Nokia N-gage gaming service delayed to next year

Nokia N-gage gaming service delayed to next year
World’s dominating mobile phone maker Nokia has again delayed their gaming service N-gage.
This new service is now scheduled for a launch early next year.
It was supposed to be launched this month after a delay earlier this year. Nokia said in a statement: “We found one more issue [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7006/nokia-n-gage-2/

Click Forensics Targets Click Fraud

Austin-based Click Forensics said this morning that it has debuted a new product targeted at preventing click fraud at for online publishers.... (more)

Apple signs up a deal with 20th Century Fox studio?

Apple signs up a deal with 20th Century Fox studio?
Market sources state that the iPod maker Apple has now signed up a deal with News Corp’s 20th Century Fox studio.
This deal is said to be in connection to the rumored video-on-demand service which would allow users to rent the latest Fox DVD releases by downloading [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7005/20th-century-fox/

ePartners Opens Australia Offices

Dallas-based ePartners, a provider of business and technology consulting, said today that it has opened up offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.... (more)

Mustek to showcase PF-i700 digital photo frame at CES

Mustek to showcase PF-i700 digital photo frame at CES

Mustek has announced that they are going to showcase their PF-i700 digital photo frame at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
This would be a bit before the Macworld Expo which is used by companies to showcase their products related to Apple technologies.
The company said [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7004/mustek-pf-i700/

Sante Ventures Debuts $130M Fund

Newly formed investment firm Sante Ventures announced Monday that it has concluded its debut venture capital fund after generating some $130 million in committed capital.... (more)

PlayTV Xpress, PlayTV Mobile and PlayTV USB 415 launched in India

PlayTV Xpress, PlayTV Mobile and PlayTV USB 415 launched in India
Prolink Microsystems has announced the launch of several new products from the PixelView range in the Indian market.
The company is now selling products including PlayTV Xpress, PlayTV Mobile and PlayTV USB 415 in India.
PlayTV Xpress device provides portable PCTV entertainment with TV and FM reception. [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7003/prolink-microsystems/

SoftLayer Expands In Seattle

Dallas, Texas-based web-hosting service provider SoftLayer reported Monday that it has opened a new datacenter located in Seattle. SoftLayer, which did not disclose the exact size of the new data center, said that it has 1,000 servers at the new location available to its customers.... (more)

Nokia 6110 Navigator GPS launched in India

Nokia 6110 Navigator GPS launched in India
Nokia has now launched their Nokia 6110 Navigator GPS mobile device in the Indian market.
The company said that this mobile device comes loaded with integrated maps, routing, and navigation with the click of the one-touch Navigator key.
The mobile device also provides voice guidance as well as turn arrows on [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6998/nokia-6110/

Entrust Gets Win At Telenor

Dallas-based Entrust said Thursday that its security products have been deployed at Telenor, a provider of television and broadcasting services in Norway. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.... (more)

Vignette Scores New Patents

Austin-based Vignette, a provider of web content management systems, said Thursday that it has received three new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.... (more)

Content Distribution service by Mininova

Content Distribution service by Mininova
Mininova is one of the largest torrent indexing services on the internet. The company has now introduced the launch of a content distribution service to enable small companies and artists to make available their content online.
The service is being provided free of cost and it would provide them with a popular [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6993/mininova/

Computize CEO Funds Silicon Valley Firm

Sam Ryu, CEO of Houston-based computer reseller Computize, has seeded a Silicon Valley company providing online ordering for restaurants, GetQuik.... (more)

Hyundai i20 in India next year

Hyundai i20 in India next year
Hyundai Motor India recently launched their i10 small car in the Indian market.
The company is now planning to launch an upgraded version named i20 in India sometime later next year.
This car is also likely to be manufactured exclusively in India and would be exported to other countries.
This new model is [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6991/hyundai-i20/

Dell Inks 12-Country Euro Retail Deal with DSGi

Computer manufacturer Dell Inc. revealed Thursday that, beginning in January, its notebooks and desktops will be sold in stores operated by one of Europe's leading consumer electronics retailers.... (more)

Viacom to use Microsoft advertising platform for web properties

Viacom to use Microsoft advertising platform for web properties
Media giant Viacom has announced that they are now collaborating with Microsoft for serving advertising on their network of web properties.
The company is as a result ditching DoubleClick which is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft’s rival company Google.
This is a major victory for Microsoft [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6987/viacom-microsoft/

IDENTEC Acquires Wtek, Enters Worker Safety Market

Dallas-based IDENTEC Solutions, a manufacturer of wireless tracking and tracing devices, reported Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Norwegian firm Wtek, a producer of RFID-enabled safety equipment for the oil, gas and mining industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... (more)

IAC/Interactive collaborating with Brightcove on video

IAC/Interactive collaborating with Brightcove on video
IAC/Interactive Corp has announced that they are now collaborating with online video syndication service Brightcove.
The two companies would now create and distribute video on the Web for IAC’s brands.
IAC services would also be able to use Brightcove to publish video content to their Web sites.
They are also planning to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6986/brightcove/

Mirage Secures NYC Transit

Mirage Networks, a manufacturer of network security appliances, reported Wednesday that the nation's largest transportation agency will use Mirage's patented network access control device to protect its automated train network. The financial impact of the deal was not reported.... (more)

COMSYS IT Partners Purchases Praeos Technologies

Houston-based Information technology consulting firm COMSYS IT Partners Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired fellow IT specialist Praeos Technologies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... (more)

BBC iPlayer now compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux platforms

BBC iPlayer now compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
UK based Media Company BBC has finally made available their iPlayer online TV on-demand service for non-Windows platforms.
This is the first time that this service is compatible with Mac and Linux OS.
However, the download feature is currently available only for Windows users. Streaming works on all [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6980/bbc-iplayer-3/

MPV Signs Healthcare Group

Medical Present Value Inc., a provider of financial software and consulting services to medical groups, revealed Tuesday that it has signed a service contract with University of North Carolina Physicians & Associates. The financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.... (more)

Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 to support text messaging

Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 to support text messaging
Zipit Wireless Inc. has announced that they are soon going to offer text messaging plans on their Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 device.
Zipit Wireless Messenger 2 enables the user of the device to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots and chat with friends on messaging applications like AIM, Yahoo Messenger and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6978/zipit-wireless-messenger/

AT&T Completes Ingenio Acquisition

San Antonio-based AT&T said Monday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Ingenio. Ingenio is a provider of pay-per-call technology used to connect local businesses with customers.... (more)

Intel showcases Z-P140 PATA solid-state storage drives

Intel showcases Z-P140 PATA solid-state storage drives
Microprocessor giant Intel has announced that they are now planning to embed solid-state storage drives in its upcoming platform for ultramobile PCs.
The aim is to make available more storage space for these devices. The company showcased their Z-P140 PATA solid-state storage drive which would be provided by them as [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6975/z-p140-intel/

Bazaarvoice Signs Jewelry Site

Bazaarvoice, the Austin-based provider of online consumer reviews of products, said today that it has been selected by Helzberg Diamond to provide ratings and reviews for the jewelry firm's online site. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.... (more)

Helio offering YouTube application on their mobile service

Helio offering YouTube application on their mobile service
Apple iPhone is not going to be the only device having a special application for the YouTube video sharing service.
Helio has now announced that they are now launching a mobile application for their users to enable them access and use the Google owned service more efficiently.
The company [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6968/helio-youtube/

Entrust Gets GSA Approval

Dallas-based Entrust, a provider of authentication software for the government market, said Thursday that the firm has received certification from the General Services Administration for its Entrust GetAccess title.... (more)

eBay in 2008 to focus on enhancing user experience

eBay in 2008 to focus on enhancing user experience
Online auction site eBay has announced that they would focus on enhancing the user experience on their service next year.
The aim is to make their service more satisfying for its millions of users. They have already been working on improving their site as they changed the home [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6967/ebay/

Dell Makes Another Retail Move, Heads To Best Buy

Round Rock-based PC maker Dell has made yet another move into retail stores, saying Thursday that the company will sell its XPS and Inspiron notebooks and desktop computers in Best Buy locations in the U.S. Dell said it will sell its new XPS One and other models at Best Buy locations.... (more)

Bebo launches open platform for third party developers

Bebo launches open platform for third party developers
UK’s most popular social networking portal Bebo has now launched their own open technology platform for outside software developers.
The company further announced that they are working with 40 partners to provide applications for users on the site.
Bebo said that their platform is compatible with applications developed for the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6966/bebo-2/

PROS Prices Stock Offering

Houston-based PROS Holdings, a developer of pricing and revenue optimization software, said this morning it has priced a common stock offering of 5 million shares. The firm said it has been priced at $16.75 per share. PROS is listed on the NYSE as PRO. The offer was underwritten by J.P.... (more)

Nokia N82 available in India

Nokia N82 available in India

Mobile phone maker Nokia has launched their latest mobile device Nokia N82 in the Indian market.
This mobile phone product is optimized for photography, navigation, and internet connectivity.
Nokia N82 comes loaded with 5-megapixel camera, xenon flash, Carl Zeiss optics, and internet connectivity.
Nokia added that the mobile phone also features autofocus with [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6964/nokia-n82-2/

Dell, Blizzard to Sponsor WoW Tournament

Personal computer manufacturer Dell Inc. announced Wednesday that it and video game publisher Blizzard Entertainment will jointly sponsor a World of Warcraft tournament. Also known as WoW, World of Warcraft is a best-selling massively multiplayer online role-playing game.... (more)

w00t: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

w00t: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
Merriam-Webster Inc. has announced their word of the year. They have named w00t as their winner.
w00t is essentially an expression popular online to express joy. It is primarily used by online gamers.
The dictionary states that the meaning of this word is yay.
Merriam-Webster added on their choice: “It could be after [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6962/w00t/

ATDF Merges With SVTC

Austin's ATDF, a research and development foundry for the semiconductor consortium SEMATECH, said today that it has merged with SVTC Technologies, a spinoff from Cypress Semiconductor. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... (more)

Ask.com launches AskEraser

Ask.com launches AskEraser
Online search engine service Ask.com has announced the availability of a new service named AskEraser.
This service has been made available to allow the web users to delete data on their search queries.
The aim is to provide better privacy to the users of the Ask.com search engine.
Ask.com Chief Executive Jim Lanzone spoke [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6958/askeraser/

CompuCom Names CIO

Dallas IT outsourcing firm CompuCom Systems said today that it has named Laurie Simon as Chief Information Officer for the firm. According to CompuCom, Simon will lead the firm's day-to-day IT operations, and set IT strategy and execute key initiatives.... (more)

MSN Mobile to get banned advertisings

MSN Mobile to get banned advertisings
Software giant Microsoft has said that they would now sell advertising to be placed on MSN Mobile.
MSN Mobile is their mobile portal where users can get the latest news and also check their emails.
Microsoft said that these ads would be served by their own mobile advertising platform. The company is [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6953/msn-mobile-2/

Dell Hooks Into CO2 Reporting Efforts

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that the firm has joined an effort to report carbon emissions from its suppliers, the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration (SCLC). The group provides methodology for Dell's suppliers to report their CO2 emissions.... (more)

Moto Z6c World Edition on sale from Verizon Wireless

Moto Z6c World Edition on sale from Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless is now offering the Moto Z6c World Edition mobile phone which runs on the CDMA mobile network in the US market.
The cool factor is that the customer would be able to use the phone on GSM networks outside the U.S.
However, the phone would only work [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6949/moto-z6c-world-edition/

BBS Technologies Acquires R1Soft

Houston-based BBS Technologies Inc., a publisher of corporate systems management software, announced Tuesday that it has acquired R1Soft, a developer of backup and recovery applications for MySQL databases and Linux and Windows servers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... (more)

LG R200 Laptop with auxiliary LCD launched in India

LG R200 Laptop with auxiliary LCD launched in India
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics has launched a new notebook computer in the Indian market.
This latest product is the R200 and it happens to be the first notebook here in the market to feature a 2.5-inch auxiliary LCD display on the top.
This display provides instant access [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6942/lg-r200-laptop/

INX Wins $4.3M Contract to Install Optical Network

Houston-based network infrastructure developer INX Inc. reported Wednesday that it has landed a $4.3 million contract to design and deploy a comprehensive optical network for an undisclosed U.S. city. INX said the contract comprises some $3.... (more)

Dell to sell computers through Best Buy

Dell to sell computers through Best Buy
Dell has now revealed that they are collaborating with consumer electronics retailer Best Buy to sell its desktops and laptops.
Best Buy would now be selling Dell’s XPS and Inspiron desktops, notebooks and all-in-one PCs in their US based stores.
The models to be offered initially include: Dell XPS M1330, Inspiron [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6936/dell-best-buy/

Entrust Gets Win At Banco Central del Ecuador

Dallas-based security software provider Entrust has scored a win at Banco Central del Ecuador, the firm said Wednesday.... (more)

AMD in trouble as it delays Barcelona chip mass shipments

AMD in trouble as it delays Barcelona chip mass shipments
AMD has been in trouble ever since Intel launched their new generation of microprocessors.
The company has now been forced to delay the mass production of their Barcelona server processor.
AMD has confirmed that they have run into a bug with the production which would now delay [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6935/amd-barcelona-3/

Mavenir Names Austin Ventures' Scott Chairman

Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir said today that it has named Ben Scott, a partner at Austin Ventures, as Chairman of the firm. Scott is also chairman of Navini Networks, and serves on the boards of Sipera, 724, Active Power, and Celite Systems.... (more)

Pepsi and Amazon to give away one Billion DRM-free songs

Pepsi and Amazon to give away one Billion DRM-free songs
Pepsi is rumored to be collaborating with the online shopping giant Amazon to give away one Billion DRM-free songs.
This promotion is expected to be announced at the upcoming Super Bowl XLII on February 3.
These songs would be delivered through the Amazon Music store which sells DRM [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6931/pepsi-amazon/

BMC Releases IT Operations Software

Houston-based BMC Software said today that it has released a new software package aimed at monitoring IT operations. BMC said its PractiveNet Analytics software provides business service management (BSM) for IT operations, informing IT operations about impending performance abnormalities.... (more)

T-Mobile gets legal right to sell locked iPhones in Germany

T-Mobile gets legal right to sell locked iPhones in Germany
The Hamburg District Court has ruled that T-Mobile can indeed sell the locked iPhone with a 2 year long contract.
This decision now reverses an injunction which forced the company to make available an unlocked edition of the Apple iPhone device.
Their deal with Apple is now similar [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6924/t-mobile-iphones/

NetQOS Signs Belron

Network-optimization software publisher NetQoS reported Monday that Belron U.S. Inc., a Belron S.A.... (more)

Facebook confirms CA findings on user privacy research

Facebook confirms CA findings on user privacy research
Social Networking portal Facebook has admitted that the research conducted by CA was true and they do receive information related to their customers from third party sites even if they are logged off their Facebook accounts.
A company representative added that they do not do anything with this data [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6918/facebook-ca/

Active Power Lands Multimillion-Dollar Order

Active Power Inc., a manufacturer of energy-efficient critical power systems, announced Monday that it has received an order from OEM partner Caterpillar for 11 900-kVA uninterruptible power supply systems.... (more)

HP Pavilion Elite m9000 series launched in India

HP Pavilion Elite m9000 series launched in India
Hewlett Packard has announced the launch of their HP Pavilion Elite m9000 series products in the Indian market.
These machines are primarily targeted at home users and come powered with Intel Core2 Quad processor, Windows Vista Premium and nVidia GeForce 8 series graphics card.
The company said that these machines [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6912/hp-pavilion-elite-m9000/

WhiteFence Unveils Home Services Widget for Realtors

Houston-based WhiteFence, a comparison-shopping Web site for residential utilities and other services, announced Monday that it is providing realtors with a condensed version of WhiteFence.com.... (more)

Honda at Auto Expo: Jazz, new Accord, Hybrid Civic to be on display

Honda at Auto Expo: Jazz, new Accord, Hybrid Civic to be on display
Japanese automaker Honda has big plans for this upcoming Auto Expo tradeshow.
The company plans to showcase their Jazz model which they are going to launch in the Indian market sometime in the future.
They are also going to display the new Accord which [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6908/honda-at-auto-expo/

Alliance Data Inks Multi-Year Deal with Charter

Dallas-based Alliance Data Systems Corp., a provider of customer analytics and marketing information, reported Monday that its Epsilon business unit has signed a multi-year agreement with Charter Communications, the country's third-largest publicly traded cable operator.... (more)

Entire South Park television series to be made available online

Entire South Park television series to be made available online
MTV Networks has announced that they are now going to make available each and every clip from their animated comedy “South Park” series online.
They plan to make it available online sometime starting next year. MTV Networks Chairman and Chief Executive Judy McGrath spoke on this new [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/6907/south-park/

AT&T Buys Pay Per Call Firm

San Antonio-based telecommunications giant AT&T said this morning that it has agreed to acquire Ingenio, a privately held firm which provides pay-per-call advertising to local advertisers. Financial terms were nto disclosed.... (more)