Olympus Imaging Corp. and Panasonic Corporation jointly announced the Micro Four Thirds System standard in 2008 and have since been working together to promote the standard. Now we are pleased to announce that three more companies have recently declared their support for the standard and will be introducing products compliant with the Micro Four Thirds [...]

Nokia today announced that Marko Ahtisaari has been appointed Executive Vice President, Design, and a member of the Nokia Leadership Team, effective February 1, 2012. He reports directly to President and CEO Stephen Elop. Ahtisaari will continue to lead the Nokia design team, responsible for the industrial design and user experience design of all Nokia [...]

Recon Instruments, award winning innovator of Micro Optics Display (MOD) technology for action sport athletes, today launched the Camera Connectivity application for MOD Live and announced a partnership with Contour, leader in making it easy to capture and share epic moments with hands- free video. The company is also excited to confirm MOD Live compatibility [...]

New service provides seamless cloud backup and disaster recovery for on-premises data—plus easy access to AWS’s on-demand, cost-effective Amazon EC2 compute capacity Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN – News), today announced the AWS Storage Gateway, a service that provides enterprises with a new option to securely upload data to the AWS [...]

Introduces Private IP Services to Lay Foundation for Advanced Communications and IT Solutions Verizon has expanded its global enterprise network platform, enabling multinational corporations to take advantage of Verizon’s Private IP service in six additional African countries, and Bahrain and Qatar in the Middle East. The expansion will make it possible for Verizon customers with [...]

The DROID RAZR™ MAXX™ by Motorola will be available on Jan. 26 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. At just 8.99 mm, the RAZR MAXX is the longest-lasting smartphone on the block and still impossibly thin. Customers can have a smartphone with the endurance [...]

PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION announced the Optio VS20 digital compact camera today. This versatile model features a high-power 20X optical zoom lens (28-560mm equivalent) and a second vertical shutter-release button with zoom lever for effortless portrait oriented shooting. A vertical shutter release and zoom lever give the Optio VS20 a unique feature typically found [...]

A convenient USB charging unit provides full power to 16 iPads, iPhones or iPods in a compact device from Datamation Systems Charging large numbers of iPads, iPhones and iPods is a challenge for many schools, businesses and other organizations. A new 16-port professional USB charging station now makes this possible. Compact, light and easy to [...]

America’s number-one premium subscription music service is off to a strong start in Europe, by acquiring Napster businesses in Germany and the UK Rhapsody announced its European expansion today through the acquisition of Napster International, the first subscription (flat-rate) music service in Europe. Rhapsody will own and operate the Napster service in Germany and the [...]

A New Millennium, A New India, A New Melody This Republic day, Veecon music creates history with the biggest ensemble of artiste’s rendering the iconic “VANDE MATARAM” epitomising India’s unity in diversity by bringing together as many as 21 of India’s finest singers and musicians to celebrate a fresh new version of India’s national song. [...]

Aims to lift multi-channel sales through immersive and connected digital experiences in retail environments In conjunction with the kickoff of the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference in New York, Razorfish today announced the first ever Retail Experience Platform, code-named 5D. Available immediately as a Beta version, the platform enables the creation of an immersive and [...]

Innovative Smartphone Demonstrates LG’s Leadership in Nascent LTE Market LG Electronics (LG) announced today that sales of its Optimus LTE smartphone have exceeded over one million units, putting it at the forefront of the emerging LTE era. The world’s first HD LTE smartphone, the Optimus LTE is currently available in the US, Canada, Japan and [...]

The landmark Nokia Asha 303 device has been purchased by a 21-year-old Brazilian woman Nokia today announced one of the most significant milestones in its history with the sale of its 1.5 billionth Series 40 mobile phone. The device was sold to a female consumer in the Brazilian city of São Paulo and represents a [...]

33Across Now Operates the Largest Social and Interest Graph in the World Company News: 33Across today announced that it has acquired Tynt Multimedia, which provides publisher tools that analyze user intent and interest data for over 500,000 websites. 33Across now has the largest social and interest graph in the world, reaching over 1.25 billion users, [...]

SITA has taken the air transport industry a step closer to introducing near field communication (NFC) technology with the unveiling of the first proof-of-concept which uses the NFC chip inside smartphones. This SIM-based proof-of-concept demonstrates how passengers’ journeys through the airport can become much smoother as they use their NFC-enabled phone to simply “tap and [...]

Nintendo UK today announces a new deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI), offering Nintendo 3DS ™ owners free access to Boingo hotspots at some of the UK’s largest airports. Your Nintendo 3DS will automatically* connect to Boingo’s network in many of the main airports across the UK, including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted [...]

- To be Equipped in First Release of New Stacked CMOS Image Sensors, To Begin Sample Shipment – Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced the development of two CMOS image sensor models designed for use in smartphones and other devices. They are equipped with Sony’s unique “RGBW Coding” function which allows images to be captured with [...]

Hitachi, Ltd. (President: Here / Hiroaki Nakanishi, Hitachi) today announced that, with the goal of building a business management structure more closely linked to market, Hitachi Consumer Business Group features flat-screen TV business from FY 2012 Electronics Co., Ltd. (President: asceticism Watanabe) Hitachi, Ltd. has been in charge of consumer marketing and sales of home [...]

New Delhi, 23 January, 2012: Bharti Airtel, leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today announced that its prepaid mobile customers in India can now enjoy the convenience of recharging their mobile phones online at www.airtel.in/prepaidrecharge through netbanking. This is in addition to debit card and credit card payment [...]

NSPIRED BY THE MAGIC OF TV AND DESIGNED FOR iPAD, TOUCHTV TRANSFORMS THE TV WATCHING EXPERIENCE Created by SkyGrid, who Apple® just named a Best News App of 2011, Touchtv introduced the world’s first TV for iPad today. Touchtv also announced the immediate availability of its Touchtv App for iPad™, that lets viewers watch their [...]

TOUCHTV TRANSFORMS THE TV WATCHING EXPERIENCE LG Electronics & Touchtv today announced their global partnership with Touchtv to be integrated into LG Smart TVs. Touchtv will be available to tens of millions of viewers on their LG Smart TVs. With Touchtv, LG Smart TVs offer viewers innovative capabilities such as watching the biggest trending events [...]

• Board Acts on Recommendation of Co-CEOs to Implement Succession Plan • Mike Lazaridis Named Vice Chair of the Board • Jim Balsillie Remains a Director • Barbara Stymiest Named Independent Board Chair • Prem Watsa Named Independent Director The Board of Directors of BlackBerry® maker Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today [...]

New iBooks Author Lets Anyone Create Stunning iBooks Textbooks Apple® today announced iBooks® 2 for iPad®, featuring iBooks textbooks, an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users gorgeous, fullscreen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more. iBooks textbooks can be kept [...]

Notion Ink has partnered with Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated for its next generation Adam II Tablets. Adam II will be using OMAP44xx processor along with other TI components like Wi-Link 7.0 and Phoenix Audio Power Amplifiers. Adam II will also leverage the power optimizations achieved using mature combination of TI’s integrated power-management IC. Designed specifically [...]

Several years ago, Eye-Fi’s founding team realized that capturing photos or video is just the beginning, and that in an increasingly connected world, the true magic is in sharing. We invested tens of millions of dollars and several years to create unique technology that lets people wirelessly transfer photos and videos directly from their camera [...]

The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced that it has acquired Redbeacon®, an online home services platform connecting consumers with contractors for their home maintenance, repair and remodeling needs. Redbeacon’s leadership team will stay in place and will remain in San Mateo, CA. Peter J. Solomon Company acted as financial advisor [...]

Next-Generation SSDNow V+200 Balances Performance with Price Wide Capacity Range Ideal for Corporate Deployment, Personal Users Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the latest addition to its SSDNow family, the SSDNow V+200. The new Kingston® SSDNow V+200 solid-state drives are [...]

Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced Leslie Kilgore, its Chief Marketing Officer for the last 12 years, will join the Netflix board as a non-executive director and that it had appointed Jessie Becker, interim Chief Marketing Officer and Jonathan Friedland, Chief Communications Officer. “Leslie has been instrumental in our long-term success and our recent return [...]

Gong Xi Fa Cai and Happy Chinese New Year! In conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, Let’s Greet has released a new category of Chinese New Year digital Greeting cards for a limited time only. As we welcome the year of the Dragon come January 23 onwards, the ethnic Chinese in Malaysia celebrates [...]

After being #1 in 2010, Katrina Kaif retains her title of being 2011’s most searched celeb in mobile videos in India Sania Mirza, Rakhi Sawant and Priyanka Chopra out of top 10 searches; Mallika Sherawat down 5 spots in 2011 Deepika Padukone crowned the most searched celebrity on mobile videos in Singapore in December ahead [...]

- StageScape M20d is an integrated live sound solution that delivers touchscreen based visual mixing, comprehensive audio processing, multi-track recording, and remote control via iPad® to explode the traditional mixer paradigm.- Line 6, Inc. (NAMM room 212A/B) introduces StageScape™ M20d, the world’s first smart mixer for live sound. Featuring a groundbreaking touchscreen visual mixing environment, [...]

Outrageous keytar control in a pristine, pearl-white body: The Vortex gives keyboardists the perfect storm of stunning design and performance capabilities. Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of instruments and tools for today’s musician, introduces the Vortex, the first USB/MIDI keytar controller. Alesis will debut the Vortex at booth #6400 at the 2012 NAMM Show from [...]

Contextual Leader Expands Innovative Solutions with ‘In-Image’ Advertising Vibrant Media, the global leader in premium contextual advertising, announces today the acquisition of Image Space Media (ISM), the in-image advertising technology company. The deal is part of Vibrant Media’s mission under new CEO, Cella Irvine, to expand upon its existing suite of contextual solutions with innovative [...]

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced today the NIKE+ FuelBand, an innovative wristband that tracks and measures everyday movement to motivate and inspire people to be more active. Activities can now be measured through a new metric called NikeFuel: the more active you are, the more NikeFuel you earn. NIKE, Inc. President & CEO Mark Parker unveiled [...]

Ground-breaking New BlueEye Optical Mouse Now Available in North America Genius, a leading maker of computer peripherals, announces the world’s first battery-free wireless mouse that is recharged within minutes – DX-ECO BlueEye Mouse. Ready for a full day’s use after only a three-minute charge, the Genius DX-ECO uses a built-in gold capacitor with a long [...]

ADLINK’s MXE-5300 enhances wireless optimization for 3G/WiFi/BT/GPS support, ideal for intelligent transportation and factory automation applications ADLINK Technology, Inc., a leading global provider of trusted I/O platforms, announces the release of the new Matrix MXE-5300 series of rugged, quad core, fanless computers, based on the high performance 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processor and QM67 [...]

Customers Get More Data, More Value AT&T today announced new data plans for smartphone and tablet customers that will launch this Sunday, January 22. The plans give customers more data and value. The new smartphone plans include: AT&T DataPlus 300MB: $20 for 300MB AT&T DataPro 3GB: $30 for 3GB AT&T DataPro 5GB: $50 for 5GB, [...]

Three linear HD HBO channels, HBO GO® and HBO on Demand® available to Ziggo customers starting February 9th On February 9th, Ziggo will become the first media and entertainment company in the Netherlands to offer Home Box Office® (HBO) premium channels to its subscribers. Ziggo will offer three 24-hour, commercial-free linear HD channels ? HBO, [...]

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., alleging infringement of certain patents related to Kodak digital imaging technology. “Automatically Transmitting Images from an Electronic Camera to a Service Provider Using a Network Configuration File” The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District [...]

Nuance’s Latest Digital TV Voice Platform Lets LG Magic Remote Users Simply Speak to Find and Watch Shows, Movies and More Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its new Dragon TV platform powers the new voice recognition features in the LG Magic Remote for the LG CINEMA 3D Smart TV, initially supporting US English, [...]

Resident Evil Revelations Demo Available Tomorrow Nintendo 3DS™ owners soon will be able to play free downloadable demo versions of select games. Starting tomorrow, owners can go to the Nintendo eShop to download a free demo version of Resident Evil® Revelations from Capcom. A free demo version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 [...]

Dharma Productions partners with mydala.com for 2012’s most eagerly awaited launch of Agneepath to initiate unique multimedia marketing campaign across 11 cities where customers and merchants are joining Vijay’s or Kancha’s gang to fight for free movie tickets, merchandise, discounts and more mydala unleashes marketing warfare arsenal for online and offline promotions through aggressive group-buying, [...]

Facebook Audience Triples in the Past Year while Engagement Grows Nearly Sevenfold comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data showing that Facebook assumed the top position in the Brazilian social networking market following a year of exceptional growth. In December 2011, Facebook.com attracted 36.1 million visitors – representing [...]

“Impossibly thin” Kage Series USB SSD drive redefines the flash drive, offering 240 GB to go; Kage Series SATA drive offers IT administrators the ultimate in price-performance for enterprise power users. pureSilicon™ Inc. (www.puresi.com), innovator of high-performance storage technology for the industry’s most demanding applications, has launched a new line of enterprise-focused storage devices that [...]

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), the premier digital media company, today announced that Jerry Yang has resigned from its Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, effective today. In addition, Yang resigned from the Boards of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, effective today. In a letter to the Yahoo! Board [...]

New Micro Vault MACH accelerates file saving and sharing First USB 3.0 flash memory drive from Sony Available in 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB capacities Ultra-fast transfers up to 120 MB/s read / 90 MB/s write* Sleek aluminium body with retractable USB connector and LED indicator USB MACH 3.0 – open Get ready for even faster saving, sharing and [...]

7 cm thin barebone for self-build Slim-PC Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH, the European subsidiary of Shuttle Inc., one of the leading developers and manufacturers of compact PC solutions such as the world-renowned XPC Mini-PC Barebones, has announced the launch of the XH61, a new 3-litre PC for Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors. Barely 7 cm high, [...]

Slate Includes First Original Scripted Series, “Battleground” Executive Produced by JD Walsh, Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb; Filmmaker Richard Linklater’s “Up to Speed”; and the Second Season of Morgan Spurlock’s Hulu Hit, “A Day in the Life” From its debut presentation at the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour, Hulu today announced its original [...]

On January 18, 2012, in an unprecedented decision, the Wikipedia community has chosen to blackout the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours, in protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and PROTECTIP (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate. If passed, this [...]

Microsoft helps companies improve operations and customer service through more effective and pervasive business intelligence. Throughout the retail and hospitality industries one axiom reigns supreme: The customer is always right. Though dating back to the 19th century, it remains a hallmark of excellent customer service. And while the phrase is still as essential as ever, [...]