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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Cristiano Ronaldo, the world famous soccer star and global icon, debuts today new official iPhone and Android apps, published by Digital Artists Entertainment and powered by leading self-service mobile app platform Mobile Roadie. The new app is the premier mobile destination for Ronaldo to engage with …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today that Susan Wojcicki, Senior Vice President, Advertising, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco. The session is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time / 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

To access the live audio webcast of the session, please visit http://investor.google.com/webcast.html.

BEDFORD, Mass.–iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has been awarded its 100th United States patent, an important attainment reflecting the company’s ongoing attention to building strategic intellectual property.
“These steps are important in maintaining our position as the leading publicly traded pure-play robotics company and in sustaining a long-term competitive advantage.”
The 100th U.S. patent (U.S. 8,108,092) protects robotic ‘retrotraverse’ technology, which …

John W. Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments and former CEO of Symantec, to join board.

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 20, 2012 – Microsoft Corp. today announced that John W. Thompson, chief executive officer of privately held Virtual Instruments and former chairman and CEO of Symantec Corp., was appointed to the company’s board of directors, returning the board’s size to 10 members.
“John has extraordinary technology and business …

Siklu Shows How Unlicensed Millimeter-Wave Approach Can Meet Impending Small Cell Backhaul Challenge

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PETACH TIKVA, Israel–Siklu, provider of the EtherHaul millimeter wave wireless backhaul solution, has successfully adapted its advanced all-silicon millimeter wave technology for LTE small cell backhaul operating in the unlicensed 57-66 GHz spectrum.

“Wireless service providers are scrambling for capacity to meet growing traffic demand. Millimeter wave backhaul solutions offer carriers one more …

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by Al Campbell
VANCOUVER, (Xinhua) — Mike Lazaridis, founder of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that developed the Blackberry, says more risk taking and investment in scientific research is needed to develop new ideas for future breakthroughs.

Speaking Friday in Vancouver at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting, the 50-year-old Lazaridis, who with partner Jim Balsillie unveiled the Blackberry handheld wireless device …

Emsisoft, specializing in security software for Windows, issues a warning about a new and highly malicious Facebook scam that profits from singer Whitney Houston’s death; it claims to reveal a “shocking secret” found during her autopsy; whoever clicks on the link supports Black Hat SEO practices and finances cyber criminals
THALGAU, Austria, Feb. 17, 2012 - There are millions of innocent Facebook users who have never been faced with fraudulent web content. …

WELLINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — The New Zealand government is controversially considering Internet giant Google and other multi- national corporations to contract out work currently done by the public sector, according to Radio New Zealand Tuesday.
Prime Minister John Key has signaled further restructuring, with mergers of government departments and redundancies.
He said the U.S.-based Google could well end up with some contracts.
“We’ve had some people up there talking to them; I had some …

ARLINGTON, Va.–PBS announced that the first hour of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Clinton” will premiere exclusively on the free PBS apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch beginning today, Monday, February 13, one week before its broadcast on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 20, and Tuesday, February 21. This hour will also be available for free download on iTunes for one week before broadcast.
The full …

Recognized as Having the “Best New Technology”

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-VAR Dynamics today announced that it has been awarded the highly coveted MSPAlliance MSPWorld Cup Award™ at the MSPWorld Conference and Expo in Miami, FL.

“From Day One that has been VAR Dynamics’ focus, so we are thrilled those efforts have now been recognized by MSPs worldwide who have come to appreciate the platform’s stability and flexibility. We give a …