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Media startup e27 gets US$615K round of funding from B Dash Ventures

Singapore-based media startup e27 has announced a second round of funding, meant for its expansion into APAC, and its goal toward a more global audience.

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Aussie court clears Google in deceptive ad case

Australia’s highest court threw out a ruling against Google that had found the Internet giant guilty of breaching trade law by hosting deceptive advertisements.

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Judge rejects Apple’s patent award demands

A federal judge rejected Apple Inc.’s demand to increase the $1.05 billion in damages a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Inc. to pay its fiercest rival in the smartphone market.

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SK Hynix logs 2nd straight quarterly profit

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. said Wednesday it posted a profit for a second straight quarter as the stronger won reduced the amount of debt denominated in foreign currencies.

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Google expands North Korea map coverage

Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search giant’s popular Maps website.

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Facebook rolls out free VoIP calling through iPhone Messenger

it seems that Facebook Phone is a reality, but just not in the way most thought it would be. The Facebook Messenger app now supports VoIP calling.

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Indicted Megaupload founder opens new sharing site

Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website that promises users greater privacy.

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DesignCrowd launches in the Asia Pacific

DesignCrowd launches its crowdsourced design efforts in the Philippines, India and Singapore.

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Windows 8: Microsoft Will Get There in the End

With the dust settling over Windows 8′s grand launch, t’s worth asking: has it worked? Will the new OS crack the IT market, in Asia and elsewhere?

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Apple Makes an Apology to Samsung by Not Really Making an Apology

Apple lost a patent infringement case it filed in a UK court against Samsung, and the judge ordered that the company issue an apology to Samsung. Apple finally complied after losing in appeal, but the apology page was not what everyone expected.

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