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Iran weaves technology into its Persian carpets
AFP, Published on 07/12/2011
» Zahra Nazer's fingers work deftly on the loom, rapidly weaving each colourful silk thread into a carpet that will take more than a year to complete.
Samsung, Google unveil 'Ice Cream Sandwich' phone
AFP, Published on 19/10/2011
» South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its new smartphone that runs on Google's latest Android operating system, the latest weapon in its battle to topple Apple's iPhone.
World's biggest publishers' fair eyes safe future for books
AFP, Published on 12/10/2011
» The world's biggest book fair, which opened Tuesday, wants to put paid to fears for the survival of the book in its traditional, bound form in the face of its digital rival's growing popularity.
Book fair to tackle challenges of digital age storytelling
AFP, Published on 10/10/2011
» Authors once just had to deal with a publisher but are now being forced to embrace the digital age and negotiate the rights to their works for TV, films and ebooks.
Escaping from oppression
Life, Published on 23/09/2011
» Actor, producer and Bollywood luminary Anil Kapoor has partnered with the CNN Freedom Project to expose one region's secret tradition of trafficking in Trapped by Tradition: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary.
Now you can eat -- Angry Birds mooncakes
AFP, Published on 14/08/2011
» Now not only are Angry Birds available on your mobile phone, they can also be found on your dining plate -- in the form of the Angry Birds mooncake, unveiled in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Now you can eat -- Angry Birds mooncakes
AFP, Published on 14/08/2011
» Now not only are Angry Birds available on your mobile phone, they can also be found on your dining plate -- in the form of the Angry Birds mooncake, unveiled in Hong Kong on Sunday.
RIM cutting 2,000 jobs, COO retiring
AFP, Published on 25/07/2011
» BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced Monday it was cutting 2,000 jobs and that its ailing chief operating officer planned to retire.
Epic Philippine prayer put online
AFP, Published on 18/04/2011
» Philippine Catholics all over the world can now follow the traditional recitation of a day-long prayer of Jesus Christ's passion over the Internet, thanks to a church website.
Global orchestra gives classics a modern stage
AFP, Published on 28/03/2011
» Classical violinist Paolo Calligopoulos says he pulled on the leather jacket, black fedora and sunglasses to perform an electric guitar solo for an online audition just for fun.