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Hewlett-Packard Company and the Flexible Display Center or FDC at Arizona State University unveiled the first prototype of affordable, flexible electronic displays.  Flexible displays are paper-like computer displays made almost entirely of plastic that consume less power than today’s computer displays.
The unbreakable displays were created by the FDC and HP using self-aligned imprint lithography or [...]

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that it has expanded its industry-leading portfolio of CMOS image sensors to include a new high-definition 1/4-inch, 1.2 Megapixel (Mp) system-on-chip (SoC) imager, the S5K4AW, for notebook and desktop computers.
Developed with a strong focus on real-time high-definition (HD) video capture, Samsung’s new S5K4AW sensor has immediate applications in areas such [...]

Cisco announced a media processing platform that simplifies live and on-demand media sharing across PCs, mobile devices and other digital screens, by seamlessly formatting video and rich media for viewing on any device. The create once and share anywhere Cisco Media Processing platform provides media conversion, real-time post production, editing, formatting, and network distribution capabilities [...]

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced grants totaling $69 million to organizations working to improve college enrollment and completion rates in America. With the goal of getting more young people to and through college, the foundation aims to double the number of low-income students who earn a postsecondary degree or credential with genuine value [...]

EMC and Microsoft Corp. announced they have expanded their technology partnership to help companies better protect sensitive information and share it in a more secure manner. The companies will be working together with a built-in “systems” approach that helps protect information throughout the infrastructure based on content, context and identity.
The partnership will take advantage of [...]