Imagine Cup 2009 Kicks Off in Cairo Global finals of the world's largest technology competition begin today in Egypt. By PR Newswire CAIRO, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Competition begins today in Cairo for 444 students from 124 countries and regions at the Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals. Now in its seventh year, Imagine Cup is an annual Microsoft Corp. competition that challenges students around the globe to use their creative genius to build technology solut..... ...Read More »

Cakewalk Announces Free Update When You Buy SONAR 8 Today Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, today announces a unique promotion, where users who purchase or upgrade to SONAR 8 Producer or SONAR 8 Studio will receive the next paid update to SONAR as a free download when released. ...Read More »

Latin America's Smartphone Market to Grow to 150 Million Handset Units through 2014, says Pyramid By PR Newswire CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Given the growing interest by operators in smartphones, intensified competition among vendors, and the greater potential for growth in Latin America compared with other regions, the region's smartphone segment will represent an opportunity of 150 million handset units over the next five year..... ...Read More »

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Nickelodeon/ By PR Newswire In the news release, Nickelodeon's AddictingGames Launches Hit Games on iPhone in July, issued 01-Jul-2009 by Nickelodeon over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the fourth paragraph should read "The first AddictingGames that will be available on the iPhone include: "iParking It," based on the popular "Parking Lot" game series on Addic..... ...Read More »

VDSL2 Could Drive Stimulus Dollars to Copper Networks, Report Finds By PR Newswire Better VDSL2 equipment will enable triple-play services over copper lines, providing a way for small telcos to collect federal stimulus funding, says Light Reading Insider ...Read More »

Nickelodeon's AddictingGames Launches Hit Games on iPhone in July By PR Newswire New AddictingGames iNetwork on iPhone Invites Developers to Tap into AddictingGames' Promotional Support and Full Suite of Services and Features Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL and MTV Games ...Read More »

Bigpoint Launches Seafight Game on hi5 in 20 Languages By marketwire SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/01/09 -- Bigpoint, one of the largest online gaming portals, and hi5, a leading social entertainment web site, today launched Seafight, Bigpoint's flagship Flash-based pirate game, to users worldwide on the hi5 Games channel. The game is available globally in 20 languages, making it the most widely translated game out of the hundreds of game title..... ...Read More »

2009 Game Developers Conference(R) China Stands as First and Only Approved Game Development Event in China by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China (MOC) MOC Issues Official By PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With rapid development of the Chinese animation, comics, and game exhibition industry offerings (herein referred to as A.C.G.), the Ministry of Culture of the P.R. of China (MOC) has installed a new event approval process to ensure healthy growth of these industries in China. Mo..... ...Read More »

nVeil Invites Digital Artists to Create, Share New Veil Creations During its Summer ?nVeil UnVeiling Contest Storek Studio, the creators of nVeil (www.nveil.com), the visually stunning new VFX plug in for Final Cut Pro users, announced today a new summer promotion and contest for new customers; the ?nVeil UnVeiling ? contest. To participate, customers who purchase a copy of nVeil by July 25, 2009 will receive a second free copy upon submitting a personally drawn vector graphic ?veil and a video clip of its use. User submissions received by October 25, 2009 will then be judged for graphic and video creativity. ...Read More »

OWC Memory Upgrades For 2009 White MacBook 13" Offer More Options, Up To 6GB and Up To 45% Savings Over Factory Upgrade Other World Computing (OWC(r)) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today OWC DDR2 800MHz Memory Upgrades are now available up to 6GB for the 2009 White MacBook 13" model. ...Read More »

IPTV Rollouts in Asia/Pacific are not for Faint of Heart but Needed to Gain Market Share, says Pyramid By PR Newswire CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Despite the massive investments necessary in Asia/Pacific's IPTV market, both in technology and content procurement, telecom operators must invest to gain subscriber market share according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com ...Read More »

Agito Networks Named a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor for its Innovative Enterprise Mobility Solution By PR Newswire Agito Networks Only Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence Company Distinguished on CRN's List of Top Emerging Technology Vendors ...Read More »

StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro "Supercharges 3D Workflow with Real-Time Finishing and Compositing StudioGPU MachStudio Pro now available--delivers up to 900X rendering performance improvement over traditional rendering packages. ...Read More »

Rainmaker Produces Best of E3 Game Splinter Cell: Conviction Trailer Rainmaker produces the trailer for Splinter Cell: Conviction, Best of E3 Game ...Read More »

EASTWEST Debuts "Hollywood Strings" Virtual Instrument EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP announces the debut of its latest release, HOLLYWOOD STRINGS virtual (software) instrument - a collection of orchestral string instruments with unprecedented control over sound and performance. ...Read More »

Luxology Unveils Community-Based Asset Sharing Website for modo Luxology(r) LLC, developer of modern, artist-focused 3D software, has created a new asset sharing Web site that serves as a participatory content-sharing portal and learning resource. Users are now able to upload and download Presets of all kinds as well as exchange associated usage tips and techniques with other artists. ...Read More »

ZAPiT Launches 4Degrees-the Arc of Trivia on the iPhone By marketwire TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 06/29/09 -- The makers of Game Wave, the award-winning family gaming console, are proud to announce the release their first mobile game title - 4 Degrees - the Arc of Trivia to Apple's app store. A multi-player trivia title unlike any created before, it's packed with a rich array of multimedia challenges that encompass general trivia know..... ...Read More »

MDA and Local Game Publishers Collaborate to Fuel Creation of Made-by-Singapore Games By acnnewswire Singapore, June 26, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's effort to build a sustainable ecosystem for the game industry gains momentum with a Call for Proposals (CFP) from four game publishers for innovative game products.

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Global Recession Stings Carrier Ethernet Switch/Router Market, but Long-Term Outlook Is Positive, Heavy Reading Finds By PR Newswire Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Extreme, and Others Have Been Turning Up Heat on Cisco ...Read More »

Secret to Multiplay Success in Latin America Requires Mass Market Appeal, Finds Pyramid By PR Newswire CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As operators continue to exhaust the high-income consumer segments in Latin America, the bundling strategies with the best chance of success involve broadened offerings that will attract lower-income households to broadband and pay-TV, according to a new report from Pyramid Research ( ...Read More »