China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out rampant junk messages but that some say gives the government a new tool for monitoring its citizens.
The rules apply to everyone, including foreigners visiting China for a short stay, the China Daily newspaper reported.
The paper said the regulation was "the la
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China Requires ID To Buy Mobile Phone Numbers
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Plan Your Vacation Using Geoservices
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There are a lot of uses for online geoservices. One of the most common is holiday planning.
The first step is scoping out the planned vacation spot to check details, like whether the hotel is as close to the beach as promised in the catalog; or how far away the next town is; or whether a six-lane highway happens to lead right past the hotel.
Even a simple camping trip can be planned via computer
Windows Phone 7 Goes To Mobile Device Makers
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Finishing touches complete, Microsoft sent its latest Windows Phone 7 operating system to equipment manufacturers Wednesday, paving the way for a round of Windows-based mobile devices to debut in time for the holiday season.
"While the final integration of Windows Phone 7 with our partners` hardware, software and networks is under way, the work of our internal engineering team is largely complete
New VMware Products Advance IT as a Service Vision
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With cloud computing and virtualization growing by leaps and bounds, industry heavyweight VMware announced Tuesday a variety of new cloud-computing products and services to support its "IT as a Service" vision. The announcement was made at its VMworld 2010 event, now taking place in San Francisco, Calif.
The company said it intends to move beyond "IT as cost center." President and CEO Paul Maritz
Review Flipboard Lets You Choose Your Editor
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Most of the articles that show up in your newspaper or magazine are chosen by professional editors. What if they are picked out by a friend from college instead? Or a colleague from work? Or your mom? Anyone you know, really?
That`s the concept behind Flipboard, a new application for Apple Inc.`s mega-selling iPad.
It`s a marriage of the new media ethos that we`ve all become news editors for our
Social Media Sings A New Tune With Musical Social Networks
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MySpace, as one of the major social networks five years ago - not only
built a critical mass - it attracted tens of thousands of users who were
interested in music, whether they were promoting a garage band or
selling online albums. When their popularity waned under the shadow of
Facebook, several niche music-related social networks seized the
opportunity to fill the void.
Sony Shows Prototypes of a Planned 3D VAIO Laptop
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A laptop computer with 3-D video and games. Sony, hoping that could be the Next Big Thing, showed prototypes Wednesday of an upcoming VAIO 3-D laptop at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, and announced plans to launch a 3-D TV channel.
The laptop, with a 3-D button and active-shutter glasses, will formally debut in the spring, according to Sony CEO Howard Stinger. The prototype
Logitech Sees a Future in Television
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Every day, tech gear maker Logitech churns out an average of 376,000 computer mice in every conceivable color, shape and size. If the company is known for any one product, it`s the mouse, the little PC navigator that`s the hallmark of office desks all over the world.
But now, Logitech wants to be more dominant in the living room, courtesy of Google TV. It`s partnering with the search giant on Goo
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