Fiber Optic Pioneer, CCD Inventors Win Nobel Prize in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 jointly to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for their contributions to optical scientific research. Half of the award goes to Charles K. Kao of the Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, UK, and Chinese University of Hong …

Western Digital Releases New My Passport Elite Mobile Drives

Western Digital’s My Passport Elite is a new external mobile disk drive that features an illuminated capacity gauge and drive lock indicator so users can see at a glance how much space is left on their drive and whether their data is secure. WD said the new drive also comes with a convenient grab-and-go USB …