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Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data. When Google announced OpenSocial a few months ago, it was welcomed as an effort to standardize the world around the notion of open social networking. But the announcement also was…
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Eric Schmidt says mobile Web access is a “re-creation of the Internet” that will turn location-based advertising into big business. The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a “huge revolution,” Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on…
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Wanted since 2002, the man is believed to have sold corporate secrets to about 250 buyers through the Internet, say authorities. Greek police said on Friday they have arrested a man suspected of selling corporate secrets from France’s Dassault Group, including data on weapons systems. “This 58-year-old…
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Google gained market share but still came in second, while Yahoo China came in third, according to research firm. Baidu.com led China’s search engine market in last year’s fourth quarter with a 60.1 percent share, research firm Analysys International said on Friday. Google came second with a 25.9…
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News Corp. CEO says that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free. Dow Jones has begun opening access to some previously paid-for items…
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Deal will give Google access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan, while helping DoCoMo retain customers in a competitive market. Google’s search engine will be featured on NTT DoCoMo, giving it access to 48 million mobile Net users in Japan. DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile operator,…
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Google’s video site to be available on Motorola, LG, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson phones capable of providing high-speed access. Popular video Web site YouTube is opening up its service to run on millions more phones capable of providing high-speed wireless Internet access, the company said on Thursday. …
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Earnings down by more than 80 percent from same quarter last year; recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected. Motorola on Wednesday posted a smaller quarterly profit and said a recovery in its mobile devices business would take longer than expected. Motorola, which has been losing…
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Recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected, says CEO; cost-cutting should save about $500 million. Motorola said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for…
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Recovery in mobile devices will take longer than expected, says CEO; cost-cutting should save about $500 million. Motorola said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for…
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Social networking Web site Facebook is being snubbed by a jury of CIOs because of the increasing number of “silly applications” and lack of business use. Just one of the 12 IT executives in silicon.com’s weekly CIO Jury IT user poll said they use Facebook for networking or business-related…
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Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Baffled by your mobile phone? Japan plans government-backed exams for phone guides who will help users navigate their increasingly complicated mobiles. Chatting on the phone on a bus or a train is…
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Polymer Vision’s Readius, whose prototype was unveiled in 2005, is now in production, setting the stage for competition with the iPhone and Kindle. A Dutch company that has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones–by making a…
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A national rollout could take one to four years, depending on the response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide…
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National rollout could take one to four years, depending on response to a study now under way and how long it takes to secure funding for the project. CrimTrac, the Australian government’s criminal information and intelligence agency, is taking the first steps toward developing a nationwide automatic number…
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It’s unclear whether the device’s slick design and simple user interface have proved useful for functions other than accessing the Internet. While Apple did not introduce any significant iPhone upgrades at Macworld, the iconic device still made waves. Apple has sold more than 4 million iPhones…
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Aiming to trim labor costs, Sprint also will close 8 percent of its company-owned stores, reduce outsourced services. Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, said on Friday it will cut about 4,000 jobs and close about 8 percent of its stores, predicting further pressure on…
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Young people will have a longer period of radio frequency exposure since they’ll likely start using wireless devices earlier in life. Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research…
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Selling points include the size of potential audience and th ability to deliver interactive, personalized ads to mobile users. Yahoo has agreed to a deal to provide targeted display advertising on T-Mobile’s Internet service Web ‘n’ walk in Britain, the two groups said on Thursday. Mobile Internet…
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Yum Brands chain joins Domino’s and Papa John’s in allowing customers to order via text message or the mobile Web. Pizza Hut has deployed a mobile ordering system that ratchets up the competition in the industry’s battle to sell more pizzas using the latest technology. The unit…
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