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Researchers crack Galileo signal codes
News The signal transmitted from GIOVE-A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-A) was broken after researchers intercepted the signals using a roof-mounted hemispherical patch antenna and a digital storage receiver.
[July 13, 2006, 16:35]
Dell price cuts signal end for Pentium MMX desktops
News Pentium II-based OptiPlex desktops duck below Pentium MMX systems for the first time, according to the direct seller. A 233MHz PII-based OptiPlex GXa costs £1,099, £50 less than a similarly configured 233MHz Pentium MMX model.
[March 11, 1998, 11:02]
Analysis: Faster standards signal a bright future for wireless
News Nowhere will be untouched by the growth of wireless technologies over the next 10 years -- home, office, even the great outdoors are due to receive high-bandwidth, affordable radio connectivity. Even your own personage will be gently washed by...
[May 11, 1999, 9:27]
New chip may signal ATI comeback
News ATI, once the leader in graphics chips, will launch its comeback bid this week with a new chip that experts say could put the company back in front in terms of performance. The Markham, Ontario-based company on Thursday will unveil the details of...
[July 17, 2002, 11:32]
Licence sales signal recovery - Ellison
News Software licensing sales helped Oracle report a slight rise in quarterly revenue on Monday, a sign that information technology spending is recovering, according to chief executive Larry Ellison. The software maker reported earnings of 12 cents per...
[December 16, 2003, 7:55]
Ofcom loses the 4G signal
Leader With an annual salary north of £300k, Ed Richards is no stranger to the idea that where money's concerned, more is more. But Ofcom's chief operating officer may be letting the opportunity to turn a quick buck blind him from repeating the fiasco of 3G.
[August 11, 2006, 16:40]
Operators signal 3G watershed
News The launch by Vodafone and T-Mobile of mobile data services on third-generation (3G) wireless networks in the UK should pave the way for increased 3G competition and a broader range of services. Vodafone officially launched its European 3G network...
[February 18, 2004, 14:25]
Server sales figures signal market shift
News Corporate customers paid a higher average unit price for servers in the fourth quarter, signalling a more strategic approach to their infrastructure investments, according to an IDC report released Friday.
[February 28, 2005, 9:25]
Government digital TV plans under threat
News The government's plans for universal digital television, and an analogue signal switch-off may be about to be taken hostage as digital terrestrial broadcaster ONdigital battles against rivals such as British Sky Broadcasting (quote: BSY) and...
[April 10, 2001, 16:02]
TI: Consumer electronics is a key sector
News More gadgets are using digital signal processors, and the trend will continue as digital information plays a larger role in the lives of consumers, said Tom Engibous, chief executive of Texas Instruments, a major manufacturer of DSPs.
[January 13, 2003, 10:38]
T-Mobile offers coverage check for new customers
News New T-Mobile customers can now have their homes and favourite locations evaluated for signal coverage before signing a contract. Customers will receive a printout indicating the predicted coverage levels — measured in bars as on a phone — and they...
[September 29, 2006, 17:45]
Intel and Analog Devices ring in new DSP
News Intel and Analog Devices Tuesday announced a new digital signal processor (DSP) architecture designed to pave the way for the next generation of mobile computing devices. Called Micro Signal Architecture, the technology aims to deliver high...
[December 6, 2000, 12:55]
Study: Tech for tracking offenders is flawed
News A study commissioned by the Ministry of Justice has revealed that the signal for satellite technology for tracking offenders could be lost and that offenders could remove their ankle tags and leave them behind.
[August 3, 2007, 17:46]
SETI denies hearing ET's voice
News Reports that a group set up as part of the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI) has detected a radio transmission that it suspects could be a signal from an alien civilisation have been dismissed by the organisation.
[September 3, 2004, 17:20]
Scottish hoteliers jam mobiles
News The device emits a radio signal that blocks the use of mobile phones. This is a way to enforce etiquette of mobile phone usage where polite persuasion has failed," Paul Kan, chairman of Champion Technology Holdings -- a Hong Kong-based company...
[September 1, 2003, 9:30]
Rolling Stones hit the Web
News The venerable rock band's appearance online is both a signal of the increasingly rapid mainstreaming of digital music and a welcome relief to online music companies, which have felt the absence of the Rolling Stones and a few other major bands...
[August 18, 2003, 12:45]
Row over Vodafone's 'best network' claims
News The billboard advertising campaign, which featured a picture of a full-strength signal icon with the legend "Best in London bar none" and "Best in Britain bar none", carried small print saying audited results between April and September showed...
[October 13, 2005, 11:00]
Is the time right to DABble in digital radio?
News A processing engine within each digital receiver handles broadcasts from central digital multiplexes -- the BBC owns one that hits sixty percent of the UK population -- and sorts through the tangle of multipath signals, enhancing the main signal.
[August 27, 1999, 15:03]
Intel forecasts 3G mobile devices for Christmas 2001
News The chip giant teamed up with its latest business partner Analog Devices to announce they had successfully developed a new digital signal processor (DSP), called Micro Signal Architecture, designed for third-generation (3G) mobile computing devices.
[December 7, 2000, 12:19]
Broadcom cleans up noisy mobiles
News Called M-Stream, the proprietary technique effectively halves the susceptibility of a mobile phone call to noise when the signal is poor or interference is present. M-Stream works purely in the handset as part of its digital signal processing of...
[February 14, 2006, 11:15]
