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<title><![CDATA[LG readying mobile payment system in Europe]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[European consumers may finally be able to pay for items via their smartphones next year, through a system under development by LG Electronics.Google&amp;39's Nexus S Android phone is equipped with near-field communications technology.LG's system would use a combination of near-field communication (NFC) and cloud computing to allow certain retailers in Europe to accept payments from customers using NFC-equipped smartphones. Scheduled to launch sometime in 2012, the system would also find its way into interactive TVs and security products sold by LG, Reuters reported this week.&quot;The point-of-sale technology, which will be targeted at small and medium-sized businesses..., is currently in beta testing,&quot; Jin-Yong Kim, vice president for business solutions at LG's Home Entertainment division, told Reuters.NFC technology lets different devices talk to each other over a very short distance. As a result, a consumer could pay for items at stores and restaurants by using a smartphone to send payment information from a bank account to a register or terminal.The move by LG follows a plan just announced by T-Mobile to launch an NFC-based payment system in the U.K. Working with telecom provider Orange and financial firm Barclaycard, T-Mobile plans to debut its system in early summer. Separately, AT&amp;T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile revealed in the fall their intention to create a mobile payments network called Isis, slated to launch within the next year and a half.To tap into these upcoming NFC payment systems, consumers will need smartphones outfitted with the technology. Google appears to be at the head of the pack, equipping its Nexus S Android phone with an NFC chip and adding support for the technology to Android 2.3, or Gingerbread. But Apple is also reportedly working on getting the necessary NFC hardware into the next versions of the iPhone and iPad, both of which will be out this year.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is it raining out Ask your toothpaste]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>johasonooo</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Colgate might be less complex, but it's not as creative (click to enlarge).(Credit:MIT Media Lab)What if your toothpaste could tell you whether you needed to leave the house carrying an umbrella Or how hot the day was going to be  Odd as it may sound, David Carr of MIT's Media Lab is working on just such a prototype product, &quot;Tastes Like Rain.&quot; Carr and his colleagues are focused on super-mechanicals, or the idea of taking a basic object and giving it dynamic properties (consider, for example, the Proverbial Wallets, also out of MIT's Media Lab, that know your financial state).  In this case, toothpaste is modified to dispense one of three flavors depending on the weather. If it's mint, you know it's colder out than yesterday. Cinnamon means it's hotter. Blue stripes indicate tartar precipitation.  The prototype is currently hooked up to a small Linux computer that pulls forecasts, using custom software to compare previous and current temperatures and divvy up the flavors.  Then, linear actuators squeeze out the proper variety of toothpaste through a heavily modded Mentadent dispenser.  Eventually, the technology could be pared down so &quot;Tastes Like Rain&quot; shows up on store shelves alongside the Colgate and Crest. Minus the computer, Carr hints it could be powered on a low-cell battery.  The prototype is in the early stages and Carr is still working out technical specifications. Perhaps selling a base unit that plugs into the wall and serves as a both a communications hub and mixing valve would be a viable option with refill tubes available.  Of course, we're not sure how much reach Carr's device would have given today's easy access to weather apps on phones and computers. But the idea itself is remarkably creative and hints that we're likely to see many more super-mechanical innovations in the future. Cloudy with a chance of potentially awesome.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: GE buys wind turbine tech company, Solazyme to IPO soon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>johasonooo</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s the latest action we&amp;'re following today on the GreenBeat:Solazyme to IPO soon &amp;8212' Algal biofuels and oils startup Solazyme is expected to submit an S-1 &amp;8212' the paperwork to kick off an IPO filing &amp;8212' sometime next month, according to sources cited by Greentech Media. Some venture capitalists like Alan Salzman of VantagePoint have predicted this will be a good year for IPOs and M&amp;amp'A deals in cleantech. Biofuels company Gevo raised $107 million in public markets earlier this week' an LED company also filed to go public today.GE buys Wind Tower Systems (WTS) &amp;8212' WTS&amp;'s next generation technology is expected to enable taller wind turbine towers. The need for taller, cost-efficient towers is becoming an important factor in the wind industry as blade lengths increase, GE says. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.IBM launches energy efficient cell towers &amp;8212' The deal with Bharti Infratel, an Indian cell company, will use IBM&amp;'s sensors, software and data analytics to network together 32,000 of Bharti&amp;'s cell towers. The upgrades will allow Bharti better maintain the towers and identify areas where energy efficiency savings can be achieved.Air Force approves biofuels &amp;8212' For the first time, the U.S. airforce will allow an aircraft unlimited usage of blended bio- jet fuels. The Air Force approved an aircraft called the C-17 Globemaster III for biofuels use. The move comes a few weeks after a report by RAND found that biofuels provide no tangible benefit to the military.[Image via Flickr/suicine]Previous Story: Silicon Valley&amp;'s shopping spree: One Kings Lane, Abe&amp;'s Market and morePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: algae biofuels, algal oil, biofuels, energy efficiency, windCompanies: Air Force, GE, IBM, Solazyme, VantagePoint, Wind Tower SystemsPeople: Alan Salzman          Tags: algae biofuels, algal oil, biofuels, energy efficiency, windCompanies: Air Force, GE, IBM, Solazyme, VantagePoint, Wind Tower SystemsPeople: Alan SalzmanIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name). Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple confirms iPad 2 with all-new design]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>johasonooo</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[After weeks of speculation, Apple confirmed this morning it is launching the successor to its wildly successful iPad.Apple announced that the iPad 2 will have twice the processor speed of the first iPad. With Apple&amp;'s new A5 chip, it will have nine times faster graphics than the previous A4 chip, a custom Apple design, and similarly low power consumption.The big question was whether Steve Jobs would show up since he left on medical leave earlier this year. But he took the stage at the outset of Apple&amp;'s press event to a standing ovation &amp;8212' in the audience, and on Wall Street.&amp;''Nothing is even approaching this,&amp;'' Jobs said.The new device Jobs revealed is just 8.8 millimeters thick, 33 percent thinner than the 13.4-millimeter iPad. It&amp;'s also thinner than an iPhone 4. It is only 1.3 pounds, compared to 1.5 pounds for the first one. It comes in black or white and both will ship on day one.The new iPad 2 will be available on both AT&amp;amp'T and Verizon. It will have 10 hours of battery life in use and a month of standby battery life.The device goes on sale March 11 for $499 to $829, with options for different memory sizes from 16 gigabytes to 64 gigabytes and Wi-Fi only or a 3G plus Wi-Fi option. Jobs said that iTunes has crossed 200 million accounts, with credit cards and one-click purchasing. He said Apple has sold more than 100 million books and has 2,500 book publishers now. Developers have earned more than $2 billion selling apps on the App Store.Jobs said, &amp;''People weren&amp;'t sure if the ($499-plus) iPad price was unbelievable or not. Well, ask our competitors now.&amp;''Jobs said Apple recently shipped 100 million iPhones. And it has shipped more than 15 million iPads in nine months ended Dec. 31, generating $9.5 billion in 2010 revenue for Apple.&amp;''Many people have said this was the most successful consumer product ever launched,&amp;'' he said. &amp;''We had more than 90 percent market share and our competitors were flummoxed.&amp;''Apple made the announcement at the Yerba Buena Gardens Center for the Arts in San Francisco, just down the street from the Game Developers Conference where Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata gave the keynote speech. Many believe that Apple deliberately positioned its announcement so that it could steal Iwata&amp;'s thunder.Apple&amp;'s iPad 2 comes with a number of interesting accessories such as a new stand, a cover, and an HDMI video output connector that can display images on another screen at high-definition video, or 1080p. There are two cameras and you can now do Facetime video conference calls with the iPad 2. It comes with a version of the Photo Booth photo editing software which lets you distort your photos and share them with your friends, which already comes on Apple&amp;'s desktop and laptop computers. Apple will also release a new version of its iOS operating system, version 4.3, with the new iPad 2.Next Story: Steve Jobs takes stage at Apple&amp;'s iPad 2 event despite health concerns Previous Story: How solar and oil can coexist in Saudi ArabiaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: iPad 2Companies: ApplePeople: Steve Jobs          Tags: iPad 2Companies: ApplePeople: Steve JobsDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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