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Father of the compact fluorescent bulb looks back

August 16, 2007 In 1976, Good Times ruled TV, Gerald Ford was trying to "whip inflation now," and in Ohio, a new kind of light bulb was being invented. The man behind the CFL looks back. TAGS: General Electric Co., Ohio, energy, light-emitting diode, design, electronics

Fujitsu eyes improved designs, consumer push

May 24, 2007 Company executive admits its PC designs could use a little work, but loves the profits that cell phones generate. TAGS: Fujitsu, RFID, Fujitsu Siemens, China, design, Japan, cell phone, Sony Corp., PC

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, attorney, GUI, protection, lawyer

Turning nature's design into scientific breakthrough

March 1, 2006 A start-up is trying to make everything from PC fans to water purifiers more efficient with a design inspired by nature. Images: From nature to the lab TAGS: spiral, nature, aerospace, industrial design, design, path, idea, PC

Intel completes design of Penryn chip

November 30, 2006 The company is in the midst of making the first samples of the 45-nanometer chip, expected to come out toward the end of next year. TAGS: manufacturing, transistor, AMD, Intel, design

Coming to grips with the iPhone's design

August 27, 2007 Apple bucked convention when it asked people to commit both hands when using the iPhone. Was that the right touch? TAGS: Apple iPhone, smart phone, designer, Apple Computer, operation, design, CEO, handheld

Digital eyes on the digital evolution

July 3, 2007 A photojournalist turned artist focuses on the beauty of computer technology--and how it's changing his craft for the worst.Photos: Eye inside iconic computers TAGS: exhibit, beauty, eye, design, photograph

Sun gives OpenSparc a push

October 3, 2006 Development project for UltraSparc T1 gets an advisory board, a boost from Gentoo Linux and a derivative design from Simply RISC. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Gentoo Linux, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., RISC, Gentoo, open source, design, AMD, Linux, server

Company claims patent win in online rich media

February 22, 2006 Balthaser is awarded a patent that it says covers the design and creation of rich-media applications on the Net. TAGS: patent, Internet application, AJAX, handheld device, creation, Adobe Systems Inc., design, Java, handheld, Microsoft Corp., PC

Adobe's Creative Suite 3 hits store shelves

April 16, 2007 Premium and standard packages include mobile-device emulation and the next generation of company's design and Web applications. Images: Inside Creative Suite 3 TAGS: Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Systems Inc., Web application, design, video, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's new chip group welcomes first customer

April 3, 2007 Marvell Technology Group licenses the revived microelectronics specialist's design for networking chip technology "Neptune." TAGS: Marvell, networking chip, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, design

Server maker expanding double-whammy family

March 16, 2007 Open Source Systems to expand range of Gemini servers, which package two motherboards into one chassis for cooling efficiency.Photo: Gemini packs in dual motherboards TAGS: chassis, open source, server, motherboard, design, family, Intel

In-Fusio sues Microsoft over mobile 'Halo'

January 3, 2007 French game developer says Redmond refused to approve designs for sci-fi shooter while still demanding payment for exclusive license. TAGS: breach, payment, agreement, concept, suit, contract, mobile phone, explanation, Microsoft Corp., design

PCs dream of electric sheep

July 28, 2006 Screensaver project, at Boston graphics conference, taps users' spare processing power for art. TAGS: processing power, screensaver, art, design, Boston, conference, image, PC, video

Solaria shines light on high-powered solar panel

February 22, 2007 Solar start-up wants to double the amount of light going into a solar cell to boost output and lower overall cost. TAGS: cell, module, manufacturing, design, power

The human factor in gadget, Web design

February 12, 2007 New gizmos and Web sites may be cool, but they're not always easy to use. Some people are out to change that.Images: Cheers and jeers for user design TAGS: research scientist, scientist, Web design, expert, YouTube, Firefox, design, Google Inc., programming, video

Intel branches out from the Core

May 23, 2006 Company hopes to put the pressure back on Advanced Micro Devices by moving more quickly than it did in the past. TAGS: Intel Xeon, bus, power consumption, Intel, AMD, Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, manufacturing, server, design, dual-core, power, memory

How to land a spacecraft on an asteroid

July 30, 2007 Digital simulations show how NASA might land spacecraft, people on an asteroid, possibly paving the way for trips to deep space.Images: Vision for an asteroid mission TAGS: spacecraft, scientist, design

Sun sells second low-end 'Niagara' server

April 12, 2006 Company begins selling lower-end UltraSparc T1-based servers and completes design of T2 successor. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Fire, T1, T2, Sun Microsystems Inc., multiprocessor, high-performance computing, Sun Sparc, server, high-performance, design, AMD, Intel, hard drive

Intel's new chip family: Core microarchitecture

March 7, 2006 The chipmaker gives a name to the next-generation chip design that's at the heart of the company's fight against AMD. TAGS: Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Pentium, power consumption, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, AMD, Intel, Intel Pentium M, dual-core, instruction, design
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