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Global army of online freelancers remakes outsourcing industry

YoopyaOct 13, 20120

(Reuters) – Not far from the world of regimented cubicles and headset-toting call center operators, a quiet revolution is stirring in its slippers. University librarian

Insight: Frugal Amazon opens checkbook for streaming video

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s deal to purchase streaming movies from cable network Epix could transform the way such deals are done, thanks to a pay-for-performance

Meningitis outbreak stirs calls for FDA pharmacy oversight

brunoOct 9, 2012October 9, 20120

(Reuters) – A deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroid shots should spur new legislation to regulate how pharmacies mix and dose drugs, experts

Amazon pays top dollar to buy Seattle HQ

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it will spend over $1 billion to buy its Seattle corporate headquarters in what will be the United

Apple’s iPhone 5 gets thumbs-up from Consumer Reports

YoopyaOct 7, 20120

(Reuters) – Consumer Reports, the influential reviewers’ group that blasted the iPhone 4 for a faulty antenna, on Friday gave Apple Inc’s latest smartphone a

Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover to scoop sand sample

YoopyaOct 5, 2012August 12, 20240

The Curiosity rover is preparing to scoop its first sample of Martian soil. The vehicle, which landed on the Red Planet in August, has driven

Facebook ‘likes’ automatically added without user-clicks

YoopyaOct 5, 2012October 1, 20240

Facebook “likes” are being added to webpages even if a user has not clicked a like button, or even visited the page in question, the

Electric cars ‘pose environmental threat’

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology study found greenhouse

Samsung sees record profits on smartphone sales

YoopyaOct 5, 20120

Samsung Electronics has estimated record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones. The South Korean company said

Mobile computing wars pose tough choices for Internet publishers

YoopyaOct 2, 20120

(Reuters) – For Microsoft Corp, and Amazon.com, and the clutch of other companies that hope to carve out a big slice of a mobile computing