StarTech.com’s Mini DisplayPort Adapters Offer Cost-Effective Method of Connecting a Mini DisplayPort Output
StarTech.com, a manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity and technology parts, have made available their new line of Mini DisplayPort adapters, which allow users to overcome compatibility issues between laptop and desktop computers equipped with a Mini DisplayPort output port and monitors/displays that only support older video connections such as DVI, HDMI and VGA.   [March 19, 2010]

Public Mobile Opens Stores and Offers Free Unlimited Canadian Long Distance for Life
New wireless entrant Public Mobile is offering free Unlimited Canadian long distance for life. The offer is available for a short period of time to people who join Public Mobile now and wait until service begins in Toronto and Montreal in mid-May.   [March 19, 2010]

TransGaming Developing ANGLE Project
TransGaming, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:TNG) is working with Google to develop ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine), an Open Source project to provide improved hardware and driver compatibility for the upcoming WebGL web graphics standard for systems running Windows®. The ANGLE project aims to achieve this broader compatibility by layering the OpenGL ES 2.0 API on top of Direct3D. The result for developers working with the WebGL standard will be a more consistent experience for their applications and a larger potential audience of users.   [March 19, 2010]

BitDefender Warns of Trojan Spreading Scheme Targeted at Facebook Users
A malware distribution campaign using Facebook as bait began rolling out mid-March evening, according to BitDefender, a provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions. Apparently legitimate e-mails notified Facebook users that the passwords to their accounts have been changed due to security reasons. The recipients of this fake notification were supposed to open an attached .zip file in order to find out their new allocated password.   [March 19, 2010]

Yahoo! Continues to Extend Mobile Presence by Providing Millions of Telefónica Customers Across Spain
Yahoo! is powering the mobile Internet search experience and sponsored search advertising on Telefónica’s emocion portal. This announcement builds on the mobile search partnership with O2 Germany launched in November 2009, as well as the larger agreement announced in October 2007 to provide consumers with Yahoo! as the primary search service on Telefonica’s mobile portals in 15 European and Latin American countries.   [March 19, 2010]

Introducing “Kindle for Mac” - the Free Application for Reading Kindle Books on the Mac, Now Available in over 100 Countries
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has launched "Kindle for Mac," a free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Mac computers. The U.S. Kindle Store currently offers over 450,000 books, including New Releases and 102 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers, and is the only place to find some of today’s most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and Mac, and soon the iPad. Customers in over 100 countries can go to www.amazon.com/kindleformac to download the Kindle for Mac application for free now.   [March 19, 2010]

AOL to Expand Hyper-Local Presence and Relaunch City’s Best in 2010
AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has made a significant expansion of its focus on local content that will complement its hyper-local offerings with the relaunch of City’s Best to major U.S. metro areas. AOL’s 2010 plan to digitize towns across America includes an aggressive expansion of Patch, the growing hyper-local news and information platform already available in nearly 40 communities. The company also intends to relaunch its City’s Best properties in 25 cities later this year and add high-quality, city-specific content to its “best of” entertainment options for each of these metro audiences.   [March 19, 2010]

Technicolor 3D Launches in North America on More Than 150 Screens
Technicolor’s next-generation 3D-on-film solution has commitments for more than 150 screens to be installed in North America by the release of Clash of the Titans from Warner Bros. on April 2. Technicolor 3D is a new 3D system for 35mm projectors, enabling exhibitors to equip theatres for high-quality 3D at a fraction of the cost of installing a digital 3D projection system.   [March 19, 2010]

Avaya Collaborates with LifeSize Communications to Enable HD Video Conferencing for Avaya Unified Communications
Avaya has entered with LifeSize Communications to establish interoperability between the Avaya Aura unified communications (UC) platform and LifeSize HD video conferencing systems. The combined solutions will enable broad-scale deployment of HD video conferencing with the high-quality and flexibility of LifeSize video systems and the centralised management and control capabilities of Avaya Aura.   [March 19, 2010]

IBM Launches Development & Test Cloud Utilizing Red Hat Technology
IBM has selected Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization as a platform in its new cloud computing service for development and test. “Our decade-long partnership with Red Hat has always been focused on customer value and innovation. Today, we are extending this partnership to include cloud computing - broadening our reach and answering the strong customer demand for cloud computing services,” said Maria Azua, vice president of Cloud Computing Enablement at IBM. "Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is an optimal hypervisor technology for the infrastructure offerings on the IBM cloud.”   [March 18, 2010]

Introducing “Kindle for Mac” - the Free Application for Reading Kindle Books on the Mac, Now Available in over 100 Countries
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has launched "Kindle for Mac," a free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Mac computers. The U.S. Kindle Store currently offers over 450,000 books, including New Releases and 102 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers, and is the only place to find some of today’s most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and Mac, and soon the iPad. Customers in over 100 countries can go to www.amazon.com/kindleformac to download the Kindle for Mac application for free now.   [March 19, 2010]

AOL to Expand Hyper-Local Presence and Relaunch City’s Best in 2010
AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has made a significant expansion of its focus on local content that will complement its hyper-local offerings with the relaunch of City’s Best to major U.S. metro areas. AOL’s 2010 plan to digitize towns across America includes an aggressive expansion of Patch, the growing hyper-local news and information platform already available in nearly 40 communities. The company also intends to relaunch its City’s Best properties in 25 cities later this year and add high-quality, city-specific content to its “best of” entertainment options for each of these metro audiences.   [March 19, 2010]

Technicolor 3D Launches in North America on More Than 150 Screens
Technicolor’s next-generation 3D-on-film solution has commitments for more than 150 screens to be installed in North America by the release of Clash of the Titans from Warner Bros. on April 2. Technicolor 3D is a new 3D system for 35mm projectors, enabling exhibitors to equip theatres for high-quality 3D at a fraction of the cost of installing a digital 3D projection system.   [March 19, 2010]

Avaya Collaborates with LifeSize Communications to Enable HD Video Conferencing for Avaya Unified Communications
Avaya has entered with LifeSize Communications to establish interoperability between the Avaya Aura unified communications (UC) platform and LifeSize HD video conferencing systems. The combined solutions will enable broad-scale deployment of HD video conferencing with the high-quality and flexibility of LifeSize video systems and the centralised management and control capabilities of Avaya Aura.   [March 19, 2010]

IBM Launches Development & Test Cloud Utilizing Red Hat Technology
IBM has selected Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization as a platform in its new cloud computing service for development and test. “Our decade-long partnership with Red Hat has always been focused on customer value and innovation. Today, we are extending this partnership to include cloud computing - broadening our reach and answering the strong customer demand for cloud computing services,” said Maria Azua, vice president of Cloud Computing Enablement at IBM. "Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is an optimal hypervisor technology for the infrastructure offerings on the IBM cloud.”   [March 18, 2010]

Netbook Cases by Mobile Edge Now Checkpoint Friendly
Mobile Edge, a company specialized in innovative and stylish laptop computer carrying cases and accessories, has expanded their ScanFast Checkpoint Friendly Collection with full-featured Netbook carrying cases, the first TSA Compliant Netbook Case Collection on the market. Netbook computer owners are looking for a more substantial case for their smaller computers, something more than a simple sleeve. As a result of this demand, Mobile Edge created the Edge Netbook Briefcase, Messenger Bag and Backpack - all designed to be Checkpoint Friendly.   [March 18, 2010]

Sierra Wireless and Red Bend Software demonstrate Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM)
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) and Red Bend Software have unveiled interoperability between the Sierra Wireless AirVantage Services Platform and Red Bend’s client software, vRapid Mobile for Firmware Updating and vDirect Mobile for Device Management. This interoperability allows network operators and M2M solution providers to extend the reach of their services, managing devices equipped with Red Bend’s client software through the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) device management (DM) compliant AirVantage Services Platform.   [March 18, 2010]

Social Networks That Boost Your Business
Most people are familiar with the term “Web 2.0,” which refers to a second generation of web development and design that focuses on fostering social networking via the web. Innovative companies are beginning to embrace Web 2.0 as a way to enhance communication, information sharing, and collaboration, thereby allowing them to work smarter rather than harder.   [March 18, 2010]

Commtouch to Present the Next Level for Open-Source Email Security at WebhostingDay
Open-source security infrastructure can be taken to the next step by augmenting it with commercial solutions, according to Gabriel Mizrahi, vice president technologies at Commtouch. Mr. Mizrahi will be speaking about this subject at WebhostingDay this week in Cologne, Germany. Commtouch is a provider of messaging and Web security technology, offering easy-to-integrate solutions for hosting and service providers that increase customer satisfaction while reducing capital and operating expenditures.   [March 18, 2010]

Then and Now: Progress of Internet Technology Marked by National Broadband Plan
Bruce Mehlman and David Sutphen, co-chairmen of the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), a diverse coalition that first called for a National Broadband Strategy in July 2008 and has been advocating for universal broadband, competition and innovation in the space for 6 years, released the following statements in support of the Federal Communication Commission’s newly released National Broadband Plan:   [March 18, 2010]

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