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Microsoft Is Offering a Better Story for Smartphone Software Developers

Dec 28, 2012

With its newly released Windows Phone SDK 8.0, Microsoft is offering a better story for smartphone software developers, but the SDK itself may force some developers to undergo system upgrades. Technologists and developers who have sampled ...

Tags: Windows Phone SDK 8.0, Microsoft, smartphone, software developers

You Navigate an Awkward Window Washer Through a Minefield of Social Interactions

Dec 28, 2012

Between a man-sized mouse, two foul-tempered ducks, and a cross-dressing rabbit, animated comedies have long aimed to strike a balance between innocence and irreverence. At its best, The Act, a self-described interactive comedy, straddles ...

Tags: iPhone, iPad, Act

Airplane Passengers Fed up with Restrictions on The Use of Portable Electronic Devices

Dec 28, 2012

Airplane passengers aren't the only ones fed up with restrictions on the use of portable electronic devices during takeoff and landing. Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has written a letter urging the ...

Tags: FCC, FAA, passengers, gadgets, portable electronic devices

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd Will Resume Works in January 2013

Dec 28, 2012

Australia based miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd announced that it will resume works in January 2013 at the Kings deposit within the Solomon mining hub in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The decision to complete the development ...

Tags: Fortescue Metals Group, metal, iron, price, improvement

The UK Refused to Sign a New International Telecommunications Treaty

Dec 27, 2012

The UK, the US, Australia and a number of other countries have refused to sign a new international telecommunications treaty after the final text was pushed through in a "forced" vote. Further reading US prepared to walk out of ITU ...

Tags: UK, US, Internet

The Amendment Was The Final Element in Approving The Legal Framework for The Elections

Dec 27, 2012

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler (pictured), welcomed the approval by the Iraqi Council of Representatives yesterday of the fourth amendment to the Governorate Council elections law, ...

Tags: UNAMI, Amendment, Elections Law, elections

For The Global Solar Industry, 2012 Has Been About Trade Wars

Dec 27, 2012

For the global solar industry, 2012 has been about trade wars. The US and Europe both started anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against the world's largest solar supply chain, China. In addition, oversupply continues to plague ...

Tags: Trade Wars, Global Solar Market, global solar industry, Energy

The Annual Summit of Arab Monarchs in The Gulf Opened in Manama on December 24th Monday

Dec 27, 2012

The annual summit of Arab monarchs in the Gulf opened in Manama on December 24th Monday with a call for closer economic integration and unity in the face of the turmoil which has swept much of the Middle East. Mr King Hamad of host ...

Tags: Economy Integration, annual summit, Cooperation Council

Mr Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan Is Scheduled to Visit Iran to Sign a Contract

Dec 27, 2012

Mr Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan is scheduled to visit Iran in the near future to sign a contract on Tehran’s investment in a pipeline project which is due to take Iran’s rich gas reserves to energy hungry Pakistan. ...

Tags: Iran, Tehran, pipeline project, gas reserve

India Announced Extension of Interest Subsidy on Some Labour-Intensive Industries

Dec 27, 2012

The Government of India has announced extension of two percent interest subsidy on some labour-intensive industries, including textiles, garments and handicrafts, for one more year till March 2014. Addressing a press conference, ...

Tags: Indian govt, interest subsidy, textile, exports, garments, handicrafts

The Iraqi Has Approved The Construction of a Private Free-Trade Zone South of Baghdad

Dec 27, 2012

Mawtani reports that the Iraqi government has approved the construction of a private free-trade zone south of Baghdad. Sabah al-Qaisi(pictured),the chairman of the Ministry of Finance's General Commission for Free Zones,told Mawtani: ...

Tags: Mawtani, Iraq, Baghdad, Free zone, GCFZ

The U.S. Senate Has Voted Against Moving Forward on a Cybersecurity Bill

Dec 27, 2012

The U.S. Senate has voted against moving forward on a cybersecurity bill that supporters have called critical for national security. The Senate late Wednesday voted 51-47 to end debate and move toward a final vote on the Cybersecurity Act ...

Tags: U.S.Senate, cybersecurity bill, national security

Nisa Retail Evolved IT to Support Independent Retailers That Operate Under Its Brand

Dec 27, 2012

Retail consortium Nisa Retail has evolved its IT to support independent retailers that operate under its brand. At its heart is an order capture system (OCS) for orders placed by its retailers. Nisa has been running for 35 years. It began ...

Tags: David Morris, IT, Nisa Retail, Computer Products

Adding The COO Role to The CIO Job

Dec 27, 2012

Adding the COO role to the CIO job Maximising the performance of the trading platform Reducing development time Industrialising trading technology London Stock Exchange CIO Antoine Shagoury – who recently added COO to his job ...

Tags: Antoine Shagoury, Stock, London

Morcut Mac OS X Malware Targets Virtual Machines and Windows Mobiles

Dec 27, 2012

Advanced analysis of the Morcut Mac OS X malware that targets computers running Apple’s Mac operating system (OS) or Microsoft’s Windows OS has revealed that it also targets virtual machines and Windows mobiles. The malware, ...

Tags: Morcut Malware, Virtual Machines, Symantec, Computer Products

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