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Microsoft eyes full control of Nook: report
AFP Relax News, Published on 10/05/2013
» Shares in Barnes & Noble surged Thursday after a report that Microsoft was preparing a $1 billion bid for the bookseller's Nook Media digital assets.
Microsoft eyes full control of Nook: report
AFP, Published on 09/05/2013
» Shares in Barnes & Noble surged Thursday after a report that Microsoft was preparing a $1 billion bid for the bookseller's Nook Media digital assets.
Google adds 'digital estate planning' to its services
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Google on Thursday began letting people plan out what is to be done with their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated.
Kidzania: Where children roleplay future careers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/04/2013
» Children learn first-hand about economics, dedication & patience, as well as being a pilot, dentist, doctor as well as many other careers.
SCBS offers small- and mid-cap fund
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/04/2013
» SCB Securities (SCBS), Siam Commercial Bank's brokerage arm, has expanded its private fund products to include one investing in small- and mid-cap stocks to widen investment choice for long-term investors.
Time Warner to spin off publishing unit Time Inc.
AFP, Published on 07/03/2013
» Time Warner announced Wednesday it would spin off its publishing arm Time Inc. by the end of the year, allowing the US conglomerate to focus on its television and film operations.
CAT reluctant to relinquish spectrum
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/02/2013
» CAT Telecom is asking permission from the national telecom regulator to maintain the right to reuse frequencies for longer than one year on networks whose concessions are due to expire.
New York Times revives effort to sell Boston Globe
AFP, Published on 21/02/2013
» The New York Times, facing a difficult environment for newspapers in the digital age, announced Wednesday that it was reviving its efforts to sell The Boston Globe.
Reader’s Digest files for bankruptcy
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2013
» RDA Holding Co, publisher of the 91-year-old Reader's Digest magazine, has filed for bankruptcy to cut US$465 million in debt and focus on North American operations as consumers shift from print to electronic media.
Growth quickens on local demand
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2013
» Thailand's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on rising exports and local demand, reducing pressure on the central bank for further interest-rate cuts.