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Study Offers New Insights on Invasive Fly Threatening U.S. Fruit Crops

By Guest PostMarch 19, 2013Natureblackberry, d suzukii, drosophila suzukii, dylan kraus, east asia, eastern us, eggs, female flies, gina fernandez, hannah burrack, invasive, maturity, north Carolina, raspberry crops, research, spotted wing, state university, taylor spivey, united states, vinegar fly

Humans aren’t the only species with a sweet tooth. Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insight into a species that has spread across the United States over the past four years and threatens to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to U.S. fruit crops.

“Because we know that D. suzukii prefers softer, sweeter fruit, we can focus our research efforts into which wild fruits may serve as reservoirs for this species and help identify new crops that might be at risk,” says Dr. Hannah Burrack, an assistant professor of entomology at NC State and lead author of a paper on the research. “These findings may also be a starting point for plant breeders interested in developing new fruit varieties that are more resistant to D. suzukii.” (more…)

comScore Reports January 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

By Guest PostMarch 6, 2013Technologyandroid, apple, blackberry, Comscore, data, Google, htc, iPhone, lg, Microsoft, mobile, mobile phone usage, mobilens data, rankings, rim, Samsung, smartphone, symbian

Big Jump in January Smartphone Adoption Driven Largely by Apple

RESTON, VA, March 6, 2013 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry during the three month average period ending January 2013. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 37.8 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52.3 percent platform market share.

Smartphone OEM Market Share

129.4 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (55 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in January, up 7 percent since October. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 37.8 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 3.5 percentage points from October). Samsung ranked second with 21.4 percent market share (up 1.9 percentage points), followed by HTC with 9.7 percent share, Motorola with 8.6 percent and LG with 7 percent (up 0.3 percentage points). (more…)

IBM Forges New Routes to Market with Power and Storage Systems Tuned for Big Data and Cloud Computing

By Guest PostFebruary 5, 2013Technology1gbe copper, 7r1, 7r2, analytics software, android, arrow, avnet, big data, big data analytics, blackberry, ceos, cios, cloud computing, cloud workloads, cognos, critical x86 problems, data storage, embedded memory, firebaugh, government officials, hybrid cloud creation, ibm, iPhone, Johannesburg, justin porter, model stn7800, power systems, power7 processors, powerlinux, rod adkins, smartcloud storage solutions, smb, South Africa, spss, usd, virtualization, watson system, web applications, websphere mobile

Johannesburg, South Africa – 05 Feb 2013: IBM today accelerated its strategy to make big data and cloud computing a reality for businesses of all sizes with new Power Systems and Storage Systems that provide deep insights into big data, simplify data storage in the cloud, and can reduce costs through consolidation.

The announcement was made today in Johannesburg, South Africa, where IBM convened over 100 CEOs, CIOs, government officials, and academics at a leadership forum to chart a course for future business opportunities across the continent. (more…)

Two CEOs Can Be Better Than One

By Guest PostSeptember 3, 2011Economy, General, Technologyamerican eagle outfitters, americans, bed, blackberry, captains and titans of industry, corporate heads, emre unlu, executive behavior, executives, matteo arena, median cash compensation, research in motion, stephen ferris, university of missouri

*MU study finds executives with shared responsibilities succeed and provide value to shareholders*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Many believe that two corporate heads are not better than one. However, a University of Missouri researcher has found that more companies have co-CEOs than previously though and that having two people in the senior leadership position is actually very successful for businesses.

“Americans have long championed captains and titans of industry, but this research shows that having two corporate leaders can work,” said Stephen Ferris, professor and director of the Financial Research Institute in the University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business. “In fact, co-CEOs are ideal in many situations, especially when the executives provide oversight of each other’s actions and provide complementary skill sets.” (more…)

Amazon.com Now Selling More Kindle Books Than Print Books

By Guest PostMay 19, 2011TechnologyAmazon, blackberry, founder and ceo, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, jeff bezos, kindle, kindle books, mac, paperback, pc, uk kindle store

*Kindle with Special Offers for only $114 is already the bestselling member of the Kindle family*

SEATTLE, May 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July 1995. Twelve years later in November 2007, Amazon introduced the revolutionary Kindle and began selling Kindle books. By July 2010, Kindle book sales had surpassed hardcover book sales, and six months later, Kindle books overtook paperback books to become the most popular format on Amazon.com. Today, less than four years after introducing Kindle books, Amazon.com customers are now purchasing more Kindle books than all print books – hardcover and paperback – combined. (more…)

In Europe, Apple iOS Ecosystem Twice the Size of Android When Accounting for Mobile Phones, Tablets and Other Connected Media Devices

By Guest PostApril 21, 2011Technologyandroid os, android software, apple, apple products, blackberry, Comscore, eu5, european markets, france, Germany, Google, ios platform, ipad, ipod touch, italy, jeremy copp, media tablet owners, mobilens, oem, samsung galaxy tab, sony ericsson, spain, uk

*comScore Releases First European Data on Media Tablet Users from MobiLens Service*

London, UK, 21 April, 2011 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of an EU5 (UK, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy) study of media tablet owners, based on data from the comScore MobiLens service. The report includes comScore’s first publicly available data showing demographics and other characteristics of users of connected media devices, such as the iPad, iPod Touch and devices running on Google’s Android software. Initial research indicates that Apple’s iOS platform, which resides on iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, has a combined platform reach of 28.9 million users in the five European markets, outreaching the Android platform by 116 percent.

“comScore is excited to offer insights about the comprehensive mobile ecosystem, including connected media devices, such as the iPad,” said Jeremy Copp, comScore vice president of mobile in Europe. “This new data set is part of our MobiLens service and enables our clients to understand the detailed demographic and behavioural attributes of connected media device users. This of course has significant implications for the media and developer communities as they consider how best to reach their audience on all types of connected devices.” (more…)

Coming To A Computer Near You: Google Apps For Education

By Guest PostApril 19, 2011Education, Technologyapplemail, blackberry, calendar, chuck powell, docs, electronic protected health information, email system, ephi, Google, google apps, google apps for education, google talk, groups, information technology services, iPhone, its, peter salovey, sites, thunderbird, yale, yale systems

It’s official. Yale is making the switch from its current email system to Google Apps for Education — a move that is expected to cut costs and free up resources, while expanding the features available to the Yale community.

“This will be a huge improvement for students, who will benefit not only from a better Web-based email client, but also from the entire suite of Google Apps for Education: Google Talk, Groups, Docs, Sites and Calendar,” says Chuck Powell, associate CIO for operations, support and services at Information Technology Services (ITS). He also noted that the switch means that ITS has one less commodity service to provide, which frees up time to work on more institutionally-important initiatives that outside vendors like Google can’t deliver. (more…)

Monster.com’s New Book Available Exclusively in the Kindle Store

By Guest PostAugust 9, 2010TechnologyAmazon, amazon.com, blackberry, digital format, doug hardy, kindle store, monster.com, russ grandinetti, s&p 500 index, six fundamentals, six fundamentals to building a lifelong career, Technology, times bestsellers, whispersync

*“Six Fundamentals to Building a Lifelong Career” is Available Exclusively as an E-Book in the Kindle Store for Download in Under 60 Seconds*

SEATTLE, Aug 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Monster.com has released the book “Six Fundamentals to Building a Lifelong Career” exclusively in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore).

The book, which is currently only available in digital format, will be exclusive to the Kindle Store for one year and priced at $7.99.

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