Technology
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Logitech buys LifeSize Comms for $405 million
ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech said it is buying privately held LifeSize Communications for $405 million, bolstering its position in the much-prized video communication market, which is seen as a key source of future growth.
November 12, 2009, 2:24 am -
Nokia launches 3 phones for the CDMA standard
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia launched three new CDMA phones on Wednesday and said it remained committed to the standard, which has long been overshadowed by the more global GSM.
November 12, 2009, 2:21 am -
Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty.
November 12, 2009, 12:34 am -
Wal-Mart offers $100 gift card on BlackBerry purchases
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering a $100 gift card along with the purchase of a BlackBerry phone for one week, in its ongoing bid to attract more holiday shoppers.
November 11, 2009, 11:10 pm -
Online activists hijack Facebook groups
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Activists claimed to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering.
November 11, 2009, 9:11 pm -
Defence department slashes support services
The Department of Defence has been criticised over proposed cuts affecting support services for troops' families.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Contractor cuts phone lines across Katherine
Hundreds of Katherine residents could be without fixed line phone services until tomorrow.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 12:00 pm -
New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 11:54 am -
Chicago court OKs $10 refunds for ringtones, games
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A settlement between mobile phone users and companies that charged them for downloaded ringtones and games they thought were free was approved by a court on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 11:36 am -
Google launches online flu shot finder
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.
November 11, 2009, 11:13 am -
State pledges not to sell Kingaroy research station
The Member for Nanago Dorothy Pratt says she is glad the Sir Joh Bjelke Petersen Research Station at Kingaroy in southern Queensland is safe.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:36 am -
Adobe cutting 680 jobs
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.
November 11, 2009, 10:33 am -
Free wireless internet plan for Darwin
Darwin City Council is considering providing free wireless internet in the city's Smith Street mall.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:21 am -
Whale watching can be good for the environment
New research suggests people who have close encounters with marine animals care more about the environment afterwards.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:05 am -
New plane allows mapping of uncharted waters
A new aircraft is expected to improve the Navy's ability to map unchartered waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait in far north Queensland.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:21 am -
Apple tops phone chart as Nokia, Samsung step up
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.
November 11, 2009, 9:16 am -
Creationism ruled out at North Queensland High School
A north Queensland high school has been directed not to teach creationism during science lessons.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:01 am -
Twitter links to LinkedIn
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter on Tuesday linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website.
November 11, 2009, 8:28 am -
Apple becomes top phone maker by profits: research
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 7:59 am -
Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers.
November 11, 2009, 7:58 am
