BBC Radio 4‘s Material World is a great program, presented by Quentin Cooper, full of useful information on the state of materials science (and several other things besides). But the item on polymer gel batteries during the Material World of September 1, 2011.
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Aug
26
2011
Dell completes Force 10 networks acquisition
As noted in the previous post (“Dell intends to acquire Force10 networks“), DELL (DELL) yesterday completed the acquisition of Force10networks. Dell Press Release announcing the completion of the Force 10 networks acquisition
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Aug
25
2011
Happy Birthday: Linux
So Linux is 20.. It’s come a long way from the home-brew operating system that was for IBM-AT clones that Linus Torvalds imagined back then. At the time he was developing a minix “replacement”, and the note to the comp.os.minix newsgroup was asking for features that people would like to see implemented (minix, being an …
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Aug
25
2011
Has Jobs really left the core of Apple?
With the announcement that Steve Jobs is to step down as CEO of Apple (AAPL), following a resignation letter to the board. This letter also moves Tim Cook to the CEO role, one in which he was previously placed temporaily in 2004, whilst Steve Jobs recovered from surgery to deal with pancreatic cancer. It also …
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Aug
16
2011
Google says “Hello, Moto!” for acquisition
So Motorola Mobility (MMI) (the mobile phone business that was finally spun out of the Motorola parent organisation in January 2011, leaving Motorola Solutions (MSI)) to be acquired by Google (GOOG). In the rest of the article we look to see what the impact is on the Android platform, its partners and if Google could …
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Aug
12
2011
A brief history of the IBM PC, thirty years on.
30 years ago today, a new office automation device was officially launched by IBM at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. August 12 1981 marked the launch of the IBM 5150 Personal Computer, a device which whilst not revolutionary itself, started a revolution in the way we manage and consume data. Dr Mark Dean …
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Aug
10
2011
Nokia suspending N9 sales in major markets
So in the latest twist in the long death of Nokia (NOK), there is news from the States and the UK that the suspension of sales of Meego phones (the N9) across these major market places. This includes the latest N9, now not likely to be seen in the wild in the UK. So either …
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Jul
21
2011
Dell intends to acquire Force10 networks
So another acquisition by a computer systems supplier of a networking infrastructure company. This trend started when Compaq acquired Thomas Conrad back in 1995, and is continuing today with the announcement that Dell (DELL) and are intending to acquire Force10 (FCTN) , according to information on both their websites. Dell’s announcement Force10′s announcement This will …
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Jul
20
2011
Riverbed goes shopping for godly web performance
Riverbed (RVBD) has been shopping again. This time, it’s looking to purchase Zeus Technology and Aptimize. Both of these are privately owned companies, with Zeus being based in Cambridge in the UK. This appears to be looking to take on board the ADC and optimization technology of both organisations, forming an “asymmetric optimization technology” business …
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Jul
06
2011
Is the Eurostar geared for the UK business traveller?
The Eurostar is still one of the most efficient means of getting to and from Paris from the UK. However, it’s not as good as it could be, especially for the UK business traveler compared to our colleagues from Europe. Here’s why…
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