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Television and Fixed Internet Found to be Most Important Information Sources in Japan Following Earthquake and Tsunami

By Guest PostJune 8, 2011Technologyasahi shimbun, Comscore, comscore media metrix, comscore mobilens, daizo nishitani, earthquake and tsunami, fixed internet, Japan, japanese media sources, mainichi shimbun, march earthquake, mobile application, mobile browser, mobile phones, radio, sankei shimbun, tsunami disaster, tv

*comScore Releases Report on Media Usage After March Disaster*

Tokyo, Japan, June 8, 2011– comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on the use of various Japanese media sources in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami disaster based on data from the comScore MobiLens and comScore Media Metrix services. The study found that the largest percentage of people (83 percent) identified television to be very important as an information source after the disaster, followed by fixed Internet (72 percent), radio broadcasts (66 percent) and mobile phones (49 percent).

“After the events in March, people relied on a variety of media sources for the latest information and developments,” said Daizo Nishitani, comScore vice president for Japan. “TV, fixed Internet, radio and mobile phones were all critical communication channels across the country in the days and weeks following the events. The media sources that were most important and useful during this time were heavily influenced by both people’s age and regional location, underscoring the fragmented nature of media consumption in Japan.” (more…)

IBM Microprocessors to Power the New Wii U System from Nintendo

By Guest PostJune 7, 2011Technologyibm microprocessor, ibm processor, nintendo gamecube, silicon package

Armonk, NY, USA – 07 Jun 2011: IBM today announced that it will provide the microprocessors that will serve as the heart of the new Wii U™ system from Nintendo. Unveiled today at the E3 trade show, Nintendo plans for its new console to hit store shelves in 2012. (more…)

gloStream: Reinventing Medical Record-Keeping

By Guest PostJune 7, 2011Health, Technologybizspark one startup, electronic medical record, glostream, medical professionals, medical record keeping, mike sappington, piyush khanna

*BizSpark One startup delivers software that’s easy for doctors to use.*

REDMOND, Wash. — June 7, 2011 — Storing paper-based medical records and managing complex compliance regulations are cumbersome tasks that consume large amounts of time medical professionals would rather spend treating patients. (more…)

Xbox: All-In-One Hub for the Living Room

By Guest PostJune 6, 2011Technologybing on xbox, blockbuster franchises, crytek, dance central 2, don mattrick, e3, electronic entertainment expo, espn, fly with peter pan, forza motorsport, gears of war, halo, halo 4, hulu, kinect, kinect games, madden nfl, mickey mouse, Microsoft, molly odonnell, netflix, roman epic, ryse, sesame street, super bowl, xbox 360, zune

*At E3 Microsoft announces a big lineup of new Xbox 360 and Kinect game titles and introduces voice search with Bing on Xbox and Kinect that will change how people enjoy Xbox entertainment in the living room.*

LOS ANGELES – June 6, 2011 – Today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Microsoft announced new game titles from blockbuster franchises like Halo and Gears of War, and unveiled a flood of new Kinect games and entertainment experiences.

The company also introduced voice search with Bing on Xbox and Kinect that will enable people to use their voice to tell their Xbox what entertainment content they are looking for, which will give them faster access to the ever-expanding universe of entertainment available right in their living room. (more…)

New Disney Tron:Legacy Digital Book Site Comes Alive With HTML5 in Internet Explorer 9

By Guest PostJune 3, 2011Technologycomic book, digital book, disney publishing, tron legacy, tron legacy project

Site offers immersive Web experience for comic book enthusiasts

BURBANK, Calif. — June 3, 2011 — When the team behind the latest Tron:Legacy Project project website started their work, they had in mind one goal: raise the bar for what a graphic novel could be like online. “Most online comics are stagnant,” says Dario Di Zanni, development manager for Disney publishing digital media. “We wanted an engaging, fluid site that is more like the actual experience of reading a comic book.” (more…)

comScore Reports April 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostJune 3, 2011Technologyapple, Comscore, comscore mobilens, google android, Microsoft, mobile phone, mobile subscribers, mobilens data, motorola, rim, Samsung, smartphone, us mobile phone industry

*Apple Assumes #2 Spot among Smartphone Platforms*

RESTON, VA, June 3, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending April 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.5 percent market share. Google Android led among smartphone platforms with 36.4 percent market share. (more…)

IBM Helps City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Create a Smarter Public Safety System

By Guest PostJune 2, 2011Technologycowboys stadium in arlington, fort worth, ibm, jeff schick, jeoc, joint emergency operations center, juan ortiz, melissa patterson, public safety agencies, radioconnect, social software, steve white, super bowl xlv, tarrant county, texas, unifiededge

*New emergency response system helps improve efficiency and deliver better services to citizens*

ARMONK, N.Y., – 02 Jun 2011: IBM today announced it is helping Texas emergency responders in Fort Worth and Tarrant County’s joint emergency operations center (JEOC) better respond to calls for help and communicate instantaneously with dozens of agencies and departments across that state.

Fort Worth and Tarrant County are two of the fastest growing jurisdictions in Texas with about 1.8 million residents. Using social software from IBM and its business partner, UnifiedEdge, the region is rapidly creating a “smarter” and modern public safety system to serve its growing population. (more…)

Microsoft Previews ‘Windows 8’

By Guest PostJune 2, 2011Technology2011 computex, amd, arm based architectures, build, common web technologies, html5, intel corporation, javascript, Microsoft, microsoft corp., mike angiulo, next version of windows, nvidia corp, pc ecosystem, qualcomm, silicon chip, texas instruments inc, windows 8, x86

*Touch-centric interface and application experience designed as a natural reflection of the device.*

TAIPEI, Taiwan — June 2, 2011 — At 2011 Computex today, Microsoft Corp. showed hardware partners the next version of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” to help the partners build devices that take advantage of the new user experience. As part of this technical preview, Mike Angiulo, corporate vice president of Windows Planning, Hardware and PC Ecosystem at Microsoft, demonstrated how “Windows 8” is optimized for newer touch-centric hardware, including tablets, while still delivering the flexibility, connectivity and power that people have come to expect from Windows today.

The technical demonstration also highlighted the new operating system’s ability to work across both x86 and ARM-based architectures, with a variety of early prototypes shown running the new operating system. Microsoft and silicon chip makers AMD, Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. initially announced plans in January to work together on the next version of Windows. (more…)

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