Tuesday’s Biggest Stock Stars


IPG is the market leader in fiber lasers, which are most definitely a disruptive technology to the more conventional lasers. … They are exposed fairly equally to European, American, and Asian markets, so that should protect them from any serious …

The GPL Wins Again–Welte vs. Skype Technologies SA (Germany) (Linux Today)
“Today was the hearing in Skype’s appeal of an earlier judgment against it for a GPL violation. Harald Welte, as part of the gpl-violations.org project, brought the matter to court in Germany back in February of 2007, seeking to enforce the GPL against Skype.

IBM to Buy Cognos for $5 Billion - Software * Technology * News …
IBM said Monday it plans to buy Cognos for $5 billion in cash, a deal that could … Technology/Software and Computer Services/Software

A cubicle contraption keeps workers on the run
The Wowbbler, “the world’s first multi-level, technology-enabled interactive pet toy.” Yes, now you can get Fido to amuse himself while you obsessively play Tetris on your GameBoy. Dogmatic, the company behind the gizmo, says its design team spent …

Walgreen Plans to Put DVD Kiosks in Stores - Software * Technology …
Walgreen plans to put kiosks that can make DVDs of popular movies in drugstore … Technology/Software and Computer Services/Software

Linked by Adam S on Sat 28th Apr 2007 16:29 UTC (OS News)
From time to time, we like take a break from technology news to query our readers to find out details about our community. Previously, we asked you to show us your desktop . This time, we ask “What’s your favorite movie?” Is it sci-fi or comedy? Action or maybe drama?

Comfy cushion doubles as flatulence filter
GasBGon seat cushions apply cutting edge carbon filter technology to absorb the sound and odor that accompany flatulence, the product s makers claim, adding that it absorbs more than 90 percent of the odor emitted by most end users. The …

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