Despite the developed world's reliance on electricity, there are still 1.32 billion people on the planet without what most have come to see as a basic necessity. To mark its 100th anniversary, Panasonic plans to give rather than receive and distribute 100,000 solar lanterns that the company has developed that can not only provide light, but also charge mobile phones and other small devices. Currently, many people without access to electricity have to fall back on kerosene lanterns for light. Not...

Since May 8 th , football fans from all over the world have the opportunity to embrace the excitement surrounding the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 and 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil by ordering their own ‘piece of the action’ on FIFA’s new e-commerce platform on FIFA.com, the Official FIFA Online Store , a press release of FIFA reveals. Products on offer will include plush toys of the Official Mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Fuleco as well as a...

In NBU reported statistic details of emission and activation of bank cards in the country - in the Q1 2013 the number of payment cards increased by only 0.72%. The number of active cards in Ukraine is growing very slowly. However, experts point out that such slow rates of growth correspond to the current market trends, besides the number of active cards in Ukraine is rather significant. In the Q1 2013 in Ukraine, according to the estimates of the National Bank of Ukraine,...

That was the unsettling realization Goldman Sachs executives came to a few weeks ago when a Bloomberg reporter inadvertently revealed the surveillance capabilities reporters from the news and financial data provider have over users of Bloomberg terminals.  Traders throughout the financial world depend on Bloomberg terminals for real-time data on markets of all kinds as well as news and instant messaging. The machines reportedly rent for $20,000 a year and are used by thousands of...

Taiwanese banking regulators, as expected, have approved the first bank to issue mobile credit cards that could be downloaded over the air to SIM cards. The Financial Supervisory Commission today approved Cathay United Bank’s application to introduce NFC-enabled mobile payment on SIM cards for use with the trusted service management service of Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom. The initial approval is only for a six-month trial with up to 1,000 employees of the...

Edition of Forbes-Ukraine first of business mass media of the country will produce multimedia iPad-version of the magazine. The application will be available for download in the AppStore already in may. The cost of one of the rooms will amount to $4.99, with June users will be available subscription for a year. The new issue of the journal will appear in the AppStore on the monthly basis, simultaneously with the release of the sale of the printed edition. Interface iPad version has been created...