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- V-Chip
- An electronic circuit in a TV that parents can use to block TV programs they consider objectionable for their children. The FCC mandated that post January 1, 2000, all...
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- Senate panel backs development of super V-chip
- Senate panel backs development of super V-chipRegulation of the airwaves is the reason for a Federal GovernmentLets not sell any air waives to multi-national corporations. Take for example the universal access possible by air waives currently dedicated to TV channels 60 through 68. That air is about to be sold...
- Tags: Federal government, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cellular phones, V-chip, Clipper Chip, U.S. Senate
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Parents' group derides V-Chip ads
- Parents' group derides V-Chip adsHere we go again...The bible thumpers on their annual prowl to get the public to pay for governing what their kids watch on TV.It's insane. First they demanded and got the "V" chip in all TV's - at a huge public expense. Now, that's not good...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, advertisement, V-chip, TV, cable
- Discussion threads 2006-07-27
- Ad Council unveils V-Chip campaign
- Ad Council unveils V-Chip campaignFor the first time, parents have total power to control all TV programmingFor the first time, parents have total power to control all TV programming in their home.What a crock!!! So I guess parents did NOT have total power to control TV programming or anything else...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, advertisement, V-chip, TV, TV programming, Ad Council
- Discussion threads 2006-07-26
Additional Resources
- Laptops with mobile WiMax now available
- The first laptops with built-in mobile WiMax wireless broadband are now available in the U.S. Sprint, Intel and the computer companies announced the new WiMax configurations at an event in Baltimore just a few days after Sprint launched its Xohm service there. All of these laptops use...
- Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, 3G, Chipsets, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Oracle + Primavera
- Where are the lucky couple registered? Yesterday, Oracle announced that it would be purchasing Primavera. Details of the transaction have not been made public. Already we see that Oracle has stated that Primavera management and employees will become part of a global business...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Professional Services, Primavera, Project Management, It Operations, It service Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop (again)
- There are now several quad-core mobile workstations for work, but Asus is laying claim to the first quad-core laptop designed purely for play. This week it announced that the G71 "Republic of Gamers," a 17-inch gaming laptop, now offers Intel's new 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300....
- Tags: Game, ASUS, Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Researchers publish details on London travel card hack
- First there was Boston's Charlie card. Now, Dutch researchers have exposed the inherent weakness in the RFID chip used in London's Oyster travel smartcard, ZDNet UK says. Researchers released details at the Esorics security conference in Malaga on Monday and an academic paper PDF...
- Tags: Card, Researcher, London, Chip, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capitalRE: Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters caI think it's quite smart personally.foolishJust another CEO desperate to save his bonus. Once you carve up the company, quality goes downhill. The chips will suffer. AMD will be...
- Tags: Balance sheets, Asset management, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asset Smart, manufacturing, balance sheet, chip, asset
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company created
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company createdAMD, Rest In Pieces?Why does this feel like the death of AMD?Sort of like Palm splitting in two. How well did that work?Ah well, I suppose there's still Via. Although I hear they're ailing too.RE: AMD finally announcesEquiping and running a leading-edge...
- Tags: Asset management, Games, Semiconductors, asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Can two AMDs be better than one?
- Can two AMDs be better than one?They should never have bought ATIATI was content with competing with NVIDIA, and if market conditions had let them fail at it, so be it. What we're seeing now is the failure of 2 companies, not just one.ExpensiveThe cash infusion may have been...
- Tags: Research & Development, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital
- AMD said Tuesday that it will split off its manufacturing operations in a deal with the Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi. AMD will also receive a capital infusion from Mubadala Development Company, which will wind up owning more than 19 percent of Intel's smaller rival. ...
- Tags: Asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATIC, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- AMD to spin off manufacturing
- Advanced Micro Devices will reveal a broad cost-cutting plan this morning that includes spinning off its manufacturing operations to a new joint venture largely funded by Abu Dhabi investment companies. It's a bold move for the chipmaker as it tries to maintain its position as the only real rival to...
- Tags: Abu Dhabi, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Semiconductors, Network Technology, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hardware, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?PortabilityNo matter where you are, there you are.Sit down at a workstation and light up your working environment. No need to drag the hardware with you, which ranges from annoying to hazardous, what with laptops being popular targets for confiscation at airports. Especially since...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, desktop, English Language, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- ProTee Play 2009 Demo (zip)
- Play on over 70 beautifully designed 3D golf courses. Configure full weather conditions, pick your character, fill your golf bag with your favorite clubs and set your tee time. Watch time fly while playing the best golf courses in world with zero load time between holes. Choose from several game...
- Tags: ProTee United BV, ProTee Sensor System, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-10-06
- Lenovo ThinkPad SL400
- Take the ThinkPad R series, remove the internal roll cage and the TPM chip, add dedicated GeForce graphics, an HDMI port, and a glossy lid, and you get the ThinkPad SL400. This 14-inch laptop is Lenovo's play for small business buyers, trading in enterprise features such as the aforementioned security...
- Tags: Notebooks, Lenovo ThinkPad, IBM ThinkPad, ThinkPad SL400, lid, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-10-03
- The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of
- Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel's first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model--the Lenovo ThinkPad W700--are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses. ...
- Tags: Mobile, Mobile Workstation, Lenovo Group Ltd., Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Quad-core Laptop, Core 2 Quad Extreme, Workstations, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Semantic guardians for our computers?
- Semantic guardians for our computers?ActuallyNo, I built my PC's using components I selected that were manufactured here on good ol' terra firma. I don't experience crashes since I use Linux and am not afflicted with malware issues.Also I selected the hardware components and matched them. Maybe I am just lucky......
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Processors, Semantic Guardians, programmer, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Semantic guardians for our computers?
- If your computer has never crashed, it's because it has been built on another planet. The microprocessors we use are faster and more complex year after year, increasing the risks of being hit by 'functional bugs.' This is why University of Michigan (U-M) researchers have started to develop a system...
- Tags: Monitor, Researcher, Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
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