Israeli company Alvarion has set up a wi-fi network that will allow residents in the most out-of-reach areas in China to connect to the internet. Alvarion has partnered with China’s Beijing Huasun Unicreate to install a total of 10,000 base stations in Liaoning province.

Leading the way towards a significant shift in the gaming industry is Israeli company Playcast. The company's technology enables cable and satellite television companies to offer the latest video games without the need to buy an expensive console or the games themselves.

A NIS 45 million budget for the next four years, four Israeli universities, 100 researchers and 12 teams: this is all part of a national mission is to reduce the world’s dependency on oil by developing a super-battery that can last for over a decade.

ICVT, the creators of the JPEGmini and VIDEOmini media optimization technologies, today announced the release of JPEGmini for Mac, a Mac app which frees up hard drive space by reducing photo file size without affecting quality.

Reseachers from Tel Aviv University found that smartphones users have a different sense of privacy and appropriateness of public cellphone usage. The study shows that people who are predisposed to immediately react to phone calls and messages are more attracted to smartphones.

A new alert system developed by Israel's MultiLock and Starcom Systems aims to tattletale on thieves – literally. The WatchLock – a lock enforced with special GPS and cellular chips – allows owners to track its location anywhere in the world, and send them a text message should anyone try to pry it open.

A new game for iPads will help you learn to read sheet music and play the piano, by helping a virtual granny dust off her piano from germs. The game doesn’t require a real piano and comes with a 3D virtual keyboard.

An Israeli tech veteran came up with a “treatment” for what in 2010 was the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States – road accident fatalities. Drivers who use his iOnRoad app become “super drivers” who are much more likely to get home alive, the CEO says.

Israeli startup RayV hopes to introduce the next generation of TV-watching, based on patented cloud technology. Their TV player allows high-speed streaming on all IP devices, in addition to split-screen viewing and social chats. The startup has raised approximately $40 million.

Yotpo is an Israeli startup that aims to help you reach the reviews most relevant for you, offering a personalized social review search engine, currently spanning over 30 million reviews. Its filtering system is based on parameters such as the reviewer’s relation to the searcher, according to his social profile.

The Israeli Startup BuzzDoes offers mobile developers a tool to market their apps by turning the users into “marketing agents”. Each time a user recommends the apps using BuzzDoes, they are rewarded with points that can be exchanged for money.

Pinvolve is an Israeli app that combines Facebook and Pinterest, presenting content of Facebook pages in a pinboard style. It also allows re-sharing Facebook posts on Pinterest, thus increasing traffic between the two social networks.

Israeli 3D printer company Objet is merging with its American counterpart Stratasys, creating a 3D printing giant with an equity value of approximately $1.4 billion. Objet creates prototypes for companies in the automotive, electronics, toys, jewelry and footwear industries.

An Israeli startup can turn your Android operating systems into two independent environments: one for work and one for personal use. With a single swipe, users can move from one setting to another, removing the need t o carry around two mobile phones.

Conduit is expected to launch an application for Android users that will enable them to directly consume designated content from their device's lock screen. The company says they will offer quick access to data, such as news, sports or weather.