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China police billions spell profit opportunity

19 May 2013 : Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism technology" trade fair in Beijing as vendors seek to profit from China's huge internal security budget.
Al-Jazeera in big gambit with planned US launch

19 May 2013 : Can Al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in America? The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of Al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel.

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Dailymotion looks ahead despite scuppered Yahoo! deal
03 May 2013 : The head of Dailymotion, the video-sharing site at the centre of an uproar after the French state blocked its sale to Yahoo!, said in an interview published Friday there was still a lot of interest abroad for his firm.
Facebook lets friends help unlock accounts
03 May 2013 : Facebook on Thursday began letting people locked out of their profiles get back in with the help of "friends."
More videogame players moving online: survey
03 May 2013 : More than seven in 10 Americans who play videogames are now doing so online, a survey showed Thursday.
Yes, some people do leave Facebook, forever: study
03 May 2013 : Considering quitting Facebook, or perhaps taking a breather for a few weeks? A full third of users polled in a recent study say that they have deactivated their account before, and one in 10 never comes back.
Intel names insider Krzanich as new CEO
03 May 2013 : Intel Corp. named Brian Krzanich chief executive Thursday as the struggling chipmaker grapples with a rapid shift from desktop computers to smartphones, tablets and Internet "cloud" services.
'In the house': Investment guru Buffett joins Twitter
03 May 2013 : Investment guru and mega-billionaire Warren Buffett took a new plunge Thursday: He sent his first message on Twitter -- and within a short time had more more than 100,000 followers.
Scuppered Yahoo! deal hits French business image
02 May 2013 : France's business image was dealt a fresh blow Thursday as France Telecom complained of interference after the state blocked efforts by Yahoo! to buy a majority stake in video-sharing website Dailymotion.
Google takes stake in Lending Club
02 May 2013 : Internet giant Google said Thursday it has acquired a $125 million minority stake in peer-to-peer online loan company Lending Club.
Tablet sales surge as consumers shun PCs: research
02 May 2013 : Global sales of tablet computers surged by 142.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as more and more consumers chose small-screen devices over PCs, research figures showed.
Indian naval officers face dismissal over Facebook posts
02 May 2013 : Three Indian navy officers are to be dismissed from service over their Facebook updates which reportedly included details about where their vessels were docked, an official said Thursday.