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  • 5000 city users to put 4G services to the test

    Long-awaited 4G services, which provide mobile users with Internet access 20 to 50 times faster than 3G network, make their debut in Shanghai next month when China Mobile begins large-scale trials, the carrier said yesterday. The trial in the world's biggest mobile phone market indicates that the country is ready to adopt the most advanced mobile technology for more than a billion handset ...

  • Huawei ZTE accused of dumping products in EU

    Karel De Gucht said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by these Chinese companies in order to protect a "strategic" sector of Europe's economy. "Huawei and ZTE are dumping their products on the European market," De Gucht told Reuters in an exclusive interview before engaging with US businesses as part of his preparations for ...

  • Hacked RPG Groups Rs 2.4 crore gone in 3 hours

    cybercriminals hacked into the firm's Mumbai-based current account and siphoned off Rs 2.41 crore in three hours on May 11. The first of the 13 money transfers to accounts across India was made at 11.30am and the last at 2.30pm, before the bank got suspicious of the huge cash transfers and checked with the group confirming the fraud, the Worli police said. The largest transaction was of Rs ...

  • Google Glass already gets thumbs down in US

    Google Glass, as some find it 'socially awkward' and others find it is 'too irritating to wear' according to a survey conducted by YouGov. The report, entitled the 'Google Glass Adoption Forecast' commissioned by BiTE Interactive, found that even ...

  • ZTE India to launch 5 smartphones eyes No.3 spot

    "With our foray into the open handset market in India, we want to become a dominant player here and be among the top 3 in the next three years.handsets already contribute 10% of our revenues here," ...


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Twister

Unfortunately for "Twister," special effects alone do not a good movie make. Having said that, let me quickly praise Industrial Light and Magic for the outstanding job it did on the visual effects in this film. The computer-generated tornadoes rushing across the Oklahoma plains were so realistic as to be unnerving. You could literally feel the wind blowing across your face as the roar of the twist ... ...

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  • US visa fight muddled with contrasting studies

    WASHINGTON: The technology industry and organized labour are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the US Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans with the math and science skills needed for work at technology firms like Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Labour is brandishing research that says the scarcity of workers is a myth ...

  • Google rivals get more time to study antitrust offer

    BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive complaints, which could provide more leverage to pry further concessions from the internet search giant. ...

  • Yahoo announces May 20 event amid Tumblr buzz

    Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance. The California tech giant offered no details of the event, set for New York, but invited reporters to "join us as we share something special." Tumblr, a fast-growing blogging platform popular with young internet users, is headquartered in New York. The Dow Jones-owned website AllThingsD reported on Friday that Yahoo is eyeing the move ...

  • Just 10 Americans keen on Google Glass Survey

    Google Glass, as some find it 'socially awkward' and others find it is 'too irritating to wear' according to a survey conducted by YouGov. The report, entitled the 'Google Glass Adoption Forecast' commissioned by BiTE Interactive, found that even ...

  • Apple losing innovation edge Poll

    NEW YORK: Apple, the world's most valuable technology company, has lost its edge among investors, according to the latest Bloomberg Global Poll. Hedge funds sold large stakes of ...

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