Plasmonic nanoswitches based upon molecular machines may eventually lead to nanotech plasmonic circuits. From Penn State, via AAAS EurekAlert “Molecular machines drive plasmonic nanoswitches“:
Plasmonics — a possible replacement for current computing approaches — may pave the way for the next generation of computers that operate faster and store more information than electronically-based systems and are smaller than optically-based systems, according to a Penn State engineer who has developed a plasmonic switch.
“If plasmonics are realized, the future will have circuits as small as the current electronic ones with a capacity a million times better,” said Tony Jun Huang, James Henderson assistant
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2960
Voodoo Dimention has released an iPhone and iPod touch port of it's hidden-object game, The Stone of Destiny. In the game, players must use only a map, a book and a list of objects to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of their uncle. The Stone of Destiny takes players around the world searching for artifacts and magical runes that may reveal clues about their uncles whereabouts....
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/stone.of.destiny.released/
Information Appliance Associates has released its latest mobile sync product, PocketMac for iPhone. The app is capable of syncing Entourage, Meeting Maker, and Lotus Notes information. Users select which particular categories they would like synced, instead of being forced to transfer all information. If 411 is used to get phone numbers text messaged to the phone, that information can be added to ...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/pocketmac.iphone.sync.app/
Freeverse today released Flick Bowling , its latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Users can select from six different players, different balls, and tiered skill levels. The game uses the phone's touch screen for input. Finger flicks control the shot line up and velocity or direction of the ball. The lane, pins, characters, and balls feature 3D graphics and textures....
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/flick.bowling.for.iphone/
Nokia's first true touchscreen phone has been spotted today in a leak of an official press image for the device. The image matches earlier but much less distinct images and shows a significantly different interface for the Symbian operating system's music player with onscreen music controls and larger album art. Other interface changes are known to be coming and include an iPhone-like photo brow...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/nokia.5800.press.shot.leak/
Howling Moon Software has released SribBall, an arcade and puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch. This release is based on the Mac game that shares the same name. Users change the direction that the balls fall by tilting the iPhone. When four balls of the same color touch, they pop, allowing more to pour down from the top....
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/scribball.for.iphone/
HP today introduced software and services to help enterprises cut their network management software implementation time in half and reduce costs.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2005/050920a.html
HP and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), in collaboration with Intel Corp., today announced that their Application Modernization Initiative is gaining momentum as customers increasingly migrate away from legacy systems to drive business growth with more reliable and efficient IT infrastructures.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/071213xa.html
HP today announced that Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has purchased the HP Neoview data warehousing platform with HP Services for operational business intelligence.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/071210xa.html
HP today announced a broad portfolio of “Microsoft-ready” hardware, software, services and solutions to help ensure customers experience a seamless transition to the upcoming Microsoft Windows® Server 2008.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/071205c.html
HP today announced that it increased the number of its customers for business intelligence services by 50 percent in its fiscal year 2007, while the number of business intelligence “mega-deals” – projects totaling more than $1 million in revenue – increased by 32 percent.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/071210xb.html
Creaceed has released its speech-recognition software, Vocalia, for the iPhone. It allows users to access contacts for calling or emailing, without having to navigate through the iPhone Contacts app. With Vocalia active, users speak the name they wish to call up, and the software selects a list of contacts that match or closely match the spoken name. The user can then select the name they need and...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/vocalia.loads.contacts/
ProClip on Tuesday unveiled the ProClip Vehicle Mount for the iPhone 3G that offers users a dockable mounting bracket for the device, with pass through connectors for stereo, charging, or dock connector cables. Secured onto a vehicle's console or dashboard through non-destructive means, the mount tilts and swivels, securing the iPhone in a custom holder designed and manufactured by Brodit AB, a Sw...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/proclip.mount.for.iphone/
Digital Legends Entertainment today announced the availability of Kroll, a 3D fighting game for the iPhone or iPod touch. The game claims inspiration from 80's games combined with modern graphics. Gamers must overcome mythic enemies and creatures to find the secret of the Kroll legend. The battles occur in environments that include mountainsides, underground molten magma mines, and a floating pris...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/30/kroll.3d.iphone.game/
Kelby Training has announced that it will be launching an iPhone Photo Contest to celebrate the upcoming release of the second edition of The iPhone Book. All iPhone users are encouraged to submit entries into one of the five categories, including family, friends, pets, fine art, and office. Each entrant may submit up to three photos which will be voted on by the public to determine the winners. T...
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/01/iphone.photo.contest/
http://www.energy.gov/news/6157.htm
Coveo previews G2B for CRM
http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/News/Breaking-News/CRM-search-done-right-49774.aspx
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IndustryStandardBreakingNews/~3/448830898/dapper-mashupads-makes-display-ads-smarter
Pleased to announce an easy to learn but fun to play musical instrument for Maemo called Boxar.
Best described with a poor haiku:
Boxes on the screen.
Each has a note.
Tap to play.
Please see http://garage.maemo.org/projects/boxar for a screenshot, soundshot and .deb.
Please send comments/feature requests/feedback to jagernot@gmail.com
2008-11-25 08:31 UTC with score -5
http://garage.maemo.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=3212
Some of you may recall my last post where I talked about the new package categories for Diablo. In order to implement these new categories, a few changes need to be made to the Application Manager. In order for Nokia to ship these changes, translations of the categories need to be provided for all of Nokia's supported languages. The appropriate steps have been taken internally to begin translation of the new strings, but this process takes time which may unacceptably delay the shipment of the new Application Manager code.
Fortunately the community can help out here by translating the list of
http://maemo.org/community/council/1226527314/
A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008-11-10 through 2008-11-16
As of 2008-11-17 maemo Bugzilla contains 3015 (+42 this week) items,
including 1010 open issues (+2 this week):
616 open bugs (-3 this week)
12 critical/blocker (no change this week)
16 "easyfix" (no change this week)
181 "moreinfo" (+10 this week)
19 "crash" (-1 this week)
16 "patch" (no change this week)
14 reopened (no change this week)
206 unconfirmed (-4 this week)
394 open enhancements (+5 this week)
11 "easyfix" (-1 this week)
11 "moreinfo" (-2 this week)
14 "patch" (no change this week)
4 reopened (no change this week)
84 unconfirmed (+7 this week)
Top Tens
Ten biggest open
http://www.octofish.net/bugjar/2008/11/maemo-bug-jar-31.html
Since a lot of your will be changing your packaging once the new categories are added to the Application Manager (which we are still missing a few translations!), now seems like a good time to discuss some of the packaging features many of you are missing out on.
Pretty names in Application Manager
Much like you can specify separate "Unix" and a "pretty" names for your project on Garage, you can specify a "Maemo-Display-Name" to show a "pretty" name for your package in Application Manager. Simply add a line with "XB-Maemo-Display-Name" to your debian/control file with the desired display name of your
http://maemo.org/community/council/maemo_packaging_features_you-re_missing_out_on/
In these days I was thinking about: what could be done to improve Maemo Development and power user experience? There are some points that would need to be improved. This little list pretends to be just a starting point. I hope to get some feedback so we can discuss further in the maemo-developers mailing list.
Documentation: Maemo developers use different libraries and toolkit (GTK, libui, ecc…). There is not a common place where I can look for documentation. I’ve to visit each library website and get it. It would be great to have a tool just like Qt Assistant, integrating all
http://www.andreagrandi.it/2008/11/17/what-i-expect-in-the-future-of-maemo-development/
Just got an email from ACCESS:
Dear GVM User,
Today, we are pleased to announce availability of the new ACCESS GVM Beta 3 for Nokia Nseries. This new version includes several bug fixes in Garnet VM core components as well as in Garnet PIM applications. The Beta 3 also grows the already big list of compatible applications with two new supported games. Enjoy!
Download the ACCESS GVM Beta 3 from our web site: http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm
Thanks,
ACCESS
2008-11-26 18:56 UTC with score -2
http://www.internettablettalk.com/2008/11/26/access-releases-garnet-vm-beta-3/
So, its kind of official, Ubuntu is coming to Maemo.
Today, Canonical announced that they are to officially create a ARMv7 version of their most popular software product, Ubuntu Linux, but what does that mean?
read more
2008-11-13 20:36 UTC with score -10
http://linuxuk.org/ubuntu_on_maemo
We are happy to report that the maemo SDK+ Beta-2.5 is released. Click yourself to http://maemo-sdk.garage.maemo.org to learn more how to develop maemo applications without Scratchbox-1.
Maemo SDK+ is an alternative (and currently unofficial) way to develop software for Nokia Internet Tablets.
This release has lots of bug fixes and much better support for X86 architecture than the previous release. We also introduced new command line tool called “maemo-sdk” that acts as a wrapper to the multitude of services the SDK+ offers. We now recommend using this new maemo-sdk command line tool for all SDK+ related maintenance work (like installing rootstraps, tools,
http://maemoteam.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/maemo-sdk-beta-25-released/
Maemo.org, the community site for Nokia's mobile Linux environment has this week been upgraded to 8.09.2 Ragnaroek, the much faster and long-term supported version of the Midgard framework. Thanks to Niels and Piotras for working with me on this!
in October, I spent quite a bit of time optimizing this release, shaving off an estimated 60-70% of queries through some smart caching and removed redundancies. In addition, a new database server is now in place. Together, these should get us quite far in the "Fast Server" agenda.
We're however still not done, and now we will do more optimizations that will be
http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/maemo-org_goes_ragnaroek/
Bergie beat me to the post
A big thank you to everyone involved in the push! Especially X-Fade and Bergie.
I was happy when I read my mails this morning, X-Fade telling that the upgrade went well. And I was really smiling when I logged onto the site.
The site is just faster. The new Midgard version feels good and support just got better. And still some small tweaks on the way, great!
Now I think the main pages are technically ready for the community to keep growing
Excellent job, thank you!
Technorati Tags: maemo.org, Maemo, Midgard
2008-11-18 20:14 UTC
http://maemoteam.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/now-the-site-really-feels-faster/
If you are not already subscribed to IntoMobile, you are missing out on their article titled "Few things I would like to see in the next Nokia Internet Tablet Device."Some things echo normal community comments and some (1024x600 capacitive touchscreen?) are a little outlandish. Read, comment, and discuss!By the way: This is tabletblog's 600th post.
2008-11-20 13:35 UTC with score 0
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TabletblogcomByThoughtfix/~3/459990904/intomobile-weighs-in-with-internet.html
Prompted by a recent COSS news release, I thought to write about two Summer of Code success stories:
In addition to Google's Summer of Code, the Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions (COSS) runs a localized version called Kesäkoodi. One of this year's projects was adding 3G configuration support for the GNOME Network Manager. This feature made it to Ubuntu 8.10, and was mentioned as one of the main new features of the distribution in many press stories
I was a mentor in the maemo project of Google SoC 2007. The project I mentored was Jussi Kukkonen's work on porting GeoClue to
http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/summer_of_code_works/
Today I'd like to announce the beginning of Canola issue tracking on the maemo.org Bugzilla. This marks the beginning of community application tracking in our Bugzilla, and another milestone in maemo.org's transition into a true community website.
Canola's existing tracker on Garage is now closed (anybody familiar with Garage's tracker will know exactly how sweet a thing that is ;)), any remaining valid issues will be migrated to Bugzilla, and the rest of the issues will be closed.
This is only the first step in tracking 3rd-party applications in Bugzilla, as tracking for more than just a few applications will be dependent
http://maemo.org/community/council/canola_and_bugzilla-a_beautiful_friendship/
Long time in the making bears fruit. I'm publishing ukmp 1.8 now. It's beta, I have worked today six or seven hours on it, which is probably more I've done to it for a few months. I've been doing some testing, but as you can imagine, it needs a bit more tests before I feel confident putting it to maemo extras repositories and download pages.However, what is there is something I'm pretty proud of. It's now the music player I always wanted it to be. Very easy to use, very smooth and now that it's in portrait mode, it's finally
http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.com/2008/11/ukmp-180-and-zen-of-music-player.html
I want to start this post by thanking Gnuite for making the changes to Maemo Mapper to allow this to be possible. I also want to point out that the only reason we did this is because alephito @ ITT asked me. He also helped with testing and tweaking the spanish voice…
Download and [...]
2008-11-23 21:27 UTC with score -3
http://tablethacker.com/wp/?p=232&lang=en-us
A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008-11-17 through 2008-11-23
As of 2008-11-24 maemo Bugzilla contains 3029 (+14 this week) items,
including 987 open issues (-23 this week):
586 open bugs (-30 this week)
10 critical/blocker (-2 this week)
16 "easyfix" (no change this week)
193 "moreinfo" (+12 this week)
15 "crash" (-4 this week)
16 "patch" (no change this week)
16 reopened (+2 this week)
187 unconfirmed (-19 this week)
401 open enhancements (+7 this week)
10 "easyfix" (-1 this week)
11 "moreinfo" (no change this week)
14 "patch" (no change this week)
3 reopened (-1 this week)
89 unconfirmed (+5 this week)
Top Tens
Ten biggest open bugs by number
http://www.octofish.net/bugjar/2008/11/maemo-bug-jar-32.html
A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008-11-17 through 2008-11-23
As of 2008-11-24 maemo Bugzilla contains 3029 (+14 this week) items,
including 987 open issues (-23 this week):
586 open bugs (-30 this week)
10 critical/blocker (-2 this week)
16 "easyfix" (no change this week)
193 "moreinfo" (+12 this week)
15 "crash" (-4 this week)
16 "patch" (no change this week)
16 reopened (+2 this week)
187 unconfirmed (-19 this week)
401 open enhancements (+7 this week)
10 "easyfix" (-1 this week)
11 "moreinfo" (no change this week)
14 "patch" (no change this week)
3 reopened (-1 this week)
89 unconfirmed (+5 this week)
Top Tens
Ten biggest open bugs by number
http://www.octofish.net/bugjar/2008/11/maemo-bug-jar-32.html
Turn your old N800 into a baby monitor, nanny cam, or surveillance device.The inspiration for this blog post comes from qole's idea to use two tablets as a baby monitor. His idea was to have an application written for the tablets to do this. I clumsily wrote a few responses on ways that this could be achieved with the tablet's existing functionality, but then thought of a simpler way that I'll share with you all. Required items:Qty. 2 Nokia Internet Tablets (770, N800, N810, etc). The N800 for this application is ideal due to the swivel feature
http://mobiletablets.blogspot.com/2008/11/n800-as-baby-monitor-gizmo.html
When the Council was first formed, one of the things we decided we were going to do was aggregate community activity to this blog. This was to reduce the workload for people who wanted to track what the community was up to, but didn't have the time to monitor every single channel for updates (the list of which is rather sizable, including Internet Tablet Talk, the mailing lists, #maemo, Planet, the wiki, Bugzilla, Jaiku, and others). Unfortunately, due partially to lack of a structured plan and partially to some lazy fellow council members who I wont name :P, this "aggregation" has
http://maemo.org/community/council/community_highlights_for_december_2008-part_i/
Are you a Debian packaging rock star? Do you know the ins and outs of taking code and turning it into something easily accessible by the masses? If so, we need you!
The Maemo Community is looking for a full-time* debmaster to aid community developers in packaging their projects for inclusion in the Maemo Application Manager. We need someone who thinks like a user, but is code-savvy and detail oriented. You must desire that every Maemo Community projects represents the community with the best possible product. This is not a position with Nokia Corporation. Nokia, as the primary sponsor of
http://maemo.org/community/council/now_hiring-maemo_community_debmaster/
Are you a Debian packaging rock star? Do you know the ins and outs of taking code and turning it into something easily accessible by the masses? If so, we need you!
The Maemo Community is looking for a full-time* debmaster to aid community developers in packaging their projects for inclusion in the Maemo Application Manager. We need someone who thinks like a user, but is code-savvy and detail oriented. You must desire that every Maemo Community projects represents the community with the best possible product. This is not a position with Nokia Corporation. Nokia, as the primary sponsor of
http://maemo.org/community/council/now_hiring-maemo_community_debmaster/
For reasons known only to Apple, the iPhone SDK does not include tools to build video recording apps. Developers at 12seconds, however, claim to have come up with a workaround that lets users make their own video slideshows and post them on the company's website. The 12seconds app lets users capture three pictures, or select three from their photo album, and record a 12-second soundtrack. The ra...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=762c8513aea9d77152be189eb49179ae
I ran across Terracotta Inc. a few months ago while looking at database companies, and was impressed by the potential of its eponymously named open source software, which can make web applications scale faster and more cheaply than they do when information is stored in a database. Instead the software from Terracotta, which was formed in 2003 and has raised $29 million from Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Goldman Sachs, takes information and writes it to a shared cluster of memory.
That makes the data available for quick access without the need for the arduous and time-consuming processes of structuring
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/YKbWF_cLjoA/
A day after the leak of alleged internal Walmart memo detailing its iPhone 3G launch, an image has surfaced that suggests the company has begun marketing the device ahead of schedule, according to AppleInsider. The poster appears to be wrapped around an anti-theft sensor and reads simply "iPhone 3G. Now at Walmart." The memo suggested that a pilot program would allow Wal-Mart employees to purchase...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=f42c679d2d62c1f4af3dc8ac429e24c5
equinux has announced an unspecified, impending release of Live TV for the iPhone. The app receives TV feeds from equinux's Tube software, placeshifted from a user's Mac via a wireless network. Users then choose a channel from their handheld, which launches an iPhone-optimized video feed. Paired with the app's launch will be a lower $100 price for its TubeStick hybrid tuner, which includes the nec...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=bafd0de18755ef680d69dbdcec0d3c32
Best Buy Mobile has begun a special holiday promotion for the iPhone 3G that will last for the next few weeks, according to the Boy Genius Report. The 8GB model will carry a price of $190, while the 16GB version will be priced at $290. Although the discount only chips off $10, the sale undercuts even the reported costs at Walmart stores of $197 and $297. Best Buy even includes double reward zone p...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=4de21080e55b3154b9025b0aad6f24ab
Solar Arcadia has launched its Solar Charger for both first generation and 3G iPhones. Capable of charging the iPhone while out in the sun, features include LED indicators for the charging and discharging state, and a reverse-current protection-circuit, integrated to prevent iPhone batteries from being discharged. Using a lithium ion polymer battery; the case offers a max output of 5V, and a charg...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=885e8e69955447b9639cc0d2a6ea851e
SimCity ($10) brings the classic SimCity experience to the iPhone and iPod touch. Players are able to create their own city and design and plan it however they see fit. They can make decisions on budgets, taxes, residential planning and road construction in hope to turn a small town into a thriving metropolis. The game uses the touch screen for moving around the city and placing the various zoning...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=8c8bdeacab9d46823f979a5892165298
The iPhone 3G has launched in Jordan, available exclusively from wireless carrier Orange, according to SaudiMac. The device is sold with a one-year contract commitment, with various pricing depending on the chosen plan. Customers looking for the lowest phone cost can choose the iDiamond 2000 package which includes 2GB of data usage and offers the 8GB model for 160JD (~$225USD) or the 16GB variant ...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=9d3a341987a6c1fbcd415367378de4fc
Kenwood on Friday introduced its I-K50 in-car head unit with support for Apple's iPod players and the iPhone 3G via its front-mounted USB port. The I-K50's CD drive will play back MP3, WMA and AAC-encoded files, while the USB port will allow users to plug in USB flash memory keys loaded with the same supported types of audio formats. Plugging in iPods, including the classic, nano or touch, will al...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=b6f142ffc46bb6bfc7b51f7c0458a540
Readdle has launched Take A Note, its latest software for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app allows users to create notes as text, recorded audio, drawings, and/or photos with comments. Notes can be transferred back and forth from an iPhone to a PC or Mac; other options include categorizing notes, sharing them with friends, and searching for a note by name. The app also supports editing in landsc...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=c861ff8b5e35d719b0e651f583955ac5
Weather forecaster AccuWeather has released its first, self-named application for the iPhone. As with most weather apps the software concentrates on providing a five-day forecast, with highs and lows as well as cloud conditions. The AccuWeather app is tied into the iPhone's GPS receiver however, and uses this to automatically determine which forecasts to show....
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=d5748f7e71dd970df7ecd5e1171e9ea8
USA Today is joining other publications in producing its own dedicated iPhone app, the national newspaper has announced. The app attempts to replicate the look of the paper, and provides access to stories, photos, weather forecasts and reader polls. Stories are divided into News, Money, Sports, Life, Tech and Travel categories; articles can be shared with other people via e-mail, Twitter or text...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=9b10be54768dbd660697702da1d885c8
Angeion has announced iNewLeaf, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to monitor fitness routines. The program is based on results from personal metabolic evaluations that can be administered at select health clubs. The 10-15 minute test is designed to calculate the body's response to exercise by measuring oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in each breath. Analyzed results are then ...
http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=666a611ee12c3c9abb863cd4526dd8c6
This report, prepared by consultants Wyld Group and MMA, examines the status of high temperature solar thermal technology (HTST) and its possible future in Australia. The report concludes it is unlikely that HTST will benefit significantly through to 2020 from the Australian governments expanded Mandatory Renewable Energy Target.
An expansion of HTST will require a policy regime in Australia that will promote industry investment in local deployment of commercial HTST technologies and associated supply-chain infrastructure/capability; large-scale demonstration of less-mature HTST technologies; and ongoing R&D of next-generation HTST technologies at the system and key sub-system/component levels to reduce cost and expand
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a223
This report, prepared by consultants Wyld Group and MMA, examines the status of high temperature solar thermal technology (HTST) and its possible future in Australia. The report concludes it is unlikely that HTST will benefit significantly through to 2020 from the Australian governments expanded Mandatory Renewable Energy Target.
An expansion of HTST will require a policy regime in Australia that will promote industry investment in local deployment of commercial HTST technologies and associated supply-chain infrastructure/capability; large-scale demonstration of less-mature HTST technologies; and ongoing R&D of next-generation HTST technologies at the system and key sub-system/component levels to reduce cost and expand
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a223
Final energy consumption in Australian industry (including the manufacturing, services, agriculture, mining and construction sectors) grew from 1234 PJ in 1989-90 to 1826 PJ in 2005-06, at an average annual rate of 2.5%. Over the same period, activity in these sectors increased by 62%.
Real energy intensity decreased in the manufacturing, services and construction sectors, but rose in the mining and agricultural sectors, resulting in a net negligible effect on energy consumption for most of the study period.
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a225
The 2008 NEMMCO Statement of Opportunities has been released, which looks at the electricity supply-demand balance and the annual transmission revue. The South Australia - Victoria region is predicted to reach a Low Reserve Condition in 2008/09 with a reserve deficit of 168 MW, while Queensland and NSW are not expected to reach this condition until 2014. The full report is only available by purchase but a summary can be downloaded for no charge.
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a220
The 2008 NEMMCO Statement of Opportunities has been released, which looks at the electricity supply-demand balance and the annual transmission revue. The South Australia - Victoria region is predicted to reach a Low Reserve Condition in 2008/09 with a reserve deficit of 168 MW, while Queensland and NSW are not expected to reach this condition until 2014. The full report is only available by purchase but a summary can be downloaded for no charge.
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a220
The Green Jobs report was funded and commissioned by the UNEP in order to shed light on the impact that transformation to a green economy will
have on work, on enterprise and on the way people earn a living. The report has been produced by the Worldwatch Institute with technical assistance from the Cornell University Global Labor Institute. It is the first study which provides a global overview drawing on available information from around the world. It provides answers to questions such as - How many green jobs have already been created in the early stages of the transformation to a
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a219
According to the Treasury, "this report presents the results of the Treasury's economic modelling of the potential economic impacts of reducing emissions over the medium and long term. It spans global, national and sectoral scales, and looks at distributional impacts, such as the implications of emission pricing for the goods and services that households consume.
The Treasury's modelling demonstrates that early global action is less expensive than later action; that a market-based approach allows robust economic growth into the future even as emissions fall; and that many of Australia's industries will maintain or improve their competitiveness under an international agreement
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a221
The report identifies six green collar industries with great potential for growth and development: renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable water systems, biomaterials, green buildings, and waste and recycling. Australia could generate up to 850,000 green collar jobs by 2030 and multi-billion dollar export opportunities, according to the report by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a222
The report identifies six green collar industries with great potential for growth and development: renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable water systems, biomaterials, green buildings, and waste and recycling. Australia could generate up to 850,000 green collar jobs by 2030 and multi-billion dollar export opportunities, according to the report by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a222
This USA focused report describes in detail the four key areas where CHP has proven its effectiveness and holds promise for the future. These are as an environmental solution, significantly reducing CO2 emissions through greater energy efficiency; a competitive business solution, increasing efficiency, reducing business costs, and creating green-collar jobs; as a local energy solution, deployable throughout the US and as an infrastructure modernisation solution, relieving grid congestion and improving energy security.
http://www.energytoday.com.au/publications/recent-energy-publications.php#a224
Chillingo has launched its latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Master Kick Table Soccer . Presented in a foosball-style format with miniature soccer players, Master Kick provides six playing fields including grassy, indoor, snow and "cyber" themes. Also present are six teams to choose from, action replays, and the option to play a quick match or in a tournament setting....
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DRO Concepts has released the latest version of its Carbon Fiber iPhone Case, now designed for the original iPhone, including the 4, 8 and 16GB variants. The case is said to be made with four layers of aerospace-grade carbon fiber in the outer shell, a scratch-resistant finish, and a neoprene lining designed to prevent phones from sliding out. Altogether the case is just 0.07 inches thick, and off...
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In spite of their higher prices, netbooks are currently outselling Apple's iPhone lineup by a significant margin, according to a comparison from jkOnTheRun. The report expands on both new DisplaySearch netbook figures and elaborates on recent Gartner smartphone figures to reveal that the combined netbook market shipped about 5.7 million computers versus an estimate 4.7 million iPhones that ultima...
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Amobee Media Systems expanded its Handset Application Programming Interface (HAPI) to include support for the iPhone and Google Android platforms. Developers can use the HAPI SDK to integrate ads into mobile applications. The interface supports textual, graphical, or video advertisements, in both the online and offline modes. The SDK can be used to manage content that is served through application...
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The South Korean government today said it would remove a legal requirement that has restricted the use of foreign phones in the country. Called the Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI), the standard for data access was meant to create a common, simple platform for mobile software and websites but is now being lifted after the Korea Communications Commission determined that the r...
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Handmark has launched Astraware Board Games, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that features eight board-games including chess, backgammon, ludo, checkers, reversi, Nine Menís Morris, snakes and ladders, and tic-tac-toe. Pieces can be moved by sliding a finger across the touchscreen, while shaking the device will roll dice. The game offers several options for playing against computerized charac...
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Tekkon has debuted the myPower leather sleeve for the iPhone and iPhone 3G. The case features a built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery that is claimed to double the battery life of the iPhone while ensuring that the external battery drains before the phone draws from its internal power. An integrated power-level indicator displays the charge status of the battery. Users can recharge both th...
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Dejal Systems has created a visual phonebook for the iPhone called SmileDial Pro, available now on the iTunes App Store. The app displays a contact's photo, allowing for touching the upper or lower half of the photo to send a text message or make a call to that person. Users can swipe through the images using touch gestures and order the contacts any way they prefer. The app also allows for callin...
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Apple's iPhone line and Research in Motion's BlackBerry have skewed the US cellphone market in favor of more expensive phones and designs, according to new ComScore m:metrics data. Following a year-over-year surge in which the iPhone jumped to second place for smartphone market share in the country, the researchers note that the average monthly percentage of touchscreen phones in use during the s...
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De Vereís of London, the creator of the Diamond iPhone, has launched its latest fashion/luxury modified handset, the all-black Midnight iPhone 3G. The model features an electroplated deep-black gloss finish on the steel bezel that surrounds the screen, helping to match the front with the dark colors found on the back of the device. The 16GB phones are unlocked to avoid any contract or carrier issu...
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Shinnorie.com has launched GEN Label, its made-to-order iPhone and iPod case design service. Customers build the designs online, choosing from a variety of colored leather or nylon materials for the basic construction. Other options include custom thread colors, structural modifications, and accessories including carabineers, hand straps, neck straps or belt clips. Customers can also upload graphi...
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Citysearch has launched Mobile by Citysearch, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to access its city guides. The program locates information for restaurants, bars, spas, shopping locations or hotels. Listings can be searched by keyword, category or location, with each entry providing details such as the address, phone number, directions, pictures and hours of operation. Users ca...
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Lenovo will enter the touchscreen smartphone arena by using Google's Android and with a very iPhone-like appearance, a leak from modmyGphone shows. The unnamed device has a full touchscreen flush with the main body, like its Apple rival, and will have just a minimum of extra buttons for calling, answering and stepping through menus. No keyboard is immediately visible and suggests instead that th...
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Maplewoods Associates has announced Connect, an iPhone application that allows users to automatically gain access to either a live operator or a specific department in a company. When using Connect to dial a toll-free number, the application will send a string of tones that guide the user's call to its desired location, eliminating the need to enter multiple sets of numbers. The app contains integ...
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Hot Chili Apps has launched Com Center 1.1, the latest version of its iPhone app that lets users upload photos and design them into contact icons. Users can customize the output with color, text and symbols. Some features include a new interface style, a shadow option for text, and photo and text positioning, which allows the scaling or rotation of pictures and symbols....
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Copy and paste will finally arrive for the iPhone Friday, at least in a limited form of copy and paste between Safari and Mail, reports say. Pastebud is a new web-based service which uses a bookmarking system to replicate copy and paste, detouring the App Store by not installing anything. Two Safari bookmarks serve as copy and paste modules, allowing for selection of text and pasting into Mail or ...
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Star Walk ($5) is a realistic stargazing guide for the iPhone and iPod touch. Star Walk helps users recognize objects in the night sky by locating them on an interactive star map, and then tapping ìiî to retrieve useful facts, such as celestial coordinates. The app also features a "time machine" that lets users see expected skies from the past or future....
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Philips has sought to preempt its usual CES presence by announcing a quintet of digital audio systems headlined by a newer generation of iPhone and iPod docks. The Docking Entertainment System DC350 offers a relatively rare vertical clock radio that not only plays iPhone and iPod audio but also carries its own Bluetooth link for making hands-free calls from the iPhone or any other Bluetooth cellp...
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HP today unveiled utility computing services that enable multiple customers to access HP's dedicated, publicly available computing resources at variable prices.
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Namco has debuted I Love Katamari
, an action game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Players must replace stars that have been accidentally knocked out of the sky by the King of All Cosmos; equipped with a katamari ball, users tilt their handheld to roll up various objects and increase the size of the ball, which in turn allows for larger items to be added. The game features several different modes,...
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Kodak has released its new app for the iPhone, the Kodak Gallery iPhone App. It gives Kodak Gallery subscribers anytime access to their online galleries and supports uploading photos taken by the iPhone. Users can browse photos, play back slideshows, or view random images with the shake-it-up feature and the app supports sharing photos from the iPhone's contact list. Tapping, zooming and tilting f...
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Paramount Digital Entertainment has launched Iron Man: Aerial Assault for the iPhone and iPod touch. Designed as an airborne shooter, players take Tony Stark and his armored suit through 12 different levels, while gaining flying and shooting skills. Featuring a variety of weapons including repulsors, lasers, missiles and the unibeam, the game also has players battle various enemies in a series of ...
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The University of Cologne has considered a purchase of 45,000 iPhones, one for each student attending the school, according to MacNotes.de. André Bresges, a physics professor, explored the idea of using new tools to enhance the teaching experience. The devices could help students organize their time or stay in touch with teachers. iPhone apps could also be used, possibly for live polls in class or...
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LogMeIn has announced LogMeIn Ignition, an application for the iPhone/iPod touch that enables users to access and control computers remotely. By running the software on any Windows or Mac OS computers, users log into the application from an iPhone or iPod touch, choose which PC to connect to, and can work with any programs or files on that computer. Owners also have the ability to blank the screen...
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Memento Xmas (free) creates and sends Christmas cards right from an iPhone or iPod touch. Users pick one of the built-in templates, add a picture and their own greeting words, and then mail the card off. Four different styles are available, tested for compatibility with Mail, Thunderbird, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail and MobileMe....
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Market tracker Dow Jones has launched Dow Jones: Sales Triggers, a new iPhone app that provides alerts on business-related news. The app uses predefined news categories for its triggers; alerts can be raised, for instance, by management changes, such as a CEO, CFO or other major player leaving or joining a company. Mergers, acquisitions and new investments can also be triggers....
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In brief: Several companies are now offering some last-minute discounts. DRO is offering a 20 percent discount on all goods; Spekal has reduced the price of its iPanda and iPig speakers, and MacUpdate has brought an additional app into its holiday bundle. AT&T, meanwhile, is now offering refurbished models of the iPhone 3G online....
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Game-producer Konami has announced versions of Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Metal Gear Solid for the iPhone and iPod touch platforms. The first-person shooter Silent Hill The Escape allows gamers to control character movement by sliding a finger across the touchscreen, while the accelerometer provides input for aiming weapons at enemies. DanceDanceRevolution S Lite features 3D characters ...
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Tech Unlimited has released the latest update to its construction software, PlanSwift 8.5. The program allows users to calculate square footage, upload any scanned plans into the program, or import files from various third-party applications. PlanSwift can now transfer plans to an iPhone or iPod touch, e-mail the documents using contacts from MS Outlook, or create customized drop-down lists for pr...
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Rogue Amoeba has released Radioshift Touch, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to tune into Internet radio stations. The program can be used to access thousands of streams, including local AM and FM stations. Audio data is accessible with a Wi-Fi, EDGE, or 3G connection, while a SmartStream feature is designed to automatically find the optimum bitrate for the current network co...
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