Compal reducing R&D support for MIDs – Are they not selling well?

MID (Mobile Internet Devices) is a segment which started along with UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs) and Netbook. Both UMPCs and MIDs simply failed to take off.

The Compal Electronics has reduced its R&D resources specifically allocated for MIDs due to the uncertain business outlook for the segment, according to industry sources.

However, Compal made a wise move by shifting those employees to the netbook R&D segment.

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Two researchers have proved that it is possible to intercept internet traffic. Till date, it was known that only NSA(National Security Agency) could access this traffic. The hacker exploits the BGP(Border Gateway Protocol) that lets him to monitor unencrypted traffic. Here’s how it works. When a user types a website name into his browser or [...]