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22 September 2010
News: Sharp buys US solar project developer

Sharp will acquire Recurrent Energy, a U.S. developer of solar energy projects, in a deal that will give the Japanese company a stronger position in the fast-growing solar-power generation business, the companies said Wednesday.
News: Goldman Sachs predicts tablets, wireless data growth

Goldman Sachs' investment research arm expects a coming boom in wireless data consumption fueled by 4G wireless services and the rise of mobile tablet computers.
News: The technology behind games development revealed

Despite a lack of attention in past years, the Australian games development industry is increasingly punching above its weight and is contributing more to the economic prosperity of the country than its profile would suggest. According to the Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA), the industry body responsible for growing the profile of the Australian interactive game industry, the sector is a dynamic and sophisticated one driven by strong creative and management talent, advanced technology, and 30 years’ games development experience.
21 September 2010
News: Internet Week Europe to hit London on November 8

London will play host to over 100 events designed to celebrate the web as part of Internet Week Europe, which will take place for five days from November 8.
News: HP and Oracle settle lawsuit against former CEO Hurd

HP and Oracle have settled the lawsuit HP filed against its former CEO and current Oracle co-President Mark Hurd as well as "reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership".
News: BT upgrades phone & broadband bundle customers to fibre for free

BT is offering its customer that have a phone and broadband bundle the chance to upgrade to its fibre service for free, when it become available in their area.
News: Facebook promises deeper integration of social & mobile

Rumors Monday that Facebook is building a mobile phone evolved later in the day to a Facebook spokeswoman insisting that the social networking giant simply wants to "integrate deeply into existing platforms and operating systems." And it's not working on any phone.
20 September 2010
News: IBM expands analytics with $1.7 billion Netezza buy

Netezza's high-performance analytics capabilities will be added to IBM's offerings
News: Oracle plans Q1 2011 release for Fusion Apps

The first release of Oracle's long-awaited, next-generation Fusion Applications will be generally available in the first quarter of 2011, CEO Larry Ellison said during a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sunday.
17 September 2010
Video: Dell unveils swivel-screen netbook/tablet

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Video: NASA introduces its shuttle-mission R2 robot

R2 robot will be launched in shuttle mission STS-133
News: Top 10 hot topics at Oracle OpenWorld

Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference kicks off Sunday and is set to be the biggest one yet, both in attendance and information on future technologies that could have a major influence across the tech world. Here's a look at some of the hottest topics and happenings at the event, which runs through next Thursday in San Francisco.
News: RIM posts revenue gains on BlackBerry sales

Research In Motion reported revenue gains of 9 percent in its latest financial quarter, driven by Blackberry subscriber gains and record device sales, the company said Thursday.
News: The history of Apple Mac OS X

Ten years after its beta debuted, we look at where the ultra-successful Apple Mac OS X operating system came from.
16 September 2010
News: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Five launch YouView digital TV

Project Canvas, the BBC-led subscription free digital TV service, has been formally announced as 'YouView'. YouView will comprise seven days worth of catchup TV similar to the BBC's existing iPlayer service, as well as free TV on demand, apps and widgets. TV providers signed up to take part include the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five.
News: Study: In-game ads may work

For the first time, a recent study of EA Games shows proof that advertisers may actually benefit from something many gamers hate: in-game advertising.
15 September 2010
News: Nokia chairman to resign in 2012

Nokia has confirmed chairman Jorma Ollila plans to resign in 2012 in a bid to win back ladership in the mobile phone market.
14 September 2010
News: Intel: Sandy Bridge chips to take laptops into the future

When Intel engineers began thinking about designing a new chip architecture, they first decided to reconsider the way they think about laptops.
News: Microsoft to create new software licence

Microsoft will create a new software license to protect non-government organizations "from falling victim to nefarious actions taken in the guise of anti-piracy enforcement," the company said Monday.
13 September 2010
News: HP agrees to buy ArcSight for $1.5 billion

Hewlett-Packard will soon purchase security vendor ArcSight for $1.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.