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Disney has put together a marketing campaign using Pinocchio and Snow White to accelerate consumer adoption of next-generation DVD technology and boost sales.

Nancy Floyd, a venture capitalist who invests in clean technology, addressed the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

Jeff Epstein most recently served as CFO of Oberon Media, a privately held Internet game technology provider and publisher.

The State Administration of Radio Film and Television of China has released the second round certification results of China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting terminals and CMMB terminals produced by six companies finally gained their certificates.The six newly authorized companies include Qway Multimedia technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Shinco Electronic Group Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Gaoke Electronics Co., Ltd.; [...]

Googles being good to the Earth through its Google.org philanthropic arm.The organization pledged $10.25 million in recently to support Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), a breakthrough technology doesnt look for geothermal energy, but makes it. The traditional geothermal approach relies on finding naturally occurring pockets of steam and hot water. The EGS process replicates these conditions by fracturing hot rock, circulating water through the system, and using the resulting steam to produce electricity in a conventional turbine; Palm released the Palm Treo Pro last week, a new handset which Palm hopes can save the brand as it faces challenges from RIMs Blackberry line and the Apple iphone, not to mention the Google Android phones due in November and Linux based LiMo phones. Early reviews claim the device competes on functionality, but not price. It will be sold in the U.S. in September for $549 and in Europe free or up to $589, based on the carrier. The Palm Treo Pro boasts a tact

The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents technology companies like Apple, microsoft and Oracle, is pushing hard at the Democratic convention for legislators to embrace free trade. They've got a lot of competition for the Democrats' attention

(Atlanta, GA, Aug. 27, 2008)--NewsRx, a 25-year-old publisher and international news organization headquartered in Atlanta, has launched 19 new technology titles under its VerticalNews imprint. - The n... [WebWire - Wednesday, August 27, 2008]

Dropping profits and stock prices have analysts speculating that Sun could be a target for either acquisition or a restructuring in which the company would sell off parts of the business and focus on a smaller set of technologies. In a July 31 report, the 451 Group analyst firm raised the possibility of Sun being acquired: 'Sun's sunken stock price creates a relative bargain considering its roughly $4 billion cash on hand, sizeable intellectual property and patent portfolio, and of course, its respected technology and products'.

The WirelessHD technology developed by SiBEAM received a significant boost on Wednesday when Hollywood's content czar blessed its content-protection scheme.

'Poor microsoft. This week, the Redmond, Wash., giant is gearing up for the next big release of its Web browser, a leap from Internet Explorer 7 to IE 8. When open-source competitor Mozilla released its last update of Firefox in June, the Web went wild: People downloaded more than 8 million copies in 24 hours. Microsoft's release might not have such a frat party feel. Even as it gears up to release IE 8, the developers behind the Firefox Web browser are experimenting with a new technology that sharpens the threat their browser software poses to Microsoft's most valuable businesses. The new technology, dubbed TraceMonkey, promises to speed up Firefox's ability to deliver complex applications.' While many have abandoned Microsoft's browser offerings, microsoft will be introducing an innovative new type of selective privacy mode called InPrivate with IE8.