Windows 7 Phone comes Christmas

No support for Adobe Flash to us or the mailbox, but support for a new application domain.
Microsoft Windows 7 Phone is expected to be in Australia for Christmas in the media that sells, consumers Redmond giant plans to launch a "large" for Telstra in the month of December.

Engineering samples of Samsung Windows 7, which is displayed in Microsoft Tech Ed conference on the Gold Coast last week.

We ,It is fair to say that the new mobile operating system is a major step forward despite the lack of Adobe Flash and many integrated inbox zero head.

Microsoft program manager Peter Torr said ITnews Mobile Internet Explorer will not have the Adobe plug-ins while working on Flash support.

Microsoft is required to overcome obstacles like this strategy for mobile devices. Another weakness is that Windows 7 Phone application is less compatibility with previous versions of Windows Mobile

Other features include a failure - that Apple in the IOS operating system, mobile readiness - a single inbox. Each email account, so the only way to get access to unread messages will switch between accounts. Like most people have two accounts - for work and home - who are less fortunate have Windows Mobile.

And not as a tool to support as far as possible, Microsoft will be played from Apple's book, trying to take over the units at each level of control.

Microsoft Developer Balz, tools to facilitate application development for Microsoft Marketplace. Developers must pay $ 150 for membership, but that would be paid to access it for free download application and to sell the rights to market the application. But companies and developers to create programs for the internal use of companies do not worry it is freely available to them.

Windows 7 Phone Office applications can create and edit with ease. mobile phone users to edit the document but does not require a desktop experience.

Tech Ed, Microsoft is running a conference in order of execution of Windows Phone eyes seven new sites online property real estate Fairfax Media, the domain. Although we have a beta version that runs on the hardware it looked sampling, user interface, very clean, large enough so that the buttons with your finger and controls, such as a list of options that is pressed with a finger-friendly.

No need to use the pen again.

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Sky City plans $ 250 m expansion Adelaide

Sky City Entertainment Group plans $ 250,000,000 its Adelaide Casino.

The company said it is negotiating with the South Australian Government plans to expand and improve the Adelaide casino and entertainment facilities, support the government's vision to change the Adelaide River district became a world-class entertainment.

These investments are the development, which was announced by the state government, including the Adelaide Oval Adelaide Convention Centre and rehabilitation, "said Sky City.

While still subject to various approvals required, the Adelaide Casino on foot facility expansion plans to see the beach.

Including new and expanded gaming facilities, including a personal playground, car parking and creation of a new sports bar, bar and restaurant.

Casino development an equal basis in the same train to other major cities compete to attract millions of visitors each year, Sky City said.

Sky City director Nigel Morrison said the potential expansion of the casino will offer more facilities to the extent of Adelaide and its status as a leading city in Australia.

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Vector expects profit growth this year

Auckland-based electric and gas utility vector, which produces 4.7% increase in net income of $ 172,600,000 for 2009-10 is expected to increase another solid revenue next year.



The company said it estimates that, focus on growth opportunities and improve efficiency.

Vector says comfortable with market expectations for net income of $ 180,000,000 to $ 208,000,000 for the year 2010/11.
Chief executive Simon Mackenzie said the result is positive, considering the economic conditions and lower customer demand.

vector of the optical fiber network to play a role in the future.

"He (float) is an option for our growth, we must not forget the fact that 60% of earnings from our regulated business, to invest in more growth," said Mackenzie, National Business Review.

is "In the coming 10-15 years the population of Auckland will increase by about 800,000 people, so that not all happen in 15 years," he said. "We continue to see very strong growth in our core business."

Forsyth Barr analyst Andrew Harvey-Green said Vector had a solid performance with a few surprises.

The first half second half shows the effect of vector comparisons are no longer capable of working on Maui LPG is cheaper.

Maui legacy contracts end vector means EBITDA wholesale gas prices have dropped to $ 22,500,000 in the second semester of $ 41,000,000 in the first year.

Vector announces earnings at end of 7.5ca share for the full year dividend to 14c, compared with 13.75c for the year 2009.

debt reduction, with a level of control, reducing the cost of net debt to $ 167,000,000, down from $ 22,500,000 last year.

At the EBITDA level of corporate profits fell 0.7% to $ 578,100,000.

Electric revenues increased to $ 20,300,000 $ 553,900,000 and EBITDA increased to this part of the business amounted to 6.3% to $ 355,800,000.

Gas transmission has been increased by $ 4,200,000 from $ 194,200,000 to meet and achieve EBITDA of $ 7,300,000 to $ 159,700,000.

Vector owns and operates the electricity distribution network in the city of Auckland, Manukau City and parts of Papakura Vector brand. In North Shore City, Waitakere City and Rodney, operating under the brand name American Vector Networks.

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Yen fell against the USD Save as data recovery service accounts

August 18 (aktiencheck.de AG) - Dollar falls on a second straight week against the yen after reports showed the largest acquisition of the world economy stalled, could increase the attractiveness of the Japanese currency as a refuge.

Yen hits 15-week high this year, the purchase of existing U.S. homes fell two times the budget, new home sales fell unexpectedly and orders for durable goods rose less than expected. Swiss franc, another currency Haven, took part as well. A government report next week may show the economy lost jobs in August for the third month.

"Economic recovery has shown us that," said Boris Schlossberg, director of currency research at GFT Forex online stores in New York. "Next week will see a highly concentrated market, like us."

The U.S. currency fell 0.5 percent to 85.22 yen in New York, from 85.62 yen in the 20th week of August. ¥ 83.60 hit on August 24, the lowest level since 1995, lost 1.4 percent for the month. Dollar lost 0.4 percent to $ 1.2763 per euro from $ 1.2712 last week. Japan's currency rose 0.1 percent to 108.72 per euro, from 108.83. Franco ended the week up 0.2 percent to 1.3119 per euro, after touching a record high of 1.2972 August 25th.

Some coins have traditionally been on the rise of global growth in profits during the week after posting profits rose yesterday as stocks. The SEC hopes to all 16 members of the most actively traded companies to follow the New Zealand dollar. The Crown rose 1.1 percent to 7.3391 per dollar, while New Zealand's currency rose 0.6 percent to 71.09 U.S. cents. The Australian dollar is the No. 4 player, just below the franc and strengthened 0.6 percent to 89.89 U.S. cents.

Advance peeled

yen cut the early weeks, as promised yesterday by the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, the Chairman, the central bank report showed economic recovery and to maintain U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter fell less than expected. Standard & Poor's 500 rose 1.7 percent, more than three weeks.

Yen also weakened Prime Minister Naoto Kan, said Japan was ready to "bold" steps to reduce its value. The yen has risen 14 percent this year with the largest gains in the developed world counterparts, according to Bloomberg correlation-weighted index of currencies. Central banks intervene in currency markets to buy or sell currencies to influence exchange rates.

Japan last intervened in March 2004, when about 109 yen per dollar. 14800000000000 Bank of the Japanese yen in the first three months of 2004 sales, after record sales of 20.4 trillion yen in the year 2003. Currency ended the year at 102.63 against the dollar. Japan's currency was last purchased in 1998.

"Intervention is ready"

Yen fell yesterday against all members of the most commercial.

"Open the short term, the market does not want to bet against the Bank of Japan because it shows that even wants to intervene," said Stephan Mayer, an analyst at Unicredit Spa Milan money.

Bernanke said the Fed "will do all it can" to ensure continued economic recovery. He said governors from around the world with the annual symposium of the Kansas City Fed's monetary policy in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Last year economic growth was "too slow" and unemployment "is too high," Bernanke said. However, the transfer of tax incentives and the supply of treasury stock for private consumption and business investment is placed "on the road," he said.

"The two dodged bullets"

"Dollars to avoid actually two balls," said Joe Manimbo, a market analyst in Washington at Travelex Global Business Payments, net of foreign exchange. "Growth in the U.S. for the second quarter, which came out a touch higher than expected, which helped reduce the number of serious concerns about the U.S. economy will be reviewed." Bernanke's comments, "because he claimed that a new impetus for the U.S. economy, support for the dollar as well," he said.

100 000 U.S. employers eliminated jobs in August, the average estimate of 59 economists in a Bloomberg survey before the U.S. Labor Department data on 3 September. Employers cut last month and 131 000 221 000 jobs in June.

"Fear of a slowing U.S. economy will not go away," said Nick Bennenbroek, currency strategist at Wells Fargo & Co. in New York.

Purchases of existing homes fell a record 27.2 percent reported in July, the National Association of Realtors August 24. Rate of new home sales fell to 276 000 annual rate, the lowest since data began in 1963, according to figures from the Commerce Department the next day. won durable goods orders up 0.3 percent last month, Commerce said on August 25, compared with an estimated 3 percent of the Bloomberg survey.

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University of Mobile and Desktop Support

Business College of Health Technology trio promises to produce the next certified IT professionals to assist in the formation BlackBerry

College offers three new programs, Mobile and Desktop Support technicians, who promised to make the next certified IT professionals who provide BlackBerry and the computer, the business landscape in North America will dominate the future.

Trio mobile desk and technical support program is very little, but the full program and Microsoft that offer BlackBerry certification. The trio think the BlackBerry has become an important part of business and the demand for skilled workers in a network that supports more.

"We have a group of industry experts who helped us create a broader curriculum and effectively together. Our latest addition to our curriculum focuses on the demand for specialist support, can provide details to the Windows desktop, Microsoft Office and mobile devices like the BlackBerry different environments, "said Chairman of School Network, Jason Eckert.

"We are pleased to offer a program so rich is a group of talented engineers in the creation of needs and challenges of this rapidly changing industry needs."

Trio programs for people with the knowledge and certification to assist users and develop computer and network administration. Students receive training in desktop applications, communications and support, training for major operating systems including Microsoft Windows Vista and wireless and mobile devices, is a valuable asset to any IT department.

College trio recognized by Microsoft in 2001, 2002 and again in 2003 as a training partner for them in Canada.

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Robot Sales Jump 40% in North America in the first half of 2010

Robot Sales Jump 40% in North America in the first half of 2010


Order with non-motor business, led by the Robotics Industry Association. Lead arc welding and material handling.

American companies in the field of robotics saw orders jump 40% in units in the first half of 2010, according to new figures from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA Journal), Trade Industry Group.

A total of 6316 robots valued at $ 411,400,000 were ordered by companies in North America and June, 40% in units and 48% in U.S. dollars the same period in 2009. When orders to companies outside North America, including, for a further rise of 54% to 62% in units and dollars.

"In North America was the largest gain in orders for non-automotive business, where units rose 51%," said Jeffrey A. Burnstein, president of the air. "This is a very positive sign for our industry has been in various industries, such as growing semiconductor, electronics and photonics, food and beverages, plastics and rubber, consumer products, and life sciences. Each segment posted a substantial lead in the first half of 2010, while automotive orders increased by 30%. "

Burnstein noted that comparisons with 2009 are very similar as the numbers dropped sharply last year due to recession. "We still have a long way before the industry during a recession sales levels, but I am very pleased that we were on the right track," he said.

The main application of arc welding robots showed gains of 52% of the units, followed very closely with the management of materials, with 51%. "Materials handling is still the largest application area for robots, this is a big leap in first half of this year is very good news," says Burnstein.

Burnstein also said that sales of material handling robots tend to increase further if the RIA Auto Fair 2011 (formerly the International Robots, Vision & Motion Control) ProMat Show placements, an important trade fair for material flow and logistics, sponsored by the American Material Handling Industry. Posted in events that take place from 21 till March 24, 2011 McCormick Place in Chicago.

"There is growing interest in robots, storage and distribution industries, which include segments of the main objectives ProMat group," says Burnstein. "There are more mobile robotics and applications for industry, and we also saw a robotic arm with a mobile base We see here the most important growth opportunities for our members to make this application is very interesting .."

RIA estimates that some 198,000 robots are now working in U.S. factories used by the United States to Japan in the second robot in general. More than one million robots are used throughout the world.

Founded in 1974, above, currently representing about 225 robot manufacturers, system integrators, suppliers, customers, advisory groups and research centers. In addition to exhibitions and conferences, the biennial (now known as, automatic formerly known as the International Robots, Vision & Motion Control Show) RIA's most famous for developing Robot ANSI / RIA National Safety Standard annual Robotics Industry Forum (next event is scheduled for 19 - December 21, 2011 in Orlando, Florida) and the Robotics Online, the world's leading site for information about robotics.

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European Investment Bank

European Investment Bank, working as a bank, especially in the European Union. He offers individual loans, loans for mediation, including credit facilities or direct loans, financing and specialized instruments such as structured financing facility, the risk of funding mechanism, carbon financing and loan companies, cities and small and medium enterprises. The company also offers the facility of the Fund International Support Kolzoduy dismantling of energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy in Bulgaria to promote technical assistance to finance and guarantee the complete plant for banks, leasing companies, security institutions, mutual guarantee funds and special purpose vehicles. In addition, participation in venture capital activities. The company serves the energy, transportation, telecommunications, water, infrastructure, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and health and education. European Investment Bank was established in 1957 and headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg Read More......

Is it true that Google's social network?

Company has many social projects, but can be difficult to improve on Facebook.

Rumors that Google is building a new social network has been published since the end of June, when Kevin Rose, CEO of Digg.com, Twitter, Web giant bear's challenge to Facebook works. Latest action from the company - reported investment in Zynga, a social gaming company, and took a slide, a company that a large number of applications to create a social network - revived.

Google has several products, online social interaction - including YouTube, Google Talk, Google Reader, Blogger and promoted. But it has struggled to provide a social networking service dedicated to succeed. current social network, Orkut, has far fewer users than Facebook (about 100 million U.S. dollars, with a € 500,000,000), and is very popular in Brazil and India. And the introduction of Buzz, a social network that is built into Gmail destroyed, when users complained their privacy was invaded. Google has several promising social services, including micro-blogging service Jaiku location and the location was arrested at dodgeball, just stay invested in it.

Some argue that Google has failed to provide the type of people expect a social networking experience. "Google has never come up with] something networking products [social where the driving experience," said Jared Reel, founder of the user interface techniques, a consulting company based in North Andover, MA-based. "It is always unity and engineering technologies - the experience is a kind of layer at the back."

Other notes from the no-spin social casualties of Google as Lively, immersed in the virtual world and the waves, the experiment in online communication and collaboration, presented as part of a project engineer for the company. Reel said it was unlikely that the project should be large enough to become a fully functional social network.

Nick O'Neill, an expert on the social networking industry and Facebook social blogs all over the place, saying that Google really wants to get more social network Facebook, and collect valuable business information that Google is not available to participants.

O'Neill said that the exchange of content with friends provide valuable information about user interests and behavior - whether that is useful to obtain better search results and ads more effective. To maintain its dominance in the same area, O'Neill said, Google was providing search results that allow users to enhance social relationships and exchange information with their friends. Google makes your social network, the best information, social, she said.

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Ed Sims left the Air New Zealand

Ed Sims, group of international airlines, Air New Zealand general manager, will leave the company.

Air NZ said that after 10 successful years in this business, Mr. Sims has decided to pursue other opportunities. He left late this year or early next year.

Mr. Sims was the Air New Zealand in 2001 as vice president of retail division of the plane, packed with previous senior positions at Virgin Group and Airtours Travel, the largest operator in Europe, according to the company website.

In 2002 he was appointed Vice President of Marketing and alliances. He is currently nominated for the role in December 2003 with the responsibility of crew members and a fleet of international long distance and orientation program improvement.

The responsibility is expanded to cover all international operations, foreign sales and marketing activities, international cargo airport operations and sales business.

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Florida files suit against maker LCD volume

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said Tuesday that his office had filed against the price of some of the world's largest producer of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) file.

During a press conference in the morning, McCollum said the plot many news companies such as Samsung, Toshiba and Hitachi will participate.
Suit, filed in federal court in California, preventing the company from the competition, using TFT-LCD panel prices, the most common type of LCD panels for popular electronic devices, such as desktop monitors, laptops and flat-screen television conspire to increase.

"This is a big conspiracy, standing as a result of increased prices for some LCD panels and contain artificial and illegal at the expense of Florida residents and state agencies," said McCollum.

He says his research shows that companies organized conspiracy "to the highest level of your organization in a variety of secret meetings and telephone conversations during the year."

United States Department of Justice has accused some of the defendants and their employees in the same federal court in more than 890 million dollars in fines for McCollum.

The defendants are: AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics Corp. America, Innolux Chimei Corp., CMO Japan Co. Ltd., Chi Mai Optoelectronics USA Inc., HannStar Display Corp., Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. showed, Hitachi Electronics (USA), LG Display Co. Ltd., LG Display America Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc., Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Sharp, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Display Technology Co. Ltd. Mobile, Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.

The lawsuit accused the company of the Florida Antitrust, Sherman Act, Florida and misleading and unfair Trade Practices Act violations. Florida antitrust laws allow fines amounting to $ 1,000,000 per violation against the company. to establish antitrust laws, damage to more than three times the amount lost due to illegal behavior.

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home values continue to fall

"No" sentiment sweeping the real estate market where home sales has decreased by about one third from a year earlier, according to the report in July by QV.

Property values up to 0.8% since March, after rising 4.9% in the last eight months, says QV.

Therefore, these values were 4.1% in the same period last year and 4.7% below the market peak in late 2007.

Lack of buyer demand, is sold with a larger supply of the property caused by the combined values decrease gradually.

However, the average selling price increased slightly from $ 404.715 to $ 407.191, but the relatively small due to lower sales of property values.

"Numbers home sales in recent months has fallen nearly a third last year, and about a third below long term average. We are approaching the same level of turnover in 2008 at the peak of the recession," said Chairman Ingerson Hridoy QV. co.nz research.

More and more people seem conservation plan to buy a house and did not focus on debt reduction. Among the potential buyers are still active, some are difficult to obtain bank loans, while others are in the driver's seat of feelings, have time to do research, and provides only a sharp, "said Ingerson.

"Unlike in 2008 when significant negative feelings in the global economic crisis pushed home values down, now we see more than anything" "feelings."

Auckland area values is 6.9% the previous year. Month increased by 7.9% from the previous year.

the recent fall in value in the Wellington region means that these values are only 3.2% from a year ago, compared with 5.4% last month.

The values have been flat in recent months in Christchurch and is now 4.6% over the past year. Dunedin is now worth 3.7% over last year, compared with 5.8% last month.

Unlike other major centers, the values, both in Hamilton and Tauranga remained fairly stable over the past year. As a result, Hamilton is only 0.3% from a year ago, and Tauranga 0.5%.

The values in most centers in the province remain over the same period last year, although the difference was smaller.

Napier (4.7%), New Plymouth (4.3), Wanganui (2.6%), Palmerston North (2.3), Nelson (3.1) and Invercargill (5.3) all remain in the year above.

Rotorua (1.4%), Gisborne (0.6%) and Queenstown Lakes (-0.2) all have the same amount for the same period last year.

Whangarei continues to fall in value since late 2009 and is now 2.6% below the same period last year.

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Miraka Ltd bought the milk processing plant at $ 35,000,000

A plan of the company's milk processing plant near Taupo Maori is 35 million U.S. dollars of processing, the use of geothermal energy purchased.

Miraka Ltd. purchased the facility, daily capacity of more than 1 million liters of milk, from Germany-based Gea Process Engineering Process.

This herb is also an acceptance of milk, evaporators, spray drying and storage of gunpowder residue, and is expected to open in August 2011.

Mokai plant is 30 km northwest of Taupo, using electricity from geothermal power plant near Tuaropaki. Recycling plant to 60 gigajoules per day of waste heat.

Gea also develop the capacity of the channel itself, the process to milk the dairy industry in the country and open Waharoa Wanganui North Island and South Island and South Island Awarua Synlait Dunsandel.

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