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Gizmodo founder launches new gadget site

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:00 +0200

WASHINGTON: The founder of two of the most popular gadget sites on the Web, Gizmodo and Engadget, launched another destination for technology junkies on Wednesday, 1 July 2009.
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Happy 30th birthday, Walkman

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:16:00 +0200

TOKYO: Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget which revolutionised the way people around the world listened to music but has since been overtaken by an icon of the digital age, the iPod.
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Talking to screen cuts costs

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:13:00 +0200

Retailer Pick n Pay has reduced the number of flights it makes by more than 20% since it set up video conferencing facilities at its head offices 18 months ago, saving on costs during the downturn and helping to lower its carbon footprint.
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Alcon set to boost sales with roll-out of Tracer CQM

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:18:00 +0200

Eye care leader Alcon Laboratories has implemented Tracer CQM, a locally developed mobile sales efficiency solution, to enhance its sales effectiveness.
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Competition key to cutting telecoms costs

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:46:00 +0200

True competition rather than government intervention is the most successful way to cut the cost of telecommunications, industry watchers believe.
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Super surfing with Samsung Jet

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:21:00 +0200

Samsung Jet's smartphone-like features aims to take handsets to the realms of being ‘smarter than a smartphone'.
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US urges China to drop filter rule

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:11:00 +0200

WASHINGTON: The United States ramped up pressure on China Wednesday, 24 June 2009, to drop a new requirement for all computers to carry Internet filtering software, fearing it was a means for censorship.
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Intel forms alliance with Nokia

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:31:00 +0200

WASHINGTON: US semiconductor giant Intel and Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced on Tuesday, 23 June 2009, that they had entered into a "strategic relationship" to develop futuristic mobile computing devices.
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Worldwide decline in mobile market

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:33:00 +0200

The worldwide mobile phone market shipped 35-million fewer units than it did during the same period one year ago, and all indications point to that trend continuing through Q4 2009.
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New research reveals growing security risks

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:17:00 +0200

Two new research studies, which concern the security implications of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, virtualisation, social networking and mobile communications, were released yesterday, Wednesday, 17 June by RSA, the Security Division of EMC.
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