Published on August 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Online Sales Surge In China – Transactions hit 2.25 trillion yuan ($A365.58 billion) in the January-June period, the China Daily said, citing a report by the China e-Business Research Centre. That compares with 3.6 trillion yuan for all of 2009, Qian Xiaoqian, deputy director of the State Council Information Office, was quoted as saying.
Tags: Adidas, Auction Site, Business Business, Business Research Centre, Business To Consumer, China Business, China Companies, China Daily, Consumer Transactions, Deputy Director, Efficiency, Flagship, Giant, Information Office, Internet Market, Online Auction, Sportswear, Trillion, Web Users, Yuan
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Published on March 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
Google Could Be ISP – Internet behemoth Google now boasts a network that’s bigger than all but two of the world’s ISPs and telcos fear the search giant is just one step away from becoming an ISP itself. Network measurement expert Arbor Networks this week released a new report claiming that if Google were an [...]
Tags: Anonymous Data, Arbor Networks, Behemoth, Billions, Cache Servers, Chief Scientist, Consumer Networks, Craig Labovitz, Giant, google, Internet Traffic, Isps, Last Several Years, Measurement Expert, Middleman, Network Measurement, Public Exchanges, Square Feet, Telcos, Third Parties
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Published on March 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
UBS Gets Tax Queries From Australia – Swiss banking giant UBS says Australian, British and Canadian tax authorities have filed requests for information after it settled a massive tax evasion case with US authorities. Following the deal with the US “tax and regulatory authorities in a number of countries have requested information relating to the [...]
Tags: Annual Report, Canada, Cross Border, Financial Institutions, Financial Privacy, Giant, Governments, Inquiries, Lawmakers, Massive Tax, Number Of Countries, Regulatory Authorities, Swiss Banking, Tax Australia, Tax Authorities, Tax Evasion Case, Tax Queries, Ubs, Wealth Management Services
Posted in Money
Published on February 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
A Samsung 4G netbook will be on show tomorrow at Mobile World Congress, the South Korean gadget giant has revealed. The souped up Samsung N150 will pack LTE tech for mobile broadband like you’ve never seen – read on for the details. The Samsung 4G netbook will pack the company’s new own-brand LTE chipset, Kalmia, [...]
Tags: 3g, Beeline, Fi, Gadget, Giant, Mobile Broadband, Mobile World, netbook, samsung, Samsung 4g, Samsung N150, South Korean, Tomorrow Morning, World Congress
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Published on February 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
China has charged four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, including an Australian national, with violating bribery and trade secret laws, the state news agency Xinhua reports. The group of four, which includes Australian passport holder Stern Hu, allegedly “used their positions to obtain benefits for others and on many occasions solicited or accepted bribes,” [...]
Tags: Australian Government, Australian Passport, Bribery, Bribes, China Charges, Chris Bowen, Consequences, Financial Services, Giant, News Agency, Occasions, Passport Holder, Prosecution, Rio, Shanghai, State News, Steel Companies, Stern, Trade Secrets, Xinhua
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