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Prayer Beads App Puts Digital Rosary Beads On Your iPhone Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:12PMA Christian media company has devised a rosary bead application for the iPhone, giving tech-savvy believers a convenient way of counting off their prayers.
POLICE NEWS: Bowling Green man arrested after police receive drug tip Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:12PMA Bowling Green man was arrested over the weekend after police responded to a drug tip at his residence.
Herley Industries, Inc. Subsidiary, Micro Systems, Inc. Receives $1.3M Contract To Supply RF Simulator Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:00PMHerley Industries, Inc. today announced that it has received a government prime contract valued at over $1.3M to supply a dual channel DRFM based Target and ECM Simulator to support sophisticated radar testing operations for the U.S.
The Tech Wizards at the WETA Digital Lab in New Zealand Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:55AMLike it or not, the motion picture Avatar has brought us to a new juncture in movie history. For the first time ever, the “Best Picture” Oscar may go to a movie whose main characters, plants, animals, vehicles, and landscapes did not exist except as ones and zeroes in a computer.
BlueRush announces grant of incentive stock options Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:50AMBlueRush Media Group Corp. announced today that its board of directors has approved the grant of 180,000 stock options to certain of its directors at an exercise price of $0.10 per common share expiring on March 5, 2015.
Daniels and Catalyst Shipping Second Generation IP Digital Wireline Connectivity Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:46AMVancouver, BC, March 8, 2010--(T-Net)-- Daniels Electronics Ltd., a leading global supplier of high reliability Land Mobile Radio (LMR) base stations and repeaters for remote public safety applications, today announced it has developed with Catalyst Communications Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of IP based dispatch and interoperability solutions to the public safety mobile radio market, a ...
Library site a hot new social media hangout for teens Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:00AMSandra Guy: Yves Capitaine, a 16-year-old resident of South Chicago, can be founddaily on YOUMedia's online community, posting his photography andfreestyle poetry and delving into haiku battles with his sister. "My sister [14-year-old Rachelle] and I have more than 100 comments on my poetry blog," Yves said. "It's fun." Think YOUMedia is the latest social media teen hangout? It is, and it's ...
Business People: Pitney Bowes engineer honored Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:52AM- Stamford resident Seema Winsor , principal engineer at Pitney Bowes Inc. in Stamford, is one of nine Women of Innovation Award winners recognized by the Connecticut Technology Council in the category of Community Innovation and Leadership.
Filmmakers eye 3-D cinematography for making dramas Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:45AMNEW YORK - Movies are evolving ever more into 3-D, a shake-up of the medium that has been compared to the advent of sound or color in motion pictures.
Book applies social media to PR Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:37AMDarien_071205 Bob Dilenschneider, CEO of The Dilenschneider Group at his home in Darien on Tuesday. Chris Preovolos/Staff Photo Photo: ST / The Stamford Advocate
Papillion resident receives nominations for his role in ‘Avatar’ Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:27AMHe’s cinematographer for the top blockbuster of all time, “Avatar”, but Mauro Fiore of Papillion said he was surprised he got an Oscar nomination the morning of Feb. 2.
Local movie theaters add digital, 3D theaters and remain recession-proof Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:23AMWILKES-BARRE - Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association members put on 3-D glasses Friday morning inside Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 and got a sneak preview of upcoming digital 3-D movies like "Toy Story 3" and "Shrek Forever After." R/C Theatres, which ope
W-B theater invests in digital conversion Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:23AMWILKES-BARRE - Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association members put on 3D glasses Friday morning inside Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 and got a sneak preview of upcoming digital 3D movies like "Toy Story 3" and "Shrek Forever After." R/C Theatres, which oper
Art attack Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:03AMHow technology helps artists push their boundaries
Plugged in, tuned out, hearing shattered too Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:41PMEarphones connected to digital music players have been blamed for causing premature deafness among an alarming number of music lovers.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:31PMAsus has reportedly used the CeBit show in Germany to launch five netbooks, some of which employ Intel's Atom N455 and N475 CPUs, previously unannounced processors that support DDR3. Meanwhile, Intel added the previous N450, D410, and D510 to its embedded roadmap, touting seven-year availability.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:30PMThe Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) has adopted Lippert's CoreExpress specification for computer-on-modules (COMs). The group says version 2.1 of the 2.6 x 2.3 inch (65 x 58mm) format adds DisplayPort support, plus reserve pins to enable future support for USB 3.0.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:30PMDigi International says it is now shipping a development kit targeting development of wireless multimedia applications using Freescale's i.MX515 SoC (system on chip).
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:30PMMio announced a seven-inch tablet PC with a capacitive touchscreen and a separate QWERTY keyboard/carrying case.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:29PMTwo Technologies added RFID to its ruggedized handheld computer, still claimed to offer up to 40 hours of battery life. Running Windows CE 5.0 on a 624MHz processor, the Hydrus Luna RFID includes a five megapixel camera with xenon flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a customizable 55-key keyboard.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:28PMKontron is readying an Intel Atom Z530-based box computer designed for rugged railway applications.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:28PMMicrosoft plans to release a dual-screen tablet device that folds up and includes built-in handwriting recognition, the Engadget website claims.
Add This Article To: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:28PMZotac announced a mini-PC incorporating Intel's dual-core Atom D510 and Nvidia's "Ion 2" GPU (graphics processing unit). The Zbox HD-ID11 includes both HDMI and dual-link DVI graphics outputs, wired and wireless networking, six USB 2.0 ports, an eSATA port, and a bay for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive.
MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:14PMArchitect Fumihiko Maki creates literal think tanks in the form of glass-encased labs for MIT's most famous interdisciplinary program.
Tampa Bay area personnel appointments, promotions and announcements Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMEngineeringRichard Boydack has been named a project manager at Hamilton Engineering and Surveying Inc., Tampa. Boydack was a project engineer and manager at Heidt Associates, Tampa.
People on the move, Feb. 28 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMSilicon Valley promotions or appointments to vice president or higher.
You, too, can be a special effects movie wizard Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMFor years, film student Bill Parker had a nagging idea for a short movie: He'd show those letters from the "Star Wars" opening scroll raining down on Earth and exploding.
Benicia school trustees to vote on layoff plans Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:15AMThe jobs of more than a dozen Benicia elementary teachers will be on the line Thursday when school board members vote on a series of proposed layoffs.The board also is expected to vote on trustee stipends and benefits and a bid for an LCD projector.
Deposit a check with your cell phone camera Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:13AMNEW YORK — In the near future, you might not even have to visit a bank or an ATM to deposit a check. You’ll simply snap a couple of photos of it with your cell phone.
Yahoo features link services with Twitter Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:12AMYahoo has something new to yodel about: tweets. In its latest attempt to make its Web site more compelling, Yahoo Inc. is plugging its services into the rapidly growing craze of posting short messages, or “tweets,” on Twitter.
Telecom in the Middle East - the competitive mandate after the downturn Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:30AMDubai, UAE, 28 February 2010 - In 2010, as the recession begins to lift, telecom operators in the Middle East will face a very different world.
Redrawing the Route to Online Privacy Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:25AMON the Internet, things get old fast. One prime candidate for the digital dustbin, it seems, is the current approach to protecting privacy on the Internet.
AP takes aim at consumers with new digital unit Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:19AMDENVER - The Associated Press is setting up a division to help the news cooperative, newspapers and broadcasters...
Wissahickon School District wins Excellence in Education Communications Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:13AMThe Wissahickon School District has won an award honoring its Web site, Superintendent Judith Clark announced at the school board’s Feb. 22 meeting.
Move over flat images, TV to assume 3D avatar Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:53AMSoccer fans watch with bated breath as a penalty striker carefully sets the ball right, just before the kick. Like a cannon ball, the leather sails over and past the heads of the spectators, who are completely awestruck.
Move over flat images, TV to assume 3D avatar Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:50AMLondon, Feb 27 (IANS) Soccer fans watch with bated breath as a penalty striker carefully sets the ball right, just before the kick. Like a cannon ball, the leather sails over and past the heads of the spectators, who are completely awestruck.
Online skills added to curriculum Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:32AMStudents are getting their own school-based e-mail accounts in some central Ohio school districts as educators put e-mail, blogging and other online social networking to work in the classroom. Lancaster students in grades three through 12 are starting to use their accounts this school year.
BBC may halve web output and lay off quarter of online staff Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:02AMReview of BBC activities also considers axing BBC 6Music and Asian Network, placing cap on sports rights and cutting film and TV show acquisition budget BBC 'to axe radio stations and halve website' in strategic review The BBC's web output could be cut in half, with online staff and budgets to be slashed by 25% following director general Mark Thompson's strategic review of the corporation's ...
Man Utd fans seek Barack Obama expertise to oust Glazers Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:46AMManchester United fans are turning to American know-how to help in their campaign to force out club owners, the Glazers. The Times says Blue State Digital (BSD), the widely respected Washington-based internet strategy and technology firm, has been enlisted by the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) in the fight to wrest control of the Barclays Premier League champions away from the ...
Serendipity or celebrity: luck of the draw in internet Chat Roulette Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:14AMA new web phenomenon pairs videochat partners across the world, writes Rachel Olding.
Former Pirate Bay bidder is back Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:13AMHans Pandeya, who stirred controversy when he attempted to buy the Pirate Bay last year, says he has "secret plans" for digital media.
The ‘Greening’ Of Colleges In San Diego County Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:12AMWe've been hearing a lot lately about "LEED," or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design . Several colleges in San Diego are leading the way and building projects incorporating "green" features.
Volkswagen Brings The 2010 Geneva Auto Show To Your iPhone Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:10AMIt's hard to believe, but the 2010 Geneva Auto Show is already upon us: doors open to journalists next Thursday, March 4, and the displays will remain on view for the public through March 14. We'll provide ongoing coverage of the unveilings, updates, concepts, and clunkers -- but of course, we know even that won't be enough for some of you...
Elite Shanghai University Gets Unwanted Scrutiny Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:10AMShanghai Jiaotong University has a sterling reputation and affiliations with elite American schools like Duke and the University of Michigan. But is it also a base for sophisticated computer hackers?
WEOF fundraiser to take flight Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:09AMThe Wissahickon Educational Opportunities Foundation will take guests around the world as it hosts its annual fundraiser Feb. 28 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Cedarbrook Country Club in Blue Bell.
WSD wins Web site award Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:09AMThe Wissahickon School District has won an award honoring its Web site, Superintendent Judith Clark announced at the school board's Feb. 22 meeting.
Remote-Deposit Apps Make Banks, ATMs So 2009 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:07AMNew technology may make trips to the bank or ATM to deposit checks a thing of the past. The latest mobile-banking trend is remote-deposit capture, which allows you to snap a photo of a check with your cell phone and send it to your bank for immediate deposit.
Innovation: Bloom didn't start a fuel-cell revolution Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:07AMThe Californian company has grabbed the headlines, but fuel cells are already sparking a new era in energy
Microsoft releases wireless mouse in three colours Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:42PMThree new mice in fun colours give consumers ultimate mobility. Auckland, New Zealand  February 26, 2010  Microsoft Hardware extends its award-winning line of BlueTrack Technology mouse products, debuting the advanced tracking technology at its lowest prices ever — under $50.00 rrp.*
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-26 00:40 Philippines-Market factors to watch - Feb 26 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:12PMMANILA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Friday.