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Ford Brings New-Age Approach to Future Transportation for the Masses

It’s literally taken more than a century for the de facto control of motor vehicle transportation to begin to move away from oil and gasoline companies to alternative fuel suppliers, but that shift is finally taking place. Ford is one of the leaders in this effort.
– Electricity as a power source for motor vehicles goes back much further than
most people think. At the turn of the 20th century, about one-third of the
several hundred motor vehicles in New York City
were electric-powered.

In 1914 the year World War I began the president of the Minnesota Buggy…


Microsoft Brings Eclipse to the Windows 7 Party

Microsoft tasks Tasktop Technologies to help optimize Windows 7 for Eclipse developers. And the software giant makes several moves to beef up its interoperability and open-source credibility.
– Microsoft has tasked Tasktop Technologies to help optimize Windows 7 for Eclipse developers.
As part of Microsoft’s ongoing initiative to make its products more open, it announced at the Eclipse Summit Europe today new solutions that help developers using the Eclipse platform to take advantage of…


Riverbed Brings Apple Mac, Citrix XenApp into WAN Optimization Fold

With the release of its RiOS 6.0 software, Riverbed improves band-width and response times for Apple Mac users, which is important given the growing presence of Macs in the enterprise, according to Riverbed officials. At the same time, RiOS 6.0 improves performance and bandwidth for users of Citrixs XenApp application virtualization technology.
– Riverbed Technology is growing the reach of its WAN optimization capabilities, bringing support for Apple Mac users and XenApp from Citrix Systems into its RiOS product.
RiOS is the software that runs Riverbeds Steelhead WAN optimization appliances, and the company rolled out version 6.0 of the sof…


Samsung Investment in Fusion-io Brings New Attention to SSD Advances in Data Center

Korean IT device giant is investing a substantial — yet undisclosed — sum in NAND flash storage newcomer Fusion-io. The two companies also have agreed to jointly explore and develop new uses for SSD devices, founder and CTO David Flynn told eWEEK.
– With the announcement Oct. 20 that Korean IT device giant Samsung, which sells more NAND flash than anybody in the world, has made a substantial investment in U.S. enterprise storage newcomer Fusion-io, the solid-state world recorded another noteworthy achievement in the technology’s ever-increasing…


Ancient art brings new hope for war-weary Afghanistan

In his spacious office at the National Museum of Afghanistan, overlooking the bombed-out shell of the former royal palace in Kabul, Omara Khan Massoudi draws heavily on a cigarette and relaxes into a sofa. He has just spent more than an hour showing local dignitaries a new exhibition of a

Toy Story Mania! Brings Carnival Fun to the Living Room Exclusively for Wiiâ„¢

Starring the Charming Cast of the Disney•Pixar Toy Story Franchise, Toy Story Mania! Captures the Allure of the Midway Alongside Bonus 3-D Gameplay October 2nd 2009. – Toy Story Mania!, inspired by Disney/Pixar “Toy Story,” is now available for the Wiiâ„¢ home video game console. The newest title from Disney Interactive Studios brings the classic [...]

NetSuite Brings Cloud Computing ERP Suite to the iPhone

NetSuite customers with iPhones can now get their data on the go, thanks to an application with the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite.
– Cloud computing business management software company NetSuite announced the
release of a free cloud computing mobile ERP suite for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch.
The app brings users access to NetSuite’s integrated business management suite,
including real-time dashboards that deliver enterprise …


Apple iPhone OS 3.1 Brings New Glitches Along with Slick Features

Apple Support discussion boards are filling up with complaints of iPhones turning off, batteries quickly draining and other glitches. Apple is consequently enlisting users to answer a survey, which hints they may know whats causing the problems.
– The iPhone OS 3.1, introduced during Apples recent San Francisco event,
delivered new features aimed at pleasing both business users as well as
consumers. But the new smartphone operating system brought along a few
new glitches along with it.
The new version was supposed to provide a better iT…


Microsoft Brings Silverlight, Windows 7 Connectivity to Windows Embedded CE

Microsoft has announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, the next-generation of the componentized, real-time Windows Embedded CE operating system that now features a rich immersive user experience provided by Microsoft’s Silverlight Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform. The company also delivers Windows 7 connectivity to the platform.
– Microsoft has announced the release to manufacturing of Windows
Embedded CE 6.0 R3, the next-generation of the componentized, real-time
Windows Embedded CE operating system that now features a rich immersive
user experience provided by Microsoft’s Silverlight Rich Internet Application (RIA) platf…


HP’s DreamScreen Brings New Dimension to Home Networks

Hewlett-Packard recently unveiled a number of its new 2010 notebooks, laptops and desktop computers for both business and consumers. However, there was one more product for HP to announce a couple of days later: the DreamScreen. This new product looks pretty basic, like one of those digital photo displays that make good gifts for grandparents. DreamScreen can do that, too, but it’s really a simple home computer that provides wireless connectivity that lets you play a music library, view videos and surf the Web. The details are in this slide show.
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LABS GALLERY: Office Web Apps Preview Brings Microsoft’s Productivity Flagship to Firefox and Linux

Perhaps the most compelling new feature of Microsoft’s upcoming Office 2010 upgrade is the addition of Web-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Microsoft has offered the first public glimpse of these Office Web Apps, with Technical Preview versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint (a preview version of OneNote is not yet available). Join me for a tour of Office Web Apps by viewing the slide gallery below, and stay tuned for eWEEK Labs’ review of the tech preview.
By Jason Brooks
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Salman Khan brings cheer to cancer patients on ‘World Lymphoma Day’

Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Tuesday visited the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai to spend time with children suffering from cancer.
Khan, who was on his third visit to the hospital, lauded the spirit of the young cancer patients and asked media to highlight their plight on the occasion of ”World Lymphoma Day”.
“Whenever I come here [...]

Novell Brings .NET Development to the iPhone

Novell has announced the commercial release of MonoTouch 1.0, a solution for developing applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch using the Microsoft .NET framework, including C# and other .NET programming languages.
– Novell has announced the commercial release of MonoTouch 1.0, a
solution for developing applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch
using the Microsoft .NET framework, including C# and other .NET
programming languages.
Novell officials touted the new technology as a liberating concept
for iPh…


HTC Brings Android-Powered ‘Tattoo’ To Europe

HTC rolls out another handset powered by Google’s Android operating system, the Tattoo, but it will only be available in Europe.

Handset maker HTC announced
another mobile phone that will be powered by Googles Android operating system
(OS), a compact device that allows user customization; users will be able to
design and purchase their own unique covers or search and select from popular
cover designs, alte…


HTC Brings Android-Powered ‘Tattoo’ to Europe

HTC rolls out another handset powered by Google’s Android operating system, the Tattoo, but it will only be available in Europe.
– Handset maker HTC announced another
mobile phone that will be powered by Googles Android operating system the
Tattoo, a compact device that allows user customization.
Users will be able to design and purchase their own unique covers or search
and select from popular cover designs, altering the l…


Chip Shot: WiMAX Brings City-Wide Wireless Internet to NMU Students

Northern Michigan University students in Marquette, MI. will begin receiving 3,000 laptops with WiMAX cards starting Aug. 20. The students, two-thirds of whom live off campus, will have wireless access anywhere in Marquette without additional cost. The school is one of the first universities in the world with a WiMAX network, which delivers cable and DSL-like speed via a wireless network that can cover entire cities and neighborhoods. As a key contributor to the deployment, Intel was on campus for today’s public demonstration of the network.

Sen. Dodd Brings Lobbyists To Tears, Takes Their Money

WASHINGTON — Facing the toughest re-election fight of his nearly 30 years in the Senate, Sen. Christopher Dodd boasts about snubbing lobbyists.

Yet even as he touts his independence, the embattled Connecticut Democrat is still cashing l…

NEED FOR SPEED NITRO BRINGS ADRENALINE-FUELED RACING TO RETAILERS ON NOVEMBER 17

Get in Gear for the Fun and Exhilaration of High-Speed Racing this Holiday Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Need for Speedâ„¢ NITRO, the first ever Need for Speed title made exclusively for the Wiiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSâ„¢ will ship to retailers worldwide on November 17th. This holiday, gamers must battle through the [...]

Infrared Grill Brings the Heat

Product: Portable Infrared Grill Manufacturer: SolaireWired Rating: 8

There are three vital Bs to hosting a good BBQ: brews, bros and BTUs. And it’s not tough to decide which two should come first (sorry bros!).

At the annual Wired summer cook-…

Michael Markarian: Strong Federal Law Brings the Hammer Down on Dogfighters

The flagrant disregard that dogfighters routinely show for society’s norms was replaced by the snap of handcuffs and the slap of 30 or so arrest warrants.