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Contactless payment to hit mainstream?
News Industry has crossed "major hurdle", finally paving way for mobile payments based on near-field communications technology, says industry player.
Tags: Mobile commerce, NFC (near-field communications), Security, Chip, Singapore, payment, transportation, Mobile commerce, Mobile Payment
S'pore govt to further adopt cloud, green IT
News Stimulus spending will spur their adoption by country's public sector, as nation focuses on ICT as key part of its economic recovery plan, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Green IT, IT budgeting, Stimulus, IT-spending, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Broadband, Cloud computing, public sector
Cisco unveils global blueprint for cities
News Its "Intelligent Urbanization" pilot aims to help Indian city, Bengaluru, use the network to integrate city management to bring economic growth and better quality of life.
Tags: Networking, Government, City, Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IP network, globalization, Bengaluru, Indian City, network
Electric cars not as green as you think
News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric car, electric vehicle, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car
IBM plugs sensors in for shipping, power grid
News Making industry cleaner is, to an extent, a data problem. Two IBM projects rely on data-gathering sensors to make shipping and electricity distribution more efficient.
Tags: Green IT, Components, IBM Corp., Sensor, Carbon Emission, Manufacturing, transportation industry, Japanese company, Japan, software
Study: Bioelectricity bests biofuels on miles per acre
News Researchers find that using crop land to make electricity to power a plug-in electric vehicle is more efficient and less polluting than running a comparable car with ethanol.
Tags: Green IT, Plug-in, greenhouse gas emission, greenhouse gas, electric car, co-author, biofuel, car, Green IT, transportation
Navigating, dieting your way to greener pastures
Blogs Drive by GPS, think green every day and eat grass. Odd as it may sound, these seem to be the messages that came out of E...
Switch from oil to silicon
Insight perspective Smaller firms that still see technology as a cost ripe for pruning are making a big mistake. Now's the time they should be swapping their dependency on oil for a focus on silicon, says analyst.
Tags: Small And Medium Business, Quocirca, Business Process, Internet Connection, Silicon, software, food, Web 2.0, revenue, Internet
Yahoo overhauls search results
News Internet giant stresses its commitment to improving user experience, following Microsoft deal in July, with revamped version of its search results.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web servers, Data Management, Wikipedia, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo IM, IM, Search Result, blog
Texting and tweeting through Obama's swearing in
News Inauguration planners are turning to Twitter and text messaging to keep things organized when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in January 20.
Tags: Web sites, Politics, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Twitter, Ceremony, Text Messaging, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Washington
MTI Micro partners for fuel cell ultra-mobile PC
News Rather than look for an electrical outlet in the airport, you can pull out a liquid methanol cartridge to charge your ultra-mobile PC, if this partnership pans out.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Ultramobile PC, consumer electronics company, carbon dioxide, blog, data center, PC, Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets
India, Vietnam lead Asia's chip growth
News Domestic electronics demand and government support for foreign investments, will ensure the two markets enjoy high growth over the next few years, analyst says.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Semiconductor, Chip, intellectual property, China, revenue
Philippines puts brakes on vehicle RFID plan
News Public uproar compels Land Transportation Office to indefinitely postpone country's multi-million dollar project to install RFID devices in vehicles.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Local Government, RFID tag, Plan, IT infrastructure, Information Technology, RFID chip, U.S. Department of Transportation, Rep.
A look back at Arroyo's ICT term
Blogs As I watched the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Gloria Arroyo last Monday, I noticed that she peppered her ...
Gartner: Brace yourself for cloud computing
News Cloud computing led Gartner's list of ten big technologies to plan for in 2010. Also: mobile apps, desktop virtualization, social networks, green IT.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cloud computing, Computer, Virtualization, Information Technology, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Social Computing, Gartner Inc., Cloud computing
