1Sep/100
INDIA: ’STANDING FIRM’ ON BLACKBERRY ACCESS DEMAND
India says it is standing firm in its demand for security agencies to have access to BlackBerry messages after giving the smartphone's makers a 60-day reprieve on a threat to ban core services.1Sep/100
MICROSOFT LAUNCHES ADVERTISING PLATFORM IN CHINA
Microsoft has launched an advertising platform in China in an attempt to grab market share from rival Google, which has been wrangling with Beijing over censorship, state media said Wednesday.1Sep/100
MYANMAR’S CYBER GENERATION BOOTS UP FOR FIRST-TIME VOTE
One of Myanmar's self-described "pioneer bloggers" proudly opens his popular website -- officially banned by the military rulers -- and scrolls to his updates on the approaching election.1Sep/100
CHINA’S MOBILE USERS MUST SHOW ID TO GET NUMBER
Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from Wednesday to purchase a new number, state media said -- the latest step by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world's largest mobile market.1Sep/100
AMAZON TRYING TO OFFER SUBSCRIPTION TV, MOVIES
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is talking with major media companies about offering unlimited views of older TV shows and movies online, as it struggles to stay relevant to consumers flocking to Apple Inc.'s iTunes a la carte store and Netflix Inc.'s all-you-can-eat subscription plan.30Aug/100
INDIAN OFFICIALS TO MEET TO DECIDE BLACKBERRY BAN
(AP) -- Indian authorities are scheduled to meet Monday evening to decide whether to ban some BlackBerry services in India, one day ahead of a government-imposed deadline for the device's maker Research In Motion Ltd. to give security agencies access to encrypted data.30Aug/100
JAPAN RESORT DRAWS MEN WITH VIRTUAL GIRLFRIENDS
Long a favourite of lovers and honeymooners, a Japanese beach town with fading sparkle has found a new tourism niche in the wired age by drawing young men and their virtual girlfriends.30Aug/100
INFINEON SELLS WIRELESS GROUP TO INTEL FOR 1.4 BILLION USD
German chip maker Infineon said Monday it had sold its wireless division to US technology giant Intel in a deal valued at approximately 1.4 billion dollars (786 million euros).30Aug/100
DISNEY, TIME WARNER MAKE PROGRESS ON PROGRAM FEES
(AP) -- Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. said Sunday that they have made "significant progress" in resolving their issues over programming fees with less than a week left to renew a pact that feeds TV channels like ESPN into American households.30Aug/100






