TiVo and Google team up on audience research data
Posted on 25-Nov-2009 12:38 News, Consumer Electronics
This deal will enable Google TV Ads to draw on anonymous, second-by-second DVR viewing data from TiVo's stand-alone subscribers to substantially enhance the measurement and accountability of ad impressions for inventory sold using the Google TV Ads auction-based system. The TiVo sample covers all television signal sources including digital cable, analog cable, satellite, telecom and over-the-air television, in live and timeshifted viewing.
Microsoft announces Chief Financial Officer transition
Posted on 25-Nov-2009 12:19 News, Computing
Microsoft Corp. today announced that kiwi Chris Liddell will be leaving the company at the end of 2009, and named Peter Klein as the company’s new chief financial officer.
AT&T and HP introduce HP iPAQ Glisten 3G World Phone
Posted on 25-Nov-2009 08:03 News, Windows Phone
Based on Windows Mobile 6.5, users can easily move between work and leisure with advanced mobile e-mail capabilities, built-in Wi-Fi and GPS functionality as well as rich multimedia features and applications. AT&T supports Windows Marketplace for Mobile for access to a variety of applications.
Lexar Image Rescue 4 delivers image recovery capabilities with any memory card
Posted on 24-Nov-2009 13:11 News, Consumer Electronics
Software recovers lost or deleted images and videos stored in any memory card format from any manufacturer and all mass storage compliant card readers. Includes one-step interface for fast image recovery and automatic updating capability helps users stay current with new camera RAW files and computer operating systems.
Access and Emblaze Mobile unveil Else Intuition platform
Posted on 24-Nov-2009 08:56 News, Linux
ELSE INTUITION combines ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 with an innovative user interface and a suite of services provided by Emblaze Mobile. In addition, the two companies previewed the first ELSE, the first mobile device based on the ELSE INTUITION platform, jointly developed by ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile.
Older people have their say on robots in aged care
Posted on 23-Nov-2009 14:25 News, Consumer Electronics
A study of older people’s attitudes towards robots is helping researchers at The University of Auckland to develop inexpensive robotic assistants for aged care. With a rapidly ageing population placing an increased strain on the health and aged care sectors, the group aims to develop inexpensive robotic devices to help staff with menial tasks, and extend the amount of time older people can stay in their own homes.
Air New Zealand plans to fly Facebook users
Posted on 22-Nov-2009 09:05 News, Web media
Players can upload pictures to create their very own avatars as Air New Zealand Flight Attendants or First Officers. Once en route, players answer trivia questions, play mini games and complete onboard tasks. Each completed task or correct answer is rewarded with energy points - the faster the response, the more points, which unlocks new levels of the game.
Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Team has set off for the South Pole
Posted on 19-Nov-2009 12:45 News, Computing
For the next 40 days, the team will ski six to 10 hours a day unguided and unsupported pulling 80kg sledges loaded with food, fuel and equipment. The team will face blinding blizzards, winds reaching speeds in excess of 80mph, hidden crevasses and temperatures that plummet to -40C.
Opera Mobile 10 now available for Windows Phones
Posted on 19-Nov-2009 09:23 News, Windows Phone
The Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile looks and feels similar to the Opera 10 desktop browser and Opera Mini 5 beta. Opera is creating more cohesion between its products by introducing a unified look across many of its platforms. Opera maintains its arsenal of features in this beta, including Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, a password manager and its super, server-side compressor, Opera Turbo.
World Wide Web Foundation launches global operations
Posted on 17-Nov-2009 20:06 News, Web media
Speaking at the 2009 Internet Governance Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a Web Foundation board member, unveiled the organization’s new partnerships with VU University Amsterdam (VU) in the Netherlands and CDI (Center for Digital Inclusion) based in Brazil.
Most powerful supercomputer in the world powered by six-core AMD Opteron processor
Posted on 17-Nov-2009 19:15 News, Computing
This mission-critical Cray XT5 system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was recently upgraded from quad- to six-Core AMD Opteron processors and delivers 2.3 petaflop/s theoretical peak performance and 1.75 petaflop/s performance on the Linpack benchmark.
InternetNZ announces formation of New Zealand IPv6 Task Force
Posted on 16-Nov-2009 16:12 News, Broadband
New Zealand is poised to accelerate implementation of the next generation Internet protocol, IPv6, with the formation of the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force, aligned with the global IPv6 Forum. The work of the Task Force will be driven by impending exhaustion of existing IPv4 addressing and the associated risk and additional cost that this is expected to impose.
Social networking and movies come alive on Xbox 360
Posted on 16-Nov-2009 15:51 News, Gaming
Facebook, Twitter and Xbox Movies on Demand on Xbox LIVE set to launch on 17th November. The new Movies on Demandon Xbox LIVE offers a continually evolving catalogue of movies that can be purchased with Microsoft Points.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 available worldwide now
Posted on 16-Nov-2009 10:08 News, Computing
At the Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009 conference in Germany it was announced that the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide. The Exchange Server 2010 is part of a generation of solutions designed for increased business productivity and cost savings in a challenging economic environment.
Dell confirms entrance into smartphone segment with Dell Mini 3
Posted on 14-Nov-2009 08:37 News, Android
Company will launch smartphones based on Android operating system with China Mobile and Claro named first to sell Dell Mini 3 smart phones. China Mobile serves more than 500 million subscribers and Claro is part of the largest mobile phone network in the Americas, America Movil.
2degrees laying complaint with Advertising Standards Authority over Telecom ads
Posted on 13-Nov-2009 11:26 News, Mobile
2degrees Mobile has written to Telecom requiring it to withdraw from circulation its newly issued Telecom Discover Brochure Nov/Dec 2009 and Telecom Discover Prepaid Brochure Nov/Dec 2009. The company considers certain claims made in the Brochures to be misleading and deceptive, and in breach of both the Fair Trading Act 1986 and Codes published by the Advertising Standards Authority.
