E-Readers and tablets poised to become popular mass-market devices, says study - May 12, 2010
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a study, according to which e-readers and tablets are set to become wildly popular and successful consumer devices. According to a survey of nearly 13,000 consumers in 14 countries, including China, India, Germany, the UK and the US, e-readers… Read More
Verizon, Google working jointly to bring out iPad rival - May 12, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc., US, and wireless carrier Verizon Wireless, US, will reportedly work together to develop a tablet computer similar to Apple’s iPad. The initiative is part of an expanding relationship between the two firms. Last year, Verizon heavily publicised the Motorola Droid,… Read More
Tweets reflect sentiments put forth by public opinion polls, says study - May 12, 2010
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have reported that a computer analysis of sentiments expressed in a billion Twitter messages during 2008-09 yielded measures of consumer confidence and of presidential job approval similar to those of well-established public opinion polls. The findings suggest that analysing the text in… Read More
LexisNexis adds full-text patent records from ‘BRIC’ countries - May 12, 2010
Information solutions provider LexisNexis, US, has added full-text patent records from 'BRIC' countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to its TotalPatent research service. Patent law professionals will now gain access to full-text patent collections from patent authorities worldwide. This advantage is expected to help customers make… Read More
ACS Green Chemistry Institute to host 14th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering conference - May 12, 2010
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that its Green Chemistry Institute will host the 14th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference from June 21-23 in Washington, D.C. The annual conference attracts scientific leaders from around the world. ‘Innovation and Application’ has been chosen as the… Read More
TIB assumes responsibility for digital preservation of scientific content - May 12, 2010
The German National Library of Science & Technology (TIB) has announced that it has assumed responsibility for the digital preservation and availability of textual and non-textual materials. TIB, together with partner libraries ZB MED and ZBW within the Leibniz Library Network for Research Information (Goportis), is… Read More
