Technology

Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G

SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™ 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model.** iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—on July 11. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | June 10th, 2008

Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers

SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Apple® today previewed Mac OS® X Snow Leopard, which builds on the incredible success of OS X Leopard and is the next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system. Rather than focusing primarily on new features, Snow Leopard will enhance the performance of OS X, set a new standard for quality and lay the foundation for future OS X innovation. Snow Leopard is optimized for multi-core processors, taps into the vast computing power of graphic processing units (GPUs), enables breakthrough amounts of RAM and features a new, modern media platform with QuickTime® X. Snow Leopard includes out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 and is scheduled to ship in about a year. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | June 10th, 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 »

Technology | May 21st, 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 »

Home and Family, Technology | May 19th, 2008

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

Agreement signed on May 14, 2008
- Companies are jointly developing and proposing technology for a mobile/handheld DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- LG President and CTO Woo Paik: “LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications. Through this collaboration, we also have an opportunity to lead the North American mobile DTV market.”
- Samsung President, Digital Media Business JongWoo Park: “Our collaboration on North American mobile DTV standardization will help accelerate the ATSC standardization of mobile TV technology, which will benefit both consumers and broadcasters.” Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Technology | May 17th, 2008

Informatica’s acquisition of Nokia’s Identity Systems completed

Espoo, Finland & Redwood City, CA (May 16, 2008) - Nokia and Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) today announced that Informatica, the leading independent provider of data integration software, has completed the acquisition of Identity Systems, which was initially announced on April 17, 2008. With this acquisition, Informatica will assume full ownership of Identity Systems, effective from May 15, 2008. Identity Systems is a global leader in enterprise software development for identity resolution, providing fast, highly accurate and scalable solutions to profile, cleanse, group, match and consolidate data within computer systems and network databases. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 17th, 2008

GET MORE PERFORMANCE WHILE REIGNING IN TECH SPENDING WITH THREE VIEWSONIC LCDs

ONTARIO , Calif. , April 16, 2008 – ViewSonic® Corp. introduced three additions to its VA Series of LCDs at the Technology in Education Conference and Exposition (TechEd) 2008 – the widescreen 19-inch VA1903wmb and two traditional 4:3 displays: the 19-inch VA903mb and 17-inch VA703mb. Targeted for the government office and the classroom, the displays deliver ViewSonic’s affordable, award-winning technology with bright, crisp images, rich colors, fast response times and pinpoint sharpness—all for less than $250. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 17th, 2008

Ericsson wins WCDMA/HSPA expansion contract with Sunrise in Switzerland

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has signed an agreement with the Swiss operator Sunrise Communications (Sunrise) to expand its WCDMA/HSPA network. The deal will bring high-speed mobile broadband coverage to Sunrise subscribers in a number of cities across Switzerland. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 16th, 2008

Opera Mini — the people’s choice

Opera Software announced the availability of Opera Mini 4.1, the newest version of the award-winning browser that works on nearly every mobile phone. Opera Mini 4.1 revolutionizes the way people get the Web on their Mobile phone. People can now enjoy instant access to websites from any location and any device. Opera Mini is freely available from http://www.operamini.com. Read the rest of this press release »

Technology | May 15th, 2008

Adobe Flash Player 10 Public Beta Now on Adobe Labs

SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 15, 2008 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that the pre-release version of Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software is now available in beta on Adobe Labs with new expressive features for interactive designers and developers to build richer and more immersive Web experiences. Adobe Flash Player 10 beta, code named “Astro,” builds on the capabilities of the world’s most pervasive application runtime with new support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and animation, extensible rich text layout and GPU hardware acceleration — helping to enable a new level of cinematic experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems. Read the rest of this press release »

Science and Research, Technology | May 15th, 2008

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