Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, said it acquires Paratek Microwave, Inc., leading developers of tunable radio frequency (RF) technology. RIM says,”The Paratek team will continue to focus…
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Twitter sells tweet archive to Data Firms
Twitter has an agreement with Datasift which will mine historical Tweets as far back as January 2010.UK-based Datasift is the first company to offer the archive. DataSift offers the most powerful and…
HTC launches Android-based smart phone ” HTC One X”
BARCELONA: HTC has launched a new Android-based smartphone, the HTC One, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The HTC One X will the the first in a new line of devices,…
Oscars 2012, 84th Academy Awards – “The Artist” wins Best Picture
The Artist has won best picture, best director for Michel Hazanavicius and best actor for Jean Dujardin at the Oscars. Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson for “Hugo.” Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and…
Google Agrees to Allow ‘Do-Not-Track’ Button in Browser
Google will allow a “do-not- track” button to be embedded in its Web browser, letting users restrict the amount of data that can be collected about them. According to Bloomberg “The world’s…