High-growth countries are usually exhibited by a low per capita income. The upside, though, is that such countries, usually emerging countries, are able to do more with fewer resources. Dr Gilbert Saggia, Oracle Country Manager for Kenya, ...
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On the issue of global competitiveness, it's between the U.S. and China. India may have most of the IT services and development work, but China has tech manufacturing and its R&D investments are rapidly expanding. Indeed, China is on ...
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Insurance provider WellPoint has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine for exposing more than 600,000 personal records online due to weak database security, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) said Thursday. WellPoint, based ...
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Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network. Canonical, the company behind the ...
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The latest simulator for the upcoming Firefox mobile OS is aimed to please developers planning to sell applications. Firefox Simulator 4.0, released on Thursday, "is a boon for those developers that want to make money using their app in ...
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Infosys posted strong revenue growth in the second quarter as demand picked up in key markets including the U.S. However, the Indian outsourcer's net profit grew only 0.5 percent year on year as the company increased salaries for staff in ...
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US telecommunications giant AT&T has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless for $15 per share in cash, valuing the prepaid mobile operator at about $1.2bn (£800m). The move comes amid continued consolidation and restructuring in the ...
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Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia chose Windows Phone over Google's Android operating system for its smartphones, so that it could entice mobile carriers with a "third alternative", according to Nokia's chief executive, Stephen Elop. At ...
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Games developer Valve, which already runs the world's biggest and most successful software download platform, Steam, and is planning its own branded PC line, has announced an intention to enter the education sector. Launching a service ...
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The current direction of smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry means its products might not be a sustainable option for use in BYOD schemes. That's what Maurice Jenkins, director of information systems and telecommunications for Miami ...
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Apple is to investigate an accident in which a woman in China died after using an iPhone 5 while it was charging. The incident occurred last Thursday, and Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the woman, Ma Ailun, was 23 years old, ...
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A row is brewing over benchmarks used to assess the performance of smartphone semiconductors after one of the tools had to be revised following claims of discrepancies over its results. The AnTuTu benchmark, which is used on Android ...
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The Visa credit card outfit has certainly got the retail scene abuzz with news it will launch a "digital wallet" in Australia by Christmas. The e-wallet, dubbed V.me, will henceforth store all your cards in digital form, probably on your ...
Samsung Electronics has launched the revolutionary Samsung GALAXY S4 Zoom and the compact yet powerful, GALAXY S4 Mini in the Indian market. The unique GALAXY S4 Zoom combines stylish heritage of the latest Galaxy S4 Smartphone with ...
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To meet the power charging needs of today's lifestyle products, Asia Powercom, a division of Powercom Co. Ltd, has launched slim, portable with the 4000mAh battery capacity, Powerbank - AsiaPower AP4000A. Asia Power-Powerbank offers one ...
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