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Doctor’s iPad adoption supported in part by the government of USA

Published on: 8th April, 2011

The iPad adoption by medical staff could be fostered by reimbursements coming from the United States government, which is operating the Meaningful Use, a program that allows hospitals and doctors to claim Medicaid and Medicare expenses when they buy specific technology. The goal of this initiative is to facilitate migration to electronic records and reduce [...]

Android still ahead of iPhone in the United States, says comScore

Published on: 11th January, 2011

According to comScore, Apple is still behind Google in smartphone market share. Data of November shows that Google’s share has grown with 6.4 percent over the previous three months, reaching 26 percent share. This move has put it ahead of Apple which has grown but reached only 25 percent. Research in Motion’s share has mainly [...]

US Supreme Court expected to determine if class-action limits are legal

Published on: 15th November, 2010

The Supreme Court of the United States is now hearing arguments in a case with possibly significant implications for filed class-action lawsuits against cellular carriers as well as other companies. Judges will try to determine the lawfulness of contract language which blocks customers from pursuing class actions against companies. The current lawsuit involves AT&T and [...]

Sony sells 2.5 million of its PlayStation Move monthly, near shortage

Published on: 26th October, 2010

Sony said to have shipped 2.5 million PlayStation Move controllers over a month. One million of them have arrived in the United States and 1.5 million have gone to Europe. A very high rate of the sales forced John Koller, the hardware marketing lead of the company, to say that the Move was many times [...]

Starbucks to launch a new digital network in cooperation with Yahoo

Published on: 26th October, 2010

Starbucks customers in the United States will soon get a new portal page to log into the Internet, which will offer news, entertainment and content related to health/lifestyle, all these free but available only in stores. The content is coming from premium content providers. The SDN (Starbucks Digital Network) and its content have been optimized [...]

Windows for cars with Silverlight and speech-to-text

Published on: 23rd October, 2010

Microsoft, at the SAE Convergence 2010 event, revealed that its new Windows Embedded Automotive 7 is already available to all of its car and in-vehicle entertainment partners. Provided with touch input, enhanced speech commands, access to maps, navigation, third-party applications and music, as well as phone connection through Bluetooth, the new software has Silverlight integrated [...]

Facebook answered the government letter questioning user privacy

Published on: 23rd October, 2010

Facebook has to respond to an inquiry by the US Government regarding the way third-party applications handle user data. The Wall Street Journal says that two members belonging to the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus have required an explanation of the way personally identifiable information related to Facebook users and their friends is collected and transmitted [...]

Papers focus on Samsung Galaxy Tab instead of only iPad

Published on: 12th October, 2010

The Galaxy Tab of Samsung is supposed to become the reference point for news related to Android tablets, as far as companies minimize their dependence on the iPad. Both Wall Street Journal and New York Times are believed to develop applications for Samsung’s device hoping to launch the same application elsewhere. The New York Times [...]

Surprising tests of advanced self-driving vehicles performed by Google

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Google has surprised everybody by revealing it was testing fully automated robot vehicles. The Audi TT and modified Toyota Prius are much more advanced than the DARPA Challenges cars. They use a combination of radar and laser sensors as well as video cameras to detect both the configuration of the road and other vehicles in [...]

Mercedes-Benz to extend iPad plans to dealerships throughout US

Published on: 12th October, 2010

Mercedes-Benz has said that all its 355 dealerships in the United States should be equipped with 3G iPads in a short time. A pilot program has been launched in June, consisting of distributing iPads to 40 outfits. The declared intention was to keep customers and dealers out by the cars, instead of forcing them to [...]

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