Etisalat today signed a partnership agreement with Pacific Controls in Dubai to mark the beginning of a collaboration which will see them tackle connectivity challenges in the developing world. Etisalat and Pacific Controls, both local ...
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Google has published detailed maps of North Korea, based on information entered by users via its online Map Maker tool. The maps now include details about the ultra-secretive nation including highways and smaller roads, country borders, ...
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Acer’s still hoping for Windows 8 sales to take off, but in the meantime, the company has been pleasantly surprised with sales of its Chromebooks. Since November, Chromebooks have accounted for 5 percent to 10 percent of ...
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UK-based Orkney Brewery, a subsidiary of Sinclair Breweries, has produced Norseman Pale Ale for Shetland-based wholesale firm J.W. Gray & Co. The 4.4%ABV drink will be available in golden coloured bottles, is expected to be light in taste ...
Change is certainly afoot when a supposedly down-to-earth networking conference is launched with the kind of glitz and glamour usually reserved for the Oscars. But the theme worked well, as Padmasree Warrior, CTO, Cisco, kicked off Cisco ...
The Cisco Live conference kicked off in London on Monday, with IT professionals pouring into the capital’s ExCel Centre for what is an almost unparalleled glace at the future of networking and communications. The first day was ...
One of Australia’s biggest transport and logistics firms, the Wettenhalls Group, has been placed in receivership. The Wettenhalls business has operated for nearly 90 years and has annual turnover of about $120 million. It operates ...
In conjunction with the National ICT Australia (NICTA), container transport booking software provider 1-Stop Connections will launch its latest product called ‘Container Control’ on 6 February, 2013. While container terminals ...
While orders have been increasing since the beginning of 2013, Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Gintech Energy is inclined to stop production during the 2013 Lunar New Year in mid-February but fellow maker Neo Solar Power ...
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It’s finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS on Wednesday and the stakes couldn’t be ...
Taiwan-based sapphire substrate maker Tera Xtal Technology will establish two subsidiaries in eastern China, each with investment of US$15 million. Sapphire substrate production at the subsidiaires will begin in the second half of 2013 at ...
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VMware said Monday it will cut 900 jobs in a move to focus more on high potential businesses, as profits remained strong but growth slowed. The company said the job cuts, revealed as part of its earnings release for last year, will come ...
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Twitter has released new numbers showing that the social network complied with government data requests 69 percent of the time in the U.S., as government requests for user information worldwide continue to rise. The total number of ...
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Cisco announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Unified Access line of networking products, which are made up of an entirely new networking architecture. The new devices allow IT professionals to manage both wireless and wired networks ...
Yahoo’s revenue climbed 2 percent in the fourth quarter, though its display ad business shrank and profit was down from a year earlier. Yahoo’s revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was US$1.35 billion. Subtracting commissions ...