Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death rates will surge in China by up to 73 percent by 2030, due to aging, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
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By 2030, cardiovascular disease and death rates will surge in China
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 22:04:00 Search firm takes on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Apple Google is planning to launch its Editions e-book service this summer, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal. Chris Palma, manager for strategic development at Google, is quoted as…
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Google Editions e-book store to launch in June
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 21:56:00 Mobile sales halted after espionage and sabotage claims The Indian government has banned local firms from buying Chinese mobile networking hardware after fears of a plague of embedded malware….
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India bans Chinese networking kit over security fears
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 17:56:00 ICM Registry claims Icann is trying to ‘confuse the issue’ ICM Registry, which has applied for the .xxx internet domain, has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) to approve its application without further delay….
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Pressure mounts on Icann to approve .xxx domain
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 17:02:00 Five-year partnership to aid video delivery and network coverage Alcatel-Lucent has announced a five-year deal to provide hardware and services for BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN). Lakh Jemmett, Alcatel-Lucent’s UK president, explained that the project will use Alcatel’s High…
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BT turns to Alcatel-Lucent to help meet 21CN objectives
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 16:11:00 Search firm’s venture capital arm to look abroad for startups this year Google’s venture capital fund has a budget of $100m (£66m) to invest in startups this year, according to reports.
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Google Ventures sets 2010 budget of $100m
UK based users of Google’s webmail service will be glad to hear that their email addresses are set to become a lot less clunkier. Thanks to a trademark dispute over Gmail, UK users were forced to adopt the much lengthier @googlemail.com suffix. But apparently this row has now blown over, leaving British folk free to change their email to @gmail.com if they so wish.
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Googlemail can finally be Gmail in the UK
China has a way of alienating the rest of the world. Instead of using the standard protocol for wireless networks like the rest of the western world is using, it decided to develop its own. But its not stopping Apple from going into one of the world’s largest consumer market.
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Apple Tweaks iPhone Wifi for Chinese Market
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 13:48:00 TS200v tower server includes memory error and RAID protection Lenovo has added a new model to its ThinkServer range, claiming to offer strong performance with reliability, energy efficiency and improved management features for small businesses….
A group of utilities and transmission systems operators affiliated with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are getting together to share information about “transmission…
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Utilities, operators collaborate on electric grid efficiency project
The Web site Greener Ideal has published a story about the potential pitfalls of installing a fairly large-ish solar installation. The piece is basically a cautionary tale on the things that could…
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And you thought pouring a foundation was painful. Try putting in solar.
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 12:42:00 Nokia and RIM lead the pack as global shipments soar, reports Canalys The global smartphone market grew by 67 per cent in 2009, with Nokia and RIM making the strongest gains, according to new figures from Canalys….
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Smartphone market posts strong growth in 2009
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 12:24:00 Social site will reveal offering for bloggers and news organisations later today Twitter will reveal a new offering later today aimed at news organisations that will allow writers to quickly embed tweets in stories….
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Twitter to make tweets embeddable
Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 12:11:00 Cloud-based service promises clearer view into affected PCs Cloud security provider Webroot has launched a vulnerability scanning tool as part of its Web Security Service designed to help identify and protect against threats, vulnerabilities and missing patches….
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Webroot debuts vulnerability scanning tool
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 12:00:00 Search firm offers ability to reset cookies on lost or stolen devices Google has released a new tool that allows administrators at firms using Google Apps to remotely reset cookies to ensure that sensitive data cannot be accessed if a device is…
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Google tightens cloud security for Apps users
David Neal, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 11:50:00 A tough year for IT services providers, reports Gartner Spending on IT services declined dramatically last year across all areas of the industry, according to the latest figures from Gartner….
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Recession hits IT services spending in 2009
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 11:18:00 Confirms Flash will still run via plug-ins on forthcoming browser Microsoft has clarified its stance on supporting Flash in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), explaining that it will continue to offer support for the software as a plug-in, as it has…
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Microsoft clarifies position on IE9 Flash support
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 01:54:00 MyWi app turns iPhone into a 3G modem for iPad A new application for users of ‘jail-broken’ iPhones allows them to be used as 3G modems with Apple’s new iPad tablet….
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New jail-break app gets iPad users free 3G
Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 01:21:00 Private equity firm makes security company’s founders rather rich UK security vendor Sophos has sold a majority stake in the company to private equity firm Apax Partners in a deal that values Sophos at $830m (£546m)….
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Apax Partners buys control of Sophos in £830m deal
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Monday 3 May 2010 at 23:57:00 Big Blue looks to strengthen cloud offerings with latest acquisition IBM has agreed to acquire Cast Iron Systems in a move designed to bolster its line of cloud computing services….
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IBM buys integration tools specialist Cast Iron Systems