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Lenovo 'planning' to slash 200 jobs (02/01/09 16:06)

Management reshuffle expected

Chinese computer maker Lenovo looks set to axe 200 jobs at the firm’s headquarters in Beijing.…

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Kamikaze ballooning Brazilian soars to Darwin Award (02/01/09 15:40)

Antonio de Carli, come on down

The voting has not yet closed, but kamikaze ballooning Brazilian priest Antonio de Carli looks a dead cert to secure the 2008 Darwin Awards crown for the most impressive contribution to improving the gene pool by removing himself from it.…

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SpaceX assembles Falcon 9 rocket (02/01/09 14:43)

First ISS lifter comes together at Cape Canaveral

SpaceX has announced that it's completed assembly of its first Falcon 9 rocket - destined to deliver cargo to the ISS following a recently inked supply deal with NASA.…

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SMS bug: Nokia's Conversation goes mute (02/01/09 14:09)

Not a word, so far

Comment Did you have a quiet Christmas? What about New Year? While New Years Eve is the busiest time for text messages, maybe you didn’t get any. And if you're a Nokia user, there may be a reason for that.…

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New Year, new deal for Time Warner and Viacom (02/01/09 14:08)

US viewers get SpongeBob Savedpants

Time Warner Cable customers have been saved - they'll still be able to watch SpongeBob Squarepants and other shows from Viacom.…

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Windows 7 beta washes up on Pirate Bay (02/01/09 13:46)

If we build it they will come

Microsoft is set to release the first beta of its upcoming operating system Windows 7 at some point this month, but ahead of that release the trial version has already – unsurprisingly – landed on BitTorrent sites.…

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HMRC gets it wrong on one in ten personal records (02/01/09 13:27)

A very wobbly framework

Almost one in ten records within the Inland Revenue's frameworks database contain errors the government has admitted.…

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Norfolk children get "£310,000 of free laptops (02/01/09 13:07)

Broads-based giveaway

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has given Norfolk County Council "£310,000 to purchase laptops for more than 400 children.…

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Facebook breastfeeding pic takedown gets backs up (02/01/09 12:00)

Milk is off

Facebook has made itself ever so unpopular with online mothers after yanking breastfeeding pics from the site.…

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Microsoft heralds 'record' prison terms for Chinese pirates (02/01/09 11:37)

Happy New Year to you too

Microsoft patted itself on the back on New Year’s Eve by announcing that the alleged ringleaders of a Chinese piracy gang, who sold at least $2bn worth of counterfeit software, have been sentenced to harsh prison terms.…

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