October 2011
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UPDATE 1-India to grant Internet licence to...
NEW DELHI Oct 18 (Reuters) - India has agreed to grant an
Internet service licence to Qualcomm Inc , Telecoms
Secretary R. Chandrashekhar said on Tuesday, clearing the way
for the U.S. chipmaker to launch broadband services in the
country after its application for the licence was rejected
initially.Qualcomm last year paid about $1 billion for wireless
spectrum it won in a state auction in four of...
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RPT-FEATURE-So many US manufacturing jobs,so few...
* Shortfall in computer, math and science training* Siemens has more than 3,000 jobs open* Study sees a shortage of up 1.5 mln workers in 2020By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturers are
failing to fill thousands of vacant jobs, surprising when 14
million people are searching for work.Technology giant Siemens Corp., the U.S. arm of Germany’s
Siemens AG , has over...
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Ex-trader draws 2-1/2 years prison in Galleon case
NEW YORK Oct 12 (Reuters) - A former lawyer and Wall
Street trader caught up in the U.S. government’s crackdown on
insider trading was on Wednesday ordered to serve two years and
six months in prison for his role in the case.The man, Michael Kimelman, co-founded trading firm
Incremental Capital in New York with brothers Zvi Goffer and
Emmanuel Goffer in late 2007. All three were convicted...
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Samsung says upgrades smartphones to avoid Dutch...
Apple tried to block sales of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy line
of smartphones and tablets in the Netherlands, citing 10 patent
rights including Apple’s claim of “slavish style copying”A Dutch court ruled in August that Samsung had breached just
one of Apple’s patents and imposed a sales injunction on three
Samsung smartphone models— Galaxy S, S II and Ace —...
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Cricket-Decision review system no longer...
“Although the DRS improves correct umpire decisions by
around five percent and corrects any blatant errors, there are
some who are not convinced by its reliability,” ICC Chief
Executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.”We will continue to work with interested parties to improve
the system while permitting the participating teams to decide
whether they wish to use it or...
