The Iphone has revolutionized the way cell phones are perceived. With its wide array of features that include GPS navigation, Internet Browsing and touch screen interface, the Iphone has advanced the cell phone market. The Iphone was officially launched and available for purchase on June 29th, 2007. The phone became such an instant sensation that it was sold out almost immediately upon launch. The anticipation of the launch was so overwhelming that within a span of only 30 hours, over 270,000 Iphones was sold during that period of time.

One of the great features of the Iphone is the touch screen. The ease of simply touching the screen to complete commands was a welcomed feature for a cell phone. The liquid crystal display with scratch resistant glass also added to the allure of the Iphone. The Iphone is also considered to be a very interactive phone which means you control how you use its functions. The ability to pinch, expand, move up and down what you see on the screen are features that set apart the Iphone from any other phone on the market.

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A new survey has found that every second American adult has a high-speed Internet connection. At 47% of adult Americans now have broadband band connections at home.

In 2005 30% of adult Americans reported having broadband Internet connections. The largest growth came from African American households who saw broadband rates of use increase by 8% since 2006.

Among those individuals surveyed, of those who use the internet at home, 70% have a high-speed connection while 23% use dialup.

A little slower to adapt are senior citizens who can claim only 15% using high-speed connections amongst Internet users at home.

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Announced today is the newly signed agreement by Tri-Vision International Ltd and Sharp Corporation for V-Chip licensing. The previous deal expired at the end of March 2007.

The FCC - Federal Communications Commission, has mandated a series of phased-in rules crafted to ensure that the V-chip can fully respond to any rating system changes in digital television receiver products by March 1, 2007. This comes as part of the transition to a digital television broadcast system in the United States. Currently, Tri-Vision's open V-chip is the only known patented technology capable of accepting modified or new rating systems.

"We thank Sojitz and Sharp for the long and successful relationship between our three companies for these many years, and we look forward to working directly with Sharp. We anticipate concluding a new agreement shortly that will run through the term of our U.S. and Canadian patents", Tri-Vision President Toshinori Ikebe said of the discussions.

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Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of enterprise access control technologies, has announced that the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has selected a handheld rugged biometric reader from Labcal Technologies Inc. that incorporates Bioscrypt technology to authenticate employees in 29 Canadian airports. Bioscrypt and Labcal collaborated closely to integrate Bioscrypt's award winning fingerprint matching algorithm in Labcal's reader, the Be.U Mobile.

CATSA's Restricted Area Identification Card program is similar to the U.S.-based Transportation Worker Identification Credential program implemented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security program. The Canada-wide deployment of the solution provided by Bioscrypt and Labcal allows airport authorities to immediately adjust the level of security at any access point or in large areas such as the tarmac. The solution can be deployed in any airport in any country looking to enhance the safety of passengers and diminish the threat of terrorist attacks.

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Global security experts see a difficult year ahead for cybercrime issues, according to a compendium of expert predictions released by Risk Bloggers today. Among the key findings of the group, sophisticated criminal organizations will increasingly exploit technology to stay ahead of corporate and consumer defenses and cause unprecedented losses in 2007. Among the key vulnerabilities cited were large groups of zombie computers organized into Botnets, web server security holes and uncontrolled mobile devices, such as smart phones and portable storage.

ccording to Dave Cullinane, noted Chief Information Security Officer and co-founder of the Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management, "Attack methodologies will become dramatically more sophisticated and dangerous. The risk of cyber-terrorism will continue to increase as world tensions increase. Lack of preparation and plans to deal with the consequences place countries and businesses at significant risk."

Read full article: 'Information Security Experts See Rise in Organized Crime For 2007'

The U.S. Navy Reserve is using some unconventional tactics in a new campaign to help support its enlistment effort. The campaign, which was launched in mid-November, uses phone kiosk advertising supplemented with Bluetooth technology.

Preliminary download data through December has been extremely positive, showing an opt-in rate of 31.6% among users responding to the Bluetooth alert and an overall opt-in rate of 16.9%.

The ads, which are placed on Navy bases across the U.S. including sites in California, Virginia, and Florida feature the headline "Make a Difference a Few Days at a Time." On selected locations at each base, the phone kiosk ads are augmented with a 2-minute recruitment video delivered to the cell phones of passersby using Bluetooth technology.

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A new year means that many businesses are starting their planning cycles and a common pain-point is determining what resources to budget for. In order to help businesses of all sizes ease the strain of IT purchasing, Info-Tech Research Group offers a list of the seven hot technologies businesses should be on the lookout for in 2007.

"IT managers often struggle to get funding for technology acquisitions because they don't know how to make a business case for non-IT decision-makers," said Michael O'Neil, managing director of Info-Tech Research Group's Indaba Division.

"Each technology that Info-Tech recommends companies to consider this year delivers an intrinsic business case, offering tangible benefits including productivity gains and financial savings."

The Info-Tech Research Group's list of suggested technologies businesses should watch for in 2007 is as follows:

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Forming the Hybrid Storage Alliance are Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate Technology and Toshiba. This alliance of companies was formed to bring to the growing number of people using notebook PCs, systems that run longer on a single battery charge while being more durable.

To achieve their goals the industry group will illustrate how flash memory/hard drive hybrid technology can extend the capabilities of today's notebook computers and in turn, accelerate market adoption of the technology.

Hybrid hard drive technology is the industry's answer to growing demand for notebook PCs that deliver the speed and durability of desktop PCs. Hybrid technology, which can be deployed in other mobile devices and computing systems, combines the unmatched capacity and cost-effectiveness of hard drives with the responsiveness, power-efficiency and durability of flash memory.

Read full article: 'New Alliance Of Leading Hard Drive Manufacturers Promotes Hybrid Technology'

The International Association of Virtual Reality Technologies has announced the formation of a first generation network created specifically for the transmission of real-time, virtual reality (VR) and gaming data.

The network, which is called the Neuronet, will evolve into the world's first public network capable of meeting the data transmission requirements of emerging cinematic and immersive VR technologies. The Neuronet will be used for everything from gaming to entertainment to 'v-business', or virtual business.

Much of the infrastructure and programming utilized to facilitate the Neuronet will be outsourced to telecommunications and virtual reality innovators, but a private sector monopoly on the Neuronet itself will not serve the greater good of the global community.

Read full article: 'The Neuronet A Next Generation Network For Virtual Reality And Gaming Data'

Times, they are changing. And so are cultural broadcasting channels. On Monday a significant step was taken in the evolution of Quebec music downloads for wireless telephones.

Rogers Wireless and Fido subscribers are the first to be able to "quebecize" their phones by downloading the latest ring tunes by Audiogram and Tacca Musique recording artists, including Bran Van 3000, Bia, Anick Jean, Lhasa de Sela, Jean Leloup and Dumas. To purchase these ring tunes, all subscribers need to do is text message "QC" to 4755 from their wireless and a link to the Quebec music portal will be sent to them in the following seconds.

"Rogers is the first operator in the province to make so much Quebec content available to wireless subscribers," announced Sylvie Charette, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Rogers Wireless. "The wireless telephone is a distribution medium that is currently gaining in popularity around the world and, until today, in Quebec, much of the focus was put on international artists. The recent success of the launch of the Jean Leloup and François Pérusse content confirmed that there is demand for homegrown music. We are thrilled to be a market leader because we believe that Quebec has quality content to offer our subscribers," she added.

Read full article: 'Wireless Phones Begin To Ring With Homegrown Music'