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IBM Expands the Institute for Electronic Government in Washington to Focus on Advancements in Analytics and Cloud Computing

By Guest PostMarch 1, 2011Technologyanne altman, budget, business analytics, defense, energy, ibm, ieg, institute for electronic government, jerry mechling, logistics, Technology, virtual collaboratory, Washington

*Virtual Collaboratory to Connect Thousands of Government Leaders Globally*

WASHINGTON – 01 Mar 2011: IBM today announced a major expansion of its Institute for Electronic Government (IEG) in Washington, D.C., adding cloud computing and analytics capabilities for public sector organizations around the world.

IBM has moved and expanded the facility in order to meet the growing demand from Government, Health Care and Education leaders who recognize the potential of cloud computing environments and business analytics technologies to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and tackle energy and budget challenges. (more…)

Microsoft Announces Dream.Build.Play 2011 Challenge for Independent Game Developers

By Guest PostFebruary 28, 2011Technologybuild, challenge, dream, game developers, game studio, play

Developers from around the world compete for share of $75,000 (U.S.)

SAN FRANCISCO — Feb. 28, 2011 — Today Microsoft Corp. opened registration for the Dream.Build.Play 2011 Challenge, a contest sponsored by Microsoft to encourage independent game developers to create fun and innovative games using XNA Game Studio. Developers can register for the contest at https://www.dreambuildplay.com. Once registered, they have from May 17 to June 14, 2011, to submit their games to the contest. (more…)

Smartphone Adoption Continues to Grow in Japan

By Guest PostFebruary 25, 2011Technologycomscore japan, comscore mobilens, japan mobile users, mobile usage, mobilens, smartphone adoption

comScore Releases Latest Mobile Industry Insights from its MobiLens Product

Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2011 – comScore Japan KK, a wholly owned subsidiary of comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the latest insights into mobile usage in Japan from its comScore MobiLens product. The report found that Japanese users are continuing to adopt smartphone devices, with Apple and Google platforms seeing significant increases in subscribers. (more…)

Slide Show: Exploring a World of Natural User Interfaces

By Guest PostFebruary 24, 2011Technology3d technologies, avatar kinect, avatar kinect for xbox, computers, craig mundie, don mattrick, image manipulation, kinect, Microsoft, natural user interfaces, prototype, retro reflective air gesture, virtual environments, xbox avatar

*Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie gathered with individuals from across the company this week for a day of futuristic demos showcasing natural user interfaces, 3D technologies and new ways to interact with computers. Get a behind-the-scenes look.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Feb. 24, 2011 – Microsoft provided a glimpse into computing’s future at the Microsoft Home this week, showing demos of 3D and virtual worlds, vision systems that create new models for interacting with computers, and research that explores potential scenarios for Kinect beyond gaming.

Mundie and Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, also announced plans to make a Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) available this spring. The non-commercial SDK will be geared to academics and enthusiasts. (more…)

Amazon Prime Members Now Get Unlimited, Commercial-free, Instant Streaming of More Than 5,000 Movies and TV Shows at No Additional Cost

By Guest PostFebruary 22, 2011Technologyamadeus, Amazon, amazon instant video, amazon prime members, caillou, cameron janes, chariots of fire, movies and tv shows, robbie schwietzer, super why, syriana, the social network, two day shipping

*Amazon Adds Instant Videos to Amazon Prime*

SEATTLE, Feb 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of a new benefit for Amazon Prime members: unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows. This new benefit is being added at no additional cost — Prime membership will continue to be $79 per year. Amazon Prime’s all-you-can-eat free Two-Day Shipping has already attracted millions of members. Customers can learn more about an Amazon Prime one-month free trial and start watching instantly at www.amazon.com/primevideos.

“Millions of Amazon Prime members already enjoy the convenience of free Two-Day Shipping,” said Robbie Schwietzer, vice president of Amazon Prime. “Adding unlimited instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows at no additional cost is a great way to give members even more value for their $79 annual Amazon Prime membership.” (more…)

Hello Mother: Microsoft Makes ‘Native Languages’ More Accessible

By Guest PostFebruary 21, 2011Technologycarla hurd, english to vietnamese, environments and communities, greater economic opportunity, high tech world, indigenous polynesian, international mother language day, inuktitut language, language interface packs, lauren woodman, lips, malaysia, maori language, microsoft local language program, microsoft windows, new zealand, te taka keegan, Technology, Vietnam, visual studio

*The Microsoft Local Language Program extends software to often underserved cultures, allowing people to experience technology in their native language. Feb. 21 is International Mother Language Day*

REDMOND – Feb. 21, 2011 – While visiting a government office in Vietnam nearly a decade ago, a Microsoft employee noticed one of the employees had Post-It® notes all the way around her computer monitor.

The notes weren’t daily “to-dos” or grocery lists, but English-to-Vietnamese translations of common Microsoft Windows and Office commands such as “file,” “save” and “print.” At the time, there was no Microsoft software available in Vietnamese. (more…)

Social Networking Accounts for 1 of Every 5 Minutes Spent Online in Australia

By Guest PostFebruary 18, 2011Technologyaustralia, Comscore, cudo, digital consumer behavior, digital environment, Entertainment, Facebook, google sites, market, microsoft sites, Social networking, sydney, the state of the internet in australia, will hodgman

*comScore Presents ‘The State of the Internet in Australia’*

Sydney, Australia, February 18, 2011 – comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released The State of the Internet in Australia, which looks at the latest trends in digital consumer behavior in the market. The findings of the report were also recently presented at a comScore-hosted industry event in Sydney. Among the report’s key findings was that Social Networking now accounts for the largest amount of total time spent online at 22 percent, an increase of 5.3 percentage points from the previous year, as social media plays an increasingly prominent role in Australians’ digital lives. (more…)

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