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Eyewear for Heavy Tech Users GUNNAR Optiks has launched Digital Performance Eyewear created for the demanding technology users. It claims that it’s the first company to develop a specialized lens technology that provides an off-the-shelf solution for high-intensity computer users. Quoting Vision Council of America, the company reveals that nearly 90% of those who use computer at least three hours a day suffer vision problems associated with computer-related eye strain…Full Article |
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Angelina Jolie Form KIND for KidsMicrosoft and actress Angelina Jolie – supported by over 25 law firms and corporate law departments – have started a new national children's advocacy initiative called KIND - Kids in Need of Defense. It aims to provide pro bono legal counsel to unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States so that they are treated fairly and compassionately in the immigration system. The organization's goal is to represent more than 2,100 children annually by 2010…Full Article |
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Just Ask Baby on Internet TV Channel Just Ask Baby is an online service that provides parents science-based information on the social, emotional, and intellectual development of their children in the early years. Now it has launched a TV channel, which is claimed to be the world's first broadcast-quality online, on-demand TV channel for parents. It’ll deliver child development information in the form of science-based TV shows, which feature a baby TV host…Full Article |
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Green & Global to Engage 10,000 Motorola Employees Motorola employees around the world will take half day off today (Oct. 15) to volunteer in their communities. This year's Motorola Global Day of Service, themed "Green & Global," will engage 10,000 Motorola employees in 45 countries and emphasize the company's commitment to environmental sustainability. The initiative comes from Motorola Foundation, which is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola…Full Article |
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Headhunting Using Social Networks According to a survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk, 27% of employers in the UK said they either currently use social networking sites to research potential job candidates or plan to start. Specifically, 15% of employers said they currently screen potential employees on social networking sites and another 12% said although they do not, they intend to start. Some are also using social networks to find candidates. This survey was conducted online within the U.K. by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.co.uk …Full Article |
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Verizon, Yasmin Davidds Mobilize Youth against
Domestic Violence Verizon Wireless is partnering with author and empowerment specialist, Yasmin Davidds, to create the Verizon Wireless HopeLine and Yasmin Davidds Mobilizing Voices campaign. It’s a culturally relevant domestic violence prevention and awareness campaign, which calls upon Latino youth to empower themselves and help end the cycle of domestic violence. It’ll focus on facilitating a dialogue on dating violence and providing Latino youth with the tools necessary to improve healthy relationships…Full Article |
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IBM will Escort You to the Forbidden City IBM and Palace Museum have announced the opening of The Forbidden City virtual world, celebrating 600 years of Chinese culture. "The Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time" recreates historical treasure as a fully immersive 3D-Internet experience. IBM has built a virtual recreation of the architecture and artifacts of the former palace grounds, enabling online visitors to get a first-hand view into imperial China…Full Article |
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Telemedicine Aid in PakistanThe U.S. Department of State and IBM are leading a public-private partnership to implement a telemedicine system in Pakistan. The partnership includes Wateen Telecom, Motorola, Medweb, USAID, the U.S. Department of Defense Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, the Pakistani Government, and Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi and District Headquarters Hospital in Attock…Full Article |
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Ogilvy Helps Cancer Research UK Roll Out Viral
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Sony to Encourage Reading with its Reader Digital Book With an aim to instill reading habits among the U.S. youth, Sony is leading a campaign called "Reader Revolution" to encourage digital reading. In conjunction with National Book Month, the company will unleash thousands of "Reader Revolutionaries" throughout October and beyond at various retail outlets and at special events around the country to help people experience reading on Sony's Reader Digital Book firsthand…Full Article |
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WSJ Award for TCS’ mKrishi Wireless Agri-advisory
Service Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global tech outsourcing organization in India, says that The Wall Street Journal, a leading business publication, has selected TCS's mKrishi service as the winner of its 2008 Technology Innovation Award in the wireless technology category. The award recognizes companies, individuals, and organizations for technological breakthroughs in areas such as medicine, software, the Internet, wireless and consumer electronics…Full Article |
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We Prefer Privacy: Say American Online Consumers A poll result released by the Consumer Reports National Research Center shows that most Americans are very concerned about what is being done with their personal information online. According to the poll, 82% of consumers are concerned about their credit card numbers being stolen online, while 72% are concerned that their online behaviors were being tracked and profiled by companies…Full Article |
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Nokia Software for Social Services Nokia Data Gathering software solution is designed to help public sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) collect data on critical issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile devices. The Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil will be the first to use the solution as part of its fight against dengue fever in the city of Manaus in Northern Brazil…Full Article |
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Going Green with IBM IBM says that its new consulting offering can help clients make their products more eco-friendly right from development and manufacturing through delivery and use to end-of-life reclamation and recycling. The products can be cars, tractors, televisions, electric shavers, even food and clothing. The IBM Environmental Product Lifecycle Management offering can assist clients in analyzing every phase of a product's existence and designing it to be environmentally friendly from the beginning…Full Article |
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Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators to a Global Contest Forum Nokia has announced Calling All Innovators, a global contest for developers to create mobile applications that can be used for the betterment of society. Calling All Innovators challenges developers to think big about the opportunity to impact the quality of human life with mobile applications. Nokia will award up to USD 150,000 in cash and prizes, in addition to helping the winning developers distribute their mobile applications. Entries will be accepted till December 15. Finalists will be notified in January 2009…Full Article |
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Unite Unites against HP’s Move to Lay Off over 24,000
People Unite, the UK's largest union, has today (Sept. 16) condemned Hewlett Packard's (HP) announcement that it intends to shed 24,600 staff globally in a re-structuring programme. Unite met with over 40 other European union representatives from 9 countries in Brussels in advance of this expected re-structuring announcement. This announcement follows HP's takeover of EDS and was predicted by the unions to contain details of substantial job cuts in the UK and worldwide…Full Article |
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Online Health Sites Getting Healthier Health is a major concern for Americans, as most make a beeline for online health sites. This is evident from a comScore study, which says that the health information site category has grown 21% during the past year – more than four times the growth rate of the total U.S. Internet population. While WebMD Health continues to lead the category, three other health networks contributed to the growth. These are: Everyday Health, Revolution Health Network, and AOL Health…Full Article |
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IBM Offers Sametime 3-D Virtual Space IBM Research has embarked upon a project, dubbed "Sametime 3-D," which integrates Lotus Sametime with virtual environments. The project aims to demonstrate the business value virtual environments can bring to the future of unified communications. Made in IBM Labs, it’ll move real-time communication and collaboration into 3-D while allowing voice, video, and media to achieve group productivity and global relationships…Full Article |
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Obama vs. McCain: Online Battle Research firm comScore has released a study of the online performance of the campaigns for Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain in their quests for the U.S. presidency. The study, which evaluated site visitation, video viewing behavior, searches on the candidates’ names, and display advertising efforts across the Web, showed that Barack Obama’s campaign ran a more advanced online operation during the first six months of 2008…Full Article |
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Moves against Cyber Terrorism The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has concluded an agreement with the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Terrorism (IMPACT) to operationalize the ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA). IMPACT'S global headquarters in Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur will be the home of ITU's GCA. ITU will have a 'virtual showcase' in Geneva of the early warning system, crisis management, and real-time analysis of global cyber threats…Full Article |
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