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Mitsubishi banking on robot companion's charm

Mitsubishi banking on robot companion's charm

She may be a bit odd looking, what with a bright yellow face, silver arms and a positioning sensor on her head, but this tiny gal's got charm -- even if it is chip-induced.
Staff Writers Sep 16 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Sounds from typing could be security risk: study

Sounds from typing could be security risk: study

Forget about watching, Big Brother may be listening.
Staff Writers Sep 15 2005, 1:00PM Security
Samsung Electronics eyes mobile phone plant in India

Samsung Electronics eyes mobile phone plant in India

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it was considering building a mobile phone plant in India, the world's fastest growing major wireless market.
Staff Writers Sep 15 2005, 12:30PM Mobility
Yahoo blends web email with speed of desktop

Yahoo blends web email with speed of desktop

Yahoo has said that it is upgrading Yahoo Mail, the most popular web email program, to make it run more efficiently than other web-based systems and nearly as fast as desktop email.
Staff Writers Sep 15 2005, 9:30AM Software
Plantronics signs Roadhound for its headsets

Plantronics signs Roadhound for its headsets

Headset-maker Plantronics has appointed wholesaler Roadhound Electronics as distributor for its mobile headsets in Australia.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 4:18PM Collaboration
Ex-Microsoft exec able to work for Google: judge

Ex-Microsoft exec able to work for Google: judge

A Washington judge has cleared the way for a former Microsoft executive to work for Google in China but placed tough restrictions on confidential information he had gleaned while working at Microsoft.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 4:01PM Hardware
Microsoft's Gates faces off with Napoleon Dynamite

Microsoft's Gates faces off with Napoleon Dynamite

Pick your favourite geek: Napoleon Dynamite or Bill Gates?
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 3:30PM Software
Mao-era model soldier to clean up online gaming

Mao-era model soldier to clean up online gaming

A Chinese game developer is betting a Mao-era model soldier and other patriotic figures are just the kinds of heroes needed to steer impressionable youths towards cleaner online gaming content.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 2:30PM Software
Nokia to take mobile email to corporate masses

Nokia to take mobile email to corporate masses

Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said it was launching a corporate email system to allow workers at almost any level to send and receive mail from their mobiles.
Staff Writers Sep 14 2005, 10:30AM Mobility
Oracle's Ellison settling insider-trading suit

Oracle's Ellison settling insider-trading suit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawrence Ellison, chief executive of software maker Oracle Corp, has reached a tentative agreement to pay US$100 million to charity to resolve a lawsuit charging that he engaged in insider trading in 2001, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 3:04PM Software
KAZ buys Intology IP, customers

KAZ buys Intology IP, customers

Telstra subsidiary KAZ has bought the intellectual property and customer contracts of Canberra-based business intelligence provider Intology for an undisclosed sum.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 12:41PM Software
Sony to announce new business strategy on September 22

Sony to announce new business strategy on September 22

Japan's Sony Corp said on Monday it would unveil a long-awaited restructuring plan on September 22, aimed at turning around the struggling electronics and entertainment giant.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Submarine telecom cable to connect India, Sri Lanka

Submarine telecom cable to connect India, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Telecom and India's state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd said on Monday they would build a US$15 million undersea cable between the neighbouring countries, betting on an explosion in demand for broadband internet services.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 10:30AM Mobility
Oracle to buy rival Siebel in US$5.85b deal

Oracle to buy rival Siebel in US$5.85b deal

Oracle said on Monday it would buy rival Siebel Systems in a deal that values Siebel at US$5.85 billion and gives Oracle a stronger foothold in the robust niche of customer management software as it challenges industry leader SAP of Germany.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 10:00AM Data centre
Two Singapore bloggers charged for racist remarks

Two Singapore bloggers charged for racist remarks

Two men were charged in a Singapore court on Monday with violating the city-state's sedition laws by posting anti-Muslim comments on their internet homepages, police said.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
"IPhone" could be music to Apple's ears

"IPhone" could be music to Apple's ears

With the help of Motorola, Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs finally made good last week on his pledge to deliver a mobile phone that plays music like an iPod, Apple's wildly successful digital music player.
Staff Writers Sep 12 2005, 9:00AM Mobility
Dell to protect email, data for AMD v Intel

Dell to protect email, data for AMD v Intel

Dell has agreed to retain email and other documents that could be used against its close partner Intel in a private antitrust suit filed by Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices, court papers show.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 3:00PM Hardware
One minute with...Adrian Di Marco

One minute with...Adrian Di Marco

CRN has a chat with Adrian Di Marco, executive chairman at Technology One.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 2:07PM Strategy
Backpack designed to generate power from walking

Backpack designed to generate power from walking

A backpack that converts a plodding gait into electricity could soon be charging up mobile phones, navigation devices and even portable disc players, US-based researchers said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 2:00PM Strategy
Amadeus wins IT contract from Lufthansa, United Air

Amadeus wins IT contract from Lufthansa, United Air

Spain's Amadeus has won a deal to provide Star Alliance airlines Deutsche Lufthansa and UAL Corp's United Airlines with a new IT platform for handling passengers, Star said on Thursday.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2005, 12:30PM Collaboration

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