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Accepted its bid first, news tips quantr plans IPO Groupon, which triggered skepticism about its high valuation and promoted the claims of a new dot-com bubble, were put on hold amid regulatory concerns and concerns about the market volatility. According to the WSJ, When the company filed to go public in early June, he drew criticism for its high marketing costs and unprofitable operations. The company was also asked by the Securities and Exchange Commission to remove an unusual accounting metric, known as consolidated adjusted. Segment operating income, which painted a more robust performance last week, the SEC also contacted a lawyer Groupon on another matter, said a person familiar with the situation: a leak of an internal memo Groupon chief executive Andrew Mason to its staff, in which he praised the company and criticized its detractors. making public statements about the financial situation of a company during an IPO is prohibited by SEC rules.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/necs-multisync-p241w-monitor-packs-more-e-than-your-lcd/:

We know it’s pretty hard to get excited about yet another 24-inch IPS . But if we told you that NEC MultiSync P241W was packing something special … namely, e letter No, wait, do not go. Look, it’s 1920 x 1200 e-book really serious IPS, color reproduction for professional and viewing angles for a price that is not too bad ($ 749) given the target audience. In addition to the response time of 8ms, ambient light sensor and ECO mode options, the monitor includes a USB hub with DisplaySync Pro, which allows you to use a single keyboard, mouse and monitor to two computers. The P241W will begin shipping later this month, and check the gallery below and the PR after the break for more specifications.

The size is definitely not better when it comes to the first single molecule electric motor, which measures less than a nanometer wide – to the prospect that lash hanging from your left eye is about 60,000 times more great. Single molecule motors have been used for years, but the new method uses a scanning microscope at low temperature tunnel to power and control of the molecule more efficiently. In the future, scientists could use the technology for things like lab-on-a-chip devices , equipment, miniature medical tests that require a motor to push the fluid through tiny pipes. Tufts researchers responsible for discovering warn that practical application is still a ways off, but hopefully they will hang a Guinness world record , independently. After hearing the news, both Pinky and the Brain are fully feel more confident about their goals for life.

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Lucas123 writes When you pay $ 30 000 for a PCIe flash, he had best demonstrate an ROI. While users are still struggling with which the state of storage costs as solid when they are targeted technology applications to right, the results can be staggering. For example, when Dan Marber, a systems engineer at Bank partner, made just three SSD for its BI applications, storage flash outperformed 60 15,000 rpm Fibre Channel drives in the small block reads. But when the SSD Marber used for large block random reads and all writes, the 60-pin 15K crushed the SSD, he said,

jmobley6030 written with a little Gaia on Sony Gamer firing the big guns for their security infrastructure. Quoting: .. A few months after the great things PlayStation Network Attack starting to return to normal around the world of video game Though it does not seem like another attempt to hack will be held as soon as Sony is afraid it could happen again Sony has announced today via their news feed companies that have hired Philip R. Reitinger, an official of the former internal security, as information agent security chief at Sony.

from: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/thx-media-director-coming-to-star-wars-blu-ray-discs/:

While you were beautifully express your concerns in recent changes to the original trilogy, THX exec Rick Dean to miss the next Star Wars Blu-ray version will offer new business director of the media. Technology provides metadata on disk, THX Media Director allows home theater compatible devices such as TVs and Blu-ray to adjust the appropriate settings. The decision to offer technology for the release of Star Wars is the first set of keep it in the family for Lucasfilm, says Dean – because if there’s one thing Star Wars knows, keep it in the family , right? The Blu-ray release is set for Sept. 16.

jfruhlinger wrote If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of the ideas were invented today, and had taken out patents, the industry would be a complete standstill today. So said Bill Gates in the 1980′s Now, of course, Microsoft is one of the largest holders of software patents around And that’s the key issue of software patent reform: .. Companies that had the most incentive to deal with the problem found cheaper and easier to purchase up war chest of patents, and instead the Congress does not act unless the major stakeholders .. (Read: big business) make a stink

No, it is not yet Honeycomb, but Vizio has just released an update for its eight-inch tablet that promises quite a few improvements, including better graphics performance, faster navigation user interface, and better battery life. Home Theater minded people also probably happy with the updates to the company Universal Remote Control app, which now has support for up to 95 percent of all electronic devices in North America.