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Encoding.com’s Mobile-Made-Easy video presets used in Nature’s Scitable videos -

Video encoding service provider Encoding.com, US, has announced that Nature Education is using its Mobile Made Easy video encoding presets to make the latter's Scitable open-access science library available on mobile phones. The Scitable mobile version, launched on August 25, extends access… Read More

PubMatic partners with Smaato to provide mobile ad network optimisation for premium publishers -

PubMatic, US, a provider of ad revenue optimisation technology for global online publishers, has announced a partnership with Smaato, a mobile ad optimisation platform for publishers. The partnership is projected to provide the hundreds of premium publishers that work with PubMatic with similar ad network optimisation… Read More

Project MUSE to include scholarly book content to research platform and product offerings -

Project MUSE, a provider of humanities and social science periodical content for libraries, has announced a new initiative to incorporate scholarly book content into its research platform and product offerings. Beginning in 2011, e-book collections will be available for purchase alongside MUSE journal collections, with an… Read More

Modality releases four new content sets from Elsevier for use in modalityBODY App for iPad -

Interactive learning apps developer Modality, Inc., US, has announced the release of four new content sets from STM publisher Elsevier for use in the modalityBODY App for iPad. Netter's Advanced Head and Neck Flash Cards, Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards, Netter's Concise Radiologic Anatomy, and Netter's Musculoskeletal… Read More

Pubget launches Pubget Mobile -

Pubget, the search engine for life science PDFs, has announced the launch of Pubget Mobile (pubget.com/mobile) to provide user with faster access to the full text of STM literature. The one-click interface, institutional sign-on and standardised PDF format make Pubget Mobile different… Read More

Samsung expects Galaxy Tab to cross 10 million units by 2011 third quarter -

Consumer technology provider Samsung, Korea, has reportedly announced that it expects to sell 10 million units of its new Galaxy Tab Android-based tablet by the third quarter of 2011. The Galaxy Tab is scheduled for launch in Europe in mid-September. The product will be available worldwide… Read More

NASA unveils new mobile application for the iPad -

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad. The application is available free of charge at the App Store from Apple. NASA App HD features live streaming video from NASA Television, an interactive map… Read More

Pharmacy Times unveils iPad edition -

Pharmacy Times, a monthly journal for pharmacists, has announced that it has become the pharmacy industry's first publication designed for the iPad. Featuring the latest pharmacy coverage from its summer issue and an exclusive selection of new multimedia content, the Pharmacy Times iPad edition is available… Read More

Morehead Memorial Hospital implements Thomson Reuters Clinical Xpert CareFocus -

Information services provider Thomson Reuters, US, has announced that Morehead Memorial Hospital - a not-for-profit, 108-bed hospital in Eden, N.C. - has implemented its Clinical Xpert to improve care through real-time clinical surveillance and instant access to patient data. A mobile data system, Clinical Xpert gathers… Read More

SAGE completes migration of over 560 journals to next generation platform -

Academic publisher SAGE has announced the successful migration of its more than 560 journals to the next generation of SAGE Journals Online, supported by HighWire 2.0 (H2O) technology. According to HighWire's Director, John Sack, SAGE Journals Online is now a cutting edge, standards-based platform poised to… Read More


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