Stories by: Mikael Ricknäs

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    Money transfers to become hottest mobile app, says Gartner 20/11/2009 07:04:00

    Money transfers and payments over mobile phones will be among the top 10 most important mobile applications by 2012, market research company Gartner said on Wednesday.
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    ARM, MIPS accelerate Android push 20/11/2009 08:39:00

    Processor makers ARM and MIPS Technologies are both aiming to simplify and accelerate the use of netbooks, MIDs (mobile Internet devices), set-top boxes and picture frames that run on Google's Android software platform.
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    Elastra offers a tool to build public-private clouds 18/11/2009 07:12:00

    Elastra has announced the availability of its Cloud Server platform, which lets enterprises build public-private computing clouds, it said on Tuesday.
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    MasterCard to authenticate online transactions by phone 17/11/2009 07:41:00

    In the face of mounting threats from hackers, MasterCard will use mobile phones to improve security for online transactions, the company said on Monday.
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    Google aims for faster Web downloads with SPDY protocol 16/11/2009 08:09:00

    Google is hoping to make Web pages download up to twice as quickly using SPDY, a new application-layer protocol it's experimenting with, the company said in a blog post.
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    Cisco ups offer for videoconferencing firm Tandberg to $US3.4B 16/11/2009 22:17:00

    Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to 19 billion Norwegian Kroner (US$3.4 billion), up from $3.0 billion, but says it will raise its price no further.
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    Qualcomm shows Lenovo smartbook 13/11/2009 08:18:00

    Qualcomm put the spotlight on the smartbook concept at an analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, showing off a Lenovo-made device based on the Snapdragon chipset that company CEO Paul Jacobs said would be formally launched at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January.
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    Vodafone, dependent on voice, set for more cost cuts 11/11/2009 08:44:00

    Despite increased profit in the first half of its fiscal year, Vodafone has decided to double its planned cost reductions, the operator said on Tuesday.
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    Samsung to put third-party apps on cheap smartphones 11/11/2009 08:58:00

    Samsung is opening up its cheaper smartphones to third-party application developers with the launch of a new software platform it is calling Bada. The first phone running the software will go on sale during the first half of next year, with more products to follow later in the year, the company said on Tuesday.
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    Microprocessor sales reach record levels, says IDC 10/11/2009 00:08:00

    Intel's Atom processor, which is used in netbooks, helped PC microprocessor makers sell record numbers of chips during the third quarter, although the overall value of the market fell, according to market researcher IDC.
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    Norwegian ISP doesn't have to block Pirate Bay, says court 09/11/2009 09:12:00

    Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bærum on Friday.
 
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