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Entries for January, 2011

SiSTeR Technologies Introduces Auto Dealer Video Inventory Widget for Facebook, YouTube and Lead Responses

SiSTeR Technologies Introduces Auto Dealer Video Inventory Widget for Facebook, YouTube and Lead Responses PR Newswire DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2011 DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SiSTeR Technologies, the premier provider of automated video production, distribution and vSEO for auto retailers, manufacturers, and industry partners today announced a new product based on its patented Pic2Vid technology. [...]

CNET: Facebook developing commenting system for websites

According to a report filed by CNET, social networking giant Facebook is “planning to launch a third-party commenting system in a matter of weeks.” The article cites “multiple sources familiar with the matter” and offers the recent hiring of both Nick Grudin and Andy Mitchell as additional evidence. While Facebook is already heavily integrated into [...]

London Stock Exchange Was ‘Under Major Cyberattack’ During Linux Switch

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Computerworld UK: “The London Stock Exchange’s new open source trading system may have been hacked last year, according to a report. The alleged attack came as the LSE began the switch over to the Linux-based systems, according to the dates referred to in the Times newspaper. The [...]

[CIFF 2011] Preview of the 27th China International Furniture Fair

GUANZHOU, China (AVING) — Well-known as Asia’s Largest Furniture Sourcing Center, the 27th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou), CIFF 2011 March, is to be held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex on two phases (Home Furniture on March 18-21, 2011; Office Show on March 27-30, 2011) with a total exhibition area of 540,000SQM. [...]

[ZOTEC Cup Star2 Team Invitation Game] The Sketch of Final Match-1

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Zotac Korea(representative Kim Sung-pyo, www.zotackor.com) had held a Final Match of Starcraft 2, ZOTAC Cup Team Invitation Game Season 2 that Nvidia sponsored jointly at Seoul in January 31. (Picture: Winner ‘StarTale’) StarTale and ZeNEX had competed at the Final Match and StarTale has won after very fun and closed game. [...]

China Starts Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Project

greg_barton writes “The Energy From Thorium blog reports, ‘The People’s Republic of China has initiated a research and development project in thorium molten-salt reactor technology. It was announced in the Chinese Academy of Sciences annual conference on Tuesday, January 25.’ The liquid-fluoride thorium reactor is an alternative reactor design that 1) burns existing nuclear waste, [...]

Core i7-2600K Overclocked: Speed Meets Efficiency

Most of Intel’s Core i5 and i7 CPUs lock out overclocking enthusiasts, which we hate. But the K-series chips win us back over with insane scalability. Would you believe that cranking the dial on performance doesn’t necessarily tank overall efficiency? Original post by Janet Cloninger

Sprint clarifies, confirms new Premier member prerequisites

Way back on the 20th, we told you that Sprint would be tweaking its customer loyalty rewards program – lovingly known as Premier. Recently, Sprint contacted BGR to clarify a few details about exactly what has to happen for customers to qualify for the program’s restructured incentives. Gold Level A gold level member will receive 25% off the [...]

Baidu upbeat on outlook, targets social search

SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Baidu Inc beat fourth quarter estimates and painted a bright near-term outlook as it bets on large advertiser spending and new Chinese Internet trends, such as social networking, to spur growth. Original post by Adam Dachis

LG ‘Heat Pump’ Named Best In Heating Category At AHR Expo Innovation Awards

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Boasts High Capacity, Eco-Friendly Energy Consumption, Reliability in Harsh Environments V2 InjectionTM technology from LG Electronics is to be awarded in the Heating category for its significant contribution to the company’s Air-to-Water Heat Pump (AWHP). The awards are presented annually to the most innovative HVACR (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Refrigerating) products [...]