BAE Systems has developed technology it claims could replace GPS for creating location data. Named "Navigation via Signals of Opportunity" (Navsop), the technology uses existing signals from radio, TV, mobile and Wi-Fi to pinpoint ...
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Microsoft's top executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer and the head of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, took the stage in New York today to launch Windows 8 and its sibling, Windows RT. Analysts' impressions were mixed, with some asking, "Is ...
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Solvay, world leader in Soda Ash, announced its decision to proceed with the optimization of its global industrial footprint. The Group’s strategic intent is to reinforce its positioning by adjusting its production capacities in line ...
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IDG News Service - Two names that have recently been out of the limelight recently turned up on Tuesday at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission: Bankrupt would-be mobile broadband carrier LightSquared and former FCC Chairman Kevin ...
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A new version of CycleMap is available today to help cyclists from everywhere to discover the world by bike. QUEBEC CITY, QC, August 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Since its release, CycleMap is the application of choice to help cyclists ...
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IDG News Service - Oracle is planning to unveil new migration tools that help customers port applications written for SAP's Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise product over to Oracle's own flagship database and Exadata database machine, ...
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Less than a year after acquiring it Sony Electronics Inc in December 2011,Soitec of Bernin,France has opened its North American concentrator photovoltaic(CPV)module manufacturing facility in San Diego after completing on schedule an ...
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Oracle on Monday gave attendees of the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco a deeper look at its new 12c database and Exadata X3 machine, which were initially announced Sunday by CEO Larry Ellison . The key feature of 12c, which is set ...
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n an effort to better acquaint Web developers with the open technologies that can be used to build Web applications, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has launched a Web site with tutorials and other documentation that cover most of ...
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Anti-malware vendor Webroot has bet the company on cloud. In October of last year, the company stopped selling packaged software and moved to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. CEO Dick Williams says the switch improves the customer ...
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Facebook seemed to answer at least one burning question about its mobile business on Thursday -- it doesn't plan to build its own smartphone -- but it's still not entirely clear how it will capitalize on its rapidly expanding base of mobile ...
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Does banking have the allure of a new Apple product? Barclays Bank thinks it does. Barclays is attempting to redefine banking as it tries to mimic the success of companies like Apple, Amazon and Google. PingIt, the bank's real-time ...
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Editor's Note: The following column by Peter L. Zurowski Jr., application consultant, Bastian Solutions, is part of Modern's Other Voices column. The series, published on Wednesdays, features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, ...
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Kitchen lighting has come along way since the introduction of electricity, just over 100 years ago. Table lamps, pendants, accent lighting and ceiling lights have replaced candles, fireplaces and the warm hearth and the bright light of the ...
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Simon Davies, founder of Privacy International, has blasted the online gaming industry for inadequately protecting gamblers' privacy and failing to adhere to basic principles of data protection. Further reading Information Commissioner ...
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