Archive for June, 2010
IBM and the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA), which supplies water to more than 600,000 people, have teamed up to address the pressing problem of water management in the heart of Northern California’s wine country. By bringing together and analyzing data including water usage and quality, weather and climate, and environmental considerations, IBM’s sophisticated water management system is helping SCWA make better decisions about resource allocation dynamically based on near real-time information. The system includes geographical and system map views so SCWA and its partner stakeholders can quickly identify and address specific issues such as low chlorine residual or low storage tank levels, in minutes rather than hours.
Billionaires and philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffet began a project last year at a dinner attended by the most wealthy Americans that urges fellow billionaires to pledge half their total wealth to charities.
Not satisfied with getting David Rockefeller, Oprah Winfrey and Michael Bloomburg on board, the pair are now systematically contacting the 400 richest people in the world as per Forbes and encouraging them to donate more.
Buffett, who has pledged 99% of his own wealth to charities, said that they are working on this project because “too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.” Collectively, the 400 richest have US$1.2 trillion.
Source: ShortNews
At the E3 Expo, Nintendo gave the world the first look at Nintendo 3DS, a portable system that lets people view games in 3D, without the need for special glasses. They also announced a list of upcoming games for the 3DS, the Wii console and the DS family of systems – a lineup that reads like a who’s who of some of the greatest franchises in video game history with a completely new look and feel.The 3DS comes with a 3.53-inch top screen and a 3.02-inch bottom touch screen. It has three cameras, one inner and two outer, to deliver the 3D effect and take 3D pictures. It also includes a motion sensor, a gyro sensor and even a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input.
At its annual developers conference, Apple CEO Steve Jobs presented its newest version of the iPhone: the iPhone 4. “In 2010 we´re going to take the biggest leap since the original iPhone. This is really hot,” Jobs says about Apple´s newest creation.
The new iPhone 4 will be the thinnest smartphone that has been produced. It is only 9.3 mm thick and hence 24 percent thinner than its precursor. It will have glass on the back and metal around the sides.
Jobs also says that the statistics about mobile browser usage speak for themselves: 58.2 percent of the market has the iPhone and the Android only 22.7 percent. The new iPhone will be available this summer.
Source: ShortNews
LG Display, a leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, announced that it will participate in the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) ‘Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign’ with its customer companies to contribute to protecting the environment. On June 7, LG Display signed an agreement with UNEP and decided to build a USD 1 million green fund in connection with the campaign. Accordingly, the company supports NGOs in efforts to plant trees in regions that need a forestation through October together with Dell, Lenovo, Acer and LG Electronics which are major customers for its LCD monitor panels.