American Idol to offer performances on Apple iTunes

American Idol to offer performances on Apple iTunes

American Idol has announced that they are now collaborating with Apple to offer the performances on their shows on Apple iTunes.
This means that performances of the entire top 24 semifinalist on the show would now be exclusively available on the Apple’s digital media store.
Apple said that they would [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7139/american-idol-to-offer-performances-on-apple-itunes/

GENBAND Ties Into Telecommunications Equipment Firm

Plano-based GENBAND, which develops media gateways and applications for the telecommunications market, said earlier this week that it has completed interoperability testing with ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment.... (more)

Apple announces Xsan 2 with MultiSAN feature

Apple announces Xsan 2 with MultiSAN feature
Apple has announced their latest updated product Xsan 2 which comes loaded with MultiSAN technology which the company claim makes it easier for first time users to get it running.
Company representative Eric Zelenka spoke about this new product: “The feedback we’ve heard from customers is that a SAN is [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7144/apple-xsan-2/

Mavenir Partners With Ip.access

Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir Systems and ip.access, a developer of picocell and femtocell telecom infrastructure, said Thursday that the two have partnered. The companies said they will deliver new services for mobile phones, targeting "femtozone" cell phone access systems.... (more)

Microsoft and Mobile TeleSystems to offer Subscription PCs in Russia

Microsoft and Mobile TeleSystems to offer Subscription PCs in Russia
Software giant Microsoft is working with Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) to launch their subscription based program in the Russian market.
The two companies would now offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis in this country.
The partnership was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7123/mobile-telesystems/

itzbig Gets Win At Contract Manufacturer

Austin-based itzbig, which is developing technology to match job applicants with technology companies, said Thursday that the firm's service has been selected by Sanmina-SCI. Sanmina-SCI is a major electronic contract manufacturer. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 : MacBook Air challenger!

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 : MacBook Air challenger!

Lenovo is said to be working on a new laptop product which is clearly targeted at the recently launched Apple MacBook Air.
Market sources claim that this product’s specifications are out on the web and it can become a pretty strong alternative to the MacBook Air!
ThinkPad X300 is expected to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7116/lenovo-thinkpad-x300/

Freescale Loses CEO

Austin-based semiconductor firm Freescale Semiconductor said Friday morning that Michel Mayer, the firm's Chairman and CEO, has decided to step down. No reason for the departure was given. Freescale said that the company and its board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO.... (more)

BT, Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse to offer advertising platform

BT, Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse to offer advertising platform
Three of the dominating ISPs in the UK market are collaborating to use a new advertising platform to generate revenues.
BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk are going to collaborate and use a system designed by Phorm to offer this service.
They are creating a new online exchange named [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7112/phorm/

SolarWinds Adds Board Member

SolarWinds, an Austin, Texas-based publisher of network management software, reported Thursday that it has appointed salesforce.com executive Steven Cakebread to its board of directors. Cakebread, SolarWinds added, will join the board as chair of its audit committee.... (more)

Ford India updates Fiesta line-up

Ford India updates Fiesta line-up

Ford India has announced their updated lineup of Fiesta model. The cheapest variant would sell for Rs 5.93 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The previous 1.4 liter ZXI model has now been replaced with a 1.6 liter ZXI edition. Then we have the other variants: 1.4 EXI and 1.6 SXI.
The company in [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7108/ford-fiesta-2/

National Instruments Buys microLEX Systems

Austin-based National Instruments said this morning that it has acquired microLEX Systems A/S, a provider of instrumentation for the video, audio, and mixed-signal testing market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.... (more)

D-Link DIR-300 Wireless Router launched in India

D-Link DIR-300 Wireless Router launched in India

D-Link India has announced the launch and availability of their latest router product DIR-300.
This wireless router is aimed at home and small office users and it would allow them to share a single broadband connection on several computers.
The company said that the router comes loaded with Stateful Packet Inspection [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7102/d-link-dir-300/

Convio Expands Board

Austin-based Convio, a provider of online services for managing nonprofits, said Tuesday that the firm has added two new members to its board. The firm has added William (Bill) Bock and Kristen L. Magnuson to its board.... (more)

Nokia N96 coming up soon?

Nokia N96 coming up soon?
Web reports are claiming that Nokia is soon going to launch a successor to their N95 mobile computing device.
This new mobile device would be the Nokia N96 and we are already seeing some pictures floating around the net.
This new model is likely to feature all the features from the N95 edition [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7097/nokia-n96/

Freescale Agrees to Acquire SigmaTel for $110M

SigmaTel Inc., a manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits for the consumer electronics market, announced Monday that it has agreed to be sold to Freescale Semiconductor, a producer of embedded computer chips for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.... (more)

ARM to display Android platform powered mobile phone

ARM to display Android platform powered mobile phone
ARM Ltd. has confirmed that they are going to showcase a Google Android platform powered mobile device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Google spokesman Barry Schnitt confirmed the news: “ARM will be demonstrating Android on an early prototype device to show how the platform works on their [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7092/arm-android/

Allegro Gets Funding Round

Dallas-based Allegro, a developer of energy trading and risk management software, said Thursday that the firm has raised a first institutional round of funding. The round came from North Bridge Growth equity and Tudor Ventures. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.... (more)

Microsoft acquires Caligari for their Virtual Earth service

Microsoft acquires Caligari for their Virtual Earth service
Software giant Microsoft has announced that they are now acquiring 3D modeling software company Caligari.
This acquisition can help them expand the services provided through their Virtual Earth application which competes with Google Earth technology.
Caligari is based in Mountain View, California, and Slovakia. Their developers would now work [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7089/microsoft-acquires-caligari-for-their-virtual-earth-service/

Hoovers Buys Visible Path

Austin, Texas-based business information publisher Hoovers said Wednesday it has acquired Visible Path, a Foster City, California-based service which helps people map out their business connections. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hoover's is owned by Dun & Bradstreet.... (more)

Vodafone announces plans to cut data roaming charges

Vodafone announces plans to cut data roaming charges
European mobile service provider Vodafone has now announced that they are going to cut data roaming charges in Europe.
They are going to apply these lower charges before the deadline set by the European Commission.
The EU’s telecoms commission had said that the mobile service providers would have to cut [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7088/vodafone-data-roaming/

Dell slowly switching back to Intel?

Dell slowly switching back to Intel?
Market reports suggest that Dell has now stopped offering several of their models powered by AMD processors.
The company however is selling these machines through their resellers. For a long time Dell offered only Intel processor based machines through their stores.
This is going to be a major disappointment for AMD [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7087/dell-amd-intel/

Dell slowly switching back to Intel?

Dell slowly switching back to Intel?
Market reports suggest that Dell has now stopped offering several of their models powered by AMD processors.
The company however is selling these machines through their resellers. For a long time Dell offered only Intel processor based machines through their stores.
This is going to be a major disappointment for AMD [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7087/dell-amd-intel/

ZTE launches mobile phones in USA

ZTE launches mobile phones in USA

ZTE Corp. has announced that their American subsidiary ZTE USA has now begun selling their mobile phone products in the US market.
They have introduced their ZTE C88 model which is basic device providing a cheaper alternative for mobile customers in this market.
They are offering this phone through the MetroPCS wireless [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7085/zte-c88/

Facebook for Mobile Operators platform launched

Facebook for Mobile Operators platform launched
Social networking service Facebook is now targeting the mobile platform. The company has now introduced their Facebook for Mobile Operators platform.
Vodafone is the first mobile service provider to use this platform and they have already launched their services in UK and Germany.
They are now planning to introduce the service in [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7086/facebook-mobile/

ZTE launches mobile phones in USA

ZTE launches mobile phones in USA

ZTE Corp. has announced that their American subsidiary ZTE USA has now begun selling their mobile phone products in the US market.
They have introduced their ZTE C88 model which is basic device providing a cheaper alternative for mobile customers in this market.
They are offering this phone through the MetroPCS wireless [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7085/zte-c88/

Dell Dumps Kiosks

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it will close all 140 of the firm's kiosks in the United States. The kiosks featured the firm's Dell products, and are in addition to the firm's retail and direct presence.... (more)

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation accuse Intel of patent infringement

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation accuse Intel of patent infringement
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has revealed that they have charged the microprocessor company Intel of patent infringement.
They claim that Intel is using their patented technology that is used by them to improve the efficiency and speed of computer processing.
Their complaint was filed in the U.S. [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7082/uw-madison/

The Planet Announces TechAssist Partnership

The Planet, a Houston-based Web hosting firm, revealed Wednesday that managed services provider TechAssist LLC has joined The Planet's Microsoft SBS Partner Program. The financial impact of the deal was not reported. Headquartered in Washington D.C.... (more)

AOL acquires buy.at online affiliate marketing network

AOL acquires buy.at online affiliate marketing network
While Microsoft is trying to acquire Yahoo, AOL has announced their decision to takeover online affiliate marketing network buy.at.
The two companies have not revealed the financial aspects of this deal.
Buy.at network provides advertisers a platform to place ads on web sites which only pays when the visitor performs a [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7076/buy.at/

AeA Bolsters Math, Science Education In Dallas

The AeA Texas Council, the Lone Star chapter of the nation's largest technology trade association, revealed Monday that it is partnering with a Dallas-based nonprofit organization to spur interest in math and science among public elementary students in Dallas.... (more)

Intrinsity Takes $31.5M For Processor Cores

Austin-based Intrinsity said Monday morning that it has raised $31.5M in a Series E funding.... (more)

Lombardi Reveals New Business Group, President

Lombardi, a publisher of business process management software, reported Monday that it has created a new business group and made several key changes to its executive lineup.... (more)

Maruti Cars more expensive now

Maruti Cars more expensive now
Maruti Suzuki has announced yet another price hike on their models.
India’s largest automaker said that they are now raising the prices of its models by Rs 1,000-11,000.
They needed to raise the prices due to ever increasing cost of the raw materials.
Maruti Suzuki said in a statement: ”We have increased the [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7064/maruti-cars/

Saxon Innovations Hires VP

Intellectual property licensing firm Saxon Innovations LLC reported Thursday that it has hired Anthony Grillo as senior vice president of licensing. Saxon said Grillo hails from IPVALUE Management Inc., where he served as vice president of licensing.... (more)

American Airlines Goes Mobile

Fort Worth-based American Airlines launched a new mobile site Thursday afternoon , saying that the company has added the ability for its customers to access the firm's AA.com web site with web-enabled cell phones and other web devices.... (more)

AutoRevo Adds Carfax to Dealer Marketing Tool

Carfax, a Web-based provider of vehicle histories, revealed Thursday that AutoRevo will provide used car data through its proprietary, software-as-a-service vehicle marketing system for auto dealerships. The financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.... (more)

Netgear EVA 8000 launched in India

Netgear EVA 8000 launched in India
Netgear has launched their latest product named EVA 8000 in the Indian market.
Netgear EVA 8000 is basically a digital entertainment media device and it is capable of streaming HD videos, music, Internet video/radio and digital photos from computers and other storage devices to HD TV.
The device has been designed to [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7053/netgear-eva-8000/

itzbig Enhances Job Search Service

Austin-based itzbig, a provider of job matching technology and search services focused on matching job candidates with companies, said today it has released a new enhancement to its network.... (more)

Google Universal Search now available in South Korea

Google Universal Search now available in South Korea
Search engine giant Google had launched their Universal Search initiative last year on their international search engine.
The company has now added that functionality to their localized search engine in South Korea.
South Korea is one of the few markets where Google face intense competition from local players and they [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7052/google-universal-search-2/