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Jumeirah Announces 19 Hotels Under Development

Webmaster — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:49:06 -0700

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company that manages the world famous Burj Al Arab, announced today at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) that it had signed five new hotels in the last two weeks, bringing the total number of new properties under development to 19.

SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash Card Ships at Double Capacity and Increased Speed

Webmaster — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:15:21 -0700

SanDisk today announced the New Zealand availability of an upgraded family of SanDisk Extreme® IV CompactFlash® (CF) memory cards to better meet the needs of professional digital photographers. The entire series of SanDisk Extreme IV high-performance memory cards has received a 12.5-percent speed boost up to 45 megabytes per second (MB/s) [1] and the newly-released 16-gigabyte (GB) [2] card is twice as large as previous capacities.

Apple Unveils 24-inch LED Cinema Display for New MacBook Family

Webmaster — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:08:47 -0700

Apple® today unveiled the LED Cinema Display featuring a stunning 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display with built-in iSight® video camera, mic and speakers in an elegant, thin aluminum and glass enclosure. Designed for the new MacBook® family, the LED Cinema Display includes an integrated MagSafe® charger, three USB 2.0 ports and the new Mini DisplayPort, making it easy for MacBook users to quickly connect and power their notebooks as well as use their favorite peripherals.

New MacBook Family Redefines Notebook Design

Webmaster — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:21:56 -0700

Apple® today unveiled an all new MacBook® family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by US$700 to make them far more affordable. The new MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro both have a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single block of aluminum, resulting in thinner, more durable and incredibly beautiful designs.

Fidessa adds global trading service to US hosted platform

Webmaster — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:24:08 -0700

Fidessa group plc (LSE:FDSA) the world leading provider of trading systems, market data and global connectivity, today announced that it has launched a fully integrated international trading service for the non-member trading of equity instruments listed on international exchanges. This service is available immediately through Fidessa’s hosted trading platform in the US.