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Downturn Tests Technology Sector's Resilience Technology companies often boast that they can easily weather an economic downturn because their products can help people save money. But in the ongoing global crisis, some of them are getting hammered. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |
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Media execs see deal opportunities in downturn NEW YORK (Reuters) - The media and technology sector, which has seen a spate of failed merger attempts in 2008, should brace for more aggressive dealmaking next year spurred by bargain-basement valuations. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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FCC wireless tests aim to end debate The U.S. Federal Communications Commission may gather enough data through wireless testing this week in Seattle to quiet debates over the potential interference that could result from a proposed spectrum auction. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Qualifying Tests for Chinese Financial Workers In response to the global financial crisis, China has increased the number of qualification tests for workers in the financial sector. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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3rd UPDATE: Disney 1Q Shows Resilience To Economic Softness - CNNMoney.com RTT News3rd UPDATE: Disney 1Q Shows Resilience To Economic SoftnessCNNMoney.com - 2 hours agoBy Shira Ovide NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Brushing off pressures from a cooling economy, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) rode strong performances from its television business and theme parks Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Economy shows resilience; jobless rate falls as dollar rises
(AP) AP - The economy showed off unexpected signs of resilience Friday as job losses slowed, the dollar gained a bit of muscle for a change and there were even indications that food prices may be easing. The unemployment rate dipped, though that may not last. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Google tests ActiveX alternative Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.Called Native Client, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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UK.gov resilience website feedback page falls over 404: FAIL The UK government's resilience website is itself far from resilient. Attempts to fill out the feedback form consistently return an ironic runtime error page (screenshot here).… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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HP Shrugs Off Downturn With Strong Results The PC and tech giant has good news for a jittery tech sector. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Robot aircraft 'sense and avoid' gear in flight tests Auto-safety kit good for droids - and flying cars US aerospace titan Northrop Grumman has commenced flight tests of new "sense and avoid" technology which could be fitted to existing and future unmanned aircraft - or indeed to the long-awaited flying cars - allowing them to fly routinely in civil Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Top security suites fail exploit tests Security software suites don't protect users from real-world exploits, a bug tracking company charged today after launching 300 test attacks against a dozen programs, including popular software from McAfee, Symantec, and Trend Micro. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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IBM tests 4 terabyte solid state drive technology IBM announces solid state drive technology that achieves high speed and power savings, if only in the labs. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Gallery: Ironman Triathlon Tests Limits of Human 2.0 : Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com Few competitions compare to the grueling gauntlet of endurance that is Ironman. The yearly triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, includes 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and a full 26.2 mile running marathon. Even second-place finishers have been known to cross Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Gallery: Ironman Triathlon Tests Limits of Human 2.0 : Photo: Kat Wade/Wired.com Few competitions compare to the grueling gauntlet of endurance that is Ironman. The yearly triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, includes 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and a full 26.2 mile running marathon. Even second-place finishers have been known to cross Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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DNA tests at center of growing crisis - United Press International New York TimesDNA tests at center of growing crisisUnited Press International - 5 hours agoWASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The growing costs of US healthcare and health insurance have led to a drop in the number of people getting precautionary DNA tests, a report said Sun Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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New Web Travel Tool Thinks Big Despite Downturn With semantic technology and mobile, e-mail, social media and advertising tie-ins, trip organizer TripIt aims high amid grim expectations for travel and marketing spending. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Wall Street To Open Lower As Markets May Follow Global Downturn (AHN) (AHN) - U.S. stock market futures turn red after major technology companies posted weak earnings outlook as consumer demand continue to decline. Wall Street is set to open lower on Friday. - Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:36:51 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Eddie Van Halen undergoing medical tests - Reuters The AgeEddie Van Halen undergoing medical testsReuters - 2 hours agoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen is undergoing tests for an undisclosed medical problem, causing his band Van Halen to reschedule four upcoming US concerts, a spokesman for the to Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Fed: Severe downturn possible - Reuters CitizenFed: Severe downturn possibleReuters - 1 hour agoBy Mark Felsenthal and Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee worried at their most recent meeting that housing and financial market stress could trigger Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Marlboro quits high-tech cigarette tests Philip Morris USA, the nation's No. 1 tobacco company, said Monday it has ended test markets of Marlboro-branded cigarettes that use a high-technology filter. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |