Virgin Galactic Rolls Out Mothership "EVE"
Virgin Founder, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceShipOne designer, Burt Rutan, pulled back the hangar doors on the new WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) carrier aircraft that will ferry SpaceShipTwo and thousands of private astronauts, science packages and payload on the first stage of the Virgin Galactic sub-orbital space experience.
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Sony Opens A New Chapter On eBook Formats
Sony announced that its Reader Digital Book will be the first eBook reading device to support the EPUB format, the International Digital Publishing Forum’s XML-based standard format for reflowable digital books and publications. Starting next month, new Readers model PRS-505, will be able to access and accept secure and non-secure ebooks in the EPUB format. EPUB has gained acceptance among major trade book publishers, many of whom have committed to begin publishing forthcoming ebooks in the format.
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Canada’s Top Singles Player Signs Deal With Evian
Evian Natural Spring Water, the world’s leading premium spring water, announced that Canada’s top singles player, Frank Dancevic has signed an exclusive worldwideendorsement deal with Evian.
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Chevy Unveils The 2010 Chevy Camaro
It's been one of the most talked about concept vehicles in automotive history. Now it's more than just a concept. Yesterday, at simultaneous events at the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, and GM West Coast Advanced Design Studio North Hollywood, California, GM unveiled the 2010 Chevy Camaro. Sales begin in early 2009.
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Panasonic Launches Ultimate Action Lumix Digital Camera
Panasonic unveiled the LUMIX DMC-FZ28 digital camera, which boasts a premium 27mm wide-angle LEICA lens with an 18x optical zoom, ideal for tight indoor shots and long-distance action photos. The 10.1 megapixel digital camera also features an enhanced Intelligent Auto Mode (iA), with the new AF (auto focus) Tracking function, making it easier for photographers at any level to shoot sharp, well-focused photos, even when the subject is moving – making it ideal for action shots.
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Toshiba Lights Up New LED Screen In New York's Times Square
The Toshiba message will shine out over Times Square bigger and brighter than ever before following unveiling of a new full color LED display, Toshiba Vision Times Square, that supports over one billion colors and high definition resolution. The new LED display will take pride of place at the top of One Times Square Building, and carry its message to the crowded streets 285 feet (about 87 meters) below.
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YouTube Arrives To The Boobtube Through The TiVo Service
TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced the availability of YouTube videos on the TV via a TiVo DVR. A partnership between the two companies allows broadband-connected subscribers with TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs, to access hundreds of millions of user generated videos hosted on YouTube. Whether you like to watch the new up-n-comers, or classic YouTube favorites, TiVo subscribers are in control of the content they want to watch, whenever they want to watch it.
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Palm And Sprint Introduce The Treo 800w Smartphone
Palm, Inc. and Sprint introduced the Palm Treo 800w, Sprint's newest smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Designed for business users who depend on their smartphones for high-speed productivity on the go, the Palm Treo 800w operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and comes out of the box with support for EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, WiFi for data and GPS capabilities.
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AT&T Kicks Off Sales Of iPhone 3G
AT&T begins selling iPhone 3G today in its retail stores at 8am local time across the United States, along with a variety of attractive monthly plans that combine voice and unlimited data use. iPhone 3G uses the nation's fastest 3G wireless network, which reaches 300 major metropolitan areas.
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Comcast And Vonage Partner To Address Network Management
Comcast Corporation and Vonage Holdings Corporation announced a collaborative agreement to address the reasonable network management of Internet services. Comcast committed to work together with Vonage to ensure that network management techniques are chosen that effectively balance the need to avoid network congestion with the need to ensure that over-the-top VoIP services like Vonage work well for consumers.
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Digital SLR Camera Nikon D700: Exceptional Performance
Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of its newest FX-format digital SLR, the Nikon D700. The D700 features an FX-format first introduced with the Nikon D3. Highly praised for its outstanding features, the D3 established a new level of professional performance in terms of overall image quality, extraordinarily low noise, ISO sensitivity range, continuous high-speed shooting, color gradation, image crispness, durability, weather-resistant operation, system versatility and more.
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First Titles Scheduled For Release By FUNimation In Summer 2008
Navarre Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FUNimation Entertainment, has entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute select DVD titles in North America on behalf of Geneon Entertainment, a leading producer of Japanese animation. Under the terms of the agreement, FUNimation Entertainment obtains the exclusive rights in North America to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of established Geneon titles, including Ergo Proxy, Hellsing Ultimate and Black Lagoon.
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AT&T And Cell Phones For Soldiers Support US Troops With Free Phone Cards
Recycle wireless phones and help connect U.S. military families with free phone cards. AT&T Inc. and military charity Cell Phones for Soldiers (CPFS) have been connecting those dots since July 2007 — by recycling cell phones in more than 2,000 AT&T stores across 1,100 U.S. cities. And, as Independence Day approaches, the company and the charity are celebrating that CPFS has now raised more than $2 million — including recycling proceeds and financial and in-kind donations — since the two joined forces.
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600 Starbucks Branches In America Will Close
Starbucks Corporation has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision to close approximately 600 underperforming company-operated stores in the U.S. market. This decision is a result of a rigorous evaluation of the U.S. company-operated store portfolio and includes the 100 stores targeted for closure in the company’s previously announced plans. In addition, Starbucks now expects to open fewer than 200 new U.S. company-operated stores in fiscal 2009.
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