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Kinect for Xbox 360: Science Fiction Comes to Your Living Room

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*Microsoft is rolling out its new gesture- and voice-controlled Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor on Thursday. Nine-year-old Morgan Walters is one of 1,200 kids, moms, and others who helped get the gaming device ready for launch. “It was really, really cool,” Morgan said after playing the Kinectimals game.* 

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 3, 2010 – Kinect for Xbox 360 goes on sale in North America Thursday, bringing with it a new era of controller-free gaming and entertainment. 

Once it meets you, Kinect recognizes you. With just a wave of the hand or a voice command, Kinect comes to life, bringing games, movies, TV, music, exercise, dancing and sports to your fingertips. 

No, it’s not a space-age movie; it’s your living room.  (more…)

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comScore Reports September 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

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*Android Platform Now Reaches More than 1 in 5 U.S. Smartphone Subscribers*

RESTON, VA, November 3, 2010 – 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 September 2010. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and smartphone operating system (OS) platforms in the U.S. according to their share of current mobile subscribers ages 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The September report found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 23.5 percent market share, while RIM led among smartphone platforms with 37.3 percent market share. (more…)

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Online Display Advertising Market Grows 34 Percent in the UK Versus Year Ago

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*British Consumers Exposed to 221 Billion Display Ads During Q3 2010*

LONDON, UK, November 3, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of the UK online display advertising market for Q3 2010, which showed strong gains compared to Q3 2009. Data from comScore’s Ad Metrix services showed that UK internet users received more than 221 billion display ads during the third quarter, marking a 34-percent increase versus year ago. (more…)

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Daimler Building New Cloud-Based Collaboration Platform on Microsoft Technologies

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*Automotive group migrates more than 180,000 computer workstations to Microsoft solution.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 2, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. has won another key customer with its collaboration platform and cloud solution. Following an evaluation phase, Daimler AG decided to migrate onto Microsoft’s unified communications, messaging and collaboration solutions. Staff members at Daimler AG now communicate and collaborate more efficiently by using Microsoft technology. (more…)

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Amazon Fulfillment Services in Campbellsville, Ky. Hiring Thousands of Temporary Positions for the 2010 Holiday Season

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CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky., Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that Staff Management is seeking to hire thousands of holiday positions for the Amazon Campbellsville, Ky. fulfillment center, operated by Amazon.com.kydc LLC.

Candidates should be highly motivated with drive, ambition and a passion for providing customers a first-class shopping experience. (more…)

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Amazon Customers Can Now Send Gift Cards Through Facebook Platform

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*New gift card delivery option available just in time for the holiday season*

SEATTLE, Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a new method for sending Amazon.com Gift Cards to friends on Facebook. Customers can now connect to their Facebook account on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/giftcards-facebook) and create a personalized gift card that will be delivered on the recipient’s Facebook Wall.

After connecting to his or her Facebook account on Amazon.com, the sender can choose a gift card design, specify an amount up to $5,000 and provide an optional gift card message. The sender can also schedule the date for the gift card to appear on the recipient’s Facebook Wall up to a year in advance. (more…)

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10 Million UK Consumers Sought Financial Advice Online in September 2010

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*More Than One Out of Three Financial Advice Seekers Visited Moneysupermarket.com*

London, UK, 02 November, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a ranking of top Financial Information/Advice Sites in the UK based on September 2010 data from its comScore Media Metrix service. Nearly 10 million internet users turned to the web for financial advice, spending an average of 15 minutes on sites in the category during the month.

Data from the comScore Ad Metrix service revealed that Adaptive Affinity ranked as the top online display advertiser amongst financial companies, reaching nearly 58 percent of the total UK online audience in September 2010, by promoting its site Quickcreditscore.co.uk. (more…)

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Yahoo!(R) and Samsung(R) Expand Availability of Yahoo! Connected TV to Millions of Consumers Across Europe

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*Further Extends Yahoo!’s Connected TV Leadership; Offers Consumers a Cinematic Internet(TM) experience and Increased Distribution for Publishers*

SEOUL, South Korea & SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo! and Samsung today announced an extended partnership to deliver Yahoo! Connected TV in 26 new countries across Europe, bringing Yahoo! Connected TV on Samsung TVs to 39 countries worldwide. Together with Samsung’s own Internet@TV service, Samsung’s 2010 European Internet-connected TVs will also feature a new full-screen Yahoo! user interface. Today’s news builds on the partnership that Yahoo! and Samsung first announced in January 2009. (more…)

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