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Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (.FTSTI) rose 0.77% to 2,896.43 points. US stocks rose to a new 17-month high last night after the Federal Reserve held benchmark rates near zero and maintained its pledge to keep them low for an extended period. Read more...

Singapore-listed data storage manufacturer Swing Media Technology (SWMT.SI) said it is planning a dual primary listing of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The firm's main manufacturing operations are in Hong Kong and one of its main markets is China. {jcomments on}

Serial Multivision Pte Ltd (SMV), a 65% subsidiary of Serial System, has been appointed jointly with AG World Pte Ltd (AGW) as the exclusive outdoor media wall (LED) operator to manage and market the advertising platform. Read more...

Such things as social media and geolocation are discussed in the closed-door sessions as well as in the hallways. A lot of attention is drawn towards the geolocation moves of big players like Nokia and Google. The two companies develop huge databases that associate location data with places in the ...

DMG & Partners Securities in a Mar 9 research report says: "Swing Media announced that Shanghai Hui Yang New Energy Technology (SHY) has been awarded a contract to install solar powered energy systems in 20 petrol stations for China’s biggest oil producer, PetroChina. Read more...

As reporter Sebastian Jones points out (see this and this), former Congressman Richard Gephardt runs a lobbying firm representing giant insurance and pharmaceutical companies.Retired General Barry McCaffrey sits on the board of a giant defense contract...

The superstar Amitabh Bachchan is not ready to forgive the daily tabloid Mumbai Mirror that purportedly invaded the privacy of his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan claiming that she can’t risk to be pregnant because of stomach tuberculosis. The article , “Pregnant Pause – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan” had been printed ...

Intel Corporation Super Bowl commercial titled "Lunchroom," set in an Intel lunchroom where a few engineers are excitedly discussing the all new 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family.

International media rights groups accused the ...

The lead engineer for Google's Chrome Operating System told Ars Technica the emerging product and its Chrome Web browser sidekick will have a complete media player that approximates the functionality of Windows Media Player. Chrome OS boots up a netbook in a fraction of the time it takes to start ...

Apple's long-rumored tablet PC is widely expected to make its debut in San Francisco on Jan. 27, and among the big beneficiaries could be traditional publishers, which have been looking for an alternative way to disseminate their products in the face of declining sales. Reports from The Wall Street Journal ...

Referring to the news reports of recent attacks on Indians in Australia, music maestro A.R. Rahman, who is in Sydney for a free concert to bridge relations between India and Australia, says the media should act responsibly. “We need more responsible media. Media’s a great tool, but it can also be ...

Three-Hundred Young Scientists to be Honored as Semifinalists in the Intel® Science Talent Search 2010

1902: Henry Haven Windsor, son of a preacher man, publishes the first issue of Popular Mechanics. The publication quickly helps pull our technocultural future into the public orbit, showcasing an inspiring arsenal of scientists and cultural heavyweights along the way. Born in Iowa in 1859, Windsor attended Grinnell College and eventually ...

Jive Software purchases Filtrbox, marking the first of what could be several acquisitions of social media monitoring tools that detect memes coalescing on Twitter, Facebook and other social destinations. Filtrbox makes analysis widgets and reporting software that monitors, or listens to, conversation threads on Web services. Jive will ...

Retaining Customers is on major focus by every industrial house & definitely Social Media can help you to deal with this Issue. Social Media has severe impact in maintaining a healthy relationship with customers. If healthy relationship is maintained then customers will become loyal to your brand & return to ...

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Conventional wisdom is that the Internet is responsible for destroying the profits of traditional print media like newspapers.But Michael Moore and Sean Paul Kelley are blaming the demise of newspapers on simple greed. Michael Moore said in September:...

Western media commented the decision of the Serbian government to apply for candidate status for becoming a member of the European Union. International media groups stressed that Serbia has made a lot of progress in its European integration this year.

Doctors who are working under Orissa Medical Service Association (OMSA) in the government hospitals in Orissa have deferred the strike for cease work for two months which was scheduled to begin today, following talks with the Government. About 2,500 doctors of government hospitals across Orissa have been demanding the implementation of ...