Facebook touts advertising milestone
Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network.
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Worsening smog angers Singaporeans, tourists
Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high.
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Researchers revolutionize closed captioning
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since closed video captioning was developed in the 1970s, it hasn't changed much. The words spoken by the characters or narrators scroll along at the bottom of the screen, enabling hearing ...
Mar 22, 2012
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First full colour images at 100,000 dpi resolution with help of nanotechnology
Inspired by colourful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dpi which can be applicable in reflective ...
Aug 12, 2012
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Fluorescent lights keep smartphones from ten-second drifts
(Phys.org) -- One obvious way to reset a mobile device's clock is to check out a master clock online but Zhenjiang Li, a computer scientist and doctoral candidate at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ...
Jul 28, 2012
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USB key opens home files from anywhere
A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any Internet-linked computer.
Jan 13, 2012
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Global study of student scores a mixed bag for US (Update 3)
American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress, a global study released Tuesday revealed.
Dec 11, 2012
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Senate probe: Microsoft, HP avoid offshore taxes (Update)
(AP)—Microsoft Corp., the Hewlett-Packard Co. and other multinational corporations have avoided billions in U.S. taxes by shifting profits offshore and taking advantage of weak, ambiguous sections of the tax code, Senate ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Singapore gains toehold in world arms industry
Singapore, better known for its clean-cut image and electronics exports, is seeking a place in the global arms industry by exploiting technological expertise honed on its own amply funded military.
Mar 18, 2012
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Japan sends endangered sea turtles to Singapore for release
Singapore top carbon emitter in Asia-Pacific: WWF
Affluent Singapore had the largest carbon footprint per head in the Asia-Pacific in 2010, conservation group WWF said Monday.
Mar 05, 2012
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New loo turns poo into power
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a new toilet system that will turn human waste into electricity and fertilisers and also reduce the amount of water needed for flushing by up to 90 per ...
Jun 26, 2012
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New Singapore carrier uses iPads to cut fuel cost
Singapore's new long-haul budget carrier Scoot has taken off for the first time, using a novel way of saving fuel -- by replacing its in-built TVs with iPads.
Jun 05, 2012
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US senators propose 'anti-Saverin' tax evasion law
Two US senators, angered by what they said was Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's deliberate tax avoidance, announced legislation Thursday to stop him and other exiles from re-entering the country.
May 17, 2012
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Google starts building data centre in Taiwan
US Internet giant Google on Tuesday started building one of its three planned data centres in Asia to meet fast growing online demand from the region, the company said.
Apr 03, 2012
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