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Some readers will get around paywall: NY Times
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» The publisher of The New York Times said Wednesday that some people will manage to find ways around paying for the newspaper online but they will mostly be teenagers and the unemployed.
Art of "composing" new perfumes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/03/2011
» A master perfumer from France reveals the secrets of his profession.
Justice system reform
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/03/2011
» Magsaysay laureate Jon Unphakorn on the hidden inequities in Thailand's legal system.
MTN launches life insurance via cell phones in Ghana
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» Cellular service provider MTN said on Wednesday that it has launched a mobile phone life insurance scheme in Ghana in a bid to expand mobile financial services for low-income markets.
Steve Jobs to be deposed in iTunes antitrust suit
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» A federal judge has cleared the way for Apple's ailing leader Steve Jobs to be deposed in a class-action lawsuit charging the iPod maker turned iTunes into a digital music monopoly.
Still leaderless
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/03/2011
» Thaksin Shinawatra hasn't made his decision, so the Puea Thai party has still not elected its new leader.
Don’t worry, says Japanese envoy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/03/2011
» Yes, radioactive contaminants have been found in food and seawater near the quake-damaged nuclear plant, but they won't be found in any products you get from Japan, the country's ambassador says.
US senators urge end to drunk driver 'apps'
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» US senators on Tuesday pressed Google, Apple, and Blackberry maker Research in Motion to pull the plug on applications that can help drunk drivers use smart phones to elude police checkpoints.
Sprint mobile calls get Google Voice
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» Google on Tuesday announced an alliance with Sprint to add the Internet giant's online telephone capabilities to mobile phones serviced by the US telecom firm.
Mozilla unleashes sleek new Firefox Web browser
AFP, Published on 23/03/2011
» A fast, sleek new version of Firefox was released on Wednesday to vie Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Google Chrome in the fiercely competitive market for Web browsing software.