That Samsung reportedly wants to charge carriers for Android updates is the latest rumor in a story that its forcing T-Mobile to withhold updates to the Vibrant. – Samsung is making news of late, and its not for the extraordinary
sales figures on its line of Galaxy S handsets. Rumors are being traded
across the Internet about the Vibrant, T-Mobiles Samsung Galaxy S handset, have put the phone maker in the hotseat.
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first reported Jan. 12 that…
Here’s a picture from Portugal’s electric mobility initiative – Mobi-E – of one of its slow charging points in the country.
More than 50 are already installed in Portugal but talking to just-auto from Lisbon today (15 November), a Mobi-E spokeswoman said the machines would take up to eight hours to recharge an electric vehicle.
Well, as it says on the tin, it’s a slow charger. Quick chargers – which are in the process of being installed in Portugal will take around 30min – while all new homes in the country will apparently also come equipped with charging points.
Eight hours seems a long time to leave your car in a public place being charged up – will EV owners feel comfortable with that?
And will all charging points come equipped with festive balloons too?
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Some media outfits chase scale, while others pursue premium pricing
IS IT better to take a little money from a lot of people, or a lot of money from a few? In Britain the Times and the Sunday Times newspapers are about to take the latter course by asking people to pay for news online. It is a bold move: the Times, which is owned by News Corporation, is a mainstream paper in a fiercely competitive national market. And the paywall it is building is a mighty one that is impervious even to Google’s web crawlers.
Paywalls are rising across the media landscape as many firms conclude that revenue from online advertising alone is not enough to make ends meet. The Tallahassee Democrat, a newspaper owned by Gannett, starts charging from July 1st. Hulu, a free video website that was launched in America in 2008, said this week that it would begin selling subscriptions. …
Case-mate has announced that its new wireless charging system called the Hug for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is now shipping. The system is available for $100 and includes the charge base, case, and screen protector.
Frequent travelers that stay in Hilton Garden Inn hotels can now use a system at the hotel that lets the [...]
Microsoft filed a patent application for a wireless charging pad for portable devices, which could become a useful accessory for both smartphones and tablet PCs. Other companies, including Palm and Nokia, have either released or been experimenting with wireless charging docks. Microsofts patent describes a device that can charge other electronics with the speed and efficiency of traditional cord equipped chargers. In conjunction with hardware partners, Microsoft has been planning tablet PCs, and possibly a branded smartphone, that could benefit from an accessory such as a wireless charger.
– Microsoft issued a patent application on Feb. 18 describing a
wireless charging pad for portable devices, in a hint of what the company could
be thinking as it moves more aggressively into both the smartphone and tablet PC
space.
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sens…
With competitive pressures building due to the current economic conditions, there is a greater urgency to make more efficient use of information and make faster, more intelligent business decisions. To do this, organizations need to turbo-charge their collaborative efforts by pro-actively and intelligently directing information to individuals and groups who could benefit the most from that information. However, simply putting collaboration systems in place is not enough. To get the most out of collaboration requires a push. Specifically, the information in collaborative systems needs to be actively and intelligently directed to individuals and groups who could benefit from it the most. Join Smarter Technology reporter Ashley Daley as she sorts through the different types of collaboration platforms and shows you how to make each work for your organization.
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Scientists have discovered that defects in carbon nanotubes could lead to supercapacitors that could possibly be used for improving charge and energy storage systems in portable electronic devices such as cell phones.
Mark Hoefer, a University of California San Diego (UCSD) materials science grad student, and mechanical engineering professor Prabhakar Bandaru, made the discovery.
Bandaru, along with [...]
Newspapers have plenty of options for charging online, but no sure bets
IF NEWSPAPER bosses keep their promises, the next few months will see a decisive retreat from free news online. This summer senior figures at big media firms such as News Corporation, Axel Springer Verlag and MediaNews Group have all threatened to start charging. Companies representing more than 700 newspapers have expressed interest in the online-payment platforms being developed by Journalism Online, an American start-up.
It will not be easy. For ten years readers have been enjoying free news online, and the BBC, public-radio stations and commercial television-news outfits such as CNN will continue to supply it. A newspaper that tries to charge will jeopardise online advertising, which often accounts for 10-15% of revenues. But if the obstacles are many so are the potential solutions. …
Visitors now can touch one of the Shedd Aquarium’s prized beluga whales, but it comes with a price: $200.
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