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US venture capitalists oppose 'rogue website' bill
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» A group of top US venture capitalists has written a letter to the US Congress opposing a bill aimed at cracking down on websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods.
BlackBerry maker upbeat on Asian growth markets
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is banking on Indonesia and other populous markets for growth in Asia, while it faces intensifying competition worldwide from rivals like the iPhone.
Batphone app will record ultrasonic bat sounds
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» Scientists have created a "batphone" by designing a smartphone app to help people capture the ultrasonic calls of bats in their area, the Zoological Society of London has revealed.
China brings forward key high-speed rail launch
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» China has announced it will bring forward by a day the launch of a much-anticipated high-speed train link between Beijing and Shanghai to June 30.
Hacker pleads guilty to AT&T iPad breach
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to writing the code used to steal email addresses and personal information belonging to 120,000 Apple iPad subscribers from AT&T computer servers.
IMF identifies hacked computer files
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» The International Monetary Fund has identified the computer files hacked in a cyberattack and is the process of weighing their importance, and IMF spokesman said Thursday.
Facebook names Netflix CEO to board
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» Facebook announced Thursday that it has named Reed Hastings, chairman and chief executive of US video giant Netflix, to the social network's board of directors.
National Enquirer publisher buys OK! magazine
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» American Media Inc. (AMI), publisher of the National Enquirer, Star and other titles, announced Thursday it has bought the US edition of entertainment magazine OK! from Britain's Northern & Shell.
Nokia says Symbian development to continue with Accenture
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» The world's number-one mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday that 2,800 developers working on its Symbian smartphone platform would move to consulting company Accenture.
Google facing wide-ranging US antitrust probe: WSJ
AFP, Published on 24/06/2011
» The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether Internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the Web, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.