http://www.redorbit.com Technology http://www.redorbit.com/modules/news/images/tools/rss_logo.gif http://www.redorbit.com Authorities have arrested a British man and cautioned him for stealing accounts for online game Runescape, BBC News reported.It is likely to be the first of several arrests, according to Jagex, creator of Runescape.Runescape, a popular online game, has more than 100 million active players and play revolves around collecting and spending virtual cash and loot.In an on-going effort to tackle in-game fraud, Jagex said it was working with UK police and the FBI to track down and catch those targeting Runescape."A 23-year-old man was arrested in Avon and Somerset on the morning of Tuesday November 24 by officers from the Police Central e-crime Unit, on suspicion of a number of computer misuse offences," said a statement from the Police National e-crime unit.Sources say the man was likely using phishing e-mails to trick people into handing over login details for Runescape accounts, where hi-tech thieves can then plunder the accounts, strip characters of their items and sell off the rare virtual goods for Runescape gold. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792322/runescape_player_arrested_over_phishing_hacks/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:55:00 -0500 Technology Finnish cell phone maker Nokia is reportedly planning development of a single new Linux-based smartphone next year.A source told Reuters on Monday that Nokia has plans to unveil a new smartphone that would run on the Linux Maemo mobile operating system. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792314/nokia_to_release_linuxbased_phone_next_year/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:28:32 -0500 Technology The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered flight. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792328/ion_tiger_sets_26hour_flight_endurance_record/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:22:14 -0500 Technology Adaptable technology opens the door to a wide range of applications in chemical detection, climate monitoring and communicationsAn international team of applied scientists from Harvard, Hamamatsu Photonics, and ETH Zürich have demonstrated compact, multibeam, and multi-wavelength lasers emitting in the invisible part of the light spectrum (infrared). By contrast, typical lasers emit a single light beam of a well-defined wavelength. The innovative multibeam lasers have potential use in applications related to remote chemical sensing pollution monitoring, optical wireless, and interferometry.The research was led by postdoctoral researcher Nanfang Yu and Federico Capasso, Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering, both at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS); Hirofumi Kan, General Manager of the Laser Group at Hamamatsu Photonics; and Jérôme Faist, Professor at ETH Zürich. The findings appeared online in the October 23 issue of Applied Physics Letters and will appear as a December 7 cover story."We have demonstrated devices that can create highly directional laser beams pointing in different directions either at the same or at different wavelengths," says Capasso. "This could have major implications for parallel high-throughput monitoring of multiple chemicals in the atmosphere or on the ground and be used, for example, for studying hazardous trace gases and aerosols, monitoring greenhouse gases, detecting chemical agents on the battlefield, and mapping biomass levels in forests."The more versatile laser is a descendant of the quantum cascade laser (QCL), invented and first demonstrated by Capasso, Faist, and their collaborators at Bell Labs in 1994. Commercially available QCLs, made by stacking ultra-thin atomic layers of semiconductor materials on top of one another, can be custom designed to emit a well -defined infrared wavelength for a specific application or be made to emit simultaneously multiple wavelengths. To achieve multiple beams, the researchers patterned the laser facet with metallic structures that behave as highly directional antennas and then beam the light in different directions."Having multibeam and multi-wavelength options will provide unprecedented flexibility. The ability to emit multiple wavelengths is ideal for generating a quantitative map of the concentration of multiple chemicals in the atmosphere," explains Kan. "Profiles of these atmospheric components—as a function of altitude or location—are critically important for environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, and climate modeling."The team's co-authors included graduate students Mikhail A. Kats and Markus Geiser, research associates Christian Pflügl, all from SEAS, and Qi Jie Wang, now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technical University in Singapore; researchers Tadataka Edamura, Shinichi Furuta, and Masamichi Yamanishi, all from Hamamatsu Photonics; and researchers Milan Fischer, Andreas Wittmann, both from the Institute of Quantum Electronics, ETH Zürich.The work was partially supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Harvard's Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), a member of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network. ---Image Caption: This is a computer rendering of one of the prototype multibeam, multi-functional lasers demonstrated by the team. The new laser emits several highly directional beams with the same wavelength near 8 microns, which requires two coherent beams: a probe beam and a reference beam. The probe beam interacts with a sample and recombines with the reference beam to reveal optical properties of the sample. A second type laser emits multiple small divergence beams with different wavelengths (9.3 and 10.5 microns) into different directions. Credit: Federico Capasso and Nanfang Yu, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792324/scientists_demonstrate_multibeam_lasers/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:31:49 -0500 Technology BROKEN ARROW, Okla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xeta Technologies, Inc. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792490/webcast_alert_fourth_quarter_2009_earnings_conference_call/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500 Technology SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792489/omnivision_reports_financial_results_for_second_quarter_of_fiscal_2010/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500 Technology IRVINE, Calif., Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792488/broadcom_to_acquire_dune_networks/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500 Technology CLEVELAND, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DATATRAK International, Inc. (OTCQX: DATA), a technology and services company focused on global eClinical solutions for the clinical trials industry, today announced that PFC Pharma Focus AG (PFC) has joined its CRO Connect Program. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792487/pfc_pharma_joins_datatraks_cro_connect_program/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:45:00 -0500 Technology REDLANDS, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ESRI MapIt version 1.1 is now available. The latest release includes new capabilities, enhancements, and functionality that allow users to better visualize the connection between tabular data and its geographic properties. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792486/esri_releases_mapit_11/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:31:00 -0500 Technology MADISON, Wis., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFOD), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced financial results for the fiscal year and quarter ended September 30, 2009. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792480/sonic_foundry_reports_fourth_quarter_and_fiscal_2009_yearend_results/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0500 Technology ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belden (NYSE: BDC) will hold its fourth annual analyst and investor day on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. The meeting will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792485/belden_to_hold_investor_day_on_december_9th_in_new/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0500 Technology SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792484/successfactors_chief_financial_officer_and_controller_to_present_at_the/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500 Technology SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Spansion Inc. today announced that the company's MirrorBit® Flash memory is now available as a verified configuration solution for the new Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA family. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792483/spansion_mirrorbitr_flash_memory_now_available_as_xilinx_spartanr6_fpga/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500 Technology BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Campus Management Corp. announced the launch of the IdeaZone, a new addition to myCampusInsight.com, where customers collaborate online with the company's research and development team. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792482/campus_management_launches_its_ideazone/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500 Technology COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) will report third quarter 2009 results on Friday, December 4, 2009, and host a conference call live at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792481/big_lots_inc_to_broadcast_third_quarter_2009_conference_call/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:00 -0500 Technology MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792479/lsi_to_present_at_december_investor_conferences/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0500 Technology ATLANTA, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Birch Communications, Inc. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792478/birch_communications_inc_announces_proposed_private_100_million_debt_offering/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:57:00 -0500 Technology MISSION, Kan., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The holidays are just the right time to thank those unsung heroes who help make our lives better every day. According to a nationwide poll, Americans cite neighbors and teachers as the people most likely to deserve end-of-year appreciation. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792477/let_holiday_thanks_bloom/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:45:00 -0500 Technology Microsoft IT Academy membership allows online university to offer key certifications and hands-on online learning resources at no additional cost SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792476/western_governors_university_joins_microsoft_it_academy_to_enhance_learning/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:44:00 -0500 Technology In the news release, PETCO Celebrates the Season by Offering Free Pet Photos With Santa, issued 30-Nov-2009 by PETCO over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the third paragraph, final sentence, should read "In addition, customers who make a purchase of $50 or more through Christmas will receive a 10% off coupon valid for redemption December 26 through January 2.," rather than "In addition, customers who make a purchase of $50 or more through Christmas will receive a $10 coupon valid for redemption December 26 through January 2.," as originally issued inadvertently. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792475/c_o_r_r_e_c_t_i_o_n/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:20:00 -0500 Technology CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro CEO and co-founder Eva Chen was named one of the 100 Top Most Influential Executives in the Industry by Everything Channel's CRN. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792474/trend_micro_ceo_eva_chen_named_one_of_the_top/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500 Technology PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- There are two myths about gift cards. First, they appear to be an impersonal gift, requiring little time and effort. Second, open-loop gift cards have too many fees - dormancy fees, maintenance fees, card replacement fees...you get the idea. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792473/giftcardscom_dispels_gift_card_myths/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:56:00 -0500 Technology COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792472/netarx_relocates_columbus_district_office_to_the_heart_of_the/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:49:00 -0500 Technology SEATTLE, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792471/popcap_launches_its_first_nintendodsiware_title_bookwormtm_is_available_now/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0500 Technology OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wigix (www.wigix.com) announces 'Fee-Free' access, meaning no fees at all to sell items on the high tech, community-driven marketplace. The Wigix.com 'Fee-Free' offer begins immediately and is good through February, 2010. http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1792470/wigixcom_announces_no_fees_policy_through_february_2010/index.html?source=r_technology Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:17:00 -0500 Technology