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4G to hit S'pore next year Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 9:51PMTHE hottest technology term you need to know right now is 4G (next to 3-D, of course). 4G refers to the fourth generation of wireless mobile standards. It is the successor to 3G networks, and is being branded as the revolutionary tool that will allow you to stream videos faster, play online games on mobile phones with little lag, and even stream high-definition movies on your mobile phone - all ...
R.I. ahead of curve in Internet use Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 9:30PMAs federal regulators roll out a far-reaching plan to expand Internet access nationwide, while boosting speed and reducing prices for those who already have it, officials say the proposal could have a significant impact on Rhode Island, improving health care, education and business services.
Google now selling Nexus One that works on AT&T's 3G network Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:47PMGoogle prices unlocked model at $529; initial sales lag way behind Droid and iPhone
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-16 21:39 Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola-Flurry Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:43PMBy Alexei Oreskovic
Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola: Flurry Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:27PMBy Alexei Oreskovic
Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola: Flurry Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:27PMGoogle Inc's initial sales of its Nexus One smartphone have significantly lagged the pace of Apple Inc's iPhone and Motorola Inc's Droid sales coming out of the starting gate, an analytics firm said on Tuesday.
Google Nexus One sales lag Apple, Motorola-Flurry Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:23PM* Google sold 135,000 Nexus One phones in 74 days-report
Paralympics: Pity? Please! Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 3:49PMCurt Petrovich examines the differences in approaches to the Olympic and Paralympic games, from retailing to media coverage.
The Muzatch MZH-1200 allows you to solar juice your iPhone Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:00PMI’ve always been a bit conflicted about solar-powered cellphones. On the one hand, battery technology’s pretty stagnant, and our cellphones are always getting more powerful, so having a way of charging your phone even away from a socket or a USB port seemed undeniably useful. On the other hand, sitting your cell phone out to [...]
Siemens to drop hearing aid unit sale plan -sources Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:55AM* Siemens set to scrap hearing aid unit sale - sources
Gartner highlights virtualisation security dangers Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:21AMMost virtualised servers are less secure than their physical counterparts because security tools and know-how lag virtualisation take-up, according to the research firm
Hitachi unveils eleven new plasma and LCD HTDVs Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:14AMIt seems to be that time of year for display manufacturers to disgorge their newest offerings, and just a week after Sony and Samsung revealed their new lines of 3D-capable plasma and LCD displays, here comes Hitachi with eleven new models spread across three series: the XP05, the HP05 and the H05. The XP05 series is [...]
Ophir shopping for cheaper town manager Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:05AMThe Town of Ophir is feeling some growing pains. There was a time when the town manager would lead town meetings, draft proposals, run the town payroll, and occasionally jump in a snow plow to clear the streets.
Apricorn netdock is a combination optical drive / hard drive for netbooks Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 10:14AMI love my netbook, but there are times when I feel the pinch placed upon me by the paucity of the machine’s specs. Sure, most netbooks come with a good amount of storage, but you lose out on an optical drive, which can seriously impact your ability to watch movies or install software. Even worse: [...]
Obama gets high marks for transparency Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:05AMWASHINGTON -- At a time when the Obama administration is struggling to move forward with major policy initiatives affecting health care, energy and banking, it is getting high marks for progress in one area: government transparency.
Sydney is world's most hostile city for cycling Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:14AMSydney, Australia has earned itself the name of being the developed world's most hostile city for cycling.
Sydney is world's most hostile city for cycling Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:39AMSydney, Mar 13 : Sydney, Australia has earned itself the name of being the developed world's most hostile city for cycling.
Area towns preen for Google Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:58PMThe Triangle is getting all googly-eyed.
Maine Fiber Network Comes Under Fire Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:56PMMaine would seem to be the poster state for broadband stimulus funding. In addition to being largely rural, it is geographically remote, meaning no one builds a network through Maine to get to anywhere else.
FCC's National Broadband Plan: What's in It? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:55PMThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to release a national broadband plan next week that will lay out an ambitious set of goals for broadband...
FCC's National Broadband Plan: What's in It? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:20PMThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to release a national broadband plan next week that will lay out an ambitious set of goals for broadband deployment and adoption.
EPCOR announces 2009 financial results Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:01PMEPCOR Utilities Inc. today filed its annual and fourth quarter results for 2009.
Obama gets marks for transparency push Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:09PMWatchdog groups applaud President Barack Obama for using the bully pulpit to demand that government be more open, an effort the White House calls "Government 2.0."
Africa : Global Health Advocates and UN Officials Meeting at Westminster Say U.K. and World Leaders Must Keep Their ... Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:02AMWith Britain leading the way, G8 leaders pledged at the U.K.-led Gleneagles G8 Summit in 2005 to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care by 2010. Significant progress has been made in some areas yet, as the universal access pledge comes due, only one-third of people in need of HIV treatment worldwide receive it, while more than 10 million more people in urgent need of life ...
Sydney: the city that hates bikes Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:23AMSydney is one of the developed world's most hostile cities for cycling, according to a US academic who spent a sabbatical year researching ways to boost bike-riding levels in the city.
Conan O'Brien bringing tour to Brady Theater Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:10AMThursday morning, Conan O'Brien announced on his Twitter page that he's taking his show on the road. It came as a shock to nearly everyone, including the venues and concert promoters that are bringing ...
MONROE: Township moves to address water complaints Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:17AMMONROE The township will spend $8 million to build two water filtration plants in an effort to address complaints about water quality in the Renaissance at Cranbury Crossings development.
Anchorage, Juneau pitch to be Google's high-speed test site Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:48AMAnchorage is pitching its case to Internet search giant Google to be the test site for a high-speed broadband network. The campaign coined the phrase "Googifi Anchorage" and dreams of super-speed online. Organizers are hoping local support online will catch Google's eye.
GDC 10: Behind the Scenes of OnLive Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:05PMWe learn about new features of the cloud-based gaming platform.
Group pushes for kindergarten readiness Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:13PMBryce Payne was quite literally soaking up gobs of information earlier this week under the guise of fun. "I love this," the 5-year-old declared earlier this week as she kneaded a pile of "goop" in her prekindergarten class in Annapolis. "It's very squishy."
Combat Stress appeal: 8,500 veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq to develop trauma problems Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:27PMThousands of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans likely to develop mental health problems, General Sir Richard Dannatt said.
Top business figures in bold broadband bid Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:41AMSeveral of New Zealand's key innovators have launched a $900 million bid to build an international fibre cable across the Pacific that aims to give unlimited high speed broadband for New Zealand and Australia.
OnLive Cloud Gaming Service to Launch in June Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:17AMFor the price of a low-end PC plus a monthly fee you'll soon be able to play ultra-high-end games like Borderlands, Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and Crysis. According to VentureBeat, the service, dubbed OnLive, will launch in June after eight years of research and development, offer up to 720p-caliber high-def gameplay, and cost $14.95 a month.
Top business figures in bold broadband bid Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:44PMSeveral of New Zealand's key innovators have launched a $900 million bid to build an international fibre cable across the Pacific that aims to give virtually unlimited high speed broadband for New Zealand and Australia.
Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:39AMRoyalties increased 9.8% and distributable cash rose 10.6% with unusually strong year-end market conditions
Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:25AMTORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund today announced that royalties for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, were $8.5 million, up 9.8% from the same period in 2008.
Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Results and Monthly Cash Distribution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:25AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Brookfield Real Estate Services Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: BRE.UN - News ) today announced that royalties for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, were $8.5 million, up 9.8% from the same period in 2008. Distributable cash1 during the quarter increased to $5.9 million, up 10.6% from the fourth quarter of 2008 while distributable cash per unit increased 15 ...
Speed of implementation of rail projects tardy: BJP Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:02AMNew Delhi, Mar 10 : The BJP today criticised the tardy implementation of railway projects in the country.
We Can Lead, Business Leaders from Around the Country Arrive in D.C. to Urge Swift Action Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:00AMWASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clean energy and Fortune 500 executives arrived in Washington D.C. for the fifth and final leg of "Race for American Jobs: Clean Energy Leadership", a coast-to-coast virtual race to drive home the economic and job-creation benefits of national climate and energy legislation.
Councillors bid to take Norfolk out of the internet slow lane Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:39AMAn in-depth probe is to be launched by county councillors to investigate why swathes of Norfolk are stuck in the internet slow lane.
Philippines election: Doubts arise over electronic voting machines Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:54AMConcerns are rising that the use of electronic voting machines in the May Philippines election, meant to prevent vote-rigging, could fail due to technical problems and end up threatening rather than reinforcing the credibility of the ballot.
Will Ronnie Puno's 'luck' hold for Gibo-Edu tandem? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:00AMMANILA, Philippines - Lakas-Kampi CMD standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro and Edu Manzano continue to lag in surveys.
Enea Selected for Android Integration Project Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:26AMKISTA, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) -
Enea Selected for Android Integration Project Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:09AMKISTA, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Enea Android Competence Center works with Scalado and Aptina to Bring Innovative Mobile Phone Camera Technology to Android STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 9 March, 2010 - Enea (NASDAQ OMX Nordic: ENEA) today announced that Scalado, a leading provider of high-performing imaging technologies, relied on the Enea Android Competence Center ( www.enea.com ...
Komodo dragons: luxury cruise in Indonesia Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:49AMGavin Bell encounters man-eating Komodo dragons every bit as daunting as their gruesome reputation.
Investing In Electric Cars Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:04PMCould cheaper batteries and Israeli drivers make electric vehicles the norm?
A Trip to the Third World – Watch Your Wallet Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:49PMThis country - once described by that famous West Coaster Richard John Seddon – as “God's Own” is in a spot of trouble and nobody appears to be doing anything constructive about it.
Today's Netbook Market: Current Trends and Our Take Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:17PMThe market for netbook computers (you know, those low-priced, miniature laptops) has exploded since their inception in late 2007. Today we take a look at current and future netbook market trends, netbooks themselves, and the pros/cons of netbook ownership.
FM council to air wide-ranging topics Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:41AMTwo projects that could enhance computer and Internet access for local residents, as well as discussions on topics ranging from medical marijuana to fireworks and firearms, are on the agenda for a Fort Morgan City Council work session Tuesday.
Reportlinker Adds Global Smartphones Industry Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:49AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: