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CBS reins in its Web sites
News Viacom's CBS Television Network has become the latest media company to pull control of its Internet businesses from a separate online division and fold them back into its primary operations.
Locate files with the find tool
Techguide The find tool is another Linux gem that allows you to search for files based on a number of criteria including name, file size, and modification date.
Tags: Linux, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS, Open source
New optical chips sparkle for Peregrine
News The gem sapphire, says Peregrine Semiconductor, is a network chip's best friend.
Expanding text with Snippits
Techguide Find out the basics on Snippits, a Linux-based text-expanding tool similar to Typinator or TextExpander for Mac.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Ruby, Gem, Hotkey, GNOME, Tool, Apple Macintosh, Debian, Mandriva
Gmail for mobile Safari gets swipe to archive
News The mobile version of Gmail for iPhone and iPod Touch users now lets them use gestures to archive old mail messages.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile, Web Browser, Web Application, mobile browser, e-mail, Apple Safari, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPhone
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
Techguide The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.
Tags: Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., KDE, File System, GNOME, Ubuntu, operating system, GNOME 2.24
HK companies sell shares on world's worst market
News Hong Kong technology companies are facing a dilemma: sell shares on the world's worst performing stock market or risk having no money to grow.
Zi Corp courted for Hong Kong listing
News Chinese text input systems company Zi Corp is being courted by several investment bankers with an eye to the company listing on the soon-to-be launched Growth Enterprises Market (GEM).
Viztel clinches Indonesian voice-enabling deal
News Speech and wireless solutions provider Viztel Solutions Sdn Bhd has won a contract from Indonesia's PT Kasana Teknindo Gemilang to voice-enable their office system.
China Infonet scraps US$76m share sale in HK
News China Infonet (Holdings) Ltd said it scrapped a planned US$76 million share sale, the third Hong Kong company this week to cancel a first-time share sale as global technology stocks slide.
Taiwan's ASE to build 2 chip plants in China
News Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) plans to build two chip-packaging plants in China, according to the Electronic Buyers' News Web site.
Taiwan's ASE planning US$1b plants in China
News Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE) plans to build two chip-packaging plants in China, according to the Electronic Buyers' News Web site.
KLSE rebounds, "tech stocks" continue to surge
News Technology counters in Malaysia continue to surge as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index (KLSE CI) rebounded today after a week of technical corrections.
Three tweaks to improve Firefox
Techguide This Linux tip shows you two ways to make Firefox faster and one modification that will aid Web developers.
S'pore start-up XUDIO.com eyes Nasdaq
News Homegrown XUDIO.com, Asia Pacific's leading Web-based music service provider in which Malaysian-listed Daiichi Bhd has a stake, announced Wednesday it plans to go public in the United States.
