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31 January 2011
News: German scientists find electrical field helps brain forget

The next time you're told some important information, you might want to write it down. Or at least, that's what German scientists would advise. Researchers from University of Göttingen and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience have found that human brains actually forget information at a "surprisingly high" rate.
News: Samsung makes record sales on back of Galaxy Tab, S

Samsung Electronics reported a fresh all-time sales high in the fourth quarter, boosted by two products with Google's Android mobile OS on board.
News: Microsoft moves work out of Egypt

Microsoft, one of the companies located in Cairo's Smart Villages hi-tech office park, has begun shifting work to other locations in the wake of the on-going unrest in Egypt.
28 January 2011
News: Linux vendors teaming up for an App Store

There seems to be no end to the momentum propelling Linux into the mainstream these days, and this week news came out that's surely among the most exciting developments yet.
News: Microsoft ships 2m copies of Windows Phone 7

A Microsoft executive said this week the company shipped more than 2 million copies of its revamped operating system, Windows Phone 7, in the most recent quarter.
News: Amazon sells more e-books than paperbacks

During its earnings announcement today, Amazon released some tantalizing tidbits that show just how its book business has evolved in the past year. The company still won't discuss hard and fast numbers for actual Kindle devices sold, or books sold for that matter, but that doesn't make the new information any less noteworthy.
27 January 2011
News: Lenovo, NEC form PC joint venture in Japan

Lenovo and NEC have announced a joint venture to sell PCs in Japan.
News: EU clears Intel's purchase of McAfee

The European Union's competition authorities have cleared Intel's proposed acquisition of McAfee subject to certain conditions.
26 January 2011
News: Intel taps Will.i.am for creative director job

William James Adams Jr., better known as Will.i.am of the popular music group Black Eyed Peas, has been named as Intel's new director of creative innovation.
Video: Intel names Will.i.am 'director of creative innovation'

Musician will work with Intel on developing new technologies
News: Poll: Apple iPad 2 leads list of 2011 must-haves

In a PC Advisor poll of 7,855 visitors to the site, just under a third (32.3 percent) named the follow-up to Apple's iPad as their most likely technology purchase in 2011.
25 January 2011
News: Twitter's ad revenue to hit $150M this year

Twitter's advertising revenue will reach $150 million in 2011 and $250 million next year, according to digital marketing research company eMarketer.
News: Watchdog critical of Google's 'cozy' govt deals

Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google's privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant's "cozy" relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.
News: Judge sides with Apple & RIM against Kodak

Eastman Kodak's patent claim against Apple and Research In Motion concerning camera-phone image previews is invalid, according to an initial determination by a U.S. International Trade Commission administrative law judge
24 January 2011
News: DNLA software push for home networks

The Digital Living Network Alliance's software certification is the spur to new growth in home media networks.
News: Analysis: Why HP changed its board

Hewlett-Packard reshuffled its board this week, adding some prominent tech and business veterans in what may be an effort to escape its turbulent past and give its CEO, Leo Apotheker, some new help.
News: nVidia Tegra 2 3D processor details leaked

nVidia is set to release a 3D processor for use in mobile gadgets featuring a 3D screen, according to reports.
News: Google takes on Groupon with voucher programme

Google is working with small businesses on a trial of a prepaid offer or voucher programme, a business similar to that of Groupon, a growing company which the internet giant tried to acquire last year.
News: Facebook valued at $50bn after new investment

Facebook has raised US$1.5 billion in its latest funding round, putting its total valuation at $50 billion and leaving no doubt about its swift ascent in recent years to become a major Internet player and challenger to Google.
21 January 2011
News: City tech analyst sorry for sick Steve Jobs joke

A financial analyst based in the City of London has been forced to apologise for a "tasteless" joke about unwell Apple CEO Steve Jobs.