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New York taxis could get iPads, says report

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — New Yorkers may be able to surf and ride at the same time if a plan to put iPads, or a similar device, in the back of taxis takes off.

A San Francisco company, Square, is proposing a pilot programme to install tablet computers in the back of 50 taxis, replacing the little-loved miniature television screens used in all cabs ... Read More

Organizer Alvaro Blanco speaks to the crowd next to a negative of the The Shroud of Turin during “The Shroud of Turin” exhibition in Malaga, southern Spain, February 20, 2012. – Reuters pic
Organizer Alvaro Blanco speaks to the crowd next to a negative of the The Shroud of Turin during “The Shroud of Turin” exhibition in Malaga, southern Spain, February 20, 2012. – Reuters pic

Nokia to unveil cheaper Windows smartphone, say sources

HELSINKI, Feb 22 — Nokia will next week unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for its new range of smartphones, two sources close to the ... Read More

Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 — A US software industry report today chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as ... Read More

CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 — The US Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors yesterday that it plans to revolutionise the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace ... Read More

Barnes & Noble debuts new US$199 Kindle Fire competitor

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Booksellers Barnes & Noble have taken the wraps off a brand new 7” Nook tablet, priced to rival Amazon’s $199 (RM603) Kindle Fire.The new tablet is essentially identical to the US$249 ... Read More

Samsung grows Galaxy line with Ace 2, Mini 2

SEOUL, Feb 22 — The popular and affordable Samsung Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini smartphones have been given a refresh and spec bump, just in time for the biggest mobile and tablet device event on the ... Read More

RIM’s PlayBook gets email with software upgrade

TORONTO, Feb 22 — Research In Motion yesterday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has ... Read More

Made-in-Malaysia Android phone for under RM500

By A. Asohan
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Local start-up DMD Mobile Sdn Bhd has launched a full-featured smartphone built on Google’s Android platform, targeted at pre-paid users and costing RM500 or less.The DMD Android ... Read More

Top Olympus executive found dead in India park

NEW DELHI, Feb 21 — A top executive of Japan’s scandal-ridden Olympus Corp has been found dead in a park outside New Delhi, an apparent suicide, The Times of India said today, quoting police.Tsutomi ... Read More

Silicon Valley: The rise of the adolescent CEOs

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 21 — Josh Buckley, chief executive of an online gaming start-up, is looking forward to next month’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, particularly for the parties and the ... Read More

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