How to get IEC (Importer-Exporter Code) in India and How to add IEC code to PayPal

PayPal users in India have been struggling with their online payments after the service had suspended its transactions in India. PayPal had announced officially that it would stop allowing payments to be sent to or from India. To add to their woes withdrawals from PayPal to local bank accounts were also disabled. After the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : How to get IEC (Importer-Exporter Code) in India and How to add IEC code to PayPal.

Toyota apologizes to European customers before unveiling new cars at Geneva Auto Show

Toyota apologizes to European consumers at show
GENEVA – Toyota Motor Corporation kept up its worldwide damage-control campaign, apologizing to European customers at the Geneva Auto Show for its safety issues and the concerns they have caused.
Vice Chairman Kazuo Okamoto’s apology – read Monday to journalists a day before Toyota unveils its hybrid Auris … Original source on Gaea Times at : Toyota apologizes to European customers before unveiling new cars at Geneva Auto Show.

Playstation 3 (PS3) Network Status: Errors Fixed

NEW YORK, (GaeaTimes.com)-Play station 3 (PS3) Network Status is on high hiccups. The question which has been hovering for quite some time has now got its answer. The happy note says that the Play station 3 (PS3) Network Status error issue has been resolved. Sony has been able to isolate the Play station 3 (PS3) …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

German high court: law ordering phone, e-mail traffic data retention violates constitution

German high court: Telecom data cannot be retained

BERLIN – Germany’s highest court has overturned a law allowing authorities to retain data on telephone calls and e-mail traffic for help in tracking criminal networks.
The Federal Constitution Court ruled Tuesday that a 2008 law ordering data on calls made from mobile or landline telephones and e-mail exchanges …. Original source  : German high court: law ordering phone, e-mail traffic data retention violates constitution.

Top 6 Android Apps that a New User will Find Interesting

?? Most of the people who use android phone get their essential apps like Gmail, the Web browser, and Google Maps with the device. You can also play and download music using Amazon mp3 store that comes with it. However, like iPhone apps, you can also download apps from android market. As an user, you … Read more : Top 6 Android Apps that a New User will Find Interesting.

Document service aims to make early fundraising rounds less expensive for entrepreneurs

New document service aims to lower startup costs
SAN FRANCISCO – Raising money shouldn’t cost startups so much money.
At least that’s the theory underlying the latest idea backed by former entrepreneurs-turned-venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
They worked with Silicon Valley lawyer Ted Wang and a few other investors to set up a system …. Source article  : Document service aims to make early fundraising rounds less expensive for entrepreneurs.

New document service aims to make early fundraising rounds less expensive for entrepreneurs

Document service aims to lower startup costs

SAN FRANCISCO – Raising money shouldn’t cost startups so much money.
At least that’s the theory underlying the latest idea backed by former entrepreneurs-turned-venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
They worked with Silicon Valley lawyer Ted Wang and a few other investors to set up a system that is supposed …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Movers roundup: Shares of Tetra Technologies jump, Taser stock slides on analyst downgrade

Movers roundup: Tetra Technologies, Taser
Among the stock activity stories for Monday, March 1, from AP Financial News:

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Shares of Tetra Technologies jumped after an analyst upgraded the oil and gas services company, saying it is one of the cheapest stocks among those in the industry.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of Taser International … Original article on : Movers roundup: Shares of Tetra Technologies jump, Taser stock slides on analyst downgrade.

Google feeds acquisition appetite with purchase of online photo editing service Picnik

Google adds Picnik to its basket of acquisitions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google Inc. is adding online photo editing service Picnik to its basket of recent acquisitions.
Financial terms of the deal announced Monday weren’t disclosed.
The Internet search leader said it doesn’t plan immediate changes at Picnik, which employs 20 people in Seattle.
Picnik’s software is …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Tessera signs updated technology licensing deal with United Test and Assembly Center

Tessera signs updated technology licensing deal

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Tessera Technologies Inc. said Monday that its semiconductor packaging unit has signed an updated technology licensing agreement with United Test and Assembly Center Ltd., settling outstanding litigation between the companies.
The companies did not disclose the full value of the new licensing agreement, which will run through …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Tessera signs updated technology licensing deal with United Test and Assembly Center.

Thumbplay names Pablo Calamera, director of Apple’s mobile sync service, technology chief

Thumbplay appoints Apple exec as technology chief
NEW YORK – Thumbplay Inc., a company that provides content such as music and games for cell phones, said Monday it has named Apple Inc.’s Pablo Calamera its first chief technology officer.
The privately held company said Calamera oversaw development of Apple’s MobileMe service, which allows users to … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Thumbplay names Pablo Calamera, director of Apple’s mobile sync service, technology chief.

Apple says it found labor violations at suppliers needing immediate correction

Apple details labor violations at its suppliers
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc. said it found more than a dozen serious violations of labor laws or Apple’s own rules at its suppliers that needed immediate correction.
The findings were outlined in a company report on audits of 102 supplier facilities conducted in 2009. That was a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Apple says it found labor violations at suppliers needing immediate correction.

PlayStation 3 plagued by Y2K-like bug, Sony warns of data loss if machines used before fix

Bug plagues PlayStation 3, Sony warns of data loss
NEW YORK – Sony Corp. said a glitch has knocked PlayStation 3 users off the game console’s online network, and the company warned that data loss could occur if gamers continued using the machines.
Sony said in a blog post Monday that the problem was likely … Original source on Gaea Times at : PlayStation 3 plagued by Y2K-like bug, Sony warns of data loss if machines used before fix.

Worldwide semiconductor sales up 47.2 percent in January over last year’s levels

January chip sales up 47.2 percent over last year

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Worldwide semiconductor sales came in at $22.5 billion in January – 47.2 percent above year-earlier levels – the Semiconductor Industry Association reported Monday.
The trade group said the sharp increase reflects “an improving business environment for the industry,” driven by demand for personal computers, [..] Read the original article: here.

PlayStation 3 Network plagued by Y2K-like bug, Sony says it hopes fix within 24 hours

PlayStation 3 Network plagued by Y2K-like bug
NEW YORK – Sony says it has found a bug that has knocked some PlayStation 3 users off the game console’s online network.
Sony says the problem was likely caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system. It’s affecting older PlayStation 3 models, not … Original article on : PlayStation 3 Network plagued by Y2K-like bug, Sony says it hopes fix within 24 hours.

United Technologies completes $1.82 billion acquisition of GE security business

United Technologies buys GE security operations

HARTFORD, Conn. – United Technologies Corp. says it has completed its $1.82 billion purchase of General Electric Co.’s fire detection and electronic security business.
CEO Louis Chenevert said Monday the acquisition strengthens United Technologies’ fire and security business.
United Technologies, parent of jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, Otis elevator and Sikorsky … Read : United Technologies completes $1.82 billion acquisition of GE security business.

IBM closes acquisition of software make Initiate Systems, no terms disclosed

IBM finishes acquisition of software co Initiate
ARMONK, N.Y. – International Business Machines Corp. said Monday it has closed its acquisition of privately held Initiate Systems.
No financial terms were disclosed.
Chicago-based Initiate makes software for sharing data in many industries but particularly between health care and government organizations.
IBM has said the deal will allow it … Original source on Gaea Times at : IBM closes acquisition of software make Initiate Systems, no terms disclosed.

British Library announces plan to archive the country’s defunct Web sites

British Library creates archive of defunct Web

LONDON – The British Library is creating an archive of the country’s defunct Web sites to preserve snapshots of the ever-changing Internet for posterity.
The library is already charged with keeping a copy of every published work distributed in Britain and Ireland. In 2003 that directive was extended to electronic … Read more >>>.

FDA device evaluation director resigns to join Microsoft’s health policy operation

FDA’s top medical device reviewer joins Microsft
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration’s top medical device reviewer is stepping down to take a job in Microsoft’s lobbying office.
Donna Bea Tillman told staffers in a note she is resigning as director of the office of device evaluation, after 15 years with the FDA.
Tillman said …. Read the original article  : FDA device evaluation director resigns to join Microsoft’s health policy operation.

Amtrak completes rollout of wireless Internet service on Acela trains, inside 6 stations

Amtrak launches wireless access on Acela trains

WASHINGTON – Amtrak has rolled out wireless Internet access on all 20 of its Acela Express trains between Washington and Boston and in six major stations along the northeast corridor.
The service is free for now, though the railroad says that policy will be reviewed after an introductory period.
Wireless is … Original source on Gaea Times at : Amtrak completes rollout of wireless Internet service on Acela trains, inside 6 stations.