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• 25 July 2011

• News: Chinese firm stirs Kenya digital TV signal controversy

  A Chinese firm is at the center of Kenya's digital TV signal distribution controversy, stirring fears that the company may be used by the government to interfere with communications during next year's general elections.

• News: Chinese officials shutter some fake Apple stores

  Chinese authorities have closed two unauthorized Apple stores in Kunming following an investigation prompted by a blogger who posted photos last week of one outlet.

• News: RIM Slims as Sales Slump

  Blackberry maker Research in Motion announced that it will lay off 2000 employees and shake up its senior management after sales last quarter were slower than expected.

• News: BlackBerry maker RIM axing 2,000 jobs, 11% of workforce

  Research in Motion, which has been losing ground to Apple, Google and even Microsoft in the mobile market, announced Monday it is cutting 2,000 jobs, or about 11% of its workforce.

• News: Oracle gives sneak peek at MySQL 5.6 features

  Oracle on Monday announced a sneak peak at features slated for MySQL 5.6, the next version of its open-source database, that focus on improved scalability, integration and performance.

• News: Former Google CIO says business misses key people marks

  The former CIO of Google and founder and CEO of ZestCash, Dr Douglas Merrill, says companies stuck in traditional management practices risk becoming irrelevant and leaders should not be afraid to do 'dumb' things.

• News: RIM COO retires as company lays off one-tenth of staff

  Research in Motion will lay off 2,000 staff, or a little more than 10 percent of its workforce, and make changes to its senior management team, it announced Monday. Chief Operating Officer for Blackberry, Don Morrison, will retire, but Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will continue to share the CEO role and that of chairman.

• News: RIM to slash 2,000 jobs

  Research in Motion (RIM), manufacturer of BlackBerry devices, has revealed it will slash 2,000 jobs.

• News: Chinese government closes two hoax Apple stores

  The Chinese government has shut down two retailers in the city of Kunming, which are thought to be fake Apple stores

• News: House Republicans consider high-skills immigration bill

  The negotiations to strike a deal on the debt ceiling may be getting all the attention in Congress, but there are also new efforts by lawmakers to address high-skill immigration issues.

• 23 July 2011

• News: Apple to bid for Hulu - report

  Apple is considering making a bid for the online video service Hulu, according to a report.

• News: ITV signs deal with Apple - report

  ITV is to replace up to 80 percent of its PC workstations with Macs, according to reports.

• News: Google buys facial recognition company PittPatt

  Google has acquired Pittsburgh Pattern Recognition, known as PittPatt, a company that develops technology for recognizing faces in images and video, according to PittPatt's website.

• News: Oracle ordered to lower damages claim against Google

  Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its Android operating system, court papers show.

• 22 July 2011

• News: SAP hopes partners will rev up mobile apps sales

  Thousands of SAP partners who sell the Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite and Business Objects analytics software can now also offer customers Sybase mobile technology and applications, SAP announced this week.

• News: Malawi blocks social media networks to quell protests

  The government of Malawi has shut down news websites and social media networks including Twitter and Facebook and has blocked signals from radio stations in a bid to stop the coordination of demonstrations that have so far left more than 18 people dead.

• News: Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings show sector strength

  A raft of computer and software vendor financial results this week, including reports from IBM, Intel, Apple and Microsoft, revealed some record quarterly results and a healthy market for business technology, though clouds remain for segments of the consumer arena.

• News: Verizon posts revenue growth on mobile additions

  Verizon Communications on Friday reported revenue of US$27.5 billion for the second quarter of 2011, up 2.8 percent from the second quarter of 2010, largely driven by mobile subscriber additions.

• Video: Watch space shuttle Atlantis touch down for the final time

  Plus the rest of this week's technology news: Lenovo intorduces new tablets, space shuttle Atlantis touches down for the final time, Apple released Lion and more.

• Video: Toyota system detects pedestrians, avoids collisions

  Toyota has developed a safety system that can automatically stop a car in the moments before a collision with a pedestrian. The system uses a millimeter wave radar and stereo camera to constantly monitor what's in front of the vehicle.

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