iPhone app to catch snooping partners

An iPhone app has been designed to catch partners who read their loved one's ­messages.

The iTrust creates a locked dummy screen to prevent access to text messages, emails or social networking accounts, and stores a record of every button pressed on the display.

Bob Nerberg, 26, of Oslo, who wrote the app, said his girlfriend, from Liverpool, whom he met while studying in the UK, helped him write it. He said the app would make relationships stronger.


"It's something everybody thinks about in a relationship – is my partner reading my texts and emails? Now you can be sure."

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Nationwide 4G/LTE rollout for Teliasonera in Norway and Sweden

During 2010, TeliaSonera expects to offer its customers 4G coverage in the 25 largest municipalities in Sweden alongside the four largest municipalities in Norway, including Oslo. Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) has been selected as the sole supplier of the common core network as well as providing LTE radio access.

The Nordic region has had a tradition of being at the forefront of telecommunications development. With TeliaSonera's 4G/LTE, this region is again in the lead. TeliaSonera now offers the consumers a next generation broadband network with wireless access to interactive and capacity-demanding services such as real-time web, online gaming, social media collaboration and video conferencing.

Lars Klasson, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Business Area Mobility Services at TeliaSonera, says: "We have chosen Ericsson to deliver TeliaSonera's 4G core network and further radio network rollout in Sweden and Norway based on their high quality technology and competitive offer. Our customers are the first in the world to use commercial 4G services. The use of mobile broadband in the Nordic is exploding and we offer 4G to meet the demand for high speed and capacity" Mikael Backstrom, President Ericsson Nordic and Baltics, says: "As we move into next generation mobile networks with increased data traffic, securing network quality will be vital. We have delivered our latest solutions and gained TeliaSonera's confidence in our ability to provide leading technology and services. We will work just as hard to secure a smooth rollout and support TeliaSonera in introducing new consumer services." Supplied by Ericsson, TeliaSonera recently launched the world's first and largest LTE service in Stockholm. Ericsson has signed commercial LTE contracts with four major operators to date, including Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS in the US, NTT DoCoMo in Japan and TeliaSonera in Sweden.

LTE, the next generation of mobile communication technology, enables the fast transfer of huge amounts of data in an efficient and cost-effective way, optimizing the use of the frequency spectrum. With increased speed and decreased latency, consumers can enjoy whatever service is available online (real-time web, online gaming, social media collaboration and video conferencing) effortlessly and while on the move. LTE will meet the demands of new and enhanced internet applications of the future.

Ericsson continues to pioneer wireless technology and is leading the development of LTE. Together with NTT DoCoMo, Ericsson initiated LTE standardization at the international standardization body 3GPP in 2004, and has made the largest amount of approved contributions to the group. Ericsson also expects to hold 25 percent of all essential patents for LTE, making it the largest patent holder in the industry.(C) 2010 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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Mobile Norway selects Ericsson as primary vendor for 2G/3G network rollout

Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced that it has been selected by Mobile Norway, the joint venture formed by Tele2 Norge and Network Norway, as the main vendor for the rollout of a new 2G/3G mobile network in Norway. No financial details of the deal have been disclosed, nor have timeframes for the deployment of the new infrastructure, although it has been stated that Mobile Norway aims to roll out a network covering 75% of the population in ‘the coming years’. Commenting on the agreement, Haakon Dymes, CEO of Tele2 Norge, said: ‘Today is a joyful day for Norwegian mobile users. The network will improve the competition within the market and the customer’s choices in both urban and rural areas. We are proud to deliver on our promise to the Norwegian authorities, who have paved the way for increased competition.’ According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, Network Norway and Tele2 Norge announced their partnership in September 2007 and under the terms of the deal Tele2 Norge acquired 50% of the shares in AMI, holder of Norway’s third GSM-900 licence. Subsequently the 50/50 joint venture, Mobile Norway, was formed. Two months after the tie-up was announced, in November 2007 the Norwegian government announced it had received an application from Mobile Norway for the country’s fourth UMTS licence. Following a sealed auction in December that year, Mobile Norway was awarded the licence for around NOK47 million. Under the licence terms the company’s 3G infrastructure must cover at least 40% of the population within six years. Source:telegeography.com/

New Norway power plant uses salt to make electricity

TOFTE, Norway — Norway unveiled the world's first osmotic power plant on Tuesday, harnessing the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater to make clean electricity. "While salt might not save the world alone, we believe osmotic power will be an important part of the global energy portfolio," the head of state-owned power group Statkraft, Baard Mikkelsen, told reporters. Statkraft, which claims to be the biggest renewable energy company in Europe, is running the osmotic power plant prototype in a former chlorine factory on the banks of the Oslo fjord, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the Norwegian capital. Osmotic energy is based on the widespread natural phenomenon of osmosis, which allows trees to drink through their leaves and plays on the different concentration levels of liquids. When freshwater and seawater meet on either side of a membrane -- a thin layer that retains salt but lets water pass -- freshwater is drawn towards the seawater side. The flow puts pressure on the seawater side, and that pressure can be used to drive a turbine, producing electricity. 

Thee point of osmotic power is "to use power not against nature but with nature," summed up Sverre Gotaas, in charge of innovation and growth at Statkraft. Contrary to other renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, osmotic power produces a stable electricity flow regardless of weather conditions. Osmosis has been used by industry to desalinate seawater, but Statskraft's prototype at Tofte marks the first time it has been used to produce energy. Inaugurated Tuesday by Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, the plant will for now produce just enough electricity to power a coffee-maker. But it could prove to be a great potential clean, environmentally friendly power source. "It has very, very limited environmental consequences. 

It's only positive and it can be used in many places," Frederic Hauge of environmental organisation Bellona told AFP, adding the development of osmotic power was "very exciting". Because they produce energy from the encounter of freshwater and seawater, osmotic power plants could be installed almost anywhere where rivers flow into the ocean. "Even countries that do not have oil, coal or mountains will be able to produce their own energy," Rasmus Hansson, the head of the World Wildlife Fund in Norway told AFP. "It is very nice when industry imitates nature," he added, lauding the decision by Statkraft and various Norwegian organisations to invest around 150 million kroner (17.9 million euros, 26.8 million dollars) of their own money in a "revolutionary technology." According to advocates of the technology, an osmotic energy plant could be constructed near a water source, with an office building or shopping centre built on top. "We could imagine a plant in the basement of a shopping centre, instead of a parking garage," Gotaas said. The worldwide potential of osmotic energy is estimated at 1,700 terrawatt hours (TWh) per year, equivalent to half of the European Union's energy production. But before osmotic energy can be profitable, a more energy-efficient membrane will need to be developed -- a process that is being keenly watched by NASA which could use the technology for its space stations. The most efficient membranes currently produce three watts per square metre, while a commercially viable one must produce five watts. "This is possible, we believe in these figures," Gotaas said. Statkraft hopes to start building the first commercial osmotic power plant, which would have a 25 megawatt capacity, enough to provide about 10,000 households with electricity, in 2015. Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i75rDBtv8u5BRFShNijTpvIEXLPQ