7th August 2011 Archive
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NSN ditches Motorola staff
1,500 global roles to go
Nokia Siemens Networks is shedding 1,500 positions globally from the Motorola Solutions division that it acquired in May. NSN confirmed that the areas to be hit will be in R&D, supply chain, sales and service related to the WiMax and GSM business acquired from Motorola. The company currently has 73,000 staff worldwide. In …
Business 7 Aug 22:32
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Caltech sends light on a one-way trip
Optical computing gets a small step closer
A group of Caltech researchers is claiming what it describes as a key breakthrough in photonic computing: an optical diode using linear, rather than non-linear, materials. The diode – or rather, components that mimic the function of the diode in the optical domain – is important to optical computing, because it helps isolate …
Physics 7 Aug 22:42
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Activision rolled for too much avatar rock
Band Hero upsets real life rock star
Activision has attracted to legal ire of yet another disgruntled rock star objecting to animated immortalization in Guitar Hero spinoff game Band Hero. Joining the litigious ranks of the estate of Nirvana, Axl Rose and No Doubt, the latest issue comes from Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5. Levine has filed a law suit …
Business 7 Aug 23:30
