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Global economy expanding says IMF

Global economy expanding says IMF

BBC.co.uk wrote:The global economy is expanding again and financial conditions have improved significantly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. But in its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF said the "pace of recovery is expected to be slow". It added that the recovery is likely

10.1.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Vodafone enters UK iPhone market

Vodafone enters UK iPhone market

BBC.co.uk wrote: The announcement follows news that network operator Orange had secured a similar agreement with Apple. The deals mark an end to the exclusive UK arrangement between O2 and the US technology firm, which has been in place since 2007. Vodafone says users can register an intere

09.29.2009 | Business, Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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UK: Business investment suffers worst fall for 24 years

guardian.co.uk wrote: Doubts were raised today about the strength of the economic recovery as business investment suffered its worst fall in nearly a quarter of a century and high street sales fell for a fourth consecutive month. The Office for National Statistics reported a hefty 10% drop in

08.27.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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It’s SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites

From uncles wearing skinny jeans to mothers investing in ra-ra skirts and fathers nodding awkwardly along to the latest grime record, the older generation has long known that the surest way to kill a youth trend is to adopt it as its own. The cyberworld, it seems, is no exception. The proliferati

08.6.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Get mobile credits for drinking Coke… if you’re living in the UK!

In an unusual marketing push, Coca-Cola Co. is giving British consumers 50 pence [82 cents] of mobile credit every time they buy Fanta, Sprite or Dr Pepper products. From now until Nov. 30, cans, bottles and promotional movie theater cups will be labeled with a “50p free mobile credit” logo

08.3.2009 | Marketing, Mobile | Robert Günther

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Apple Wins Right To Say Its Apps Are ‘Only On The iPhone’

Apple has won the right to say that its apps are available "only on the iPhone" in the UK despite complaints that other handsets such as Google's G1 phone also offer similar ranges of software. Ten viewers complained to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority that Apple's ad campaign?which

07.29.2009 | Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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UK Government advice urges tweeting

New government guidance has been published urging civil servants to use the micro-blogging site Twitter. Launched on the Cabinet Office website, the 20-page document is calling on departments to "tweet" on "issues of relevance or upcoming events". The website is already used by Downing Street,

07.28.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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The power of technology, such as blogs, meant that the world could no longer be run by “elites”

Technology means that foreign policy will never be the same again, the prime minister said at a meeting of leading thinkers in Oxford. The power of technology - such as blogs - meant that the world could no longer be run by "elites", Mr Brown said. Policies must instead be formed by listen

07.21.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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20th Century launched Family Guy campaign on MySpace

20th Century launched Family Guy campaign on MySpace

Twentieth Century Fox has launched a campaign on MySpace for its comedy cartoon series Family Guy to enable fans to watch clips from the latest series. The Family Guy community page will initially host 150 clips, with 20 being added each month for the next six months. Fox hopes users will dis

07.7.2009 | Marketing | Hugo Candeias

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Jackson memorial sale crackdown

Efforts by those trying to sell tickets they won to the Michael Jackson memorial service are being thwarted. Hours after lottery winners collected their passes, postings went up on Craigslist and eBay offering tickets to the highest bidder. Some were offered for as much as $25.000 (£15.311,

07.7.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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