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  • Twitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 25

    By Steven Scheer

  • Microsoft, News Corp weigh Web pact: source

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has had talks with News Corp about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

  • A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed

    Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam scheme

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.

  • US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division.

    HP quarterly net profit up 14 percent

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - US computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division.

  • An advertisement for the Apple iPhone is shown at a retail store of an Orange mobile phone network provider in Bordeaux, southwestern France, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

    "Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 24

    By Jim Finkle

  • A visitor looks at laptops at a computer fair. Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.

    Gartner forecasts 2.8 percent growth in PC sales in 2009

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.

  • Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

    Google buying display ad startup Teracent

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.

  • A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely.

    Few US firms ready for workforce disruption: survey

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • File photo shows a man walking past the logo of Microsoft at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany. 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.

    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.

  • 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.

    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.

  • A notebook, number 2 pencils, and the newest essential school supply in Uruguay: a laptop. The South American nation is the first and only country to guarantee every elementary school student attending government schools a portable computer. Duration: 01:56

    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.

  • Compact travel buddy for great pics and HD movies

    Manila Bulletin - Monday, November 23

    The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 offers no compromises with its latest Hybrid Camera.

    At 10.1 megapixels with 12x optical zoom that takes professional quality photos, the Lumix ZS3 is already a serious point-and-shoot camera to reckon with.

  • 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.

  • Behind the scene with the LG designers who created the world's first transparent mobile phone

    Manila Bulletin - Monday, November 23

    The LG GD900 Crystal was created by Youngho Kim and his design team.

  • Tweet a day, keeps boredom away

    Manila Bulletin - Monday, November 23

    140 characters are all it takes to get your point across.

  • The Zooming Presentation Editor

    Manila Bulletin - Monday, November 23

    Do you always create presentations for your clients or students? Are you tired of showing the same animation and effects over and over again? Do you want to try something new? If your answer is Yes, then perhaps you want to try Prezi.com.

    Prezi.com is a site the offers visualization and storytelling minus the slides.

  • Verzio: Where aesthetics and function meet

    Manila Bulletin - Monday, November 23

    While it's a great time to choose the perfect phone to fit your lifestyle, it's also tough to actually pick one out -- and this where Verzio a pioneering Singapore based brand comes in to help.

    At a time when the tech-savvy are compelled to not only have the top mobile features in the palm of their hand but to carry two cell phones at any given time as well, Verzio's collection of dual-SIM capable phones present exceptional value.

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