Archive for September, 2009
Buying Water with M-PESA in Kenya
Posted under Africa on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Theresa Carpenter Sondjo
The community of Musigini, Kenya, is pursuing a novel solution to corruption and disputes over water allocation. With Grundfos Lifelink and Safaricom, they’re building M-PESA powered wells that will allow patrons to purchase water with a smart card. Once the card is inserted, the solarm powered...
Warner Music and YouTube in New Music Video Deal
Posted under India on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Siddarth Raman
We recently wrote about the possibility of YouTube starting movie rentals. They were in deals with leading produces like the Warner Bros. Now, the Warner Music Group, a subsidiary of Warner Bros and YouTube have reached a agreement allowing music videos from artists to once again feature on the...
Acquisition Updates: ValueFirst – Cellnext | Sabse – Mobivox
Posted under India on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Rajiv Dingra
The acquisition deals seems to be happening in plenty in the last few days and most of them are in the mobile space! This trend indicates the need for consolidation in this space and how companies are willing to work together to tap the mobile market. Here are two such acquisition deals in recent...
Kr3w Phantom Watch
Posted under Fly Gear on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Pete Williams
Kr3w pushes out a new watch for Holiday 2009. Features include: “Matte Polycarbonate Plastic Case, Strap, Crown, and Moveable Top Ring. Matte Dial with Tonal Gloss Markings and Hands with Lum. Hidden Stainless Steel Butterfly Clap and Caseback. Three Hand Japanese Quartz Movement, 3 ATM...
The Hundreds by Jun Cha Collection
Posted under Fly Gear on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Pete Williams
The Hundreds commissioned artist Jun Cha to create a series of items paying tribute to five black and gray masters. Here’s a first look at some select pieces from the collection, including a New Eras, t-shirts, skate decks and a beanie each bearing Jun’s signature tattoo-based artwork....
Clarks Wallabee Purple Suede
Posted under Fly Gear on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 by Pete Williams
These are the kind of joints Pretty Toney himself would favor. No, they’re not made in England anymore, but you know what we mean. We’d like to say just feel the suede, but take our word for it – it’s butter soft. Limited edition deep purple with contrast white stitching so...
Vans Fall 2009 Releases | Authentic, Era, 106
Some new footwear from the Vans Fall 2009 Collection has been released. Coming in October are new classic looking Authentics, 106’s, as well as our personal favorite, the above grey suede Era. The Era matches the Chukka that we presented to you yesterday here. These new Vans releases are now...
Chip Shot: Intel Labs Europe Welcomes its New Member in Ireland
Intel Labs Europe (ILE), today unveiled the latest Innovation Open Lab located at the Intel Ireland campus in Leixlip Co. Kildare. This is Intel's second European Innovation Open Lab, which will foster cooperation between Intel, industry and academia through joint research and innovation programs....
Chip Shot: Intel® vPro™ technology at Core of New Unisys Outsourcing Services
Intel vPro technology is a key to Unisys End-User Productivity Services, a new suite of automated service solutions designed for organizations supporting an increasingly mobile, tech-savvy workforce. Intel vPro technology helps Unisys remotely diagnose and repair customers' systems, track their...
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