Archive for December, 2009
Googlephone debuts Jan. 5, says everyone but Google
(THE REGISTER) - Updated A Tuesday press-conference invitation and a T-Mobile leak make it ninety-nine per cent certain that Google will announce its Android-based Googlephone Nexus One smartphone at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5, at its Mountain View Googleplex.
This morning, a carefully selected slice of the tech press received a short but sweet invitation [...]
F1-themed Exige breaks cover
(ORANGE) - The Lotus marque is celebrating its return to the world of Formula 1 racing by releasing a special edition of its popular Exige sports car.
The Exige S Type 72 is named after the legendary Lotus 72 racing car that won 20 races and a total of five titles between 1970 and 1973. It [...]
Secret mobile phone code cracked
(FT.com) - Computer hackers this week said they had cracked and published the secret code that protects 80 per cent of the world’s mobile phones. The move will leave more than 3bn people vulnerable to having their calls intercepted, and could force mobile phone operators into a costly upgrade of their networks.
Karsten Nohl, a German [...]
Professor: No Doubt Electronic Cigarettes Safer than Cigarettes
An expert in Tobacco Harm Reduction argues that e-cigarettes carry around one percent of the risk of electronic cigarettes and that attacks on them are due to politics, not science.
(PRWEB) December 28, 2009 — In an interview with E Cigarette Direct Professor Carl Phillips, associate professor at the University of Alberta, has argued that [...]
Reform Compiling A Search Engine Marketing Survey for Businesses, Brands & Marketers Going Into 2010
Reform Releases A Search Engine Marketing Survey for Businesses, Brands & Marketers, Looking To See Wat Trends Await in Search Engine Marketing For 2010
(PRWEB) December 30, 2009 — UK and US based search marketing consultancy, Reform have released a survey that will canvas the opinions of hundreds of brands on areas such as agency and [...]
“Online” Marriage Still the Way Forward for the “Facebook” Generation
AsianD8Online finds that Asian online dating services are beginning to challenge conventional matrimonial methods in Asian communities in the U.K. AsianD8Online has released a set of compelling results illustrating that the majority of people utilise dating sites in anticipation of marriage.
(PRWeb UK) December 29, 2009 — Research was undertaken by AsianD8Online to identify trends in [...]
Power Brain Connects Bikes to iPhone, Web
(WIRED) - Pedal Brain is a kind of Nike+ for cyclists, an iPhone accessory and application that, despite looking quite excellent, could possibly nickel and dime itself out of existence.
Pedal brain comes in three parts: a handlebar-mounted iPhone (or iPod Touch) case (called the Pedal Brain Synapse), an iPhone application and a web-app. The case [...]
Apps explosion provides hope for the British economy
(GUARDIAN) - Previous troubled economic climates have spawned technology bellwethers from Hewlett Packard and Cisco to Google and the current downturn is already creating a new breed of technology entrepreneur – with British geeks right in the thick of it – going into 2010.
The new “digerati” are taking advantage of two recent and connected changes [...]
CDS Media launches wider range of DVD Media, CD Media and media storage products
Gloucestershire based CDS Media is using a major website revision to launch an extended range of DVD media and CD media products, as well as more battery and battery recharger lines, media protection items, game cases (e.g. Xbox 360 game case and Wii game case) and even blank cassettes for traditionalists.
Gloucestershire (PRWeb UK) December 20, [...]
First Choice Group Achieve ISO 9001:2008 - International Recognition for Quality
First Choice Group has achieved the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for Quality Management Systems.
(PRWEB) December 28, 2009 — First Choice Group has achieved the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for Quality Management Systems. The internal systems and procedures which the UK Orpington-based company has developed are designed to ensure that the Group consistently delivers [...]
