Techno-News Blog

By Grant Gross, IDG News

Two groups supporting strong network neutrality rules protested a new round of compromise talks involving technology and telecommunications companies by saying the talks don’t include organizations representing consumers. Several companies attended new net neutrality negotiations, hosted by trade group the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), on Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission hosted a series of compromise discussions since June, but the agency called off future discussions after Google and Verizon Communications released their own proposal on Aug. 9.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/203672/consumer_groups_protest_industry_net_neutrality_talks.html

by the Daily Mail

Every window in Britain could potentially be turned into a solar power generator thanks to new technology developed by scientists. The new solar cell technology for harnessing green energy could revolutionise the power industry – and could be available within about five years. Norwegian company EnSol AS has created the unique patented film which they hope could be released commercially by 2016.

http://news.yourolivebranch.org/2010/08/19/new-technology-that-could-turn-every-house-window-in-britain-into-a-solar-panel/

By Lucas Mearian, Computer World

Intel and Micron Technology today announced the delivery of 3-bit-per-cell NAND flash memory on 25-nanometer lithography technology. The new flash memory chips represent the industry’s highest-capacity and smallest NAND device to date, the companies said. A single slide from a presentation leaked yesterday also showed Intel increasing the capacity of its solid-state drives (SSD) to 600GB through the use of memory chips with twice the capacity of current devices.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180838/Intel_Micron_deliver_highest_capacity_smallest_NAND_flash

by Arizona State University

Arizona State University computer scientist and engineer Gail-Joon Ahn is leading research to improve security for users of mobile computing devices, work that is attracting interest from technology industries. Ahn is an associate professor in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, one of ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. His team’s endeavors to protect mobile computer users against fraud, identity theft and privacy violations are the basis for a research program being launched by the intellectual property company Open Invention Network (OIN) through Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE), ASU’s official technology transfer office.

http://asunews.asu.edu/20100818_gailjoonahnsecurity

By Michelle Gil, LI Herald

This summer a free one-on-one computer help program for adults launched at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library. Both teenage tutors and adult students benefit from this helpful tutorial, said Mamie Eng, Valley Stream’s library director. Teens are taking advantage of this summer volunteer work opportunity to fulfill their school requirements by applying their expertise in computers, while adults take in knowledge about technology and the Internet that are a vital part to this modern day and age.

http://www.liherald.com/detail/27106.html?content_source=&category_id=5&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=&town_id=

by Bobby Coles, Helium

As a new school year quickly approaches, there are many technological gadgets that are geared towards students. The top technology gadgets for students this year include; laptop computer, iPhone, external hard drive, and Livescribe Plus. These will all come in very handy for any student, and should be considered to help students achieve their best during the school year.

http://www.helium.com/items/1926489-top-technology-gadgets-for-students-2010-best-technology-for-the-classroom