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HP names new head of strategic growth
Todd Bradley, the head of HP's printing and PC business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on ...
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Huawei unveils worlds slimmest smartphone Ascend P6
world's thinnest smartphone , which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market. Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18mm thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the dimensions. "Our theme for this product is elegance with an edge," Richard Yu, the chief executive ...
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Microsoft We freed millions of PCs from botnet
Microsoft said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cybercrime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a ...
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Acer sees Q2 tablet laptop shipments to be flat
TAIPEI: Acer, the world's No. 4 PC vendor, on Wednesday said that it expects notebook and tablet PC shipment to be flat in the second quarter from the first quarter, versus an prediction of 0-5% growth made in ...
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New CEO begins Alcatel makeover
The new plan unveiled on Wednesday by Michel Combes, the company's new chief executive, will also include unspecified asset sales of above 1 billion and 2 billion euros in debt re-financing by 2015, followed by a further 2 billion in debt reduction that could include issuing new ...
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À nos amours [DVD]
Writer/director Maurice Pialat became a filmmaker late in life. He began making shorts and documentaries in his mid-30s, but he was 43 before he directed his first feature-length film, 1968s Lenfance nue. Prior to that, he was a painter, but interestingly enough, there is nothing ... ...
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TCS organises camp for science maths students
Tata Consultancy Services, held its goIT summer camp programme in the Cincinnati area exposing students to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related career ...
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Google challenges court over US data requests
Google asked US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow it to publish numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal ...
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Laptops tablets without BIS mark face India ban
BIS safety standards. While initially the deadline was set for April 3, it was extended by three months to July 3 at the request of industry body Manufacturers Association for Information Technology. But even this deadline is not likely to be met. Manufacturers complain that the implementation process is too slow and that there is no way that all the applications and test results will be cleared ...
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Facebooks active advertisers touch 1 million mark
Facebook said it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue growth. A vast majority of those advertisers are small business owners who have flocked to the world's No. 1 social network. Facebook executives are hoping to net even more small advertisers since 16 million local ...
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Narayana Murthy recalls old hands to Infosys
Infosys fold several rainmakers who are now working with rival companies, people aware of the development said. Reclaiming the talented executives is one of the crucial steps that the new chairman is taking as he swiftly implements measures to try and put the shaky organisation on a firmer footing. Over the past two years, as Infosys struggled with leadership transition and implementation of a ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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Le Meridien Noumea, New Caledonia
This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...
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