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All hail to 'Space Invaders' at Europe's biggest games show

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:15:00 +0800

Europe's biggest games convention marks 30 years since "Space Invaders" this week with a homage to the alien 'shoot-em-up' as well as 500 exhibitors showing how far the industry has come since then.

Putin vows 24 billion dollars for Russian hi-tech: report

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:05:00 +0800

Russia is to invest 600 billion rubles (24.6 billion dollars, 16.7 billion euros) in hi-tech industries over two years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

Apple updates iPhone software to fix glitches

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:13:55 +0800

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.

Thousands of file-sharers face legal action in UK

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:37:31 +0800

By Peter Griffiths

Electronic Arts sets February launch date for Sims 3

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:30:07 +0800

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Video games publisher Electronic Arts set a launch date of February 20, 2009 for the latest installment of its biggest-selling franchise, the Sims, on Wednesday.

Operas from British stage to hit Japanese big screens

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:19:00 +0800

Sony Corp. plans to use its latest high-definition video technology to show operas staged in England in cinemas in Japan, the electronics giant said Wednesday.

Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:48:10 +0800

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , the world's third-largest handset maker, unveiled two new low-end phones on Wednesday that allow users to listen to songs and surf the Web.

Ericsson, STMicro merge wireless chips

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:27:37 +0800

By Marcel Michelson and Niklas Pollard

Google courts bloggers-politicos at US presidential conventions

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +0800

Google will be pampering bloggers and tutoring US policy makers at Democratic and Republican national conventions as Internet culture flexes growing political muscle.

A modern electoral tradition: selling votes on eBay

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:02:00 +0800

Ever since the online auction site eBay sprung up 10 years ago as a hub for selling just about everything imaginable, a handful of Americans has tried to sell votes, even though it is illegal.