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Skype Ban Threatened in China
Dec 31 (Reuters) – China will crack down on what it called illegal Internet telephone providers, according to a circular from the Chinese government seen on Friday that could potentially affect Internet calling service Skype. The statement, from the powerful Ministry of Information and Industry Technology, did not mention any carriers by name. It called…
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iPhone Users Late for Work as Alarm Clock Fails
(Reuters) – Some iPhone users in Asia and Europe complained of malfunctioning alarms on the first working day of 2011, even after Apple reassured users that its phones’ built-in clocks will work from Monday. Bloggers, Facebook and Twitter users complained they missed flights or were late to arrive at work, as the alarm built into…
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Small Business Targets Technology Investment for 2011
(Reuters) – Charlie Raines has resolved to become more Web savvy in the New Year in order to haul in business overseas for his fledgling Florida-based seafood company. "I realize that being on the Internet is definitely the way to go," said Raines, 49, who began his career as a fisherman in 1986. He later…
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Lenovo ThinkPad X120e Notebook Offers AMD Fusion APU
Computer maker Lenovo announced the latest entry in its ultraportable line, the ThinkPad X120e laptop, aimed at small to medium-size businesses. As the first commercial laptop to feature an Advanced Micro Devices Fusion E-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), the ThinkPad X120e offers faster application loading and graphics processing with enhanced battery life and digital display…
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IT Forecast 2011: Continued Clouds Ahead
When future IT historians (or research analysts, as they’re commonly called) look back at 2010, they’re likely to consider it as the year that cloud computing went mainstream. With businesses still looking for ways to cut costs during a horrendous recession, the dramatic increase in the number of vendor supporting cloud computing subscription models has…
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Apple, Amazon Lead Online Customer Satisfaction: Survey
Market research firm FGI Research released its annual holiday survey showing that while many e-retailers had a holiday to celebrate, customer satisfaction with the top 40 online retailers overall has fallen since last year. The sixth annual ForeSee Results E-Retail Satisfaction Index (U.S. Holiday Edition) slipped 1 percent to 78 on the study’s 100-point scale…