Study: 21 percent of Lenovo laptops malfunctioned within 3 years Nov 18, 2009
(NYSE:HPQ), Gateway and Acer ... Laptop brands studied included: Acer, Apple, Asus, Dell, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba. (Triangle Business Journal)
DNP, MPI and Sony Develop MasterCard Compatible IC Credit Card Using Plastic Derived from Biobased Polymer (PLA) Nov 18, 2009
As a result, the card can be used as a multi-functional IC credit card mounted with applications including electronic money, point reward, and gateway controls such as company and student IDs. With environmental conservation now a key issue on a global scale, significant business potential can be seen in the practical application of biobased polymers, especially in contactless IC credit cards which are valued for their convenience, reliability and safety. (JCN Network, Japan)
ARM, Aricent jump on Android bandwagon Nov 18, 2009
The company has designed systems including handsets for LG Electronics, a media gateway for Cisco Systems and a WiMax base station for Alvarion. Android has from a wide range of consumer and embedded systems manufacturers. (EETimes)
Review: Roku HD-XR Internet TV box Nov 18, 2009
Roku hopes its new store will be for TV what the Apple App Store is for the iPhone -- a source of a broad rage of content that turns the Roku player from the Netflix/Amazon box to the Internet entertainment gateway. Owners of older Roku boxes will get over-the-air updates to install the channel store. (USA Today -- Tech)
Big development planned in Spotsy A developer is proposing 950 homes and almost 1 million square feet of office and retail space on the banks of Ni River near Massaponax High School in Spotsylvania County. Nov 18, 2009
This area is what the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors calls the Jackson Gateway. The county comprehensive plan, which is a guide for growth, targets this area for industrial uses, technology and job centers, but not homes. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Jill Biden stops by GateWay college Nov 17, 2009
Jill Biden, the vice president's wife, seemed right at home during her visit Monday to Phoenix's GateWay Community College. Biden, an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College, toured GateWay to highlight the importance of community colleges in training students to join the workforce ... GateWay, 108 N. 40th St., specializes in training students to pursue health-care careers. (AZCentral -- News)
Intelligent Decisions pays $4.4M for Elkridge property Nov 17, 2009
Intelligent Decisions will shift about 15 workers into the building from leased space at 7100 Gateway Drive in Columbia. The company will occupy about 25,000 in the Crossroads Distribution building. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
50m revamp for 'worst stations' Nov 17, 2009
"Stations are deeply entwined with their local community and effectively act as the gateway to both town and railway. They leave passengers with their lasting impressions of both - a dilapidated station is bad business for both town and railway.". PRIORITY STATIONS Manchester Victoria Clapham Junction Crewe Barking Stockport Warrington Bank Quay Preston Wigan North Western Luton Liverpool Central. (BBC News -- UK)
MF could give financial inclusion another dimension Nov 16, 2009
Come March 2010 and Indian investors will wake up to a gateway of convenience and simplicity as far as their mutual fund investments are concerned. So what is this gateway ... Will this online gateway indeed change the face of the Indian mutual fund industry. (India Times)
Intersection now safer Nov 15, 2009
Clovis 'gateway' sign to get a face-lift ... The city will take down the 70-year-old "Gateway to the Sierras" sign for about a month this winter to install decorative poles and make the sign more secure. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Why Ghana needs to change its approach to education Nov 15, 2009
It has been observed that in order for Ghana to be truly the Gateway to Afrika and play a key role in the economic renaissance of the continent, there needs to be a radical overhaul, re-analysis and re-appraisal of the current education system. There are many flaws in the current education system in Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
RivalsHigh Analysis: Pennsylvania powers emerge Nov 15, 2009
"It is very surprising," Gateway head coach Terry Smith said ... Gateway, 11-0 and No. 19 in the RivalsHigh Top 100 football rankings, proved why it's the top team in the state with a 35-3 dismantling of Penn Hills; No. 84 Woodland Hills (10-1) beats Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 36-3. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Behavior Modification Could Ease Concerns About Nanoparticles Nov 14, 2009
13, 2009) In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles in municipal sewage treatment plants -- their main gateway into the environment ... Water discharged from sewage treatment plants is the major gateway for spread of nanoparticles to the aquatic environment ... Scientists thus are focusing on how nanoparticles behave in wastewater... (Science Daily)
Alcoholic Energy Drinks Get FDA Ultimatum Nov 14, 2009
Talk about a gateway behavior ... Talk about a gateway behavior. (CBS News)
* Intel agrees to US$1.25 billion AMD settlemen Nov 14, 2009
Executives from Gateway complained that Intels threats of retaliation for working with AMD beat them into guacamole. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Football playoffs: District 10, state scores Nov 14, 2009
DISTRICT 10 PLAYOFFS Advertisement Class A quarterfinals Mercer 28, Mercyhurst Prep 0 Linesville 48, Union City 7 Farrell 53, Eisenhower 0 Sharpsville 27, Cambridge Springs 14 Class AA semifinals Cathedral Prep 56, Corry 7 Grove City 19, Strong Vincent 13 STATE SCORES Abraham Lincoln 41, Fels 8 Allentown Central Catholic 42, Southern Lehigh 7 Archbishop Ryan 17, Central Bucks West 0 Boyertown 62, Great Valley 26 Frankford 27, Philadelphia Central 6 Harriton 34, Springfield Twp 13 Octorara 35,... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Conflicting goals Nov 14, 2009
This area is the gateway to the monument and already has significant air pollution problems from the landfill in the form of hydrogen sulfide. Many visitors have commented on the stench here on Spirit Lake Highway. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Windows 7 Could Hasten Touch-Screen Computers Nov 13, 2009
Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba and other PC makers have or will shortly trot out touch-ready computers with Windows 7. With the technology fused into Windows 7, PC companies and software developers can apply their own touches on top of the operating system. (W-USA News, DC)
A chronicle of disaster Nov 13, 2009
Kurt Russell and James Spader (pictured) starred in this sci-fi extravaganza about a gateway to another galaxy. Although absurd, it won cult status, spawning three more movies and four TV series. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Can video games spur interest in real history? Nov 13, 2009
"Just as movies about the past adapt the story to medium, so do games. However as limited as this history is, it can be a gateway for further exploration and interest for players," said Brubaker. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Intel Settles with AMD, but Antitrust Issues... Nov 13, 2009
AMD's lawsuit quotes one manager from Toshiba comparing Intel's incentives to "cocaine." It also cites executives from Gateway complaining that Intel's threats of retaliation for working with AMD beat the executives "into guacamole.". Intel has defended its rebates to big Intel customers as legitimate and good for PC buyers who enjoyed lower prices. (Fox News)
Chinese rock 'n' roll hits the U.S. Nov 13, 2009
Only two years after the band's first album debuted, Carsick Cars today serves a gateway band by which many Americans appreciate Chinese rock 'n' roll. Back in China, Carsick Cars performs what label Maybe Mars says is "the anthem of Chinese countercultural youth" for its juxtaposition of catchy pop and lightly politicized social commentary. (CNN -- International)
Microsoft hopes tech types get touchy with computer screens Nov 12, 2009
Gateway, Hewlett-Packard , , , and other PC makers have or will shortly trot out touch-ready computers with Windows 7. TOUCHING. (USA Today -- Money)
The State of Town Planning in Ghana Nov 12, 2009
The goals and objectives of these partnerships are to use the experience in Ghana as a gateway to make wider impacts on the African continent. However, this progress is threatened by deplorable and unacceptable town and country planning policies and practices, or lack of them. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Importance of Women Entrepreneurship in Times of Economic Crisis Nov 12, 2009
In a presentation entitled "Rural Entrepreneurship for Women: a Case for Wealth Creation by Africa's Rural Poor amidst Global Financial and Economic Crisis", the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the South Asia Development Gateway, Baharul Islam, said African rural markets offer unique opportunities to develop strong networks of micro-enterprises. Drawing from numerous examples in Asia, Mr. Islam said: "There are several trades which can be started at village levels and their initiation... (allAfrica.com)
Songdo City defies crisis odds Nov 12, 2009
Korea says that by 2015, when it is due for completion, this speck of strategically placed foggy flatland will be the world's gateway to Northeast Asia - a free economic zone with 80,000 apartments, 4. 6 million square meters of office space and nearly one million square feet of retail space. (Asia Times Online)
IIJ to Establish Layer 2 Connectivity With NTT DoCoMo Nov 11, 2009
A low-cost, secure, remote access environment is created with a closed network connection between the IIJ proprietary remote access device, the ID Gateway located at the customer's premises, and a mobile terminal that uses the IIJ Mobile high-speed mobile communications service ... By simply connecting to the network via IIJ Mobile, the ID Gateway located on the customer's network issues a private IP address to the mobile terminal ... Additional access control and terminal authentication... (Primezone Releases)
Olympic swim centre roof in place Nov 11, 2009
The 17,500-seat venue, designed by Zaha Hadid but criticised for its rising costs, has been described as the "Gateway into the Games". Column-free roof. (BBC News -- UK)
Hooking landlines to cell phones Nov 10, 2009
A: A device called a cellular gateway lets cellular users make and receive wireless calls on regular home phones. Cellular gateways include the Gigaset One from Siemens (gigasetone ... com) and the Cell2Tel (cell2telgateway. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: Telstra Turbo Wireless Gateway Nov 10, 2009
Telstra Turbo Wireless Gateway. Telstra TurboWireless Gateway ... The newest version of Telstra's Turbo Wireless Gateway may not be the cheapest wireless broadband solution in town but if network reliability and reach is in the balance then it's hard to look beyond the ubiquitous Next G network. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Bilfinger eyes $1b-plus IPO Nov 10, 2009
Bilfinger employs more than 7500 people in Australia and is currently building the the North-South Bypass Tunnel and the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane. SINO THE TIMES. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Google's help sought in Koda investigation Nov 10, 2009
Mumbai was the gateway for laundering the Rs. 2,500 crore and Rs. (India Times)
Submarine cable connecting M'sia and SEA to US ready Nov 10, 2009
It will start carrying commercial traffic as Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM), together with the consortium of Asia America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable network, has completed the comprehensive test requirement. The AAG is designed to provide a capacity of up to two Terabits per second of data bandwidth. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Vodacom cautious about recovery Nov 10, 2009
FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Market forces breaking news: Barclays and Vodafone profits defy recession - 39 mins ago Gateway takes chunk of Vodacoms profit - 2 hrs ago Vodacom revs up 9. 9% amid challenges - 10 hrs ago Vodacom hurts in Africa, wins in SA - 16 hrs ago Vodacom's profit drops - 19 hrs ago. (BBC News -- Business)
Click to read:Should Pot Be Legal? Nov 9, 2009
This is known as the "gateway effect." Despite arguments from the drug culture to the contrary, marijuana is addictive ... The government believes that marijuana is a gateway drug and that reclassification was needed to "send a message to young people that it was unacceptable." There will also be more robust enforcement of laws banning the supply and possession of marijuana and a new approach to tackling marijuana farms and organized crime ... The Prohibitionist IMMEDIATELY starts by claiming... (CBS News)
Social media going corporate Nov 8, 2009
Ambwani said he's been talking to firms about FaceTime's new United Security Gateway technology, which allows social media use while still addressing concerns about security and letting private information leak out. One example of such concerns involved a Canadian bank that blocked social media but became the object of a wave of complaints from outraged customers about poor service on Facebook and Twitter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Orlando shooting spree suspect caught Nov 8, 2009
Authorities identified the suspect as Jason Rodriguez, a former employee of Reynolds Smith & Hills, whose offices are located in the 16-story Gateway Center building. The incident began at 11:44 a.m., when Rodriguez entered the business' eighth-floor reception area, said Lt. Louis Tanzi, violent crimes section commander for the Orlando Police Department. (CNN -- US)
Soldier, student, philanthropist Nov 8, 2009
"In Hanoi he joined the nonprofit Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped, funded in part by this country to help those with disabilities get vocational training and find work."It was enormously rewarding," he said.He learned to play the violin from a master, in exchange for teaching English. Hearing about the 2004 tsunami, he left Vietnam for Thailand on an old Russian Minsk motorcycle. Along the week's journey, he said, he was struck by a truck driven by a drunk driver and spent two weeks in a... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
Documentaries - Salon. Follow Entertainment. (Salon)
Area resident describes chaos of shooting scene Nov 7, 2009
When Ozzy Murua entered the Gateway Center close to Interstate 4 and Ivanhoe Boulevard in Orlando on Friday, he expected it to be just another day at the realty appraisal office. Instead, Murua soon found himself scared for his life on the 12th floor. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
High school football scores Nov 7, 2009
22 Philadelphia Roman Catholic 34, St. Joseph's Prep 0 Pittston Area 40, Wyoming Area 19 Pleasant Valley 28, Stroudsburg 7 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 27, Cheltenham 7 Pocono Mountain E. 28, Pocono Mountain West 14 Pottsgrove 10, Phoenixville 6 Punxsutawney 29, Brookville 12 Quakertown 21, Souderton 16 Radnor 24, Marple Newtown 20 Reading Holy Name 42, Reading Central Catholic 21 Richland 44, Penn Cambria 22 Ridgway 20, Clarion-Limestone 13 Ridley 28, Upper Darby 0 Salisbury 28, Southern Lehigh 14... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Ex-worker opens fire at office in Orlando Nov 7, 2009
ORLANDO ORLANDO -- Mike Maurer heard two bangs, but at first he thought the noise came from construction work at the downtown Gateway Center ... Orlando police responded to the Gateway Center at 1000 Legion Place, on the edge of the city's downtown, and heard more gunshots ... The construction engineering and inspection firm is headquartered in the Gateway CenterThe firm has worked on road engineering projects for the state and launch complex designs for NASA. The company recently handled... (Florida Today)
FDIC Takes Over 5 More Banks Nov 7, 2009
6 million in deposits; and Gateway Bank in St. Louis, with $27 ... Alerus Financial of Grand Forks, N.D., agreed to assume the assets and deposits of Prosperan Bank, while Central Bank of Kansas City is buying the assets and deposits of Gateway Bank. (CBS News)
HP Puts Ibrix to Work Nov 6, 2009
The new systems are the X9300 10GbE gateway model, the X9320 storage systems with performance and capacity options, and the X9720 "extreme storage appliance," which replaces HP's , the ExDS9100. Ibrix replaces HP's PolyServe technology in the new X9720. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Opinion: Bias in pot laws' enforcement Nov 6, 2009
Apparently marijuana serves as a gateway after all, feeding young people into the criminal justice system and on to a marginalized adulthood. Widespread discussion of everyday marijuana consumption is helping turn the tide against decades of failed marijuana prohibition. (CNN)
Malaysias proposal to set up Asean news gateway gets support Nov 6, 2009
Malaysias proposal to set up Asean news gateway gets support ... Malaysias proposal to set up Asean news gateway gets support ... VIENTIANE: Malaysia has received support from other Asean members on its proposal for a news and information gateway to increase intra-Asean news and information flow, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim claimed. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Intel whacked by another antitrust lawsuit Nov 5, 2009
AMDs lawsuit quotes managers from Toshiba saying Intels financial incentives amounted to cocaine, and executives from Gateway complaining that Intels threats of retaliation for working with AMD beat them into guacamole. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bid to tackle 'sick-note culture' Nov 5, 2009
The "sick-note culture" is also seen as the gateway to incapacity benefit. GPs are responsible for signing people off for the first six months, before they are formally passed on to the centrally-administered incapacity benefits system. (BBC News -- Health)
TM to deploy cable on Nov 10 Nov 5, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd s Asia America Gateway (AAG) will be deployed on Nov 10 ... We are also looking at the Asia- Pacific Gateway (APG) to sustain demand. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Connie Mack: Venezuelas numerous ties to terrorism make nation worthy of condemnation Nov 5, 2009
Chavez has provided critical support to terrorists, including money, resources, and a gateway for terrorists to extend their reach throughout the entire Western Hemisphere. For example, Venezuela is currently providing critical support to Irans nuclear ambitions by supplying uranium to Iran. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Beer distributor Reyes Holdings expanding in HQ move Nov 5, 2009
A family investment trust of former Coca-Cola bottler Marvin J. Herb owns the building, part of the two-building OHare Gateway Office Centre. Reyes Holdings was one of the first tenants in the building, which was constructed in 2000, and the company has expanded its space over the years, Mr. Spinner says. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Henderson Libraries Helping Jobseekers Nov 5, 2009
While the web has become a gateway to jobs for some, for others it's a blockade. "We are finding a lot of people are having to look for jobs that have not had to in a long time. A lot of the applications are only online now and that has been a hard thing for a lot of our patrons," said Paseo Verde library manager Joan Vaughan. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
N.Y. Lawsuit: Intel Used "Illegal Threats" Nov 5, 2009
That lawsuit quotes managers from Toshiba saying Intel's financial incentives amounted to "cocaine," and executives from Gateway complaining that Intel's threats of retaliation for working with AMD beat them "into guacamole.". Intel owns about 80 percent of the worldwide microprocessor market, while AMD essentially has the rest. (CBS News)
Now in Second Place, Acer Keeps Charging Ahead Nov 4, 2009
Acer has grown thanks to acquisitions of Gateway and Packard Bell and by focusing on the consumer market, particularly with netbooks. Gianfranco Lanci, the company's president and CEO, said the firm expects more growth from netbooks. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Twenty must-follow contracts Nov 4, 2009
Homeland Security Department Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II. General Services Department Connections. (FCW.com)
U.S. Embassy building sold Nov 4, 2009
The concrete, four-story structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, who also designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, and the U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the embassy has caused controversy locally by installing blast walls in a wide perimeter around the building. (CNN)
Tips on how to get busted when smoking pot Nov 3, 2009
Pot is a gateway drug. Certain arguements will be made that it is a gateway to some pretty cool things ... pot is a gateway drug like eating is to becoming fat. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
What Health Reform Means for the Uninsured Nov 3, 2009
Johnson would be able to purchase private health insurance from a gateway or exchange, a state-based pool offering a menu of private insurance plans. The House and the Senate HELP bills would also offer her a public plan. (CBS News)
Taking a touching approach to transport ticketing and home care for elderly Nov 3, 2009
The result is a cheap and fully open solution with no gateway requiring complex configurations. Identifying the business areas. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
WPIAL Football Playoffs: Monessen's Pacak reinstated Nov 3, 2009
" One other notable ejection from last week won't be overturned. Clairton standout receiver-defensive back Kevin Weatherspoon was ejected for allegedly throwing a punch against Serra. Weatherspoon, a Pitt recruit, will not play against South Side Beaver. The No. 1 seeds in the playoffs are Gateway (Class AAAA), Thomas Jefferson (AAA), South Fayette (AA) and Rochester (A). "The hardest one to seed was Class AA," WPIAL executive director Tim O'Malley said. "Just because of the number of quality... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Govt plans system to track corp fraud Nov 3, 2009
According to an official in the ministry of corporate affairs, the government's new drive would be technology-driven and bank heavily on the MCA21 e-governance programme that is now the main gateway for corporates to file their statutory documents. "This is part of our efforts to have an effective early warning system and the idea is to detect frauds, or any tendency of fraud, early," the official said, adding that pilot work on the project has already been kickstarted. (India Times)
VA wants to share aging health IT system Nov 2, 2009
VA ought to explore leveraging the Connect gateway, he said. The programs complement each other. (FCW.com)
RivalsHigh 100 Preview: Eight new teams Nov 2, 2009
Gateway Gators got a huge win over McKeesport (Penn. High, 35-14. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Artist will help celebrate opening of D.M.s Pappajohn Sculpture Park Nov 1, 2009
4-acre John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park opened to the public last month in downtown Des Moines Western Gateway. The park is located within a major crossroads of the urban grid, making it unlike any other sculpture park in the United States. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
BluMail striving to support education, development Oct 31, 2009
Accra, Oct. 30, GNA - BluMail, a gateway for global email, education= , networking, jobs and entrepreneurship, is providing a platform through th= e Internet to its clientele to contribute towards the development of their countries. A statement signed by Dr Sarah MacCue, Founder and Board Chair of BluMail, United States, said her outfit would provide free email accounts= , educational content focused on conflict resolution, early childhood education, entrepreneurship and the environment. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
