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Smartphones up 78% in SE Asia, but feature phones still rule
The global mobile market might be slowing down, but business is booming in South East Asia. Smartphone sales grew by 78% across the region,…
Fanboys (and girls) rush on Apple site, pre-orders already sold out
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eBay does a Microsoft, gets first new logo in 17 years
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Android unseats BlackBerry in Indonesian stronghold
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Chinese undercover reporter builds iPhone 5, describes ‘nightmare’ factory
On the eve of the eagerly anticipated iPhone 5 launch, concerns about the conditions under which it’s made have resurfaced. A Chinese reporter has…
40 African news innovators you need to know about
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Groupon deal sees movie chain sell 30k tickets in 11 hours
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Bridezilla to bashtag: Collins dictionary gets 86 new crowdsourced words
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Syrian gov’t supporters hack Al-Jazeera
News agency Al-Jazeera has been hacked for the second time in less than a week. The attack has seen the agency sending out false…
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