http://technologynews.eu Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:29:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Forty-four percent pay for non-text mobile data services, reinforcing current business models for mobile carriers Adoption of non-text mobile data services has exceeded 40% of the more than 70 million U.S. broadband households with a mobile phone service, according to Parks Associates' new consumer study Mobile Convergence: Platforms, Applications, and Services. Over ... http://technologynews.eu/internet/mobile-internet-and-e-mail-services-jump-in-popularity-among-u-s-consumers/ Barclay Friesen, Chris Taylor and Raul Varela Join Rapidly Growing Financial Reporting Software Company In an effort to sustain and support rapid growth, Rivet Software brings in three new directors. Over the next 18 months, the Securities Exchange Commission, under Regulation S-T, has mandated that all publicly traded companies provide electronic tags ... http://technologynews.eu/computers/software/rivet-software-hires-three-key-executives/ Local Expertise to be Enhanced with Recruitment of 400 Analytics Specialists IBM announced the launch of its London-based IBM London Analytics Solution Centre, the latest addition to its global network of analytics centres. As part of a global multi-million pound investment initiative, this newly-created centre will help IBM apply its advanced analytics ... http://technologynews.eu/it-services/ibm-launches-london-analytics-solution-centre/ Nokia plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source said, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group's struggling product line-up. The Finnish firm has started to invest more in Internet services in recent years, seeking to counter falling handset prices and increased ... http://technologynews.eu/telecommunications/nokia-has-plans-for-only-one-linux-phone-next-year/ ViVOtech provides end-to-end NFC Payment Infrastructure including Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning, Electronic Wallet and NFC Readers at Merchant Locations Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, announced that its NFC mobile payment wallet, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning and NFC payment readers are being successfully used by ... http://technologynews.eu/telecommunications/vivotechs-nfc-technology-enables-du-and-dubai-first-to-continue-roll-out-first-mobile-payment-pilot-in-mena-region/ Altair's CAE product family enables faster and more flexible design of composite structures Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services that empower client innovation and decision-making, announced that Peugeot Sport, the racing department of the Peugeot brand, has chosen the HyperWorks Suite to optimize composite ... http://technologynews.eu/technology/peugeot-sport-selects-hyperworks-suite-to-streamline-development-processes/ 7.2 HSPA-capable Smartphone from AT&T and LG Mobile Phones Packs a Powerful Punch, Features Optional Mobile Projector AT&T and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc., announced the LG eXpo will be available online beginning December 7. Featuring the first 1 GHz processor in the United States, the LG eXpo allows business professionals ... http://technologynews.eu/telecommunications/att-and-lg-mobile-phones-announce-the-first-1-ghz-smartphone-in-the-us/ So you want a small notebook, but you're put off by the average netbook's puny graphics, relatively low res screen and limited-horsepower Atom processor. What do you do? We think you could do a lot worse than Acer's Aspire 1810TZ. Sony's skinny and compact Vaio X is nice, but it's not ... http://technologynews.eu/computers/review-acer-aspire-1810tz-11-6in-culv-notebook/ Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate a water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the walls that allows for conjugation with cancer drugs, was developed in partnership with the Indian Institute of Kanpur (ITT). The ... http://technologynews.eu/technology/cromoz-launches-carbon-nanotechnology-for-target-drug-delivery-system-in-cancer-treatment/ Wikipedia has disputed claims that it has lost a huge number of editors that help maintain the online encyclopaedia. On 26 November it was reported that ten times more editors had left Wikipedia in early 2009 than during the same period in 2008. The group overseeing the reference work said the ... http://technologynews.eu/internet/wikipedia-denies-mass-exodus-of-editors/ Carta Worldwide, headquartered in Ontario Canada, announced that Mr. Jason Currill former Vice President, North American Sales will now take up a new position as UK Managing Director and GM EMEA. Based in London, United Kingdom, Mr. Currill will consolidate and lead the continued growth Carta Worldwide is experiencing within the ... http://technologynews.eu/appointments/carta-worldwide-announces-the-appointment-of-jason-currill-as-uk-md-and-gm-emea/ Gerry Weber, a leading fashion and lifestyle company with 338 HOUSES OF GERRY WEBER stores and 1,400 shop-in-shop areas throughout the world, will become the first German retail company to roll out RFID technology combining inventory management and loss prevention. Gerry Weber will be using an Avery Dennison RFID solution in ... http://technologynews.eu/technology/global-fashion-group-gerry-weber-chooses-avery-dennison-rfid-solution-to-reduce-theft/ Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced that the Call of Duty franchise has surpassed $3 billion in retail sales worldwide, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates. Since its first release, the award-winning Call of Duty franchise has sold in excess of 55 million units worldwide. The latest title ... http://technologynews.eu/entertainment/games/call-of-duty-franchise-surpasses-3-billion-in-retail-sales-worldwide/ imVOX service connects up to 30 gamers for free; paid service allows users to connect to up to 250 gamers Ayalogic announced the public beta availability of imVOX, a new voice communication service designed to broaden the use of voice in games. The free imVOX service allows up to 30 gamers ... http://technologynews.eu/telecommunications/imvox-brings-cloud-hosted-free-voice-chat-to-gamers/ Research Triangle Park-based Cnanoz Inc. unveiled the first energy-efficient, single-treatment water purification system NanoPure developed from carbon nanotubes to Andhra Pradesh, Minister of Rural Water Supply, Hon. Minister Viswarup and other leaders in Hyderabad, India today. Initial tests, performed at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, confirmed that the majority ... http://technologynews.eu/technology/us-based-cnanoz-unveils-nanopure-to-government-in-india/ New On-Site Technology Facility to Provide R&D Support to Auto Manufacturers Shell Lubricants announced the start-up of its newest lubricants complex in Asia to meet growing demand in China. With a production capacity of 50 million gallons a year, and the potential for a phased development to 100 million gallons a ... http://technologynews.eu/technology/shell-opens-state-of-the-art-lubricants-blending-plant-in-china/ At an awards dinner held at Chelsea Football Club last night, London-based IT managed services provider (http://www.fifosys.com/) Fifosys http://www.fifosys.com/ was awarded membership of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (http://www.fifosys.com/fasttrack.php) for the EMEA region as part of a celebration attended by more than 500 people. Mitesh Patel, managing director of IT managed ... http://technologynews.eu/it-services/it-managed-services-provider-fifosys-honoured-at-chelsea-fc-in-2010-deloitte-fast-awards/ Retail Decisions (ReD) predicts that 2009 will be a lucrative Thanksgiving for retailers as online retail sales could hit $51 billion over the holiday season, up 23% on last year's $41.4 billion. ReD, a world leader in card fraud prevention, payment processing and a card issuer, screens some sixteen billion ... http://technologynews.eu/internet/2009-will-be-a-bumper-thanksgiving-for-online-retailers-says-report/ Search outfit Google is sticking up adverts linked to words which could be used by racists saying that it has nothing to do with supporting that sort of thing. People have been more than a little miffed that their nice searches on things like Judaism have been spoilt by the appearance ... http://technologynews.eu/internet/google-backs-away-from-racist-search-results/ Not very happy with Google at the best of times, certain German authorities want the search engine's analytics product banned. Google Analytics is a free software service that allows website editors and publishers to get detailed statistics about the number, whereabouts and search behaviour of their visitors. However according to Zeit Online ... http://technologynews.eu/internet/germany-does-not-like-google-analytics/