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Buying a projector? Try an LED TV instead

zdnews@asia.cnet.com (Lee Lup Yuen) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:21:59 +0800

If you're thinking of buying a new projector for your office meeting room, why not consider getting an LED TV instead. LED TVs are similar to LCD TVs except that LED TVs use LEDs for backlighting the LCD panel, instead of using fluorescent lamps for.....

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Lift-and-shift: Resurgence or flame-out

zdnews@asia.cnet.com (Michael Rehkopf) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:42:17 +0800

Lift-and-shift has been the backbone of many of the outsource solutions for a number of years. This allowed many buyers to achieve significant cost savings by taking advantage of labor arbitrage. It also led to the creation of networks of offshore centers by service.....

Time to map out

zdnews@asia.cnet.com (Melvin G. Calimag) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:41:59 +0800

Before anything else, let me devote a few words to the fallen journalists and other victims of the brutal massacre that occurred last week in the southern province of Maguindanao. It's the most atrocious crime I've ever seen in the Philippines--a big black eye that.....

Ultimate 2012 recovery site: the moon

zdnews@asia.cnet.com (Nathaniel Forbes) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:34 +0800

Have you seen the disaster movie "2012"? A friend from Control Risks and I did, and we reluctantly concluded we wouldn't be able to write off the cost of our tickets as a professional development expense. Spoiler: In the movie, China saves the human race, and.....

Amendments to empower Copyright Tribunal

zdnews@asia.cnet.com (Bryan Tan) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:35 +0800

As a lawyer, I often inform my clients about the need to clear licenses with the various licensing societies whenever they use works belonging to other parties. This is especially familiar to those in the entertainment industry, for example, a singer who wants to re-record.....