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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympus announces SZ-30MR high-power megazoom, TG-810 GPS-packing rugged cameras]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Olympus)Last year's Olympus point-and-shoot lineup was filled with a few too many also-ran cameras. Its 2011 models so far seem much more competitive. Case in point, the newly announced SZ-30MR: a somewhat compact megazoom featuring a 24x, f3-6.9 25-600mm lens (35mm equivalent), a 3-inch high-resolution LCD, dual image processors, and 16-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor.Judging by the press release, this camera does many of the things I've come to expect from a camera with a BSI CMOS sensor. Those include easy, one-press in-camera panoramas' high-speed burst at up to 9 frames per second at full resolution' and handheld low-light shooting. But the SZ-30MR has one trick I haven't seen: the ability to multitask.Now I've tested cameras like the Panasonic FZ100 that can take a couple photos at the same time at different settings. The SZ-30MR's new Multi-Recording mode expands on that so you can do things such as shooting video in full HD and at a lower resolution or one normal and one with an Olympus Magic Filter applied such as Pin Hole or Watercolor. You'll be able to do the same with photos as well as simultaneously record movies and shoot stills. Apparently it can also capture movie clips before and after you take a photo.The SZ-30MR can also shoot 3D photos (.MPO format) for playback on 3D-enabled TVs, computers, and digital frames. There's full support for Eye-Fi wireless SD cards, too, so you can shoot and share without connecting to a computer or popping out your memory card. Olympus Tough TG-810 and SZ-30MR cameras (photos) Olympus also announced the Tough TG-810, an update to its water/freeze/shock/crushproof Tough 8010. Other than some minor styling changes, the TG-810 gets a built-in GPS receiver' electronic compass, and manometer' a new image processor, a 3-inch high-resolution LCD' and a few more shooting modes (no semimanual or manual controls, though). It loses the 8010's 2GB of internal memory, however.It's just as rugged as its predecessor, with a metal body and shock-absorbing system that can survive drops of up to 6.6 feet, temps down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit, dives in water down to 33 feet, and up to 220 pounds of crushing weight. Look for both the TG-810 and SZ-30MR in April in silver and black versions for $399.99. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress moves to outlaw 'mystery charges' for Web shoppers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Legislation that makes it illegal for Web merchants and so-called post-transaction marketers to charge credit cards without the card owners' say-so came closer to becoming law this week. A bill known as the &quot;Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act&quot; passed on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate. The law will make it illegal to use &quot;misleading post-transaction advertisements&quot; and require marketers to clearly disclose the terms of their offers. Merchants and marketers must now &quot;obtain billing information, including full credit or debit card numbers,&quot; directly from card holders. The legislation was the government's answer to one of the blackest episodes in e-commerce's brief history. A Senate investigation last year found that marketing companies Webloyalty, Affinion, and Vertrue paid dozens of some of the Web's best-known retailers to help dupe shoppers into signing up for loyalty programs that enabled the marketers to walk away with over a $1 billion. Shoppers at Buy.com, or the Web sites of Avon, Spirit Airlines, Live Nation, Shutterfly, Hotwire and MovieTickets.com, would be presented with an ad as they neared the end of a transaction. At a point when they just want to pay and complete their purchases, the shoppers would be offered a free service or product. At a glance, it appears that all they had to do to receive the free offer was provide their e-mail address. The full terms, notifying them that by supplying their e-mail address they were agreeing to pay a monthly fee to join a loyalty program, was buried in the fine print. Few if anyone ever collected the discounts. Senate investigators unearthed documents that showed the strategies employed by these post-transaction marketers were set up to bamboozle the consumer from start to finish. For example, the people who discovered the mystery charges on their statements had nowhere to go to find out why their cards were being charged other than the marketers. This meant that the misled were seeking help from the people who misled them. The Web is filled with complaints and horror stories from people who went through this process. Typically, the unhappy shopper would phone the marketer to find out what they were being charged for and would get the runaround. What they most often wouldn't get from the marketers was all their money refunded or answers about which retailer had hung them out to dry. The marketers banked on three factors: the trust that people had in the retailers, the mistaken belief of many consumers that their credit cards couldn't be charged if they didn't key in the numbers themselves, and the fact that many people don't check their credit card statements. The scheme snagged a wide range of people, including doctors, soldiers, lawyers, electricians, and plenty of tech savvy shoppers. It also roped in the elderly, the sick, and inexperienced Web shoppers. CNET reporter Josh Lowensohn, a long-time Web shopper, got hit last year. During a Senate hearing on this issue, lawmakers heard from an Army veteran, who was severely wounded in Iraq and had lost money as a result of these programs. Anyone who ran across these ads was up against a legion of mathematicians, and quantitative analysts. These &quot;quants&quot; as they are called, were hired by the marketers to use shopping data against consumers, according to a source who once worked for two of the marketers. The former employee said that the companies could predict with a high-degree of accuracy how many people were likely to get pulled into their system over a given time. The marketers were sophisticated enough to know how many people would provide their e-mail addresses depending on how the word &quot;free&quot; was presented in ads. They knew the ranges for how many people would complain, or how many people would just cancel their credit cards once they discovered the charges and wouldn't try obtaining a refund. The man said there was always an embarrassment factor that the companies tried to play on. Customer service personnel employed by the marketers were instructed to strictly follow a script when dealing with angry customers. The scripted responses were designed to try and turn the responsibility of the unwanted charges back on the consumer, the source said. One of the other data that the marketers tracked very closely, according to the former employee, was how many people requested a refund from their credit-card company. Merchants who generate too many of these refunds will get booted from Visa and MasterCard's systems. But these security measures are easily overcome, as we've seen recently. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CERN scientists trap antimatter]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=cern-scientists-trap-antimatter</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>huntrore</dc:creator>
<category>Social</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=cern-scientists-trap-antimatter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Physicists at CERN have taken a major step forward in antimatter research, according to the European science organization.  For the first time, scientists have managed to produce antimatter atoms and trap them using magnetic fields, the world's premier particle physics laboratory announced yesterday.  Learning how to trap the antimatter atoms, which were antihydrogen, will allow scientists from CERN's Alpha experiment to study the antiparticles, CERN told ZDNet UK yesterday. &quot;This is a momentous step in the study of antimatter,&quot; Alpha experiment spokesman Jeffrey Hangst said. Read more of &quot;Cern scientists trap antimatter&quot; at ZDNet UK.Inside the Large Hadron Collider (photos) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Quietly Kills Their Creepy Latitude Location Alerts&nbsp'Feature]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Back in February, we noted a sort of creepy feature of Google Latitude that was annoying some users: Location Alerts. The beta feature actually launched alongside the Location History feature the previous November, but it didn&amp;'t get a lot of attention at the time. Then people started getting emails notifying them where their friends were a4&quot; without asking for such emails. Yeah, a little creepy. So it shouldn&amp;'t be too surprising to hear that Google has quietly killed the feature.The only place Google noted this is on this page on their support site. As they write:The experimental Location Alerts (beta) app was retired in December, 2010. Retiring features is always a tough decision, but part of building experimental features is picking the best ones on which to focus. Rest assured, wea4a4re continuing to develop apps such as Location History as well as the Latitude API to enable the developer community to create even more ways for you to use Latitude.While it may have sounded like a good idea on paper, the execution of the feature was bizarre. You would get emails notifying you where your friends were if they opted to use the feature. That lead to users getting weird emails like this:Subject: Location Alert: Peter XXXX was nearby!Google Location AlertPeter XXXXX (XXXXXX@gmail.com) was within 800 meters of you in San Francisco, CA at 7:15 PM. Check Google Latitude to see where Peter is now.It&amp;'s not quite: &amp;''Peter is looking in your window RIGHT NOW&amp;'', but it&amp;'s not that far off either. There was a way to stop getting these alerts, but it was a really weird feature to make opt-out.It was also a bit weird because they would only send the alerts when your friend was somewhere they&amp;'re not normally at. There are at least a dozen scenarios where that could be troublesome.Google recently released a Latitude iPhone app, and says the service now has 9 million active users a4&quot; which we find a little suspect,a4sbut the service is deeply integrated into Android.[thanks Dan]CrunchBase InformationGoogle LatitudeInformation provided by CrunchBase<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: Wind turbines could help crops, Trilliant expanding to Asia]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=on-the-greenbeat-wind-turbines-could-help-crops-trilliant-expanding-to-asia</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>huntrore</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=on-the-greenbeat-wind-turbines-could-help-crops-trilliant-expanding-to-asia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s some of the latest action we&amp;'re following on the GreenBeat today:Australia&amp;'s new clean energy projects drop sharply &amp;8212' The country is generally considered progressive in its pursuit of smart grid upgrades and renewable energies. Australiaa4a4s electricity output from new wind, hydro and solar power plants dropped almost 80 percent this year due to struggles to raise financing, according to an industry group' the industry added 210 megawatts of capacity in 2010, compared to 933 megawatts in 2009. The government plans to adjust incentives to meet its goal of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020, Bloomberg reports.Think launches four-seat version of electric car (pictured) &amp;8212' The Norwegian company recently started producing its classic two-seat electric car in the U.S. It has announced it has added two more seats to the original Think City car without making it much bigger, Green Car Reports notes. The four-seat version won&amp;'t be available in the US anytime soon.Wind turbines could be a boon for crops &amp;8212' Turbines are often criticized as a visual blight in rural areas. But a new report from Iowa State University finds that the turbulence created by the turbines&amp;' blades could help corn and soybean plants stay cooler, dryer, healthier and more productive in extracting carbon dioxide from the earth andatmosphere, Reuters writes.Smart grid&amp;'s Trilliant broadens Asia reach with UMC investment &amp;8212' Smart grid communications company Trilliant announced an investment from the venture arm of the Taiwanese semiconducter foundry company United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC). It will also broaden its Asia reach by opening an office in Asia, and will get some unspecified assistance from UMC in its regional expansion. The release states that Trilliant has an advantage in international expansion thanks to its technology being based on an international spectrum.[Image via Green Car Reports]Next Story: Wi-Fi Alliance fires back at GE endorsement of ZigBee Previous Story: Windows Phone 7 ships 1.5M units in first six weeksPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Australia, Smart Grid, Solar, Think City, windCompanies: Think, Trilliant, UMC, United Microelectronics Corporation          Tags: Australia, Smart Grid, Solar, Think City, windCompanies: Think, Trilliant, UMC, United Microelectronics CorporationIris 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).VentureBeat 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[Verizon iPad 2 to join the Verizon iPhone in 2011]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>huntrore</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple  still hasna4a4t confirmed that ita4a4s releasing a CDMA version of the iPhone  next year for Verizona4a4s wireless network (and other CDMA networks  globally), but at this point we can rest assured that ita4a4ll  happen.Now therea4a4s word that Apple is also working on a CDMA version of the iPad 2 to keep the Verizon iPhone company, according to the site Digitimes.The news makes sense given that Verizon&amp;'s current mobile internet solution for the iPad isn&amp;'t sustainable for the next year. Currently, Verizon offers a free MiFi device, which lets multiple wireless devices connect to Verizon&amp;'s network, with the purchase of an iPad.If  true, that would make three versions of the iPad 2 from Apple for 2011  &amp;8212' the WiFi only and UMTS versions (which supports 3G networks like  AT&amp;amp'Ta4a4s), together with the CDMA flavor. Digitimes reports that Apple  is slated to start mass iPad 2 production in the second half of January,  and it expects to ship 500,000 to 530,000 units to retail channels in  that month as well. The company will ship equal amounts of the WiFi and  CDMA iPad 2, and slightly more units of the UMTS version.Sources  say that about 60 to 65 percent of current iPad shipments are of the  UMTS 3G variety, so it makes sense for Apple to push out slightly more  units of that version. That tells us that consumers want iPads with  mobile internet built-in, even if it costs significantly more than the  WiFi only version.Apple  is reportedly also aiming to improve the iPad 2a4a4s anti-smudge and  anti-reflective screen features in a bid to compete with the Kindle and  similar devices. Both would be welcome updates given how much of a  fingerprint magnet the current iPad manages to be. Last week we also  reported that the iPad 2 may get a smaller bezel and improved rear speaker, and ita4a4s pretty much certain that it will also receive both front and rear cameras.  I also expect an overall thinner and lighter design, given Applea4a4s  tendency to slim down its products (and the iPad surely needs some  weight-loss).Digitimes&amp;'  sources estimate that Apple will ship around 40 million iPad 2s in  2011, making up around 65 to 75 percent of the tablet PC market. In  comparison, Apple is expected to ship 16 million iPads in 2010 (several  million of which will likely spill over into 2011 sales). In October, Apple announced that it shipped 7.5 million iPads since it launched in April.Front photo by Rego KorosiNext Story: Apple sued over spying mobile apps Previous Story: 2011 a4&quot; A look around the hiring cornerPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: CDMA, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, tablets, UMTS, WiFiCompanies: Apple          Tags: CDMA, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, tablets, UMTS, WiFiCompanies: AppleDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra.VentureBeat 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[Nintendo CEO: Smartphone games are worthless]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In a feisty attack on the fastest-growing sectors of the video-game industry, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that smartphone games and social-media games focus on quantity instead of quality.a4AThey are not like gaming consoles, therea4a4s no motivation [for] high-value video games,a4 Iwata said at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.Iwata said hea4a4s worried about the future of the industry. Big game companies pour millions of dollars into game development, and only a few of the titles become megahits like Halo or Super Mario. It was hard to get attention before and now, with tens of thousands of new titles, it has become even harder.He listed Nintendo, Sonya4a4s PlayStation 3 and Microsofta4a4s Xbox 360 as what he considers high-value gaming platforms: a4AWe have some differences in the way we do business but games always come first. The console is just to enable gaming.a4On the other hand, social networks and mobile-software platforms like Apple&amp;'s iOS and Google&amp;'s Android operating system focus on getting as many apps as possible.  Smartphone manufacturers naturally want to sell devices, while social media sites seek to have as many active users as possible. Mobile games are less expensive to create, but sell for less &amp;8212' or nothing at all. a4A92 percent of mobile games are free, and the rest are sold with a low pricea4, said Iwata. a4AWe have always been able to make a living with games.a4 And he would clearly like to keep it that way. Too bad so many consumers and investors disagree.Next Story: Electric car startups to square off against Big Auto competition Previous Story: Nintendo to partner with Netflix, AT&amp;038'T to boost 3DSPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: mobile apps, mobile games, social games, video gamesCompanies: Microsoft, nintendo, SonyPeople: Satoru Iwata          Tags: mobile apps, mobile games, social games, video gamesCompanies: Microsoft, nintendo, SonyPeople: Satoru Iwata 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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