Nokia today unveiled the Ovi Store: the world’s first content and application store to personalize content according to a person’s social connections and physical location. Nokia also made it easier than ever to get email on your phone with the launch of the Nokia E75 and Nokia E55, which open up access to the world’s email inboxes and feature Nokia’s most advanced email solutions to date.

IBM launches new software, services, clients and partnerships

At events around the world, (10 February 2009) IBM revealed a series of new products, services, clients and partnerships for its Blue Cloud initiative – through which IBM is collaborating to develop and test integrated cloud solutions for businesses.

Vaultscape, Inc. today (11 February 2009) announced a happy start to 2009 for owners of large amounts of archival data everywhere: the company unveiled a unique storage service that is lower then the cost of tape, with latencies closer to disk, all in a centralized cloud implementation that requires no capital expenditures and provides security compliance rivaling the most protected institutional data centers.

Apple(R) today announced that iLife(R) ’09 will be available tomorrow, January 27, and features major upgrades to iPhoto(R), iMovie(R) and GarageBand(R), with breakthrough new ways to organize and manage photos, create movies and learn to play music. iLife ’09 is included with every new Mac(R) and is available as a $79 upgrade for existing users through the Apple Store(R) (http://www.apple.com/), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

Symantec Corp. has announced the availability of the Symantec GoEverywhere beta, a secure online workspace that allows users to access their Web applications anytime, anywhere, using most any device enabled with a Web browser. GoEverywhere is an innovation from the new business incubator, a Symantec organization that invests and develops emerging business opportunities.

Nokia has announced that it has shipped the millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device, a milestone that coincides with the successful sales start of the device in the UK. The latest in Nokia’s XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the company’s first mass market touch screen device.

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the box office smash hit The Dark Knight, which has grossed more than $997 million at the worldwide box office since its release on July 18th, 2008, will return to IMAX(R) theatres for an encore presentation. Starting January 23rd, the film will open in 143 IMAX screens domestically, and 29 screens internationally. Last year the film opened day and date in 94 domestic and 15 international IMAX theatres and went on to become the highest grossing live-action Hollywood IMAX release, generating $63 million as it continued to be released throughout the IMAX network.

Much to the delight of iPhoners worldwide, Apple has approved the Wobble animation application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Currently available for download at Apple’s iTunes Appstore, this software, developed by Australia’s Glentwood pty ltd, a private company based in South East Queensland, provides users the ability to animate any given part of a photo on the iPhone or iPod touch into true 3D animation driven by the actual movement of the device.

Iomega, a global leader in data protection and security, today (6 August) announced the new Iomega(R) ScreenPlay(TM) TV Link, making it convenient and affordable to access multimedia content on any high-definition television or home theater system. Complete with full-function remote control, the new ScreenPlay TV Link features an easy-to-use USB port for attaching compatible storage devices and enjoying high quality movies, music and photos from the best seat in the house.

Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto. The name plutoid was proposed by the members of the IAU Committee on Small Body Nomenclature (CSBN), accepted by the Board of Division III, by the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) and approved by the IAU Executive Committee at its recent meeting in Oslo, Norway.