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Sony unveils new e-readers, adds touchscreen to all models
| DATE: 2010-09-02

WASHINGTON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sony, battling Amazon and Apple in the electronic book reader race, unveiled its latest devices on Wednesday and expanded their availability to Australia, China, Italy, Japan and Spain.
Sony cut the size and weight of all three of its e-readers while expanding the..[Full Story]

Sony Ericsson targeting China's smartphone market
| DATE: 2010-09-02

BEIJING, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sony Ericsson said Wednesday China would become its biggest handset market by volume in the next three to four years, as it moved to grab a bigger slice of the fast-growing smartphone market.
The Japanese-Swedish mobile phone manufacturer estimated smartphone use in..[Full Story]

India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers
| DATE: 2010-09-02

NEW DELHI, Aug 31, 2010 (AFP) - India told Google and Skype on Wednesday that they must set up servers in the country to allow law enforcers to screen traffic, as it widened its security offensive on Internet communications firms.
The government has already told the maker of the BlackBerry..[Full Story]

Microsoft launches advertising platform in China
| DATE: 2010-09-02

BEIJING, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Microsoft has launched an advertising platform in China in an attempt to grab market share from rival Google, which has been wrangling with Beijing over censorship, state media said Wednesday.
The US Internet titan's adCenter will target Chinese exporters wanting to..[Full Story]

Apple lovers get social network and new iPod and TV gadgets
| DATE: 2010-09-02

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Apple on Wednesday launched a music-centered social network at iTunes and unveiled slick new iPod and Apple TV gadgets that promised to win the iconic company more devotees.
Ping was built into iTunes 10 software made available as a free download at..[Full Story]

Bing starts powering Yahoo! searches in US
| DATE: 2010-08-19

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 17, 2010 (AFP) - Bing will start powering Internet searches at Yahoo! web pages in North America this week as the technology firms combine forces to take on Google.
"Later this week, we will begin transitioning the back-end technology for Yahoo! Search in the US and Canada..[Full Story]

Foxconn holds morale-boosting exercise in China
| DATE: 2010-08-19

HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2010 (AFP) - Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn held a morale-boosting, costumed "employee rally" Wednesday, after a string of suicides at its Chinese factories turned a spotlight on working conditions.
Themed "Treasure your life, love your family, care for each other to..[Full Story]

PlayStation 3 memory beefed up in North America
| DATE: 2010-08-19

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 17, 2010 (AFP) - Sony Computer Entertainment America announced Tuesday it is beefing up the storage capacity of PlayStation 3 (PS3) videogame consoles that will be available in North America.
PS3 consoles will be able to hold about 33 percent more data, with hard disk drive..[Full Story]

Yahoo! Japan adopts Google search engine
| DATE: 2010-07-28

TOKYO, July 27, 2010 (AFP) - Japan's top Internet portal Yahoo! Japan on Tuesday announced a search alliance with Google, in a deal that would see both giants dominate the Japanese market in a possible blow to Microsoft.
Yahoo! Japan will switch to Google's search engine this year from the..[Full Story]

Goodbye mouse, Apple's 'Magic Trackpad' goes on sale
| DATE: 2010-07-28

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2010 (AFP) - Apple on Tuesday unveiled the "Magic Trackpad," a touchpad which allows a user to operate a desktop computer with finger gestures, eliminating the need for a mouse.
The Magic Trackpad costs 69 dollars in the online Apple Store.
The battery-powered device, which..[Full Story]

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