TechBlogger http://www.techblogger.org New Technology & Gadgets Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/icahn-seeks-up-to-7-billion-for-dell-bid/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/icahn-seeks-up-to-7-billion-for-dell-bid/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 02:16:04 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/icahn-seeks-up-to-7-billion-for-dell-bid/ NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday.

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Original post by Brad Reed

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Original post by Zach Epstein

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]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/channeladvisor-soars-in-debut/feed/ 0 Towards a new era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/towards-a-new-era-of-atomic-scale-semiconductor-devices/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/towards-a-new-era-of-atomic-scale-semiconductor-devices/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/towards-a-new-era-of-atomic-scale-semiconductor-devices/

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger.

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]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/towards-a-new-era-of-atomic-scale-semiconductor-devices/feed/ 0 Video: Halo creator teases ‘Destiny’ for PlayStation 4, Xbox One http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/video-halo-creator-teases-%e2%80%98destiny%e2%80%99-for-playstation-4-xbox-one/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/video-halo-creator-teases-%e2%80%98destiny%e2%80%99-for-playstation-4-xbox-one/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:05:27 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/video-halo-creator-teases-%e2%80%98destiny%e2%80%99-for-playstation-4-xbox-one/ A

Original post by Dan Graziano

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]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/gamestop-says-2013-outlook-improved-after-xbox-one-news/feed/ 0 This infographic is a must for Geek Pride Day http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/this-infographic-is-a-must-for-geek-pride-day/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/this-infographic-is-a-must-for-geek-pride-day/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:31:30 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/this-infographic-is-a-must-for-geek-pride-day/

The 25th of May is probably one of my favorite days of the year. Why, you ask? Well, it's Towel Day (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), as well as the anniversary of the first Star Wars Film, Episode IV: A New Hope (ANH) which hit theaters way back in 1977. And let us not forget the Glorious 25th of May for fans of Terry Pratchett's wildly popular Discworld.

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Original post by Trent Nouveau

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Original post by Zach Epstein

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Original post by Brad Reed

]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/microsoft-working-on-integrating-windows-phone-with-xbox-one/feed/ 0 EU pledges 5 billion euros funding for electronics research http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/eu-pledges-5-billion-euros-funding-for-electronics-research/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/eu-pledges-5-billion-euros-funding-for-electronics-research/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:28 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/eu-pledges-5-billion-euros-funding-for-electronics-research/ BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid to boost the sector which is lagging U.S. and Asian rivals.

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]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/e-commerce-software-maker-channeladvisor-soars-in-debut/feed/ 0 Arduino TFT screen gets official http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/arduino-tft-screen-gets-official/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/arduino-tft-screen-gets-official/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/arduino-tft-screen-gets-official/

Just a few days after rolling out a new IDE (integrated development environment) and an official Robot, Arduino has launched a TFT LCD screen.

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Original post by Trent Nouveau

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Original post by Zach Epstein

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Earlier this week, Microsoft debuted its long-awaited Xbox One console. Although little was said about the processors in the new Xbox One, veteran industry analyst Jon Peddie says he believes the silicon is a custom version of AMD’s newest APU with 8 Jaguar core CPUs and a big multi-core GPU.

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Original post by Trent Nouveau

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Original post by Dan Graziano

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Original post by Zach Epstein

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Cybersecurity researchers are getting more worried that focusing on "rational" attackers such as the Chinese might be a dangerous way to go, and the country needs to fear the irrational types more.

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Original post by Unknown Lamer

]]> http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/e-commerce-software-maker-channeladvisor-shares-soar-in-debut/feed/ 0 Don’t expect Google Fiber to come to your town anytime soon http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/don%e2%80%99t-expect-google-fiber-to-come-to-your-town-anytime-soon/ http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/don%e2%80%99t-expect-google-fiber-to-come-to-your-town-anytime-soon/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:45:32 +0000 http://www.techblogger.org/2013/05/23/don%e2%80%99t-expect-google-fiber-to-come-to-your-town-anytime-soon/ A

Original post by Dan Graziano

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