Apple, Nokia, RIM and 11 others have made good on a promise to collaborate on a universal phone charger, now headed to Europe in early 2011. – The European Commission announced that the
first universal mobile phone chargers should arrive in Europe during the first
months of 2011.
The chargers, which will charge via micro-USB slots
and be interoperable between brands, are result of a June 2009 agreement
made
by 14 leading mobile pho…
LeaderTask Company Management is a network multi-user organizer for teamwork. LeaderTask contains all the necessary features for comfortable employee management: giving and controlling assignments, working over the local area network and the Internet
Philips ultrasound imaging equipment will now be able to print from Epson inkjet and WorkForce all-in-one printers using an ESC/P-R universal print driver. – Epson America and Royal
Philips Electronics announced a partnership to make Philips ultrasound
medical imaging equipment compatible with Epson inkjet and WorkForce all-in-one
printers via the ESC/P-R universal print
driver. ESC/P-R is the name for the Epson
printer language.
The
high-freque…
She is a real master of design starting from jeans and dresses and finishing with shades. This time Victoria Beckham is intending to expand the range of her designed items and adds one more number to her collection: Range Rovers! It has recently become known that the star was officially appointed new Creative Design Executive [...]
NEWS ANALYSIS: At its F8 developers’ conference April 21, Facebook is expected to unveil a Like button publishers can embed on their Websites to let users share content with their Facebook friends. Facebook’s effort is being preempted by a group of companies intent on not letting Facebook infuse the Web with its members-only approach to the social graph. Meebo April 19 launched XAuth, a platform for automating the way users share content on social networks, with partners Google, MySpace, Microsoft, Yahoo and others.
– Facebook, which popularized the notion of shared
content for its social network, is expected to unveil a quot;Like quot; button
publishers can embed on their Websites to let users share content with their
Facebook friends.
The New York Times reported
that
Facebook at its F8 developer’s confe…
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning and archiving and global roaming access.
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Cloud storage provider SOS Online Backup announced
enhancements to SOS Universal Backup with LiveProtect, which helps enable small
to medium-size businesses to back up data across multiple destinations at
multiple times. By backing up data to six global datacenters, SOS enables SM…
Universal Studios Singapore, the amusement park in Resorts World at Sentosa, will be opened to the public from 8:28 a.m. on March 18.
But the park’s first guests will be staff members of Resorts World at Sentosa, who will get to enjoy Universal Studios Singapore with their families from March 13.
Ticket sales for Universal Studios Singapore’s opening phase will begin at 9 am on March 10.
Passlogix offers cost-conscious businesses the open architecture v-GO Universal Authentication Manager (v-GO UAM), an authentication solution that enables Microsoft Windows to accept any identification device for logging on.
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Provisioning and authentication process specialist
and developer of the v-GO Access Accelerator Suite, Passlogix, announced v-GO
Universal Authentication Manager, a strong authentication solution
that enables Microsoft Windows to accept any identification device for logon –
inclu…
The French group’s sale of its stake in NBC Universal marks a new beginning
WHEN Vivendi, a French conglomerate, said on December 3rd that it would sell its stake in NBC Universal, it paved the way for the fusion of the film studio and television network with Comcast, a big American cable operator. All eyes were on the resulting media giant, but the sale also marks an important moment for the company doing the selling.
Under Vivendi’s former boss, Jean-Marie Messier, the firm plunged into a series of acquisitions, including that of Universal Studios, which Vivendi later transferred to NBC Universal, a joint venture with General Electric. Huge losses and mounting debts led to Mr Messier’s resignation in 2002. But it is only with this week’s deal that the firm finally draws a line under its adventures in Hollywood. …
Director Paul Greengrass has decided not to direct the next installment of the Bourne film franchise because he wants to take on different challenges as a filmmaker. Greengrass, who directed star Matt Damon in the first two chapters of Universal’s Bourne Saga, will not be returning for a third directorial spin.
“My decision to not return [...]
New legislation would allow Universal Service Fund to be used for broadband deployment, expanding the USF from its traditional use as fund to subsidize phone service in under-served and rural areas and Internet connections in schools and libraries.
– Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Lee Terry (R-NE) released their draft
discussion bill for reforming the USF (Universal Service Fund) Nov. 6.
The proposed legislation would broaden the base of contributions into
the USF and controlling distributions from the fund and allow the use
of the USF for br…
Google adds the Self-Learning Scorer to its Google Search Appliance 6.0. The tool analyzes the clicks and behavior of users searching an intranet, then improves the relevance for later searches. The GSA(n) architecture also features a new log-in tool that synchronizes user credentials with any of the back-end systems in a company, reducing the number of log-ins users have to do when searching across their companies’ systems. The GSA also now has native integration for SharePoint out of the box, speeding up the rate at which SharePoint collaboration content is indexed.
– Google enhanced its Google Search Appliance enterprise search box with some
new features Oct. 20, including an analysis tool that looks at employee
behavior to improve results.
No need for the creepy meter to go to 10. Created to help support the GSA(n)
architecture
the company launched with G…
Using speed of 768 Kbps or less as a baseline, a Federal Communications Commission task force developing the National Broadband Plan estimates it will take at least $20 billion in investments to achieve universal access. Take the speed to 100 Mbps or faster and the price tag jumps to $350 billion. Preliminary data also indicates that actual broadband speeds lag advertised speeds by as much as 50 percent and possibly more during busy hours.
– Depending on the definition of broadband speed, providing universal broadband would cost between $20 billion and $350 billion, according to a preliminary report released Sept. 29 by Federal Communications Commission task force charged with delivering the National Broadband Plan to Congress. The wide…
“This is a hole that can bite your legs off,” enthuses Bob Knott, Leisurecorp’s senior golf course developer, as his cart climbs to the top of the intimidating 12th at Jumeirah Golf Estates’ new Earth course. A mammoth 476-yard, uphill par-4, 60 of golf’s best will be faced with a serious
Universal Orlando Resort, together with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, revealed first-ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a new attraction scheduled to open in the Spring of 2010.
On Tuesday, actor Tom Felton announced details on the planned Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal. The park will live on [...]
Array expands its networking offerings to cost-conscious businesses with the release of the SPX800 Universal Access Controller (UAC).
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Secure application delivery
company Array Networks announced the Array SPX800 Universal Access Controller
(UAC) designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The new remote
access solution offers a range of SSL VPN and remote desktop access
functionality, enabling road war…
Array launches the SPX800 Universal Access Controller (UAC), a remote access solution aimed at cost-conscious businesses.
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Secure application delivery
specialist Array Networks Inc., announced the launch of the Array SPX800
Universal Access Controller (UAC), a remote access solution aimed at small to
medium-size businesses (SMBs). Array said with the SPX800 appliance, SMBs and
their employees, road w…
