Global Dawn - The First Ever Digital Earth Novel
Authoress, Deborah Gelbard, will Sign Copies of her Novel, Global Dawn, at the International Digital Earth Symposium (ISDE5), June 5-9, 2007, San Francisco. (UC Berkeley, Pauley Ball Room, just south of the Wheeler Auditorium)Event sponsors include: Google, ESRI, BFI, NASA, UNESCO, UNEP (PRWeb May 2, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1FbXB0LUhvcnItUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=
Metaphoric form delights Bell
Michael Bell hopes Metaphoric can maintain his unbeaten run in Thursday's MBNA Chester Vase on the Roodee.
Days ahead crucial for Mars rover
Talks to resolve the design of Europe's rover mission to Mars are converging on a "best solution for science".
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Asustek smartphone hits market ahead of iPhone
(InfoWorld) - Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer launched a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with a touch-sensitive screen on Wednesday, just days ahead of the launch of Apple's iPhone.
Asustek's new handset, the ASUS P526, wasn't meant to be an iPhone rival, nor is the timing auspicious, being so close to the launch of the iPhone, the year's hottest product. Development on the device started a year ago, and Asustek has simply followed its own timeline, according to Sannie Lee, a spokesperson at Asustek, talking to the press on the sidelines of Asustek's news conference in Taipei.
Andy Wu, account manager in the mobile communications department at Asustek, said the touch screen functions and other parts of the ASUS P526 were all planned into the design well before the iPhone was announced.
"The iPhone announcement did grab our attention, but I wouldn't say it had any impact on the way we designed our handset," he said.
The ASUS P526 has a 2 megapixel camera, TomTom navigation software for its built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, Skype's Internet telephony software and an application that enables the handset to store business cards by taking a picture.
It launched in Taiwan on Wednesday and will reach Hong Kong by the end of this week, Lee said. Later this year, the company hopes to market the P526 in Europe and elsewhere. In Taiwan, the phone costs NT$18,800 (US$574).
The P526 comes with car attachments such as a dashboard mount to make it useful for a driver. Its battery will last four hours when used for talking, and it has 150 hours of standby power, Asustek said.
The handset has a 2.6-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) screen and -- unlike the iPhone -- it also has a keypad. The P526 will operate on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks in the 850, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz bands. It works with GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) data connections, but does not operate on 3G (third generation) mobile networks.
It comes with 128MB of flash memory for storage and has a Micro SD card slot.
PLoS ONE Release Candidate 0.7
When the Topaz development team first started working on the framework, they had the daunting task of consolidating an 18 month development cycle into 8 months to meet the December launch date of PLoS ONE. We were able to get PLoS ONE launched on Topaz but in doing so, the Topaz developers took some shortcuts with the framework that had ... (Read on Source)
WADA Chief: PGA Should Test for Drugs
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) -- The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency supports Gary Player's claims that some golfers take drugs and criticized the PGA Tour for refusing to acknowledge there may be a problem.... (Read on Source)
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Life in the office stifles productivity amongst British workers
... the potential of wireless working - being able to log on to their work VPN (Virtual Private Network) and work from any location they choose (from their own back garden to the ...
Business Wire Partners with Custom Publisher SmartBrief to Enable Posting Press Releases in Influent
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Life sciences create 2,000 jobs
Ireland attracts more foreign direct investment in life sciences than any other European country.
DAZ 3D Announces a Streamlined, Economical Version of Carrara: Explore the World of 3D Art with t
DAZ 3D, a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, has announced the release of Carrara 3D Express. This streamlined version of the popular Carrara product comes at just a fraction of the cost of its standard and Pro versions. Carrara 3D Express gives 3D novices a great overview of the software, introducing them to creation of 3D portraits, animations, and landscape art. (PRWeb Oct 18, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U2luZy1Db3VwLUhhbGYtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Beyond Datafeeds - Affiliate Mashup Store using CJ API
Wanted to let you guys know about a new script that launched last week. If you are datafeed affiliate OR have wanted to use the CJ API but don’t know how OR you simply want a fast, easy way to build a niche store filled with thousands of products - then take a peek. (Read on Source)
No Evidentiary Support Filed In PPA Case
BATON ROUGE, La. - Because a plaintiff has failed to provide case-specific expert testimony of causation in his PPA case, summary judgment is appropriate, a federal judge ruled Oct. 2 (Greg Stagg v. Bayer Corp., et al., No. 05-1348-C-M2, M.D. La.). Full story on lexis.com
BeFit helps track nutrition patterns
A new application for tracking nutritional intake has been released for the Mac, BeFit. The software helps users track several different factors, such as calories, fat and sugar. Users can define explicitly what they want to track, and in turn access graphs and other analyses based on the food they record. The software has a food list with over 7,000 items from the USDA database, and additionally...
Going Green at the U.S. Open
IBM servers cut energy use while supporting higher traffic at USOpen.org.
US Economy: Factory Orders Rose More Than Forecast in July - Bloomberg
 Earthtimes (press release) | US Economy: Factory Orders Rose More Than Forecast in July Bloomberg - By Timothy R. Homan Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Orders at American factories climbed in July more than economists had forecast, a sign that exports kept buoying the economy at the start of the third quarter. US July factory orders rise 1.3%, stronger than forecast US July factory orders up 1.3 pct, ex-transportation up 1.0 pct |
Case Dismissed For Lack Of Substitute Plaintiff
NEW YORK - The ephedra multidistrict litigation judge on Oct. 17 granted an unopposed motion by Metabolife to dismiss a case because 90 days have passed since a suggestion of death was filed and no plaintiff has been substituted (In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598 [JSR]; Robert Hutchinson v. Metabolife International, Inc., et al., No. 1:06-cv-04478-JSR, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
Spending Bill Would Give Pentagon Record Budget
The House is reviewing a $630 billion-plus spending bill that would help U.S. autmoakers and victims of hurricanes and floods.
ComScore Releases July 2008 German Search Rankings
LONDON, U.K., September 25, 2008 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported online search activity for July 2008 in Germany based on the comScore qSearch 2.0 search measurement service. qSearch, which was first launched in Germany in September 2007, reports on local market properties where search ... (Read on Source)
LaserVue L65-A90 has World Premiere at Retailer
The release of the Mitsubishi Laser TV is drawing closer. Mitsubishi held over the weekend a promotion event at a retailer in San Antonio's high-end audio/video emporium Bjorn's in Texas introducing the LaserVue Laser TV. The guys from The Techlounge ha...
When Doesn't It Pay To Pay Attention To Search Quality?
Perhaps when the top result is the best result - and it's a paid link. Look at the image of my search results above. I just now wanted to find the NLCS playoff schedule. I like baseball. I follow the National League, (NL) for the most part. Just about... (Read on Source)
Introducing Windows 7
For me, one of the most exciting times in the release of a new product is right before we show it to the world for the first time. And that time is right now. (Read on Source)
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NewsWatch: U.S. stock futures slump on continued worldwide turmoil
U.S. stock futures slumped on Monday on heightened worldwide economic turmoil, with the Group of Seven industrialized nations hinting they could intervene to stop the Japanese yen?s ascent and the International Monetary Fund announcing rescue plans for Hungary and Ukraine.
The Basics of a successful retail business
There may be thousands of retail business owners in your locality. And there are may be cutthroat competitions between different retailers under specific categories. So, how does one retailer win over the competitor to get more customers and enjoy a better sales volume!
The basic rule is simple. You must provide the right product at the right time to the right customer at the right price. A lot of people say that, they provide something more than the products like great customer service. However, this is only an add-on service. If your basics are not clear, these add on solutions will not help. For example, if you cannot offer the right product at the right time, do you think that the customer would come back to your store for convenience of shopping or for the friendly stuff or great customer service! You must agree to this — you have no other options.
So, what are the basics?
The right product:You have money and you can afford to open a SUV showroom and service center in your locality. But does it mean that you have started a great business and will make a lot of money in near future! Do you really think that people in your locality have enough money to buy a car! Did you do the background studies on the volume of your target market (in your location) and how much sales you can expect every month! It's fine that you want to become an auto dealer but which would serve the purpose of your locality — two wheelers or SUVs? A lot of people start thinking about a business on the ground like "there is no SUV showroom in the locality". Whereas, in an ideal situation, you must find out if the locality really needs a SUV showroom or not!
The Right Time: It is all about giving the people what they want and when they want it. Just think about a situation when someone opens up a Halloween Costume section in his store when the Halloween is over. The example may seem gross and funny but this is reality. You must understand the need of the time and the need of your locality — the target market. And who knows it better than the store front employees!
The Right Customer: We have already talked about this in the last two points. You may follow whichever communication channel you want, but if you don't find the right customer in your area, it will be impossible to run the business. A lot of companies try this out in a different way. What happens if a company develops a product for which the market is not yet ready! There had been a lot of similar incidents where the company actually created an artificial need in the market and than sold the product. However, in most of the cases these were done in bigger scale.
The Right Price: This one of the most important part of any successful business. As a retailer, you often do not have much option as far as pricing is concerned. However, if you can find the right wholesale distributor or wholesale supplier,you can offer the product at the best possible price.
A good retail business is normally a great combination of all these elements. Have you cleared your basics? If your answer is yes, are you ready to roll with a successful business.
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Three Marketing Initiatives Key to Breakout B2C Brand Growth
Placing disciplined focus on three key business-to-consumer marketing initiatives and executing them properly helps top brands achieve "category killing" performance and can make a difference in market-share growth of up to 30%, according to research from the Marketing Leadership Council, a division of the Corporate Executive Board, writes ... (Read on Source)
Obama's a geek?
Maybe. I don’t see anything in that article that’s totally convincing. It’s interesting, though. I’d be more convinced if he adopted "E plebnista" as a motto instead of "Yes We Can". But if he ends a speech with "So say we all!" then I think we’re done. (Read on Source)
Metabolife Founder Pleads Guilty To Lying To FDA; Faces 5 Years In Prison
SAN DIEGO - Michael J. Ellis, founder and former president of Metabolife International Inc., on Nov. 5 pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1999 about the safety of Metabolife's ephedra supplements (USA v. Metabolife, Inc., et al., No. 03 CR 1088-J, S.D. Calif.). Full story on lexis.com
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