Posts Tagged ‘technology’


Making the most of mobiles

London, Britain, United Kingdom (IRIN) – It is not often a technology guru will say, “Forget the internet!” but Ken Banks, founder of Kiwanja.net [http://kiwanja.net/], advocates going back to basics – using mobile phones rather than the internet, and pretty basic phones at that. While mobile phones are ubiquitous in Africa, the internet has nothing [...]

U.S. markets weakened by Jobs, Bernanke and rising jobless claims

Jupiter Kalambakal – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO, speculation on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s upcoming economic stimulus plan and rising claims for jobless benefits has weakened the United States stock market during Thursday morning’s trade. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 54 [...]

Major Israeli Defense Merger Dropped

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel (The Media Line) – Ambitious plans to merge two of Israel’s key state-owned defense makers in order to end cutthroat competition and costly duplication have been dropped and the government is moving to privatize one of them. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz have agreed [...]

4G rollout likely by next year: Industry

So optimistic is Sadarangani of JDSU India about its roll out that he said, 4G application trials are likely to rolled out by next year as the technology is already here View full post on Business Stories

The Huge, Gathering Cloud Over Washington

The administration issued its strongest backing yet for cloud technology with last month’s release of the “Federal Cloud Computing Strategy.” Officials are using the strategy not only to pull together various cloud initiatives into a coherent package, but also as a directive to federal agencies to actively pursue cloud solutions. View full post on Business [...]

How IT Is Changing Healthcare for Better and for Worse

Healthcare technology has really made incredible advances over the last several years. However, while there is an app for almost everything, much still seems to be stuck in the Fred Flintstone era. Doctors still carry around thick folders with years of patient history. Yesterday, this was the only way to capture all of a patient’s [...]

Governor-elect Rick Scott stops in Melbourne on first day of weeklong jobs tour

Governor-elect Rick Scott is kicking off a weeklong tour of Florida focused on job development. One of his two stops Monday will be the technology sector of Brevard County. View full post on Business Stories

Online Unemployed Personal Loans – Commence Making Money Online Today

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Indian PM, Obama Agree India Not Stealing American Jobs

AHN News Staff New Delhi, India (AHN) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh insisted Monday that instead of “stealing American jobs,” India was helping “improve the productive capacity and productivity of America.” Speaking with Singh at a joint press conference at Hyderabad House, U.S. President Barack Obama tried to assuage India’s fears over his views [...]

Cameron outlines ‘strategy for growth’

Prime minister unveils plans to invest in green technology and Britain’s infrastructure in an effort to harness a ‘new economic dynamism’ as he looks to the private sector to fill gap left by retreating state View full post on UK Business Stories

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