International Business News - Test http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Electronic books are the persistent wallflowers of the gadget world. Consumers have snubbed them again and again in favor of a 500-year-old technology: ink printed on paper. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/189088-tech-test-mibook.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/review-mibook-is-cheap-colorful-e-book-reader.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/review-mibook-is-cheap-colorful-e-book-reader.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:14:12 EST Since its launch in March, video-streaming site Hulu has become a popular place to catch TV shows, video clips and movies for free on the Web. Apparently, the folks behind Hulu--which is a joint venture between General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and News Corp.--aren't the only ones that think this is a good idea. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/182449-tech-test-sling-com.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/sling-com-like-video-site-hulu-with-a-twist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/sling-com-like-video-site-hulu-with-a-twist.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:26 EST A spokesman for Russia's Strategic Missile Forces says the military has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile. Col. Alexander Vovk says the RS-24 missile lifted off from a mobile launcher at the Plesetsk launch pad in northern Russia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/russia-test-fires-new-ballistic-missile.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:28:10 EST A Japanese navy ship on Wednesday failed to shoot down a mid-range ballistic missile target in a test off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/japan-fails-to-intercept-missile-in-hawaii-test.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:16:53 EST With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/review-new-blackberrys-cool-but-cant-beat-iphone.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:02:28 EST With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/review-new-blackberrys-cool-but-cant-beat-iphone.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:02:10 EST Diagnostic test maker Hologic Inc. late Thursday said its Cervista HPV test met or exceeded expectations in a trial of more than 4,000 women. The test is designed to detect the 14 types of human papillomavirus that cause cancer. Hologic has submitted the test to the Food and Drug Administration, which is reviewing it as a general screening test for women 30 years old and up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/hologic-reports-positive-results-for-hpv-test.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:00:57 EST Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday--one that could easily strike Israel and as far away as southeastern Europe with greater precision than earlier models. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/173769-mideast-iran-missile-test.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/iran-test-fires-new-surface-to-surface-missile.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/iran-test-fires-new-surface-to-surface-missile.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:05:58 EST India successfully test-fired a medium-range, surface-to surface missile on Wednesday, the defense ministry said. The new Shourya (Valor) missile has a range of 375 miles (600 kilometers), the ministry said in a statement that hailed the technology as "state of the art." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/india-test-fires-nuclear-capable-missile.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:32:35 EST Teradyne Inc., which makes test systems for electronics, chips and automobiles, said Tuesday that federal officials granted early termination of the waiting period related to its acquisition of Eagle Test Systems Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/teradyne-gets-early-termination-of-waiting-period.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:51:09 EST A British exam board is recalling a high school music test that included convicted child molester Gary Glitter's music in its "suggested listening" section, board officials said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/fallen-rockers-song-included-in-uk-test-material.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:37:44 EST Eagle Test Systems Inc., which makes semiconductor testing equipment, said Friday its shareholders approved a plan to sell the company to Teradyne Inc. for about $360 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/eagle-test-shareholders-approval-360m-sale.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:43:44 EST Jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said Friday its F135 engine successfully completed engine restart testing, which it said is demonstrates the engine's reliability in flight. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/pratt-whitney-f135-engine-test-completes-test.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:20:37 EST A worker at a drug testing center admitted she accepted payments of cash or pot to conceal evidence of inmates' and suspects' failed drug tests. Amanda Winter, 22, of Lansing pleaded guilty Wednesday in Grand Rapids federal court to public corruption. Winter worked at Insight Recovery Center, a federal contractor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/drug-center-worker-hid-evidence-of-failed-tests.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:33:09 EST Digital picture frames were a big item last Christmas. This holiday season, there will be an innovation on store shelves: a frame that can receive and display pictures straight from cell phones, (almost) no matter where they are. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/169141-picture-frame.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/review-digital-frame-shows-pictures-from-phones.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/review-digital-frame-shows-pictures-from-phones.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:20:20 EST U.S. Navy officials say one of two short-range ballistic missiles shot from a military facility in Hawaii in a defense system test was hit by an interceptor missile fired from a Navy ship. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/165580-missile-test.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/us-navy-intercepts-missile-shot-from-hawaii-base.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/us-navy-intercepts-missile-shot-from-hawaii-base.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:09:06 EST You may not fancy yourself the next Spielberg, but if you like to make videos and don't want to break the bank with a high-end camcorder, there are plenty of options. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162650-tech-test-budget-camcorders.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/review-mini-camcorders-cheap-simple-imperfect.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/review-mini-camcorders-cheap-simple-imperfect.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:31:51 EDT APPLE'S GLEAM: Apple's latest MacBook laptops barely have any plastic. The top plate of the body is milled from a single block of aluminum, giving the computers the elegance of a Modernist skyscraper. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/summary-review-of-stylish-macbook.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:55:35 EDT Plastic used to be the sexy material of the future. Now, it's the cheap, ugly material of the past. Just look at the effort Apple Inc. put into getting rid of plastic when designing its new $1,300 MacBook laptops, which went on sale last week. Apple now is machining the upper part of the chassis from a single block of aluminum, shaving it down to perhaps one-tenth of its original mass. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157675-tech-test-macbook.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/review-new-macbook-puts-style-over-affordability.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/review-new-macbook-puts-style-over-affordability.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:40:12 EDT The Russian military says it has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as part of regular efforts to check the readiness of Soviet-built missiles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/russia-test-fires-ballistic-missile.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:29:35 EDT