Samsung, Sharp agree on cross-licencing deal m&c | Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Monday it concluded a cross-licencing deal with its Japanese competitor Sharp Corp, ending patent disputes in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. | Samsung, the world's largest maker of LCDs and televisions said both parties agreed Friday to s...
Five tigers discovered in backyard Independent online | Jakarta - Indonesia discovered five tigers that have been raised by a man at home for about 25 years, an official said Friday. | "We found Thursday a pair of adult tiger and three cubs following information we received from locals," forestry ministry spokesman Bintoro said. | "The man is an animal...
Samsung, Sharp agree on cross-licencing deal m&c | Seoul - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Monday it concluded a cross-licencing deal with its Japanese competitor Sharp Corp, ending patent disputes in liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. | Samsung, the world's largest maker of LCDs an...
Drought in SW Australia linked to snowfall in Antarctica Breitbart | Merino sheep search for feed on a dry and dusty property near Parkes in rur... | A drought that has gripped the southwestern corner of Australia since the 1970s is linked with higher snowfall in East Antarctica, a phenomenon that may be rooted in g...
Reports: Toyota decides to recall Prius in Japan Seattle Times TOKYO - | Toyota has decided to issue a recall for the Prius in Japan, media reports said Sunday, as the company told dealers in the United States it is preparing to repair the brakes on thousands of the hybrid vehicles there. It was unclear whether ...
Are Emerging Markets Enough to Fuel Nokia's Ovi Store? The New York Times | Nokia's Ovi Store, after stumbling out of the gate last year, appears to have found its rhythm, becoming the storefront of choice for mobile developers in emerging markets. But w...
Are Emerging Markets Enough to Fuel Nokia's Ovi Store? Gigaom | Nokia’s Ovi Store, after stumbling out of the gate last year, appears to have found its rhythm, becoming the storefront of choice for mobile developers in emerging markets....
Sony Pictures to lay off 450 as DVD sales fall Seattle Times LOS ANGELES - | Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., the studio behind the "Spider-Man" movie franchise, is laying off about 450 people and eliminating 100 open positions to cope with...
Apple Allure May Help It Win iPad Name in Europe The New York Times | Apple's power in business may help it win the right to use the iPad name in Europe from the company that owns the trademark there, chip maker STMicroelectronics. | ST, the French-Italian company, uses the IPAD name in chips sold to mobile phone mak...
Vodafone Q3 revenue up 10 pct Seattle Times LONDON - | Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Thursday reported that revenue rose more than 10 percent in the third quarter, supported by strong gains in its Asia-Pacific and Middle East operations. | For the three months ending Dec. 31...
TravelClick names Joie de Vivre Hospitality as 2009 eMarketer of the Year TravelDailyNews | Last night, the global leaders in the world of hospitality assembled in New York for the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards Gala to recognize inspiring best practices in sales and marketing for the hos...
DUE TO DUBAI WORRIES--> S&T seen critical to Asean integration Malaya BY PAUL ICAMINA | The Philippines needs to get its act together in science and technology in order to keep abreast with neighbors in a very competitive Asean Community in the next five years, a senior official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said yesterday. | "The Asean Community will be created by 2015 as a single produc...
Singapore's SingTel expands mobile customer base by 23 per cent m&c | Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, or SingTel, said Monday that its mobile customer base in the Asia-Pacific expanded to 285 million by the end of December, up 52 million, or 23 per cent, from a year earlier. | On a quarterly basis, the number of SingTel mobile customers in the region grew by more than 11 million from 273 million by en...
