Thomson, a provider of linear drive and guidance systems, has introduced the Engineerscalc mobile app, which supports machine and positioning system designers and engineers in their daily work. The new app contains four frequently used calculation programs and allows users to quickly convert figures from one unit of measurement to another, determine the inertia of [...]

Now available from EDA Systems for GBP850, CADprofi Mechanical for ZWCAD is a professional parametric CAD application that accelerates all types of mechanical design work. ZWCAD is the DWG-based AutoCAD Alternative software with full functionality for 2D and 3D design. CADprofi Mechanical’s interface, designed to be convenient and user friendly, makes it possible to fully [...]

Microsoft’s record-setting security update next week may patch a large number of vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel, researchers said today. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that next week’s monthly security update will feature a record-tying 17 bulletins that patch a record 64 vulnerabilities, 15 more than the previous largest-ever set in October 2010. While Microsoft does [...]

Nokia will outsource its Symbian software activities to Accenture, transferring 3,000 employees to the company in the process, as it moves its focus to making phones running on Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. The Finnish phone manufacturer will also close some of its research and development sites and eliminate a further 4,000 jobs by the [...]

Apple’s been a front runner of technology since the company’s inception. From the desktop-computer mouse, to the initial adoption of USB as an input, Apple’s been speedy about adopting technology before its prime. The Cupertino-based computer giant has also birthed some of its own proprietary technology like FireWire and the Mini Display Port, and while [...]

Steve Jobs is a very powerful man. With a single word, he has been known to lay waste to inferior products and technologies. Okay, maybe that’s not true. Look at Windows, it’s been around for ages and Steve hasn’t exactly been quiet about how much better the Mac OS is to Windows. Still, that hasn’t [...]

Lightweight and powerfully portable Nearly everything in our lives has gone digital, but photos, receipts, and docs like newspaper clippings and electricity bills still come at us on a daily basis. Unfortunately, getting all that paper into your Mac isn’t as easy as cramming it into the disc slot, but Fujitsu’s ScanSnap S1100 is probably [...]