Wegen der anhaltenden Kälteperiode sind viele deutsche Erdgasspeicher fast leer. Im Falle einer Panne beim Import von Erdgas, könnte es offenbar zu Versorgungsengpässen kommen. „In Deutschland wird viel dem Zufall überlassen“, beklagen Branchenvertreter.Nach Informationen der „Welt am Sonntag“ ist der durchschnittliche Füllstand der 48 deutschen Erdgasspeicher zum Wochenende auf den historischen Tiefstwert von 20 Prozent…
The research chief of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said yesterday (link via Google Translate) that there is still a significant gap between China’s broadband coverage and that of developed nations, and that the lag is increasing. At a panel about the future of digital technology, MIIT research chief Liu Duo said that…
Palo Alto-based publisher platform ShareThis, the maker of those “social sharing” buttons scattered across the web, is today announcing having closed on $23 million in Series C financing, in a round led by T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom. Additionally, in another move signaling its intention to unify its platform across web and…
Amazon Web Services will now offer the option for everyone to have their own virtual private cloud (VPC), another sign of the company’s intent to push into the enterprise market. The service means that every customer using EC2 will see the option for a VPC as an instance type. Until now, the VPC was a separate…
Pertino has raised $20 million for its networking technology that small businesses can use to go online and create a network that runs entirely in the cloud. New investor Jafco Ventures led the Series B funding with participation from existing investors, including Norwest Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Pertino raises $8.85 million in a…
US-based technology firm Spirent Communication has announced the acquisition of cloud and app testing specialist Mu Dynamics in a $40 million deal that further extends its capabilities. Spirent, which provides test and measurement solutions for development labs, communication networks and IT organisations — including systems for electrical vehicles – will integrate Mu’s service into its platforms, provide a…
Crashlytics, a company that provides what it self-proclaims to be the ”most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution,” has taken on an additional $5 million in funding. This comes after a previous $1 million round. The funding came from both Flybridge Capital Partners and Baseline Ventures. Baseline, of course, was an Instagram investor. Along with its round…
India’s 4G mobile broadband revolution has begun after Bharti Airtel became the first operator to introduce 4G services, as its unveiled its next-generation network in Kolkotta today. Due to the low number of compatible handsets, Airtel’s network is for initially for dongles and available in Kolkotta only, as CEO Sanjay Kapoor said would be the case…
Chinese video giant Youku has received a government license which allows it to provide content for mobile devices, leaving it free to introduce a dedicated mobile service and content for devices. Caixin reports that the country’s leading video site — which last month announced plans to merge with fierce rival Tudou – was granted the license…
Recent rumors of Apple releasing a 7.85″ iPad have been compounded by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, stating yesterday that he knew Apple had a working prototype of such a device in its labs. We found this to be relatively unsurprising, but it does raise some interesting questions about when we might see it hit the…
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