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Sony Move gamers armed with assault rifle controllers
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Lovers of PlayStation 3 console shooter video games are being armed with assault rifle controllers by accessory makers playing into battle hero fantasies.
Israel official threatened over anti-Arab probe
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Israel police were investigating a video on Monday circulated on the Internet which called for the death of a top legal official who urged a probe into anti-Arab incitement on Facebook.
Gadget could ease terror of dentist's drill
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist's drill could benefit from a new gadget that cancels it out, according to researchers at King's College London.
BlackBerry to filter websites in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Smartphone maker BlackBerry on Monday said it would start filtering web services in Indonesia after the government threatened curbs on the company if it failed to block access to pornographic sites.
US-based iGate in $1.2-bn Indian outsourcing deal
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» US-based iGate and a British private equity firm announced a 1.2-billion-dollar deal on Monday to buy one of India's oldest software firms in a major move into the outsourcing business.
Hefner takes Playboy private
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Playboy tycoon Hugh Hefner has struck a deal to return Playboy Enterprises to private ownership, according to a statement Monday.
Babel charged by FA over Webb tweet
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Liverpool midfielder Ryan Babel was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) on Monday after posting a mocked-up photo of referee Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt on social networking site Twitter.
Intel to pay $1.5 bln in NVIDIA patent dispute
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» US chip maker Intel on Monday announced it would pay graphics card developer NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next five years to settle a patent dispute.
Groupon raises $950 mln in new funding
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» Internet bargain coupon phenomenon Groupon said Monday it had raised $950 million in the past month to invest in technology, fund its global expansion and compensate company employees and early investors.
iPhone sales shift set to shake up US telecoms
AFP, Published on 11/01/2011
» AT&T's monopoly on carrying the iPhone in the United States is expected to near its end Tuesday, when its rival Verizon announces a deal to begin selling Apple's coveted device.