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Article | 11/03/2013 Qualcomm learning how to incubate new technologies
Qualcomm has a big, well-funded research and development operation, but its program for commercializing new innovations is still a learning experience...
Article | 4/03/2013 Fujitsu names UniCredit as first European customer for palm-scan authentication
Fujitsu Technology Solutions has named European bank UniCredit as the first major customer for its PalmSecure authentication system, which is on displ...
Article | 20/02/2013 Twitter scales up advertising through API access tools
Twitter is aiming to give marketers more control in how they advertise on the site by giving them access to its API through third-party service compan...
Article | 13/02/2013 Tokyo subways to test how mobile content affects passengers
Tokyo's subways will soon offer a new mobile app with free Wi-Fi access, then track if the information it provides changes passenger habits.
Article | 12/02/2013 Japanese ad platform mixes image recognition, GPS, time data
One of Japan's largest ad agencies will soon launch a new ad platform that mixes image recognition software with GPS and time data from smartphones to...
Article | 11/02/2013 Ericsson and Gemalto work to simplify M2M with embedded SIMs
In an effort to make it easier to connect vehicles, Ericsson and Gemalto have joined forces on embedded SIMs.
Article | 15/01/2013 Cadillac electrifies line up with ELR hybrid
Cadillac introduced a high-end hyrbid electric vehicle called the ELR at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Tuesday.
Article | 15/01/2013 Malware infects US power facilities through USB drives
Two U.S. power companies reported infections of malware during the past three months, with the bad software apparently brought in through tainted USB ...
Article | 15/01/2013 Study: Smart energy IT market growing quickly
Revenue in the IT segment of the world's smart electricity delivery industry is likely to have grown by 23 percent, to US$9.4 billion, in 2012, in sup...
Article | 9/01/2013 Banks crack down on cyber-based account takeovers
U.S. banks and their customers are doing a better job of protecting themselves against cyberattacks that result in thieves taking over commercial acco...
Article | 9/01/2013 Botnets for hire likely used in attacks against US banks, security firm says
Evidence collected from a website that was recently used to flood U.S. banks with junk traffic suggests that the people behind the ongoing DDoS attack...
Article | 9/01/2013 Panasonic teams with IBM on smart appliances, and GM for car app platform
Panasonic has grabbed headlines this week with impressive 4K TV and tablet demos, but the company is also stressing expansion beyond its struggling co...
Article | 9/01/2013 Audi's vision for the future: piloted driving
Audi unveiled its vision of the future for automotive technology and what it calls piloted driving at the International CES Tuesday.
Article | 8/01/2013 Ford launches app developer program for its cars
Ford opened its voice-activated systems to programmers Monday with an application developer program for vehicles that it announced at the Internationa...
Article | 7/01/2013 Toyota shows off autonomous car
Toyota demonstrated its latest active safety vehicle at the International CES Monday, bringing it a step closer to an autonomous car that could make r...