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>>   Online banking
AmBank launches mobile banking solution 
The Star Online - 5 Hours ago
PETALING JAYA: AmBank Bhd has launched a mobile banking solution called AmGenie. The services include balance inquiry, transaction history, funds transfer, bill payments, cheque order, stop cheque request,     Add Comment

Zbot Trojan threatens e-banking 
IT Web - 85 Minutes ago
The Zbot or Zeus malware Trojans are a serious threat to the security of users' machines: the cleverest prevent anti-virus software from downloading updates that would catch it and wait silently until     Add Comment

Nigeria: National Assembly, Account-General Review E-Payment 
AllAfrica.com - 2 Hours ago
Abuja The National Assembly Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Security Coalition and Policy Analyses and Research Project (PARP) are collaborating with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation     Add Comment

AMEX takes aim at PayPal with Revolution 
Malaysian Mirror - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say.     Add Comment
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>>   Telecoms: general
Nokia Siemens loses race for Nortel optical assets 
Telecom.paper - 53 Minutes ago
has lost the race to acquire Nortel's optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets. NSN said in a statement that it did not submit the highest bid in the auction held on 20 November, as a higher offer     Add Comment

Is a Tommy Hilfiger Mobile Phone in the Works? 
Tech2.com India - 47 Minutes ago
It looks like itâ??s possible that weâ??ll be seeing yet another fashion house take to the mobile segment. Apparently Tommy Hilfiger is planning on designing and launching a mobile handset of their own.     Add Comment

Ciena buys Nortel ops for $769 million: sources 
Reuters via Yahoo! - 47 Minutes ago
NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ciena Corp will buy the optical networking and carrier ethernet business of bankrupt Nortel for $769 million, sources told Reuters, after it trumped Nokia Siemens Networks     Add Comment

UPDATE 1-Ciena buys Nortel ops for $769 mln - sources 
Reuters - 47 Minutes ago
* US network equipment maker outbids Nokia Siemens Networks * Ciena to buy Nortel optical networking, ethernet ops * To pay $769 mln; $530 mln cash, $239 mln notes -sources * NSN's bid 'came close'; says     Add Comment
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>>   Aerospace & defense
BAE Systems Wins U.S. Navy Information and Operating Systems Inte... 
Zibb - 4 Hours ago
Company: BAE Systems plc (BAESF) BAE Systems announced it has received a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $233 million to provide information and operating systems integration and related services at land-based
BAE Systems and U.S. Navy Honored with 2009 Performance-Based Logistics Award TMC Net
BAE Systems Wins U.S. Navy Information and Operating Systems Integration Contract  TradingMarkets
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Bombardier builds its aviation sector 
SINA - 5 Hours ago
Deutsche Bahn regional trains sit on the production line at a Bombardier train factory in Goerlitz, Germany. Bombardier is seeking to win new orders for its rail and aviation products in China.[Bloomberg     Add Comment

Boeing plant could boost state's defense industry [The State, Columbia, S.C.] 
BusinessWeek - 2 Hours ago
Nov. 23--Boeing's decision to build an assembly plant in South Carolina for its new 787 Dreamliner could spark development of the state's defense industry. While the Dreamliner is a commercial aircraft,     Add Comment

Zodiac Aerospace fiscal-year profit drops 66% 
MarketWatch - 3 Hours ago
New gold bugs taking gold mainstream (12:01a) How to buy gold and gold ETFs (12:01a) Tata Steel, Tata Motors seek recovery (Nov. 22) Story Quotes Comments Screener AlertEmail Print By Sarah Turner LONDON     Add Comment
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>>   E-commerce
Amazon gets set for cyber Monday 
Guardian.co.uk - 10 Hours ago
Internet retailers are preparing for a deluge of online orders on their busiest day of the year in the lead-up to Christmas In a vast warehouse, the size of eight football pitches and around 15 minutes     Add Comment

And the e-commerce winners are ... 
IT-Online - 67 Minutes ago
A number of surprising winners have made it into the 2009 South African E-Commerce Awards winners lists. After successful nominations and voting rounds Jump.co.za has calculated the votes and is excited     Add Comment

Usedpickuptrucksusa.com is announcing the most impressive pickup trucks sale online!! 
PR inside - 4 Hours ago
Usedpickuptrucksusa.com (www.usedpickuptrucksusa.com) is announcing larger and luxurious sale of some of the most fantastic models of Pickup trucks. There are various types of Pickup trucks and all of     Add Comment

Debates over online sale of Yellow River Water 
People's Daily Online - 9 Hours ago
The Tianfu Morning Post reported on Friday that a recent online sale of the Yellow River water has sparked a fierce debate and boycott from Chinese netizens against such an 'unpatriotic business'.Many     Add Comment
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>>   Internet: international
In China, Online Advertising Holds Real Promise 
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
HONG KONG -- While Internet advertising revenue growth in the U.S. has stalled since the global downturn set in, some hope remains for China's highly trafficked Web sites. 'For 2010 we're estimating about     Add Comment

Kumho Asiana may stave off liquidity crisis - Zibb.com 
Zibb - 4 Hours ago
Company: Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (DWOFF) Kumho Asiana Group, South Korea's 10th-largest family-run business conglomerate, is likely to stave off its liquidity crisis as the sale of
Kumho Asiana set to pick priority bidder for Daewoo Engineering s... Zibb
Kumho Asiana set to pick priority bidder for Daewoo Engineering sale TradingMarkets
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MALAYSIA PERFORMED FAIRLY WELL IN Q3: DELL - Zibb.com 
Zibb - 3 Hours ago
Company: Dell Inc (DELL) Malaysia performed fairly well compared to other ASEAN countries in the fiscal third-quarter 2010, despite a eight per cent decline in Dell's unit sales. Dell Inc., together with
MALAYSIA PERFORMED FAIRLY WELL IN Q3: DELL Individual.com
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Italtel Bolsters Its Telecom Portfolio - Zibb.com 
Zibb - 5 Hours ago
Company: ECI Telecom Ltd. (ECIL) Italtel will enhance its telecom portfolio by selling and representing ECI Telecom solutions to service providers, utilities and communications providers. As part of this
Italtel Bolsters Its Telecom Portfolio Individual.com
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>>   Europe
Brown: China can boost UK recovery 
Channel 4 News - 77 Minutes ago
China can boost recovery - Channel 4 Skip to: Latest Channel 4 : r 8;//required version v version (v.majorFor more content and an enhanced view of this page For more content and an enhanced view of this
Brown calls for stronger China, India links NEWS.com.au
Brown eyes China, India for recovery Sky News Australia
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Iraq war files show US-UK tensions - PA 
Guardian.co.uk - 2 Hours ago
Leaked documents have revealed the extent of tensions between UK military commanders in Iraq and their US allies. The British chief of staff in Iraq, Colonel J.K.Tanner, branded his American military
Iraq war documents reveal UK-US tensions New Statesman
Secret documents show Iraq war failures I Stock Analyst
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Four charged after antiterrorism raids 
Telegraph - 4 Hours ago
Three were charged with assisting others to take part in violent jihad while a fourth is charged with planning to take part in terrorist activity himself. Israr Malik, 21, of Bowdon Avenue, Fallowfield
Four due to face terrorism charges - PA Guardian.co.uk
Four charged with terrorism offences Guardian.co.uk
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Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz 
SINA - 3 Hours ago
(Beijing Time) SINA.com FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, Tom Cruise attends a photo call to promote his movie 'Valkyrie' in Rio de Janeiro. Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring
06:37 Cruise film set bulls go on rampage Irish Independent
Bulls escape from Tom Cruise movie Boston Herald
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>>   Iran
Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites 
Jerusalem Post - 63 Minutes ago
protect nuclear sites Jerusalem Post 6 Kislev 577, Monday, November 23, 29 11:34 IST Feeds GuideServices JP AllJobs Youth s Feeds NewsTicker SMS Alerts - - - - - -ALL SERVICES Recent Posts Travesty in
Iran begins war games to protect n-sites Deccan Chronicle
Iran military exercises to protect nuclear facilities GlobalSecurity.org
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Oil above $78 on Iran tensions 
Irish Times - 2 Hours ago
Oil prices rose above $78 a barrel today as heightened tension between Iran and Western nations raised speculation over a potential supply risk, encouraging investors to push prices higher. Prices were
Oil tops $78 amid fresh Iran tensions Yahoo! India
Oil tops $US78 amid fresh Iran tensions Business Spectator
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Iran prez seeks new legitimacy in visit to Brazil 
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking a new source of legitimacy while making his first visit to Brazil, a nation that maintains close ties to the U.S., Israel and other countries     Add Comment

Journalist contemplated suicide while jailed in Iran 
Canada.com - 6 Hours ago
In his first interview since being released from an Iran prison, Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari says he was beaten and forced to make a false confession after his arrest while covering the deadly aftermath     Add Comment
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>>   Israel
Palestinians looking to U.S.-style suburban housing 
Washington Post - 8 Hours ago
But the bulldozers and laborers active here recently are laying foundations and building roads for a different type of development -- planned communities targeted to middle-income Palestinians, including
Palestinians looking to U.S.-style suburban housing, financing Washington Post
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Tel Aviv students: Rent here is twice as much as tuition 
Haaretz - 4 Hours ago
students pay nearly twice as much for living accommodations as they do for tuition, states a Tel Aviv Student Union position paper. The paper was written as part of a bill the union wishes to promote,
Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel, Michal Margalit column: A clear message Individual.com
'Iran will strike Israel if attacked' Oman Tribune
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Israel Strikes in Gaza; Hamas Deal to Stop Rocket Fire 
GlobalSecurity.org - 4 Hours ago
Israel says it has struck suspected weapons factories and smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip. The air strikes were carried out despite an announcement from Hamas that militants in Gaza will stop firing
Gaza factions deny deal with Hamas to stop rockets China.com
Israel Strikes Targets in Gaza GlobalSecurity.org
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Spanish Overnight Stays Fall In October 
RTTNews.com - 2 Hours ago
TOP MARKET NEWS (RTTNews) - Tourist overnight stays in Spain fell 1.7% year-on-year to 22 million in October, the Madrid based National Statistics Institute reported on Monday. Domestic overnight stays
Israeli Overnight Stays Rise In October Quote.com Japan
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>>   Mideast
Iraq war files show US-UK tensions - PA 
Guardian.co.uk - 2 Hours ago
Leaked documents have revealed the extent of tensions between UK military commanders in Iraq and their US allies. The British chief of staff in Iraq, Colonel J.K.Tanner, branded his American military
Iraq war documents reveal UK-US tensions New Statesman
Secret documents show Iraq war failures I Stock Analyst
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UK & World News: Iraq War Inquiry 'will be thorough' 
Denbighshire Visitor - 5 Hours ago
The head of the long-awaited Iraq War Inquiry pledged to produce a "full and insightful" account of the decision-making process which took Britain into the conflict. On the eve of the first public hearings,
Q&A: Iraq war inquiry BBC
Blair in spotlight as Iraq war inquiry begins Khaleej Times
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Bue Emerging Market Abstract: Czech Republic 
TMC Net - 5 Hours ago
Whythawk Bue Emerging Market Abstracts offer rapid, high-level comparative emerging market overviews. Each is designed to be read in no more than 20 minutes and in combination with our other abstracts.
Bue Emerging Market Abstract: Angola TMC Net
Bue Emerging Market Abstract: Chile TMC Net
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Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites 
Jerusalem Post - 63 Minutes ago
protect nuclear sites Jerusalem Post 6 Kislev 577, Monday, November 23, 29 11:34 IST Feeds GuideServices JP AllJobs Youth s Feeds NewsTicker SMS Alerts - - - - - -ALL SERVICES Recent Posts Travesty in
Iran begins war games to protect n-sites Deccan Chronicle
Iran military exercises to protect nuclear facilities GlobalSecurity.org
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>>   Russia
UK Stocks -- Factors to watch on Nov 23 
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 32 to 34 points higher on Monday, on track to snap a four-session losing streak, bolstered by rising metals prices. Financial
French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on Nov 23 Reuters UK
NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on Nov 23 Forbes.com
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Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites 
Jerusalem Post - 63 Minutes ago
protect nuclear sites Jerusalem Post 6 Kislev 577, Monday, November 23, 29 11:34 IST Feeds GuideServices JP AllJobs Youth s Feeds NewsTicker SMS Alerts - - - - - -ALL SERVICES Recent Posts Travesty in
Iran begins war games to protect n-sites Deccan Chronicle
Iran military exercises to protect nuclear facilities GlobalSecurity.org
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Russian post to cut at least 33,000 jobs in 2010 
Forbes.com - 99 Minutes ago
MOSCOW, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Russia's state post said on Monday it would cut at least 8 percent of its workforce -- or some 33,000 jobs -- in 2010 in a bid to improve efficiency and cut costs. The postal     Add Comment

Russian bank balances fall to 534.0 bln rbls 
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
MOSCOW, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Banks' balances in their correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank fell to 534.0 billion roubles on Monday from 608.5 billion roubles in the previous session, the central     Add Comment
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>>   Syria
Iraq says October 25 bombers came from Syria 
Khaleej Times - 7 Hours ago
BAGHDAD - Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of
Iraq bombers came from Syria News24.com
Iraq: 'Oct 25 bombers came from Syria' Malaysian Mirror
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Lieberman dismisses Turk role in talks with Syria 
The News International - 4 Hours ago
OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: Israels hard-line foreign minister warned on Sunday that Turkey cannot resume its role of mediator in indirect talks with Syria, even as a cabinet colleague set off for Ankara to try     Add Comment

Syria, Egypt to Double Investments 
Zawya.com - 4 Hours ago
Damascus - Head of the Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce Mohammad al-Qallaa called for boosting integration with Egypt in the fields of tourism, textiles and agricultural industries.During     Add Comment

Lebanese Ambassador in Damascus Holds Reception Party on Lebanon's Independence  
Syrian Arab News Agency - 55 Minutes ago
Damascus, (SANA) â?? Ambassador of the Republic of Lebanon in Damascus Michel al-Khouri held on Sunday a reception party on the 66th anniversary of his country's Independence Day. During the reception,     Add Comment
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>>   Public health
Swine flu vaccine effective, say experts 
The Age - 5 Hours ago
AFP Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said. Bruno Lina, director of the national flu virus monitoring
(GEN)TURKEY SENDS SWINE FLU VACCINE TO MACEDONIA Individual.com
(GEN) TURKEY SENDS SWINE FLU VACCINE TO KOSOVO Individual.com
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Pork "safe to eat" despite infection 
China.com - 5 Hours ago
[ ] BEIJING, Nov. 23 -- Health experts have assured consumers that Chinese pork is still safe despite reports of pigs being infected with the deadly A/H1N1 flu. Swine at a slaughterhouse in Heilongjiang
Experts: Pork 'safe to eat' despite infection China Economic Net
Chinese pork 'safe to eat' despite A/H1N1 infection SINA
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Should pregnant women have the swine flu jab? 
Telegraph - 2 Hours ago
Finger on the pulse: Max Pemberton examines the difficult choice faced by pregnant women about whether or not to have the swine flu jab. By Max Pemberton Published: 7:00AM GMT 23 Nov 2009 Should pregnant     Add Comment

Letters: Don't use aspirin to treat kids with fever from H1N1 
USA Today - 5 Hours ago
Don't use aspirin to treat kids with fever from H1N1 Gary Rose, M.D. - Boca Raton, Fla. In USA TODAY's article "Swine flu toll: 540 children, 6 months," aspirin was included as an option to treat the     Add Comment
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>>   Personal data privacy
How to Dispose of Personal Information Safely 
Suite101.com - 4 Hours ago
Safe Disposal of Confidential Information © Gillian Buchanan With identity theft such a key topic it is important to be careful when disposing of letters and personal information. Don't just throw them     Add Comment

Gryphon Networks Releases PrivacyAdvisor 3.1 on Salesforce.com's AppExchange 
TMC Net - 11/22/2009
(Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Gryphon announced version 3.1 of PrivacyAdvisor is now available on the salesforce.com AppExchange. PrivacyAdvisor for Salesforce CRM certifies federal and state compliance
Gryphon Networks Releases PrivacyAdvisor 3.1 on Salesforce.com's ... Zibb
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ITI Cross Links: AskEraser"Privacy Potential 
Infotoday - 11/22/2009
Potential The Educators' Guide to Electronic Tools and Resources for K-12 Search MMISchools Research Centers Xtra Columns Departments View All:     Add Comment

Google's Dashboard lets users keep eye on personal data 
Topnews.in - 11/22/2009
Munich� - Dashboard, a new function from Google, lets the company's customers keep an eye on what personal data Google has gathered on them. For example, the function shows what information is gathered     Add Comment
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>>   Religion
Majorities Reject Banning Defamation of Religion: 20 Nation Poll 
Memphis Business Journal - 4 Hours ago
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 23 /PRwire-USwire/ -- As the UN General Assembly prepares to debate a proposal calling for nations to take action against the defamation of religion, majorities in 13 of 20 nations     Add Comment

Fort Hood military shooter 'paralysed' 
Herald Sun - 3 Hours ago
Doctors believe US Army Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people, is permanently paralysed from the chest down. Source: news.com.au In intensive care with gunshot wounds Confined until military
Alleged Fort Hood shooter paralysed RTE Online
Fort Hood gunman paralysed by bullet wounds Mail & Guardian Online
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Freedom of Religion or State-Sanctioned Child Abuse? 
Time - 5 Hours ago
It' s the middle of the night. Your baby suddenly spikes a high fever. For a while, he cries hysterically, and then suddenly he's eerily calm, whimpering every once in a while. His temperature is still     Add Comment

India uproar over Ayodhya report 
BBC - 3 Hours ago
Demonstrators tore the mosque down using hammers and their bare hands India's parliament has been in uproar over newspaper leaks that a report into the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque has indicted
India uproar over Ayodhya mosque BBC
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>>   Mobile industry
American Music Award Winners 
BillCountry - 3 Hours ago
American AwardsAmerican Award Winners Browse all videos 911 Call - 6355090 American Award WinnersCheck out the list of winners!Sunday, November 22, 2009 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS And the winner is...
American Music Awards Los Angeles Times
American Music Awards: Three reasons to watch, three reasons to avoid WTXX-TV
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Taylor Swift, Jackson win American Music Awards 
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
* Michael Jackson picks up four awards * Four-time nominee Eminem snubbed (Updates with show close) LOS ANGELES, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson
Best & Worst: American Music Awards 2009 Los Angeles Times
American Music Awards: Notes from backstage Los Angeles Times
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EXCHANGE MOBILE enters into potential third party strategic alliance 
Los Angeles Business - 4 Hours ago
WEST PALM BEACH, FL, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Arshad Shah, President and CEO of Exchange Mobile Telecommunications Corp., (EXMT.PK) announces on behalf of the Board of Directors that the Company
EXCHANGE MOBILE enters into potential third party strategic PR Newswire via MSN Money
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BRIEF-Nokia Siemens says lost auction for Nortel assets 
Reuters India - 4 Hours ago
* it, together with its financial partner, did not submit the highest bid for nortel ops at auction
Nokia Siemens says lost auction for Nortel assets InSing.com
Nokia Siemens Networks statement on Nortel auction outcome TechWhack
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>>   RFID
Research and Markets Offers Report: Micro Fuel Cell Industry Report: A New Paradigm  
Individual.com - 5 Hours ago
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Micro Fuel Cell Industry Report: A New Paradigm of Mobile Energy Storage?" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that
Research and Markets Offers Report: Market Update: China's 3G Network Not Ready  TMC Net
Research and Markets Offers Report: Global BTS Antenna Market Analysis & Forecast,  TMC Net
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Talisman Introduces Re-Coup Smart Wristband with Real-Time Intelligence 
MoreRFID - 6 Hours ago
Talisman and RFID n Print recently jointly announced the first dynamic mobile-marketing solution in an RFID wristband. The new wristband provides, for the first time, instant rewards for brand loyalty     Add Comment

Wireless Dynamics Releases NFC / RFID Reader for iPhone 
MoreRFID - 6 Hours ago
Canada based Wireless Dynamics recently announced the introduction of iCarte 110, the first NFC and RFID Reader/Writer. As a MFi (Made for iPod/iPhone) accessory attaching to the bottom connector of     Add Comment

Visonic Technologies Launches Active RFID/RTLS Reusable Tag for Infant Protection 
MoreRFID - 6 Hours ago
Visonic Technologies (VT) recently announced the company introduces its enhanced Elpas Active RFID/RTLS Reusable Tag. The tag's form factor and comfort, now makes it more suitable for providing abduction     Add Comment
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