Singapore Mercantile Exchange Chief Executive Thomas McMahon said today that the new bourse has identified 34 contracts that it plans to launch over an 18-24-month period.
The exchange will be broadly based across energy, agriculture, metals — including precious metals — and will trade options and over-the-counter instruments, McMahon told reporters.
IBM and Beijing Goodwill launched an all-in-one electronic cardiogram management system on Aug. 17 to allow doctors to monitor patients’ ECG data using WiFi. – IBM and Beijing Goodwill Information and Technology announced the
first all-in-one electronic cardiogram management system in China on Aug. 17 to
allow doctors to view a patient’s ECG (electrocardiography) data remotely in
real time using WiFi.
According
to Sue Green, IBM’s manager for softwa…
Little is known about the WebOS-based tablet HP has in the works, though a recent report, citing trusted sources at a recent company-wide meeting, says the iPad competitor will launch the first quarter of 2011. – Hewlett-Packard will launch its WebOS-based tablet during the first quarter of 2011, according to a report in Engadget, citing “several trusted sources.”
Since HP purchased smartphone-maker Palm July 1, and with it the
highly lauded WebOS mobile platform, theres been much talk of an iPad
compet…
The UN is to launch an appeal to help Pakistan tackle the country’s worst flooding in 80 years. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued an urgent plea for donors to “generously support Pakistan at this difficult time”.
Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways Holdings has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new low fare airline called Thai Tiger Airways Private Limited.
The new airline will operate the same low-fare, low-cost model as the other airlines in the Tiger Airways Group, and is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2011, pending regulatory approvals.
The latest version of the Kindle app for the iPhone adds some new and interesting features for fans. The new version has iPad search, a dictionary, and fast switching. The dictionary has 250,000 words in it.
The iPhone 4 landed in New Zealand today and there have been some issues with the launch. Apparently, many folks [...]
IBM and Carnegie Mellon University announce plans to create an IBM Smarter Infrastructure Lab at CMU. – IBM
and Carnegie Mellon
University July 29 announced their
intent to create an IBM Smarter
Infrastructure Lab at CMU quot;to undertake research and create technologies
to help cities, governments and industries worldwide develop smarter
infrastructures. quot;
The
IBM statement continued, …
CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited, has clinched a contract to manage a 174-unit serviced residence in Kuta. To be named Citadines Bali Kuta, the serviced residence will open in 2012.
Apple will launch the iPhone 4 in 17 countries July 30, including Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland. Despite some hardware controversy, the device has been a bestseller for Apple since its June release. – Apple plans on launching the
iPhone 4 in 17 countries July 30, including Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland. The device, which is
already available in major international markets such as Japan and Germany, has experienced both
massive sales and a fair bit of controversy over its hardw…
Lenovo is reportedly planning to launch a tablet called LePad before the years end. Like the Lenovo LePhone, the LePad will run Googles Android OS and put a focus on 3G. – PC-maker Lenovo will launch a tablet device running Googles Android operating system before the end of this year, according to a report in TradingMarkets.com.
The tablet, called the LePad, will “echo LePhone,” Lenovos Android-running smartphone, in functions like email and Web browsing, Lenovo Gr…
Rackspace Hosting has announced the launch of OpenStack, an open-source cloud platform designed to foster the emergence of technology standards and cloud interoperability. – Rackspace Hosting has announced the launch of OpenStack,
an open-source cloud platform designed to foster the emergence of
technology standards and cloud interoperability, the company said.
In a July 19 press release, Rackspace,
which claims to be the second largest provider of cloud hosting
se…
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Verizon Wireless said July 16 the Motorola Droid X has sold out online and at Verizon and Best Buy retail stores across the country, with new shipments slated for July 23. – Demand for the Motorola Droid
X proved greater than anticipated as Verizon Wireless struggled to put one in
the hands of everyone who waited in line at its stores July 15 to buy the
Android smartphone.
The Android 2.1-based
handset, which has a major multimedia focus, is sold out online and a…
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