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  1. US-TECH Summary

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    Microsoft, News Corp weigh web pact: source

  2. Tweets or bleats? Tool measures importance on Twitter

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - You've got followers and post regularly, but ever wondered how popular you are on Twitter? An online tool that evaluates "tweets" can tell.

  3. A Nokia smartphone. Swedish streaming software Spotify has announced the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

    Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

  4. News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LONDON (AFP) - - Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

  5. eBay apologizes for technical glitch in search function

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Online auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a technical glitch that caused a one-day crash of its website search functions it attributed to a surge in holiday shoppers.

  6. Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LAS PIEDRAS, Uruguay (AFP) - - A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school students.

  7. eBay says fixes search glitch on website

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - eBay Inc said on Sunday it had restored a search function on its website overnight Saturday after a glitch led to searches returning either limited or no results throughout the day.

  8. Samsung unveils new state-of-the-art printers

    Philstar.com - Monday, November 23

    SINGAPORE — Samsung Electronics introduced recently 13 new printers and printing solutions at the picturesque Marriott Hotel along the bustling Orchard Road in this city-state.

  9. American Express takes aim at PayPal with Revolution

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say.

  10. Datacraft report reveals global contact centers focus on driving revenue, value

    Manila Bulletin - Sunday, November 22

    Companies turn to contact centers to drive more business value in tough economic times, according to the 2009 Datacraft/Dimension Data Global Contact Center Benchmarking Report.

    Datacraft's report has the highest level of participation over 11 years covered 554 contact centers located across 36 countries and five continents.

    Of these, 26 countries are from Asia and a handful of respondent firms are from the country -- Access Worldwide Philippines, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), StarTek and Telus International Phils.

    Significantly, the number of contact centers which can sell to clients during an inbound call have gone up to 22 percent, according to the study.
    Yet, cost optimization remains a key concern.