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The research scientists at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society keep way ahead of the global warming curve. Thanks, that is, to the Xsan that hosts their data library. A powerful and freely accessible online tool, the data library lets researcher “view, manipulate, and download more than 400 climate-related data sets. At least 60,000 users from more than 120 countries use the library each year, and they can depend on Apple’s solution to help them quickly locate and download the data they need.”

The research scientists at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society keep way ahead of the global warming curve. Thanks, that is, to the Xsan that hosts their data library. A powerful and freely accessible online tool, the data library lets researcher “view, manipulate, and download more than 400 climate-related data sets. At least 60,000 users from more than 120 countries use the library each year, and they can depend on Apple’s solution to help them quickly locate and download the data they need.”

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As children head back to school savvy teachers are looking for the best ways to help students maximize their learning potential.

At any track. At any time. In any country. If it’s MotoGP, Dorna’s got it wrapped. Based in Barcelona and Madrid, Dorna cuts “live footage for more than 40 networks across the globe.” Says Manel Arroyo, Dorna Managing Director, “We cut highlights for TV stations almost immediately after the race. Then we produce a DVD of the race within hours, and it’s available to the public within a few days.” Still racing to the finish line, they send video out to “moto.gp, a massive compendium of race videos, rider stats, news, and technical information” and, at the final turn, the high-speed production team at Dorna streams video “to mobile phones across the globe, giving hardcore fans a fix anytime, anywhere. It’s some of the most technically advanced sports coverage ever and the best of it is primed, cut and polished with Macs.”

At any track. At any time. In any country. If it’s MotoGP, Dorna’s got it wrapped. Based in Barcelona and Madrid, Dorna cuts “live footage for more than 40 networks across the globe.” Says Manel Arroyo, Dorna Managing Director, “We cut highlights for TV stations almost immediately after the race. Then we produce a DVD of the race within hours, and it’s available to the public within a few days.” Still racing to the finish line, they send video out to “moto.gp, a massive compendium of race videos, rider stats, news, and technical information” and, at the final turn, the high-speed production team at Dorna streams video “to mobile phones across the globe, giving hardcore fans a fix anytime, anywhere. It’s some of the most technically advanced sports coverage ever and the best of it is primed, cut and polished with Macs.”

BERLIN (Reuters) - NXP will start shipping its single-chip solution for ultra-low-cost phones to Samsung from the fourth quarter of this year, Chief Executive Frans van Houten told Reuters on Friday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Manufacturers of satellite navigation devices are loading up their gadgets with features from audio sightseeing guides to three-dimensional city views as they seek to differentiate themselves in a crowded market.

“iPhoto and Aperture work really well together,” reports Micah Walter in a recent Inside Aperture post. To take advantage of some of the “really cool and fun tools” that iPhoto offers (e.g., including Aperture photos in a .Mac web gallery or a calendar), you can simply drag Aperture photos into iPhoto. But iPhoto offers an even better option, letting you “reference” the photos in your Aperture library. By doing so, “if you make a change to an image in Aperture, you will see those changes in iPhoto.” Like to give it a try?

“iPhoto and Aperture work really well together,” reports Micah Walter in a recent Inside Aperture post. To take advantage of some of the “really cool and fun tools” that iPhoto offers (e.g., including Aperture photos in a .Mac web gallery or a calendar), you can simply drag Aperture photos into iPhoto. But iPhoto offers an even better option, letting you “reference” the photos in your Aperture library. By doing so, “if you make a change to an image in Aperture, you will see those changes in iPhoto.” Like to give it a try?