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Sony to sell PlayStation in China through new ventures
AFP, Published on 26/05/2014
» Sony will bring its PlayStation consoles to China through two joint ventures, the Japanese gaming giant and its Chinese partner both said Monday, as they seek to tap a newly opened market.
Croatian island children connect with online learning
AFP, Published on 14/03/2014
» For Croatia, making sure the five children on the tiny island of Susak get good schooling is not only a civic responsibility, it's a way of ensuring the viability of its sparsely populated Adriatic islands.
Tech tie-up says to launch phone system rival to iOS, Android
AFP, Published on 08/01/2014
» A new smartphone operating system developed by a global collaboration of tech firms to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS is expected to launch in the next few months, Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo said Wednesday.
Interpol awaits evidence from Dutch paedophile sting
AFP, Published on 05/11/2013
» Interpol said Tuesday it was waiting for information from Dutch authorities after a rights group said it had identified 1,000 paedophiles by offering online sex with a computer-generated 10-year-old girl.
Help at hand for those wanting technology detox
AFP, Published on 25/06/2013
» Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date? Are you close to a digital burn-out?
Online, at a price: Cubans get public Internet spots
AFP, Published on 05/06/2013
» Cubans barred from logging onto the Internet at home on Tuesday flocked to newly opened public access spots to surf an uncensored World Wide Web -- if they could afford the high prices.
Nepal probes Briton's 'illegal' Everest broadcast
AFP, Published on 20/05/2013
» A British mountaineer's interview with the BBC on his smartphone from the top of Mount Everest has stirred controversy with the Nepalese government calling the broadcast "illegal", officials said Monday.
Space tourism won't hurt environment: Branson
AFP, Published on 13/05/2013
» British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
Only nine nations own national Twitter handles: study
AFP, Published on 15/11/2012
» Only nine out of 193 UN member states own Twitter accounts bearing their country name, and only three of those accounts have been officially verified by the micro-blogging site, according to a report published Thursday.
Taiwan, China get first undersea cable link
AFP, Published on 16/08/2012
» The first undersea telecommunications cables linking Taiwanese and mainland Chinese territory have been completed, a company official said Thursday, amid fast warming ties between Taipei and Beijing.