Google Feb. 1 revealed the Art Project featuring 1,000 works of art scanned online using Google Street View, Picasa and App Engine. – Google Feb. 1 said it has begun taking its Street View
Google Maps feature into art galleries to bring images of art works to
consumers’ computers via the Web.
One of the search engine’s famed 20 percent projects, Google’s
Art Project aims to bring more than 1,000 works of art to people who mig…
Customers can see all malicious attacks attempted on their sites on the FireHost platform through the Security View graphical interface on the customer dashboard. – Firehost added a Security View feature to its customer
portal to give IT managers a detailed overview of the types of attacks hitting
their systems, the secure hosting provider said Feb. 1.
FireHost uses a variety of virtualization technologies to
protect customers from hacking attempts, malware…
Connecticut’s new Attorney General George Jepsen agreed not to sue to make Google disclose data the company’s Street View cars collected from Connecticut citizens. – Google Jan. 28 struck a deal with Connecticut
state officials to avoid court for collecting user information via unsecured
wireless networks from 2008 to 2009.
Google, Connecticut’s
new Attorney General George Jepsen and the 40-state coalition Jepsen is leading
to investigate the matter will n…
Daiwa says NPI was 5% higher than forecast, while DPU was 3% higher. “The stronger-than-expected NPI came almost solely from the Renhe Spring Zongbei Property in Chengdu, China, which reported NPI of S$3.38 million (+72% on quarter).”
GS says the news “may appear slightly negative for Keppel, but this does not impact our estimates as we have not factored in any PBR-related order wins for Keppel.”
The house raises its fiscal FY12 average daily turnover assumption by 8% to $1.90 billion on expectations trading volumes will rise, “given increased interest in market developments in the U.S. and EU, and on the domestic front.”
Shots fired! Tough-as-nails View co-host Joy Behar is getting a bitter taste of her own medicine from two of the outspoken stars of MTV’s hit reality soap Jersey Shore. Behar — a vocal opponent of the controversial series — is never one to mince words when quizzed for her thoughts on the small screen series [...]
After a week off to enjoy time with my family, I thought I would kick off the last week of 2010 with a look back at the year as it relates to the Apache Lucene ecosystem.
Google Dec. 17 declined to give e-mail, password and Web browser information its Street View cars accidentally collected to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. – Google Dec. 17 refused to give personal data accidentally
collected from Connecticut citizens to the state attorney general, a move that
could precipitate legal action.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec. 10 issued the search engine a civil investigative demand to retrieve data Google’s
Str…
Connecticut state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec. 10 compelled Google to turn over data collected from Connecticut citizens via insecure WiFi networks with Street View. – Connecticut state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Dec.
10 ratcheted up his July request for data Google collected from Connecticut
citizens via insecure wireless networks by demanding the search engine cough it
up.
Blumenthal’s office issued a civil investigative demand,
or the equivalent o…
Keppel Land (K17.SG) +1.0% at $4.85, roughly in-line with broad market gain (STI +0.9%) with relatively thin volume of 1.2 million shares; suggests upwardly revised net gain from sale of stake in MBFC 1 to K-REIT (K71U.SG) — due to favorable advance tax ruling — not doing much to generate excitement.
DBS Vickers, which has Buy rating, $4.96 target, notes firm expected to realise net gain of $394 million compared to $321 million reported earlier.
ASX, which is selling itself to Singapore Exchange, said a study it commissioned by Access Economics concludes the deal is in Australia’s interest.
The report “concludes that the formation of ASX-SGX would promote Australia’s national interest since it is highly likely to raise the economic welfare of Australians,” ASX said in an e-mailed statement. It would help the nation become an Asian financial hub, allow Australians to diversify their savings, and lower local companies’ capital costs, according to ASX.
Morgan Stanley says market “now accepts that the 2H10 CPO production recovery will be weak, but may underestimate the persistent weakness in 1H11, which in our view will be followed by a supply rebound in 2H11.”
Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG) +3.1% at $15.90 vs STI +0.7%, rising sharply with solid 2.0 million shares traded, despite statement it will pay fine of US$48 million ($60.6 million) to US Department of Justice relating to charges of price fixing of air cargo, stemming from investigations from 2006.
Morning show viewers were left scratching their heads with glum faces after Susan Boyle’s debut on ABC’s The View ended up disaster early Tuesday. Boyle was on the show to promote her hit holiday album, The Gift, but ran into trouble as she tried to make it through “O Holy Night.†Susan, who struggled with [...]
Google Earth 6 includes integrated Street View imagery, more than 80 million 3D trees and more searchable historical imagery. – Google Nov. 29 released
Google Earth 6, which integrates Street View and adds historical imagery and 3D
trees to bring more realism to the Web service.
Google Earth is the search engine’s digital atlas, allowing
users to search for places all over the globe and see satellite views of the
sky, …
Mermaid Maritime (DU4.SG) down 4.6% at $0.415 vs $0.40 intraday low, volume moderate at 1.2 million shares; fall comes after as oil & gas drilling group reports THB456.1 million ($19.9 million) FY loss.
Credit Suisse says relatively bullish view on global economy augurs well for Singapore, which highly dependant on global economic growth. Expects 2010 global GDP +4.7%, 2011E +4.4%.
Following slowdown in 2H10, expects expansion pace to pick up again early 2011. Key 2011 Singapore themes include more aggressive capital management, another strong year for tourism.
