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Mobiles offer financial lifeline to Asian migrants—study

Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday, May 20, 2013.  JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Asia’s mobile revolution is set to transform the region’s financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday.

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Videogame titan Electronic Arts to lay off more workers

Attendees line up at the Electronic Arts booth to play the new Battlefield 3 video game Wednesday last June 8 at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Electronic Arts on Thursday said that more layoffs were in store at the console videogame titan as it adapts to the popularity of play on smartphones, tablet computers and online social networks.

Posted: April 26th, 2013 in Gaming,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Global PC sales down 8.6% in third quarter—IDC

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Global personal computer (PC) sales fell 8.6 percent in the third quarter from a year ago due to gloomy economic sentiment and the shift to tablets and smartphones, an industry report said Thursday.

Posted: October 11th, 2012 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

PC sales fall by 6% to 11% in US during 2Q

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US personal computer sales sagged during the spring as shifting technology trends, upcoming product releases and a shaky economy dampened demand for the machines currently on the market.

Posted: July 12th, 2012 in Gadgets,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Internet can boost economy – networking firm

Stephen Thomas Misa of Cisco Systems Philippines stresses a point during a convention Tuesday. Photo by Matikas Santos

If more people are connected to the internet, it can move the economy faster and even increase the country’s growth, an international computer networking company said Tuesday during an annual networking convention in the country.

Posted: June 19th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Greeks wage Facebook war vs IMF chief

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde: Whips up Facebook war  AP PHOTO OLI SCARFF

Greek web users waged Facebook war against IMF head Christine Lagarde on Sunday after she accused their countrymen of being tax dodgers.

Posted: May 28th, 2012 in Headlines,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Waterproof tablets excite top tech fair

A waterproof tablet PC from Fujitsu is seen lowered into a fish tank at the world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, on March 6, 2012, in Hanover, central Germany. CeBIT 2012 runs until March 10, 2012.  AFP PHOTO/ODD ANDERSEN

Whether in the bath, the toilet or in the car, you need never be separated for an instant from your beloved tablet computer with a range of innovations showcased at this year’s CeBIT tech fair.

Posted: March 7th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Apple, Google most admired firms—Fortune

Apple topped the list of most admired companies for the fifth year in a row, based on a Fortune magazine survey released Thursday showing Google as number two and Amazon number three.

Posted: March 2nd, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Google shares dip as earnings fall short

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Google shares dipped sharply in after-hours trading on Thursday after the Internet search giant’s quarterly earnings fell short of the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Posted: January 20th, 2012 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

For some protesters, Jobs was an exception

Occupy Wall Street protesters march towards Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District, Wednesday. Protests against Wall Street entered their 18th day Tuesday as demonstrators across the country show their anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed by marching on Federal Reserve banks and camping out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine. AP

For weeks, a cluster of computerized protesters have camped in a park near Wall Street, telling the world how they believe America’s billionaires destroyed the economy.

Posted: October 7th, 2011 in Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Asia’s biggest tech fair opens in Japan

JAPAN TECH FAIR  Bicyclist robot "Murata Seisaku-kun," or Murata Boy, performs on a narrow rail during a demonstration by Murata Manufacturing Co., at the Ceatec Japan, Japan's biggest consumer electronics show, in Chiba near Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 The new model features the energy-saving sensor and communication technology, using wireless modules.  AP photo/Itsuo Inouye

Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer were just some of the gadgets on show at Asia’s biggest tech fair in Japan Tuesday.

Posted: October 4th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

In lean times, Internet spurs second-hand market in France

PARIS – Used to the good life, France has lagged behind many other countries in using the marketing muscle of the Internet to spur interest in second-hand goods. But today, belts are tightening as spending power declines and unemployment rises — and more seems likely next week when President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils plans to narrow [...]

Posted: August 16th, 2011 in Headlines | Read More »

Indonesian tech frenzy tantalizes venture capital

Acehnese browse Internet using free Wi-Fi access at a park in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia (AP Photo).

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley to New York all have the same question about Indonesia’s come-from-nowhere tech frenzy: Are the young entrepreneurs that have piqued their interest smart bets or just surfing a hype that will soon burn out. A few years ago, Internet connections were so slow in Indonesia that trying [...]

Posted: August 11th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

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