Obama is replacing his chief economic adviser – Larry Summers – with Gene Sperling.Sperling is currently a counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and is now being appointed as Obama’s chief economic adviser. He’s been there before: Sperling…
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Volkswagen given top marks by US highway safety institute
January 5th, 2011 |
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Volkswagen has been given top marks by the American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) which rated a total of six Volkswagen models as the “Top Safety Pick 2011″. In the compact class, the Jetta Sedan, the Jetta Sport Wagen, the Golf, the Golf GTI and the Tiguan (mid-class SUV) stood out among their competitors. [...]
Shares up at midday; GLP, banks among the top actives
January 5th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares edged higher on Wednesday as renewed interest in Global Logistic Properties (GLP) (GLPL.SI) and the city-state’s three local banks was offset by profit-taking on oil and commodity-related plays.
By the midday break, the Straits Times Index (STI) <.FTSTI> was up 0.1%, or 2.86 points, to 3,253.15. The total value of shares traded was $1 billion, slightly lower than $1.1 billion during Tuesday’s morning session.
By the midday break, the Straits Times Index (STI) <.FTSTI> was up 0.1%, or 2.86 points, to 3,253.15. The total value of shares traded was $1 billion, slightly lower than $1.1 billion during Tuesday’s morning session.
Skype, NYSE Error Top List of 13 Big Programming Failures of 2010
January 3rd, 2011 |
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As in most any year in the modern age, 2010 saw its share of problems due to programming errors, bugs and other shortcomings. A timing error with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) systems, a Skype crash, problems with Chase online banking, faulty automobile systems at Toyota and privacy breaches were among the years big-name software problems that might have been avoided at the programming level. For instance, the Skype outage, which affected a large number of Skype’s 560 million users, resulted from a bug in the Windows version of the software. In a blog post, Lars Rabbe, CIO at Skype, said the company needed to enhance its capability for testing for and detecting bugs. "While our Windows v5 software release was subject to extensive internal testing and months of Beta testing with hundreds of thousands of users, we will be reviewing our testing processes to determine better ways of detecting and avoiding bugs which could affect the system," Rabbe said in his post. Software application defects are inevitable, but developers have a better chance of catching them if they use enhanced debugging and code analysis platforms and employ Agile methods. In addition, companies such as Replay Solutions, Coverity, Corensic and others offer software to help developers detect and resolve programming issues during the development lifecycle. – …
Tourism, dividends among top Singapore themes – CLSA
January 3rd, 2011 |
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CLSA identifies 3 themes for Singapore in 2011: “Tourism, Dividends & ’Passport of Choice’- stick with ’em.” Says the impact of tourism is under-appreciated and the sector will be one of the key drivers for the economy in the next five years with world-class attractions and more to come.
UOB rates CDL Hospitality Buy; top sector pick
January 3rd, 2011 |
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After Singapore’s visitor arrivals rose 16% on-year in November, marking the 12th consecutive month of record arrivals, UOB KayHian forecasts arrivals to grow 10% on-year in 2011 to 13.1 million “as Singapore gears itself for the next round of attractions, including Gardens by the Bay, River Safari at Mandai and the Lion King musical.”
DMG stays neutral on Singapore banks; UOB top pick
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Singapore banking stocks are up 0.6% to 1.2%, in line with the STI’s 1.0% rise, likely reflecting robust underlying optimism over the domestic economy heading into 2011, but volume is tepid with DBS (D05.SG), UOB (U11.SG) and OCBC (O39.SG) all registering less than a million shares traded so far.
Top 5 Free Antivirus for 2011 Posted By : David Elkins
January 1st, 2011 |
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Before 2010 comes into its last hoorah, antivirus companies already released their 2011 version of antivirus software. 2010 has been a great year for viruses, worms, spywares you name it, and it is predicted that 2011 will be another great year for these computer pests if antivirus companies will not tune-up their software tools and find new innovations that will keep computer viruses in the wilderness.
Malik should’ve told Benazir not to look out, says top cop
December 30th, 2010 |
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It was the responsibility of Rehman Malik, who was then in charge of Benazir Bhutto’s security and now is the country’s interior minister, to prevent the former prime minister from looking out of her vehicle, said a senior police official who has been arrested for her 2007 assassination. Former Rawalpindi city police chief Saud Aziz, [...]
Apple iPad Shipments Could Top 65 Million in 2011: Report
December 29th, 2010 |
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Apple iPad shipments could top out at 65 million in 2011, according to an estimate from DigiTimes, but an analyst is warning of potential dangers for Apple ahead. – Apple iPad panel shipments will top 65 million units in
2011, estimates DigiTimes. However, another analyst suggests that the iPads
continuing success could start to affect the market for other Apple products,
notably the Mac and iPhone.
DigiTimes 65-million-units figure comes from the combin…
2010 Top 10 Best Freeware Posted By : sheldon-bang
December 29th, 2010 |
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Since there\’s never lack of free software to be found online and some of the freeware are really excellent, its not necessary to spend money on those function similar products. Here picks top 10 freeware related with antivirus, DVD burning, photo editing, etc. Those freeware are all popular in 2010 and absolutely qualified to be considered as the Must-have software for your PC.
The Top 7 Java Stories of 2010
December 27th, 2010 |
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eWEEK takes a look at seven of the biggest stories to impact or raise the interest of the Java community in 2010 – starting with Oracle acquiring Sun. – 1.
Oracle completes its acquisition of Sun Microsystems
Oracle
announced the completion of its $7.4 billion acquisition
of Sun on January 27, 2010.
The move made Oracle a hardware vendor, adding to the rich software heritage
the company carries. In a five-hour conference with press and analyst…
iPad, iPhone 4, Galaxy S Top Mossberg’s List of Top Devices in 2010
December 27th, 2010 |
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Apple’s iPad, iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S topped Walt Mossberg’s 2010 gadget list, while last-place nods went to the Dell Streak, Google TV and TiVo Premiere. – When it comes to the best and worst tech products of
2010, top billing goes to Apple, according to the Wall Street Journals
venerable tech tester, Walter S. Mossberg. In a list ranking the years
highlights and disappointments, Mossberg named the Apple iPad as the best item
on offer particularly …
Microsoft Security, DDoS Attacks and Spam Top Security News
December 26th, 2010 |
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A recap of the past week in IT security news includes vulnerability reports from Microsoft, new research on the impact of DDoS attacks on free speech and more. – The past week in security featured a round of new security warnings from
Microsoft, security research and a feud between neighbors that turned
into a miniature cyber-war.
Microsoft issued an advisory Dec. 22 for a security
vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8.
According to …
How About Flat panel TV industry in 2009 Top Ten Hot Focus LED TV, Internet TV household appliances Posted By : Paddy Chang
December 24th, 2010 |
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Live Internet TV | Online TV technology allows you to watch over 4,500 HD channels right on your PC.
Top 10 Bollywood songs
December 23rd, 2010 |
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The year 2010 offered a wide range of Bollywood songs. While raunchy numbers like “Munni badnaam hui” kept the adrenaline pumping, soft and romantic numbers such as “Dil toh bachcha hai jee” and “Pee loon” caressed listeners’ hearts and the Sufi number “Sajda” spelt bliss for music lovers. The year cannot be dedicated to any [...]
Top 5 iphone and ipad apps for system administrators Posted By : Michael Jone
December 23rd, 2010 |
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The iPhone is a great all-in-one device that has truly revolutionized the way people use smartphones. The touch interface, the simplicity and stability of the OS and the apps market all of these were pioneered by Apple with their first iPhone 2G. The iPad was a logical continuation of Apples line of portable devices, and it was also a revolutionary product. Now, with the release of the iPhone 4, things have become even better.
Android Will Keep Motorola a Top Smartphone Player in 2011: 10 Reasons Why
December 23rd, 2010 |
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Motorola is a major player in the smartphone space. But in 2011, with the help of Android, the company could stay near the top of the mobile handset market after struggling for years as an also-ran. – Motorola
isn’t necessarily one of the first companies that people recall when they start
thinking about prominent firms in the tech space. Typically, they point to
Microsoft, Apple and Google as the companies as the biggest and most glamorous
in the computer industry. But in 2010, Motorola has p…
New Apple TV Sales to Top One Million This Week
December 21st, 2010 |
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Apple today announced that it expects sales of its new Apple TV to top one million units later this week. The new Apple TV offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows and stream content from Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, and MobileMe — all on your HD TV, for the breakthrough price of just $99. iTunes users are now renting and purchasing over 400,000 TV episodes and over 150,000 movies per day.