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Macworld 2010 Ushers In a New Era of Products

2010-02-08T16:05:00Z

2010 is the place to see the industry's game-changing innovations for the Apple marketplace next week, IDG World Expo, owner of Macworld 2010, unveiled Macworld, a showcase event for emerging technologies and a forum for industry visionaries, will reveal new-to-market products through a special DEMO event, highlight the year's best products through the Macworld Best of Show awards, provide a look into the future from industry legend Guy Kawasaki, and spotlight products launching at the show (...)

Samsung 500GB External HDD Available Pre-loaded with �Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT'

2010-02-08T15:45:00Z

2010 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a company specialized in digital consumer electronics and information technology, has launched Samsung S2 Portable, a fully transportable external hard drive, pre-loaded with the movie �Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT'. Timed with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of �Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT', the pre-loaded external HDD will be available at major European retailers from February 22, 2010.
"We are excited to present this movie starring Michael Jackson, (...)

IAB Canada's MIXX Canada Conference Series Line-up

2010-02-08T15:15:00Z

Find out: How dramatically the Media Usage Patterns of Canadians are changing right now; Why advertising within VideoGame, Mobile and Digital Out-Of-Home channels is poised to reach critical mass; WhereSocial Media is being harnessed to drive sales.
MIXX Canada Spring 2010 Keynote speakers include:
Game On!
Jeffrey Dickstein, Microsoft Advertising Solution Sales Executive - Gaming (CAN)
Canadian Media Usage Trends: Internet Goes From Upstart To Usurper
Rob Young, Sr. V.P. Planning (...)

THQ Set to Deliver More Virtual Octagon Action with Announcement of Key Features and Franchise Improvements for UFC Undisputed 2010

2010-02-08T14:45:00Z

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Zuffa, LLC announced the first gameplay details surrounding UFC Undisputed 2010, the follow-up to the critically and commercially acclaimed debut videogame based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Poised to deliver intelligent and intuitive combat, increased fighter customization, robust career progression, challenging new gameplay modes and explosive online offerings, UFC Undisputed 2010 is currently in development for the Xbox 360 video game and (...)

Allot MobileTrends: Significant 72% Growth in Worldwide Mobile Data Bandwidth Usage in H2, 2009

2010-02-08T14:12:00Z

The Allot MobileTrends: Global Mobile Broadband Traffic Report indicates that worldwide mobile data bandwidth usage has increased significantly by approximately 72% during the second half of 2009. Over-the-top applications such as YouTube and Skype are driving this continued momentum in mobile broadband growth. APAC leads the growth with 86%; EMEA posted 70% growth and the Americas 59%. The Allot MobileTrends Report, which tracks global IP application usage and growth, collected statistics (...)

Apple Continues to Lead in Customer Service Quality in Tech Support Survey, HP Makes Significant Improvements

2010-02-08T13:45:00Z

Apple continues to lead Dell and HP in customer service quality for phone-based technical support, but HP made marked improvements since 2008, according to the latest study conducted by Vocal Laboratories Inc. (Vocalabs). In 1,157 telephone interviews immediately following a support call in 2009, 64% of Apple customers were "Very Satisfied" with the experience, compared to 45% of Dell customers and 47% of HP customers.
Compared with 2008, HP customers in 2009 found it easier to reach an (...)

Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Market Grows 39.0% Year Over Year in Fourth Quarter, Says IDC

2010-02-08T13:15:00Z

The worldwide converged mobile device market (commonly referred to as smartphones) reached a new record level in a single quarter. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 54.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), up 39.0% from the same quarter a year ago. For the full year, vendors shipped a total of 174.2 million units in 2009, up 15.1% from the 151.4 million units in 2008. Converged mobile devices accounted for 15.4% of all (...)

TELUS Health Solutions to provide Great-West Life with Canada's first national e-Claims solution for extended healthcare providers

2010-02-08T12:45:00Z

TELUS Health Solutions has been selected by The Great-West Life Assurance Company for the development and implementation of an e-Claims exchange service for extended healthcare providers. The initial service will be introduced in 2010 for select providers such as physiotherapists, chiropractors and visioncare providers. Over time, it is expected that this will be broadened to include the wider range of providers which provide services covered by group benefit plans.
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Multiplied Media announces signing of definitive agreement for acquisition of UnoMobi Inc.

2010-02-08T12:15:00Z

Multiplied Media Corporation (TSX:V MMC), a Calgary-based provider of mobile local search services, has reached a definitive agreement to complete the acquisition of UnoMobi Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiary Innovation Fund III LLC. Under the Transaction, Multiplied will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of UnoMobi from the holders thereof for the purchase price of $6.175 million, being satisfied through the issuance of 95,000,000 shares of (...)

ACI Agrees With DOJ — Google Book Settlement Poses Anticompetitive Risks

2010-02-08T11:45:00Z

The following is a statement from The American Consumer Institute (ACI): We applaud yesterday's statement by the U.S. Department of Justice expressing its problems with the proposed Google Book Search Settlement, stating that the settlement is "an attempt to use the class action mechanism to implement forward-looking business arrangements that go far beyond the dispute before the court in this litigation." We wholeheartedly agree.
Because the deal would give Google the first and only online (...)