среда, 31 октября 2007 г.

T-Mobile announces HTC Shadow mobile phone

T-Mobile announces HTC Shadow mobile phone

US based mobile service provider T-Mobile has announced their latest mobile phone product named Shadow.
This phone has been manufactured by HTC and comes loaded with Microsoft Windows Mobile OS.
The company said that the phone has been designed to become synonymous with playful, easier, and richer communications experiences.
T-Mobile president and CEO [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6728/htc-shadow/

Motive Taps BDO Seidman as Independent Auditor

Motive Inc., a publisher of management software for broadband and mobile data operators, reported Tuesday that it has selected BDO Seidman LLP as its independent auditor. Motive noted that BDO Seidman's appointment was officially effective last Wednesday, Oct. 17.... (more)

вторник, 30 октября 2007 г.

China to use TD-SCDMA technology during Olympics

China to use TD-SCDMA technology during Olympics
China has said that they would be using their own home grown mobile networking technology named TD-SCDMA during the upcoming Olympics.
A media source stated: “China’s top economic planner says the country will use its homegrown 3G service at the Beijing Olympics next year.”
China’s National Development and Reform [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6722/td-scdma/

Texas Sees $386.2M In VC In Q3

Texas saw $386.2M in 39 venture capital deals in Q3 of 2007, according to a report released over the weekend by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association in their MoneyTree Report. The amount of venture capital was slightly higher than the $347.... (more)

понедельник, 29 октября 2007 г.

NEC showcases world’s most powerful supercomputer SX-9

NEC showcases world’s most powerful supercomputer SX-9
NEC has showcased what they claim is currently the world’s most powerful supercomputer available in the market.
This is the latest attempt from a tech giant to showcase their superiority over the other. Companies involved in constructing these kind of supercomputers include Fujitsu and Hitachi along with IBM, Intel and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6717/sx-9-nec/

Quickfilter Gets Design Win With Oceana

Allen, Texas-based Quickfilter Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits, revealed Monday that one of its products will help power a line of general-purpose analog sensor modules made by Oceana Sensor Module LLC.... (more)

воскресенье, 28 октября 2007 г.

SanDisk suing 25 companies for patent infringement

SanDisk suing 25 companies for patent infringement
SanDisk has revealed that they are now suing as many as 25 companies for patent infringement related to removable flash storage products.
LG Electronics is one major name in the list of companies being sued by SanDisk.
SanDisk further said that they have also filed a complaint with the U.S. International [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6714/sandisk-suing/

Springbox Acquired By Viewpoint

Austin, Texas-based interactive marketing firm Springbox has been acquired, according to New York-based Viewpoint Corporation. Viewpoint said that it will pay $5.5M in a combination of stock and cash, plus earnout for the firm.... (more)

суббота, 27 октября 2007 г.

Honda Civic Hybrid could come to India next year

Honda Civic Hybrid could come to India next year
Japanese automaker Honda could launch their Civic Hybrid edition in the Indian market sometime next year.
They are already scheduled to launch a totally new City model in the market in 2008.
Honda is also expected to enter the premium hatchback segment in India with a model based [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6711/honda-civic-hybrid-2/

Alpheus Expands Capacity In Dallas

Houston, Texas-based Alpheus Communications said Thursday that it has expanded its colocation capacity in downtown Dallas. The firm, which provides colocation and data centers, along with a fiber optic network, said that it has doubled its capacity in the Univision tower.... (more)

пятница, 26 октября 2007 г.

Bajaj to play an important role in Nissan-Renault cheap car project

Bajaj to play an important role in Nissan-Renault cheap car project
Bajaj Auto is going to play an important role in the under consideration cheap car project from Nissan Renault.
The Indian two wheeler manufacturer would be involved in the development and manufacturing of the car.
They would also be playing a major role in its marketing and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6710/nissan-renault-bajaj/

Interphase Ships Packet Processing Hardware

Plano, Texas-based Interphase, a provider of networking hardware, said earlier this week that it is shipping a new set of packet acceleration modules for AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, and PCI-x systems. The firm said that its new family of products is based on technology from Cavium Networks.... (more)

четверг, 25 октября 2007 г.

Comcast admits that they delay some form of net connectivity

Comcast admits that they delay some form of net connectivity
Associated Press had recently run a story on their tests which somewhat showed that the internet service provider Comcast was blocking/delaying internet access to P2P services.
The company has now admitted that some form of internet connectivity is indeed delayed depending upon the internet traffic at that [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6700/comcast/

Intel Capital Invests $11M in Israeli Tech Firm

Intel Capital, the global investment arm of semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp., announced Tuesday that it has invested $11 million in an Israeli firm with Austin operations. Intel said that it made the investment in Jordan Valley Semiconductors, Ltd.... (more)

среда, 24 октября 2007 г.

RIM BlackBerry comes to China

RIM BlackBerry comes to China

Research In Motion has confirmed that they have now started shipping their BlackBerry smartphones to China.
They are going to start selling the devices in this market sometime later this year. They are going to launch the BlackBerry in China in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent.
The first device to be sold in this [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6693/blackberry-china/

Rules-Based Medicine Raises $25M

Austin, Texas-basd Rules-Based Medicine said Monday that it has raised $25M in a Series A funding round.... (more)

вторник, 23 октября 2007 г.

MySpaceTV launching Roommates original drama

MySpaceTV launching Roommates original drama
MySpaceTV has now launched their first original Web series named Roommates. This web series has been designed to provide a television like viewing experience to the web users.
This drama revolves around the lives of four women in their 20s. They are graduates and are living together in LA.
It would continue its [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6682/myspacetv-roommates/

Customer Velocity Links With BuilderMT

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понедельник, 22 октября 2007 г.

India prefers Sony-Ericsson phones over Nokia and Motorola

India prefers Sony-Ericsson phones over Nokia and Motorola
Nokia might be the market leader when it comes to selling mobile phones in India. But Sony Ericsson customers are the most satisfied lot.
The company emerged as the winner of the overall satisfaction survey by mobile handset users.
Motorola came second with Nokia coming at third spot. This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6677/sony-ericsson-phones/

Texas Emerging Technology Fund Funds Startups With $3.86M

Four fledgling Houston-area companies recently received a total of $3.86 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, the agencies responsible for determining the awards announced Wednesday.... (more)

воскресенье, 21 октября 2007 г.

IDLDPL to sell Creative Zen media players in India

IDLDPL has announced that they would now be selling Creative’s Zen media player range in the Indian market.

The Creative Zen media player is available in capacities of 4GB and 8GB. These are flash memory based players.
These players feature a 2.5-inch color screen with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and supports up to 16.7 million colors.
Users would [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6668/creative-zen/

Enfora Acquires Middleware Developer TeleM2M

Enfora, a publisher of wireless networking software for asset management, remote monitoring and location-based services, announced Thursday that it has acquired the assets and employees of Intellimatics, a privately held company doing business as TeleM2M.... (more)

суббота, 20 октября 2007 г.

Skype working with 3 Mobile to launch Skype compatible mobile phones

Skype working with 3 Mobile to launch Skype compatible mobile phones
VoIP company Skype has said that they are working with wireless carrier 3 Mobile to launch mobile products which are compatible with their technology.
The company is working on plans to launch a customized cell phone currently codenamed White Phone.
This device would initially be sold [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6666/3-mobile-skype/

FilesAnywhere Upgrades Service

Dallas, Texas-based FilesAnywhere, the online data storage site which is backed by Mark Cuban, said today that it has made an major upgrade to its site.... (more)

пятница, 19 октября 2007 г.

Apple iPhone to get third party applications officially!

Apple iPhone to get third party applications officially!
Apple has finally admitted that they cannot keep their customers happy without third party developers coding for the iPhone device.
They were only allowing web based applications on the iPhone till now which were supposed to run inside the Safari web browser.
Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs has now [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6659/apple-iphone-open-now/

Spinal Restoration Gets $16M

Austin, Texas-based Spinal Restoration said this morning that it has closed on $16M in a series B funding round. The round included Sante Health Ventures and MB Venture Partners, along with prior investors Austin ventures and Path4 Ventures.... (more)

четверг, 18 октября 2007 г.

Philips launches Ambilight flat TVs in India

Philips launches Ambilight flat TVs in India
Philips Electronics has announced the launch of their Ambilight flat TV range in the Indian market.
These television sets feature LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology which is quite new in this segment.
These sets are priced around Rs 1.29 lakh each and these also feature proprietary Perfect Pixel HD engine technologies.
The [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6652/philips-ambilight/

среда, 17 октября 2007 г.

NewsStand Signs Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group USA, a publisher of books in print, online, audio and print-on-demand formats, reported Tuesday that it has formed an alliance with Austin, Texas-based NewsStand's LibreDigital unit, a provider of online marketing solutions and services.... (more)

Intel Diamondville mobile chip announced

Intel Diamondville mobile chip announced
Intel has now announced their latest mobile microprocessor. This new processor has been codenamed Diamondville and it is being developed for the ultra-low cost laptop PCs.
They aim to launch this processor in the market by April next year.
Intel seems to be designing this processor with products like the XO laptop [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6648/intel-diamondville/

вторник, 16 октября 2007 г.

Taqua, BroadSoft Partner On VoIP

Richardson, Texas-based Taqua and BroadSoft, a provider of VoIP application software, said Monday that the two have partnered on a deal to provide replacement Class 5 telecommunications switches to service providers.... (more)

Napster music is now available through a web browser

Napster music is now available through a web browser
Napster Inc has announced that they are now trying to attract more customers to use their services by offering a Web-based platform.
This system would allow members to get access to the music without downloading any additional software.
This would make it easier for users on not so popular [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6639/napster-music/

понедельник, 15 октября 2007 г.

ACS Gets $130M Alaska Contract

Dallas, Texas-bsaed IT consulting firm Affiliated Computer Services said today that it has landed a $130M contract from the State of Alaska.... (more)

Tata launches Safari Dicor 2.2 VTT and Sumo Victa Turbo Di

Tata launches Safari Dicor 2.2 VTT and Sumo Victa Turbo Di
Tata Motors has launched new variants of their Safari and Sumo vehicles.
The company introduced the new Safari Dicor 2.2 VTT range in Mumbai.
This new vehicle range starts at Rs 7.50 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).
This variant of Safari comes with an enhanced warranty of two years.
The [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6627/safari-dicor-2.2-vtt/

воскресенье, 14 октября 2007 г.

Wayport Gets Win At Nikko Hotel

Wayport Inc., a provider and installer of wireless networks, announced Wednesday that it has deployed a Wi-Fi wireless network with Internet access at Hotel Nikko, a four-diamond luxury hotel near San Francisco's Union Square.... (more)

Sony Ericsson W910, K850 and K630 mobile phones launched

Sony Ericsson W910, K850 and K630 mobile phones launched

Sony Ericsson has announced their new handsets just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
However, none of these phones are designed to take on the Apple iPhone which is expected to be a best seller this December in both USA and Europe.
These three new models are: [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6622/w910-k850-k630/

суббота, 13 октября 2007 г.

Quovadx Buys Healthvision

Dallas, Texas-based Quovadx has acquired Healthvision, a provider of clinical information systems for the healthcare industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Healthvision is headquartered in Irving, Texas.... (more)

Windows Live Events takes on Evite.com and similar services

Windows Live Events takes on Evite.com and similar services
Microsoft has launched yet another web based service in the form of Windows Live Events.
This is aimed at rival services including Evite.com and others. Facebook also provides a facility similar to this service.
Microsoft said that this new service is free and would enable the members to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6621/windows-live-events/

пятница, 12 октября 2007 г.

Adams Globalization, Translations.com Merge

Austin, Texas-based Adams Globalization, a provider of software localization services, has merged with New York-based Translations.com. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Adams Globalization will become a division of Translations.com, the companies said.... (more)

четверг, 4 октября 2007 г.

AMD 3D Graphics Technology licensed by Qualcomm

AMD 3D Graphics Technology licensed by Qualcomm
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm has announced that they are now licensing AMD 3D Graphics Technology for integration with their own wireless chip sets.
This means that AMD’s graphics technology Unified Shader Architecture would soon be available on the mobile platform.
This technology can already be seen on the Microsoft Xbox 360 [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6570/qualcomm-amd/

CreditCards.com Adds Customers

Online credit card marketplace CreditCards.com reported Tuesday that it will provide its credit card search engine to a pair of consumer-oriented Web sites, RagingBull.com and ShopLocal.com. RagingBull.com is as an online investment community portal and message board. ShopLocal.... (more)

Microsoft Zune range updated with 3 new models

Microsoft Zune range updated with 3 new models

Microsoft has finally updated their Zune range of digital media players as they work hard on competing against Apple iPod range of players.
Microsoft is not technically replacing their existing Zune player as the three new models are available in different capacities.
These three models are available in capacities of [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6569/zune-range/

среда, 3 октября 2007 г.

QuickArrow Gets Customer Win

Austin, Texas-based QuickArrow said today that it has signed on OSI Consulting as a customer. QuickArrow said that OSI will deploy its project management software-as-a-service package to its 450 consultants worldwide. Financial terms of the win were not disclosed.... (more)

HTC Shift UMPC to be launched in United Kingdom

HTC Shift UMPC to be launched in United Kingdom

Hi-Tech Computer is the world’s largest maker of Windows Mobile smartphones. The company has now announced that they are now launching their Shift UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) in the UK market.
The HTC Shift is based on the Windows Vista platform and comes with a 7′ widescreen display. This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6566/htc-shift/