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- 15 May 2013
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News: Foxconn's Hon Hai reports Q1 revenue drop, likely on weak iPhone 5 demand
Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry posted a 19.2 percent year-over-year decline in revenue for the first quarter, with sales likely affected by weak demand for Apple's iPhone 5, according to an analyst.
- 14 May 2013
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News: Budget 2013: Doesn't fully support ICT sector
Treasurer Wayne Swan's 2013 Budget does not fully support the ICT sector or investment in ICT required to drive productivity and competitiveness, according to advisory firm, Grant Thornton.
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News: Square's new Stand turns iPad into a cash register
Internet payment company Square has announced a new accessory that turns your iPad into a high-tech cash register, complete with built-in credit-card swiper and a slew of point-of-sale accessories.
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News: Hours before I/O, Larry Page opens up about his hoarse voice
Less than 24 hours before Google kicks off its annual I/O developers confab in San Francisco, Google CEO Larry Page is revealing why his speaking voice is so soft.
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News: Tech may sink immigration bill if unhappy, Sen. Hatch warns
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.
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News: TechAmerica: US tech employment grows slightly in 2012
The U.S. tech industry added 67,400 jobs in 2012, a 1.1 percent increase from a year earlier, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation.
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News: Online gaming company recounts fighting for survival vs. DDoS attacks
Fighting denial-of-service attacks has become a matter of survival for some businesses that find their websites getting smashed and network flooded by attackers. Online gaming company SG Interactive says it's under constant attack and the only way to keep going is to set up an anti-DDoS defense.
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News: First California lawsuit over mobile privacy issues crashes
A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications
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News: Fed offensive fueling hacker underground, report says
With the government said to be the biggest buyer of malicious tools, some fear it will weaken the nation's cyber defenses -- public and private
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News: Google rival Foundem urges EU to reject remedies
A Google competitor that filed a complaint against the search giant said on Tuesday that the company's proposals to address the European Commission's antitrust concerns do no such thing.
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News: $10 million and three years later with Google's most altruistic project
As we approach the 2013 Google I/O conference and wait to see whatAndroid-enhancing and face-adhering goodies the folks in Mountain View have in store, it's a good time to take a look back at a more innocent, don't-be-evil period in the tech giant's past.
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News: Companies, government unprepared for new wave of cybersabotage
Intelligence not the only part of government that has struggled. Senate has not moved on legislation to back President's order on cybersecurity
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News: Google has to delete offensive autocomplete results, German federal court rules
Google has to remove search suggestions from autocomplete in Germany if the results are offensive, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe ruled Tuesday.
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News: Ailing Sharp sacks chief, vows turnaround on robots, LCDs
Japan's Sharp booked another huge loss on Tuesday, and unveiled its latest turnaround plan, which includes relying on partnerships with Samsung Electronics and Foxconn Technology Group for business, sacking top management, and expanding into new fields such as robotics.
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News: Court orders names to be withheld before release of Aaron Swartz records
A U.S. federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names and other personal identifying information of those involved in his arrest and prosecution should be redacted.
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News: SAP executive joins Jive Software
Social business vendor, Jive Software, has appointed former SAP executive, Robert Yue, to the role of Asia-Pacific vice-president.
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News: Is Windows 8 really killing the PC market?
Computers just aren't selling like they used to, and many critics, analysts, and longtime Windows users point the blame finger at one culprit in particular: Windows 8. Nobody's using Windows 8, they say. It's worse than New Coke, they say. PC shipments are cratering and it's all Windows 8's fault, they say.
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News: Why Yahoo's telecommuting ban is still bad for business
Last week, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was interviewed at the Wired Business Conference on a range of topics, but the question on everyone's mind (including interviewer Steven Levy) was her impossibly unpopular edict against telecommuting.
- 13 May 2013
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News: Software asset management among top 2013 business priorities: Express Metrix
Software Asset Management (SAM) is among the top business priorities for 2013, according to IT asset management vendor, Express Metrix.
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News: Survey: US residents oppose Internet sales tax
The U.S. Senate has, by a wide margin, supported a bill allowing an Internet sales tax, but the legislation appears to be a tougher sell to the public.
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