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What to avoid when buying a notebook
2008-05-07 06:26:00 Go shopping for a notebook computer today, and you’re likely to focus on the specs that manufacturers tout: dual core processor, large screen, size, and lightweight. Other features of current notebooks, though, are less desirable - and more controversial. Know what they are before you buy a notebook, and you’re more likely to remain happy about ... More About: Buying , Notebook , Avoid
Indonesia considers quitting OPEC
2008-05-07 05:21:00 JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Tuesday it may quit the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, citing a decline in crude oil output that has reduced its influence in the cartel. Indonesia is Asia-Pacific?s only member of OPEC, but its crude oil output has fallen in recent years due to ageing wells, a lack of investment, and ... More About: News , Quitting
First to bed, first to rise for Chong Wei
2008-05-07 04:19:00 KUALA LUMPUR: For this one week, Lee Chong Wei has to do things first. He arrives at the training hall early, sleeps early and is even the first among the lot to have his meals. And national singles coach Misbun Sidek hopes that these routines will help Chong Wei to get used to his position as ... More About: Rise
Indonesian judge orders corruption probe to be reopened
2008-05-07 03:19:00 Jakarta - An Indonesian court on Tuesday ordered the attorney general to reopen a probe into a massive corruption scandal involving billions of dollars in loans lent during the Asian financial crisis. District court Judge Haswandi ordered the attorney general’s office to “continue the investigations” into Syamsul Nursalim, one of Indonesia’s richest men, over missing billions ... More About: Corruption , Orders , Probe
RI offers $1m in aid for Myanmar
2008-05-07 03:17:00 RI offers $1m in aid for Myanmar Indonesia has joined the international community by donating aid worth US$1 million to Myanmar after a cyclone that swept through the country last weekend left more than 15,000 dead. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday informed Myanmarese diplomats of Indonesia’s intentions and asked them what the country needed to cope ... More About: Offers
Govt plans ?limited? increase in fuel prices
2008-05-06 05:45:00 As burgeoning fuel subsidies overshadow the sustainability of the state budget, the government announced plans Monday to raise fuel prices to a level deemed ‘affordable’ by the public. Outgoing Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono said the increase would be “limited”; meaning it would help contain a widening budget deficit but that fuels would continue ... More About: News , Fuel , Plans , Limited , Govt
IBM technology strategy and hardware execs retiring
2008-05-06 04:42:00 LOS ANGELES - Two of IBM’s (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) most senior executives, technology strategy chief Nick Donofrio and hardware chief Bill Zeitler, will retire later this year, an IBM memo showed on Monday. Chief Executive Sam Palmisano announced the retirements in an email to employees obtained by Reuters. Bob Moffat will take Zeitler’s job as ... More About: Hardware , Technology , Strategy
Nokia Siemens wins mobile technology order from Indonesia
2008-05-06 03:40:00 HELSINKI (Thomson Financial) - Nokia Siemens Networks said it has won an order to upgrade the mobile network of Indonesia ’s Telkomsel with mobile softswitch technology. Deliveries will get underway this month, the joint venture between Nokia (nyse: NOK - news - people ) Oyj and Siemens AG (nyse: SI - news - people ) said. The order ... More About: Technology , Mobile
Indonesian and Iranian firms to halve capacity of planned refinery in Java
2008-05-06 02:39:00 Jakarta: PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s state oil company, and National Iranian Oil Refinery & Distribution Co will halve the capacity of a planned refinery in western Java because of limited crude supply. The refinery in Banten province will be able to process 150,000 barrels of crude a day compared with an earlier plan of 300,000 barrels a ... More About: Indonesian , Firms
PKS to be third biggest vote getter in 2009 election
2008-05-05 04:06:00 Jakarta - Former Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso predicted that the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) may develop into the third biggest vote getter in the 2009 legislative general election. “This party has a big potential, as their cadres and symphatizers are militants. PKS can be the third biggest political party,” he told journalists after attending a founding anniversary of ... More About: Election , Vote
New BlackBerry to change work culture
2008-05-05 04:03:00 Ushering in a big change in work culture, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) here have announced it would soon unveil new smartphones with a mobile software that allows access to business data for users ‘anytime, anywhere’. The Canadian leader in mobile connectivity said it has joined hands with German software giant SAP to install a ... More About: Culture , Blackberry , Change , Work
Microsoft drops bid for Yahoo!
2008-05-05 04:01:00 Software giant Microsoft says it is withdrawing its bid to take over the search engine, Yahoo ! Microsoft just a few days ago said it was prepared to increase its offer by $5 billion to $33 a share, valuing Yahoo! at $46 billion. However the Yahoo! board remained cool on the bid. ?We continue to believe that our ...
Indonesia to cut budget deficit to ease bond sales
2008-05-05 03:56:00 MADRID, May 4 (Reuters) - Indonesia will reduce its budget deficit by cutting fuel subsidies ahead of planned global bond sales this year worth around $12 billion, a senior finance ministry official said on Sunday. Fuel and electricity subsidies of $20.5 billion this year are hampering Indonesia’s efforts to raise money on the global capital markets, ... More About: Bond , Sales , Budget , Ease
Scientists discover new ocean current, North Pacific Gyre Oscillation
2008-05-02 14:45:00 Washington, May 1 : Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have discovered a new ocean current that has now been named the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. The new pattern, has for the first time explained the changes in the water that are important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. The North Pacific Gyre Oscillation ... More About: Current , Ocean , Scientists
Rising food, fuel prices drive Indonesian May Day rallies
2008-05-02 14:44:00 JAKARTA — Thousands of Indonesian s took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labor Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers’ minds. “We are expecting more than 40,000 people demonstrating today,” policeman Hariyadi said as thousands of workers gathered at the central Imam ... More About: Food , Drive , Fuel , Rallies
Travel internet marketing event presents industry experts.
2008-04-16 07:47:00 Online Revealed Canada - the essential Canadian online travel and tourism marketing event, is bringing this year?s attendees an expert line up of speakers. In addition to keynote speaker Kyle MacDonald?the famous fellow who traded one red paper clip for a house through a series of 14 online exchanges?representatives from Yahoo!, Travel ocity, and Ice Portal ... More About: Marketing , Internet , Event , Industry
Manila eyes more rice imports, Indonesia curbs exports
2008-04-16 05:47:00 MANILA/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Philippines will accelerate rice imports, it said on Tuesday, while Indonesia imposed controls over exports as Asian nations battle inflation and food security concerns caused by soaring global prices. In Manila , the world’s top importer, the state grain buyer said it would seek another half a million tonnes to stock up ahead ... More About: News , Eyes , Rice
Indonesia curbs its rice exports
2008-04-16 05:34:00 Indonesia has imposed controls over rice exports as Asian states battle food supply concerns which have been caused by soaring global prices. The country, South East Asia’s largest rice consumer, brought in the rules to stop farmers selling crops at export prices which were double local prices. State agency Bulog can sell medium grade rice ... More About: News , Indonesia , Rice , Exports
Astro down for while
2008-04-14 14:14:00 Jakarta - Govt’s investigating PT Direct Vision, as a Astro oprator. This Investigation was last action of letter of Kominfo Minister to Direktur Utama PT Direct Vision No. 86/M.KOMINFO/4/2008, about astro’s license. There’re (4) obligations for Astro (Indonesian): 1. Membayar tunggakan BHP (Biaya Hak Penggunaan) frekuensi radio. 2. Mendapatkan sertifikat ULO terhadap relokasi serta penambahan kapasitas dan ...
Before Exam, go to sicerdikdotcom
2008-04-14 12:43:00 Before Exam , go to sicerdikdotcom. Tryout Online Indonesia, Before UAN go there. More About: News
Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit
2008-04-14 12:00:00 Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit The software titan wants to make sure it doesn’t miss what so far has been a slow moving market. You don’t have to watch “I, Robot” or “Star Wars” for the 14th time to get the point that one day robots will likely play important parts in our lives. After all, robots have ... More About: Microsoft , Microsoft Updates
Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister
2008-04-14 11:04:00 Indonesia overtakes Malaysia as top palm oil producer: minister Kota Kinibalu, Malaysia (ANTARA News ) - Indonesia likely overtook Malaysia as the world’s top palm oil producer in 2007, due to dramatically increased planting there, Malaysia said Monday. “From preliminary figures in 2007 it looks like Indonesia has already overtaken us in terms of production,” Plantation and Commodities ... More About: Indonesia , Palm , Minister
Web sites, Internet firms fight over fast downloads
2008-04-14 09:54:00 Richard Cruit’s business depends on easy access and quick downloads at his Web site, Xurban-Nation.com, a lifestyle and entertainment video magazine slated to launch at the end of the month. Cruit pays his Internet service provider to host his site and its videos, and soon, he hopes people who use Comcast or Verizon for Internet access ... More About: Downloads , Fight , Web Sites , Sites
Indonesian women?s singles skip Asian championships for Uber Cup
2008-04-14 09:51:00 Indonesian women’s singles skip Asian championships for Uber Cup The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has decided to axe women’s singles players from the squad for the Asian Championships in Malaysia to allow them to better prepare for the Uber Cup. “Women ’s single players will not go to the Asian Championships because we focus on the ... More About: Sports , Indonesian , Singles
Indonesia to cut short Olympic torch relay route
2008-04-11 04:12:00 Alarmed by recent disruptions, the organizer of the Jakarta Olympic torch relay has decided to cut short the route in the Indonesia n capital, a local media report said Thursday. Initially, the Olympic flame was scheduled to travel from Chinatown in West Jakarta, past the National Moument (Monas) in the centre of the capital, and end up ... More About: Route , Short , Torch
Turkey bans Google Groups
2008-04-11 04:06:00 Turkish Internet users have been blocked from using the popular Google Groups service, a site which hosts thousands of forums for discussions, the Anadolu news agency reported Thursday Anadolu reported that the site, a sub-domain of search engine giant Google, had been blocked by order of a court in western Turkey . Instead of being sent to the ... More About: Google Groups
Indonesia bans YouTube, MySpace
2008-04-10 03:15:00 Indonesia bans YouTube, MySpace YouTube is just one of the banned sites. Indonesia’s Information Minister Mohammad Nuh has ordered internet providers to ban access to popular sites like YouTube and MySpace. The ban aims to prevent Indonesians from accessing a Dutch anti-Islam film. A signed letter from the minister says: “[The] broadcast of the Fitna movie through the internet ... More About: News , Youtube , Technology , Indonesia
Internet sales could reach $204B in 2008
2008-04-09 03:05:00 The National Retail Association is forecasting $204 billion in retail sales over the Internet in 2008 , while the rest of the retail industry expects sluggish growth. According to the NRA’s Shop.org annual survey, The State of Retailing Online 2008, the expected $204 billion is a 17 percent increase over last year. The sales categories expected to do ... More About: Technology , Sales , Reach
Microsoft issues takeover ultimatum to Yahoo
2008-04-07 03:17:00 Microsoft plans to take its takeover offer directly to Yahoo Inc shareholders if the internet firm’s management continues to refuse to negotiate, Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer said Saturday. In a letter to Yahoo’s board and management, the chief of the software giant said that the $44.6-billion offer for Yahoo could be reduced, the Bloomberg ... More About: Microsoft , Takeover , Issues , Ultimatum
Iran to observe Nuclear Technology Day April 8
More articles from this author:2008-04-07 03:13:00 Tehran, April 6 (RIA Novosti) Iran will hold its second Nuclear Technology Day April 8 during which the government would tout the country’s achievements in the nuclear sector. Iran has so far defied three rounds of UN sanctions in its insistence on developing nuclear power generation capability which several Western powers suspect is a cover for ... More About: Observe 1, 2 |
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