agesoftware.Rb4W_ISP.html"></a>CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. programmers say they have developed software that can fairly accurately estimate a person's age by examining his or her face. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/am/Uus-agesoftware.Rb4W_ISP.html">Age estimation software is created</a> CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. programmers say they have developed software that can fairly accurately estimate a person's age by examining his or her face. (UPI) Powerful microscopy technology createdhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bh/Uus-microscopy.RW5K_ISI.htmlwed/bh/Uus-microscopy.RW5K_ISI.html1221768301Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:05:01 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bh/Uus-microscopy.RW5K_ISI.html"></a>DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a microscopy technology that might have a wide range of clinical applications by producing great depth and resolution. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bh/Uus-microscopy.RW5K_ISI.html">Powerful microscopy technology created</a> DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a microscopy technology that might have a wide range of clinical applications by producing great depth and resolution. (UPI) New technology identifies cancer cellshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ct/Uus-cancer-cells.R0Ru_ISI.htmlwed/ct/Uus-cancer-cells.R0Ru_ISI.html1221765887Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ct/Uus-cancer-cells.R0Ru_ISI.html"></a>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a technique that uses a specialized electrical field to determine whether cells are normal, cancerous or metastatic. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ct/Uus-cancer-cells.R0Ru_ISI.html">New technology identifies cancer cells</a> WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a technique that uses a specialized electrical field to determine whether cells are normal, cancerous or metastatic. (UPI) U.S. toxic e-waste policing poorhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ca/Uus-ewaste.Ri9a_ISI.htmlwed/ca/Uus-ewaste.Ri9a_ISI.html1221752689Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:44:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ca/Uus-ewaste.Ri9a_ISI.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators do little to enforce laws against exporting toxic waste from TVs, computers and other electronic equipment, congressional investigators report. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ca/Uus-ewaste.Ri9a_ISI.html">U.S. toxic e-waste policing poor</a> WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators do little to enforce laws against exporting toxic waste from TVs, computers and other electronic equipment, congressional investigators report. (UPI) SanDisk rejects Samsung's $5.8B offerhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-samsung.RTMD_ISI.htmlwed/ap/Uskorea-samsung.RTMD_ISI.html1221738287Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-samsung.RTMD_ISI.html"></a>SEOUL, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. flash memory maker SanDisk Corp. rejected a $5.8 billion bid by South Korean giant Samsung Electronics Co. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ap/Uskorea-samsung.RTMD_ISI.html">SanDisk rejects Samsung's $5.8B offer</a> SEOUL, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. flash memory maker SanDisk Corp. rejected a $5.8 billion bid by South Korean giant Samsung Electronics Co. (UPI) Air Canada to offer in-flight WiFihttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-aircanada.ROhq_IS9.htmlwed/cw/Ucanada-aircanada.ROhq_IS9.html1221017701Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:35:01 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-aircanada.ROhq_IS9.html"></a>MONTREAL, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Air Canada said Tuesday it will begin offering in-flight broadband Internet to passengers on trans-border flights to the United States in 2009. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-aircanada.ROhq_IS9.html">Air Canada to offer in-flight WiFi</a> MONTREAL, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Air Canada said Tuesday it will begin offering in-flight broadband Internet to passengers on trans-border flights to the United States in 2009. (UPI) Samsung shows interest in SanDiskhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ac/Uskorea-samsung.R_nE_IS5.htmlwed/ac/Uskorea-samsung.R_nE_IS5.html1220612088Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ac/Uskorea-samsung.R_nE_IS5.html"></a>SEOUL, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Samsung Electronics said Friday it is considering acquiring SanDisk, but the South Korean chip maker gave no details about its interest in the U.S. firm. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ac/Uskorea-samsung.R_nE_IS5.html">Samsung shows interest in SanDisk</a> SEOUL, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Samsung Electronics said Friday it is considering acquiring SanDisk, but the South Korean chip maker gave no details about its interest in the U.S. firm. (UPI) Sony recalls Vaio TZ-series laptopshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bl/Uus-recall-sony.RSRN_IS4.htmlwed/bl/Uus-recall-sony.RSRN_IS4.html1220563487Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bl/Uus-recall-sony.RSRN_IS4.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Sony Vaio TZ-series notebook computers due to a burn hazard. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bl/Uus-recall-sony.RSRN_IS4.html">Sony recalls Vaio TZ-series laptops</a> WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Sony Vaio TZ-series notebook computers due to a burn hazard. (UPI) Dell unveils 'netbook' computer, sort ofhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bj/Uus-dell.RUTa_IS4.htmlwed/bj/Uus-dell.RUTa_IS4.html1220554489Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bj/Uus-dell.RUTa_IS4.html"></a>ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. computer giant Dell officially unveiled its 8.9-inch mini laptop, the Inspiron Mini 9 Thursday, joining the growing ranks of "netbook" makers. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bj/Uus-dell.RUTa_IS4.html">Dell unveils 'netbook' computer, sort of</a> ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. computer giant Dell officially unveiled its 8.9-inch mini laptop, the Inspiron Mini 9 Thursday, joining the growing ranks of "netbook" makers. (UPI) FDA OKs Medtronic defibrillator upgradehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/aw/Uus-fda.Rshb_IS4.htmlwed/aw/Uus-fda.Rshb_IS4.html1220536489Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/aw/Uus-fda.Rshb_IS4.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a software update to detect problems in some of Medtronic Inc.'s Sprint Fidelis defibrillators. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/aw/Uus-fda.Rshb_IS4.html">FDA OKs Medtronic defibrillator upgrade</a> WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a software update to detect problems in some of Medtronic Inc.'s Sprint Fidelis defibrillators. (UPI) 'Nanonets' created to improve electronicshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Uus-nanonets.R5ZW_IS2.htmlwed/cw/Uus-nanonets.R5ZW_IS2.html1220393102Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:05:02 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Uus-nanonets.R5ZW_IS2.html"></a>BOSTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have produced flexible webs of nanowires called nanonets that improve the performance of electronics and energy applications. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cw/Uus-nanonets.R5ZW_IS2.html">'Nanonets' created to improve electronics</a> BOSTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have produced flexible webs of nanowires called nanonets that improve the performance of electronics and energy applications. (UPI) Team says it created world record nanolenshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bf/Uus-nanolens.RmYt_IaQ.htmlwed/bf/Uus-nanolens.RmYt_IaQ.html1219781099Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:04:59 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bf/Uus-nanolens.RmYt_IaQ.html"></a>BOSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Boston research team has created a new microlens that team members say can point the way to higher quality digital electronic imaging. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bf/Uus-nanolens.RmYt_IaQ.html">Team says it created world record nanolens</a> BOSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Boston research team has created a new microlens that team members say can point the way to higher quality digital electronic imaging. (UPI) Asthma monitoring on the Web being createdhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ab/Uindia-spirometer.RkDP_IaP.htmlwed/ab/Uindia-spirometer.RkDP_IaP.html1219687499Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:04:59 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ab/Uindia-spirometer.RkDP_IaP.html"></a>BANGALORE, India, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A project by scientists in the United States and India may soon produce an inexpensive Web-enabled device that will allow asthma monitoring on the Internet. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ab/Uindia-spirometer.RkDP_IaP.html">Asthma monitoring on the Web being created</a> BANGALORE, India, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A project by scientists in the United States and India may soon produce an inexpensive Web-enabled device that will allow asthma monitoring on the Internet. (UPI) Science closer to organic spin transistorhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/al/Uus-spintransistor.R6iD_IaI.htmlwed/al/Uus-spintransistor.R6iD_IaI.html1219079689Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/al/Uus-spintransistor.R6iD_IaI.html"></a>SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say they've moved closer to making an organic "spin transistor" by controlling electrical current using the "spin" within electrons. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/al/Uus-spintransistor.R6iD_IaI.html">Science closer to organic spin transistor</a> SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say they've moved closer to making an organic "spin transistor" by controlling electrical current using the "spin" within electrons. (UPI) Metamaterials could boost Internet speedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/co/Ubritain-internetlight.RQgJ_IaD.htmlwed/co/Ubritain-internetlight.RQgJ_IaD.html1218682488Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/co/Ubritain-internetlight.RQgJ_IaD.html"></a>LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A British scientist says metamaterials could someday replace bulky electronics in routing information on the Internet. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/co/Ubritain-internetlight.RQgJ_IaD.html">Metamaterials could boost Internet speed</a> LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A British scientist says metamaterials could someday replace bulky electronics in routing information on the Internet. (UPI) iPhone kill switch unconfirmed all aroundhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ck/Uus-iphone.ROqA_Ia8.htmlwed/ck/Uus-iphone.ROqA_Ia8.html1218210888Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ck/Uus-iphone.ROqA_Ia8.html"></a>CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- California's Apple Corp. declined to make an official comment on the so-called "kill switch" discovered in the company's new iPhone. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ck/Uus-iphone.ROqA_Ia8.html">iPhone kill switch unconfirmed all around</a> CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- California's Apple Corp. declined to make an official comment on the so-called "kill switch" discovered in the company's new iPhone. (UPI) Stretchable silicon eye camera developedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ds/Uus-eyecamera.RVDV_Ia6.htmlwed/ds/Uus-eyecamera.RVDV_Ia6.html1218056089Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ds/Uus-eyecamera.RVDV_Ia6.html"></a>CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've utilized stretchable optoelectronics to create a high-performance, hemispherical imaging device that's based on the human eye. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ds/Uus-eyecamera.RVDV_Ia6.html">Stretchable silicon eye camera developed</a> CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've utilized stretchable optoelectronics to create a high-performance, hemispherical imaging device that's based on the human eye. (UPI) Integrated nano sensor circuitry createdhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-nanowires.R9c4_Ia6.htmlwed/av/Uus-nanowires.R9c4_Ia6.html1218042297Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:04:57 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-nanowires.R9c4_Ia6.html"></a>BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created the world's first all-integrated sensor circuit that's based on nanowire arrays. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-nanowires.R9c4_Ia6.html">Integrated nano sensor circuitry created</a> BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created the world's first all-integrated sensor circuit that's based on nanowire arrays. (UPI) Scientists 'squeeze' light more tightlyhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bb/Uus-tightlight.RV1X_IlV.htmlwed/bb/Uus-tightlight.RV1X_IlV.html1217525691Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:34:51 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bb/Uus-tightlight.RV1X_IlV.html"></a>BERKELEY, Calif., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a way to squeeze light more tightly than believed possible, potentially leading to new optical communication technologies. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bb/Uus-tightlight.RV1X_IlV.html">Scientists 'squeeze' light more tightly</a> BERKELEY, Calif., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a way to squeeze light more tightly than believed possible, potentially leading to new optical communication technologies. (UPI) Tollbooths moving over for new electronicshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bq/Uus-tollroads.Rc-C_IlS.htmlwed/bq/Uus-tollroads.Rc-C_IlS.html1217262895Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bq/Uus-tollroads.Rc-C_IlS.html"></a>WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Goodbye tollbooths, hello transponders -- wireless systems are replacing cash transactions for U.S. motorists on toll roads, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/bq/Uus-tollroads.Rc-C_IlS.html">Tollbooths moving over for new electronics</a> WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Goodbye tollbooths, hello transponders -- wireless systems are replacing cash transactions for U.S. motorists on toll roads, officials said. (UPI) Ex-Samsung chairman guilty of tax evasionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cx/Uskorea-samsung.RyRi_IlG.htmlwed/cx/Uskorea-samsung.RyRi_IlG.html1216191925Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:05:25 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cx/Uskorea-samsung.RyRi_IlG.html"></a>SEOUL, July 16 (UPI) -- Lee Kun-hee, former chairman of the global electronics giant Samsung, was found guilty Wednesday of tax evasion in a South Korean court. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/cx/Uskorea-samsung.RyRi_IlG.html">Ex-Samsung chairman guilty of tax evasion</a> SEOUL, July 16 (UPI) -- Lee Kun-hee, former chairman of the global electronics giant Samsung, was found guilty Wednesday of tax evasion in a South Korean court. (UPI) Poll: gas is No. 1 inflation concernhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ce/Uus-gasprices.RJik_IlF.htmlwed/ce/Uus-gasprices.RJik_IlF.html1216122887Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ce/Uus-gasprices.RJik_IlF.html"></a>PRINCETON, N.J., July 15 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. adults in a Gallup poll pointed to gasoline first and food second when assessing the negative impact of recent price hikes, researchers said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/ce/Uus-gasprices.RJik_IlF.html">Poll: gas is No. 1 inflation concern</a> PRINCETON, N.J., July 15 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. adults in a Gallup poll pointed to gasoline first and food second when assessing the negative impact of recent price hikes, researchers said. (UPI) Microsoft: Xbox changes home entertainmenthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-xbox.RJHR_IlE.htmlwed/av/Uus-xbox.RJHR_IlE.html1216071887Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-xbox.RJHR_IlE.html"></a>REDMOND, Wash., July 14 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. predicted at the E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles that its new Xbox Experience will reinvent home entertainment. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.electronics/2/wed/av/Uus-xbox.RJHR_IlE.html">Microsoft: Xbox changes home entertainment</a> REDMOND, Wash., July 14 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. predicted at the E3 Media and Business Summit in Los Angeles that its new Xbox Experience will reinvent home entertainment. (UPI)