LG Kicks Off Mobile World Cup Competition
It’s time to start exercising your thumbs as LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, launches the LG Mobile World Cup, giving participants a chance to show off the speed and accuracy of their text messaging skills. The competition began in Korea on October 27 and in Brazil closer to the end of the year.
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All-New 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe Readies For Debut
Nissan offers the first look at the upcoming 2009 370Z Coupe, which makes its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19th. The all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z, the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan Z since its reintroduction as a 2003 model, solidifies the strengths of its predecessor with an unmatched balance of performance, style and value. The all-new Z will go on sale at Nissan dealers in early 2009.
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Sony To Auction Off James Bond 007 Notebook For Charity
In celebration of the upcoming James Bond Film, "Quantum of Solace," Sony is auctioning off an exclusive 007 VAIO notebook with all proceeds going to charity. Limited to only 100 units and specially numbered, one lucky winner will get the seventh notebook in the series complete with an engraved 007 gun logo and matching leather carrying case.
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Netflix Streaming On Next Generation Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players
Netflix, Inc., the world’s largest online movie rental service, and Samsung Electronics America, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, announced a broad partnership to offer consumers the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from the Netflix Web site directly to their living rooms via Samsung’s BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 Blu-ray disc players. The companies also said they are collaborating to enable Samsung to integrate instant streaming from Netflix into a range of home entertainment products.
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A New Home For Jetters: JetBlue Today Opens New Terminal 5 At JFK
JetBlue Airways welcomes its first customers to Terminal 5, the airline's newly constructed home at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Commencing on October 22, all JetBlue departures from JFK will operate from T5, as will all domestic arrivals and international arrivals that pre-clear U.S. customs prior to arriving in New York. The first flight scheduled to arrive at T5 was JetBlue Flight 358 from Burbank at 5:05 a.m. The first departure scheduled for T5 was JetBlue Flight 709 to San Juan, with a scheduled departure time of 6:00 a.m.
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AT&T Introduces Samsung Epix
AT&T customers can now have a smartphone of "epix" proportions. AT&T Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced the availability of the Samsung Epix, an innovative new smartphone featuring both an advanced touch screen and new optical mouse technology that is powered by AT&T's 3G network, the nation's fastest, and the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system.
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Be The Only Owner Of This Exclusive SLR Mercedes-Benz
The provenance of a singular vehicle, built to the exacting standards of Mercedes McLaren, the creators of world championship-winning Formula One racing cars, this SLR is the only one built for the United States. Legends are created by a combination of unrivalled performance, technological leadership and exclusivity. The Mercedes McLaren SLR Roadster follows the lineage of the Mercedes-Benz 900 SLR racing car, which triumphed at the 1955 Mille Miglia endurance race and forever imprinted this historic racing victory on the brand Mercedes-Benz.
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GAP Collaborates With Matt White On "Songs Of Freedom"
As part of Gap’s recent "Vote for" launch, a campaign that provides a platform for Americans to express their passions, opinions and ideas this election year, Gap has teamed up with musician Matt White to write and produce "Songs Of Freedom." The unique song is about the power and importance of self expression and recognizing those who came before us.
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New Pink Panther & Pals Series To Air Worldwide On Cartoon Network Fall 2009
Turner Broadcasting and MGM Worldwide Television (MGM), announced that they are producing a new 26 episode half-hour animated series for MGM’s much-loved Pink Panther franchise to air on Cartoon Network channels worldwide in fall 2009. The show is being produced jointly by MGM and Rubicon, Jordan's pioneering animation, edutainment and multimedia company. Production of the series is currently taking place in both Los Angeles and Amman, Jordan.
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SanDisk Introduces The Sansa Slotmusic Player
SanDisk Corporation, a leading seller of MP3 players and flash memory cards, unveiled the Sansa slotMusic Player, the easiest MP3 player for loading and listening to music on the go. The plug & play, portable music player was specially designed for use with the new slotMusic cards available today in the United States. In addition to the Sansa-branded player, SanDisk has created personalized, branded slotMusic players for popular artists such as Robin Thicke and ABBA. Both types of slotMusic Players are shipping to U.S. stores today – including Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
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New MacBook Family Redefines Notebook Design
Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more affordable. The new MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro both have a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, resulting in thinner, more durable and incredibly beautiful designs.
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Virgin Atlantic Launches Campaign As James Bond's Favourite Airline
Virgin Atlantic, one of the world’s leading long-haul airlines, has unveiled its campaign to promote its partnership with Quantum of Solace, the James Bond adventure in cinemas in the UK from 31st October. In the film, James Bond, played by Daniel Craig, flies Upper Class across the Atlantic. It's the second time that Virgin Atlantic has appeared in a Bond movie, after its successful partnership with Casino Royale, which became the most successful in the James Bond franchise.
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Sephora Acquires 45% Of Russian Perfumery Chain "Ile de Beauté"
Sephora SA has acquired a 45% stake in the selective Russian perfumery chain "Ile de Beauté". The agreement gives Sephora SA the option to become a majority shareholder in "Ile de Beauté" over time. The current management team will remain in place. This transaction will enable Sephora to become a major player in this high growth market over the next few years.
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All-New Mazda3 Sedan To Debut At The 2008 L.A. Auto Show
Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that the sedan version of the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan), fully redesigned for the first time in 5 years, will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2008. The covers will be pulled off during Mazda’s press conference revealing the all-new Mazda3, the latest evolution of Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom spirit.
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BlackBerry Takes The World By Storm With Verizon And Vodafone
Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group and Research In Motion (RIM) announced that the BlackBerry Storm will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.
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Ford's New MyKey System Helps Teens Drive Safer
Ford Motor Company is introducing an innovative new technology – called MyKey – designed to help parents encourage their teen-agers to drive safer and more fuel efficiently, and increase safety-belt usage.
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2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race Confirmed
The next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s premier offshore event, will start in 2011. The timing of the official start for the 2011-12 race is scheduled for late summer/autumn 2011. Details of the exact timing and route will be made in 2010. It is the first time in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race that the next iteration of the race has been announced before the start of the current event.
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Low Cost Calls For Skype Users in UK And Ireland
Beginning in October, anyone using a Skype enabled 3 mobile phone (including the groundbreaking 3 Skypephone range, Nokia N95 and Sony Ericsson C902) in the UK and Ireland, will be able to go beyond making Skype-to-Skype calls and sending instant messages. People will now have the opportunity to use their 3 mobile phone to call landlines and mobiles abroad at very low rates using Skype.
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GolTV To Air Cleese's Comedic Look At World Of Soccer
GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, brings England’s most popular comedian and prominent member of Monty Python, John Cleese, to North American soccer fans in a documentary entitled The Art of Football. Premiering on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. EDT, Cleese takes viewers through the humorous and creative side of international soccer to demonstrate how the sport transcends borders, politics and race.
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