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ReplayTV has picked up a big partner to tout its personal digital recording technology through a deal with Panasonic. Under the terms of the deal, the personal electronics giant will begin bundling ReplayTV’s digital recording technology in its upcoming TV combination product, the PV-SS2710 TV/ShowStopper Hard Disk Recorder. Combining a 27-inch Panasonic television with ReplayTV, […]

[14 February 2001] – The all-pervasive brain drain continues to threaten the beleaguered IT industry meanwhile the government is promising new immigration laws to attract new skills. Skills developers and employment agencies have long been lobbying the government to re-evaluate existing immigration laws to attract new skills to local IT, technological and scientific concerns. Meanwhile […]

[February 14] People living in China can now make or lose entire fortunes at the push of a button or the click of a mouse. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has certified 23 securities brokerages to trade online. The approval marks the first time that brokerage houses have been allowed to trade online since […]

[Berlin, GERMANY]The likely end of the Napster music exchange platform was a hard-hitting decision for 1.1 million Internet users in Germany. According to an analysis by NetValue published yesterday, that’s nearly 8.9 percent of all Germans who were online in December and who exchanged music using the Napster.exe program. The napster.com web site was visited […]

While Valentine’s Day may fill the hearts of some with joy, the site of happy couples gallivanting around with flowers and candy can be a nagging reminder to others that they have yet to find a special someone. Whether you are dating around, too busy to date, or just not meeting the right people, a […]

Staying in step with the times, financial information services ASP Multex.com, Inc., has launched its wireless offering. The wireless platform is designed to mirror the company’s own Web site, which offers subscribers research, estimates, quotes, news, and charts. Users can run the information over any wireless PDA. Additionally, Multex will include peer-to-peer messaging capabilities as […]

Maxverse Interactive, a subsidiary of Toymax International Inc., debuted two interactive, wireless devices for teens Tuesday at Toy Fair 2001. These devices are designed to allow users to connect, share information, communicate, and be entertained, according to the company. The device called Wirefly is being touted by the company as the first true wireless personal […]

[SINGAPORE] IgniteAsia Challenge, the contest-event that exists to introduce Asian Internet entrepreneurs to venture capital and private equity investors in Asia, has concluded with the announcement that Vasunas and NexLabs have won the six-month competition spanning 11 countries and 260 entrants. Winning an additional award given by Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) was Bluengine, an […]

[JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA] – The Gauteng Provincial government recently pledged R500 million towards bringing the digital revolution to the provinces schools. GautengOnline.com promises to install some 25 computers in each provincial school over the next 3 years, provide each pupil with an e-mail address, and provide a model for sustainable PC use. “This project will […]

[HAIFA, Israel] – One of the limitations of the growing Internet universe is the rapidly dwindling supply of domain names available. Businesses complain that most of the meaningful and desirable Web addresses have already been claimed. LocallyNet, a Haifa-based startup from Panta Rhei Knowledge Systems Ltd group, hopes to change that. The company’s concept is […]

With yesterdays ruling on the Napster case in the books, local companies involved in the digital media and file swapping industries are speaking out. Real Networks, who last year launched its own subscription-based digital media service, GoldPass, had a quite a bit at stake from the ruling. “Today’s court decision is an important step in […]

Silicon Alley teen content and e-commerce network Bolt Monday announced the acquisition of Fonepark, a British software firm that builds wireless text messaging applications for mobile phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bolt said it would integrate Fonepark’s two-way SMS messaging service into its Web- and WAP-based services available to teens, ideally with […]