2008 May

Vodafone Announces New Chief Executive

Vodafone Group Plc today announces that, after five years in the role, Arun Sarin will be retiring as Chief Executive at the end of the Company’s AGM on 29th July 2008. He will be succeeded by Deputy Chief Executive Vittorio Colao. Read the rest of this press release »

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Employment and Careers | May 27th, 2008

Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth Now Available on Adobe Labs

SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 27, 2008 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today gave a sneak peek at three applications from the next release of Adobe Creative Suite, its award-winning collection of graphic design, Web development and video editing applications. The company released public beta of new versions of Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Soundbooth as free downloads on Adobe labs. Once downloaded and launched, the betas will be active for 48 hours after which time only Creative Suite 3 customers will have an extended ability to use the betas until the next release of Creative Suite becomes available. Read the rest of this press release »

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Computer, Science and Research | May 27th, 2008

HARRY POTTER PARODY RECEIVES TOP HONOR FROM NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE 2008 BOOK AWARDS

SUNNYVALE—Publicity House is proud to announce that their title was awarded the Indie Excellence 2008 Book Award, which honors outstanding books by independent publishers across the nation. Read the rest of this press release »

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Events and Trade Shows | May 23rd, 2008

EMI Music Publishing songwriters win at the 53rd Ivor Novello Awards

PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music – Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford
International Achievement – Phil Collins
Best Song Musically & Lyrically – Amy Winehouse, Love Is A Losing Game
PRS Most Performed Work – Howard Donald and Jason Orange, Shine
Best Selling British Song – Amanda Ghost and Tor Erik Hermansen, Beautiful Liar
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Art and Entertainment | May 22nd, 2008

CANON ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF OWN LCOS REFLECTIVE LCD PANEL

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 20, 2008 – Canon Inc. today announced that the Company has developed its own LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective LCD panels, a key device used in multimedia projectors. At this year’s InfoComm 08′ trade show being held on June 18-20 in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Convention Center), this technology will be showcased (booth #C1529). Read the rest of this press release »

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Technology | May 21st, 2008

T-Mobile USA Hits Play with the Launch of Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone

New phone comes loaded with exclusive music and features at pocketbook-friendly pricing
BELLEVUE, Wash. and NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - May 21, 2008 - Today, T-Mobile USA announced the upcoming availability of the much-anticipated Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone. Starting on May 28,
T-Mobile will continue to enhance its customers’ music experience by offering the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic which offers a variety of features, including easy to use external music controls, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, wired stereo headsets, a USB cable for side-loading music and a memory card - all at an affordable price. Read the rest of this press release »

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Consumer | May 21st, 2008

Vodafone announces further extension of its Partner Market Agreement with Mobilkom Austria Group

Vodafone today announces that it has extended its Partner Market agreement with Mobilkom Austria group to introduce an extensive range of Vodafone’s products and services into FYR Macedonia, through mobilkom’s subsidiary, VIP Operator. Read the rest of this press release »

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Business, Consumer | May 20th, 2008

David Mathis Wins 2008 BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament

GREER, S.C. (5/18/2008) — Fifty thousand (50,000) fans, the most in tournament history, witnessed David Mathis win the eighth-annual BMW Charity Pro-Am golf tournament held at Thornblade Club here today. The win was the first for the Winston-Salem, N.C. native, who finished the tournament at –20 under par (65, 65, 68, 68) beating Roger Tambellini by three strokes. Read the rest of this press release »

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Events and Trade Shows, Sports | May 19th, 2008

Orange TV will cover more than 98% of French households from July 3rd as part of its triple play offer

As part of the deployment of Orange’s triple play offer (telephone, Internet, TV), 24 million French households (98.3% of the mainland population) will be able to enjoy Orange TV from July 3rd. Read the rest of this press release »

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Home and Family, Technology | May 19th, 2008

New facility helps Queen’s lead the way in cancer research

A new facility at Queen’s Bioimaging Unit, the first of its kind in the UK, is helping research cancer and develop new treatments. Read the rest of this press release »

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Education, Medical | May 19th, 2008