Expander can mean:

• In gas liquefaction plants, natural gas processing plants, petrochemical plants and many other industrial process plants, a turboexpander or turbo expander or expansion turbine.
• In signal processing, the opposite of a compresser, used to expand the dynamic range of a signal. See audio level compression and signal compression.
• In mathematics, "a sparse graph with high vertex or edge expansion". See expander graph.

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Will we see a new OLPC XO in 2010?
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:04:48 -0700
According to PCWorld, Matt Keller, OLPC's director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, we can expect to see the second-generation OLPC XO shipping in the first quarter of 2010. The expected price? $80. This price tag will include dual touch screens (no keyboard, except an integrated software...
eWallet for iPhone desktop syncing client now available
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:01:27 -0700
I've been using eWallet on my Palm and Windows Mobile devices for a couple of years and it was one of the first applications I purchased for my iPhone on the App Store. I was pleased to get a note today that eWallet for the iPhone has been upgraded with...
Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:07:33 -0700
In a recent interview, Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich noted that there's "a lot of discussion within Microsoft" about whether the company that makes Windows should also make PC hardware. It's a theme that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touched on as well in a memo that was leaked to...
Microsoft keeps banging the virtualization drum
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:42:16 -0700
Microsoft's "Get Virtual Now" U.S. tour kicks off on September 8. Ironically, three of the new technologies Microsoft is highlighting as part of the event aren't actually available yet. by Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, System Center VM Manager 2008 will ship in 30 days
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:42:01 -0700
Microsoft will announce today that its long awaited Hyper-V Server 2008 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 will ship in 30 days. The Redmond, Wash company will also demonstrate a live migration feature planned for Windows Server 2008 R2. That's not all. Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, released...
Bluestripe to tackle application management in virtual environments
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:26:35 -0700
Today marks the launch of Bluestripe, a Research Triangle Park, NC startup focused on application service management in virtualized data centers. The founders, former execs from Wily and IBM/Tivoli, maintain that most virtual servers deployed today support "non critical" applications such as file and print servers because...

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