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Vietnamese student’s iPhone app book published by US firm 

January 18, 2012
Vietnamese student’s iPhone app book published by US firm 

Vo Duy Khang (L) and his friends at Carnegie Mellon University, Australia A 22-year-old Vietnamese student has authored a book on how to build better iPhone applications published by a US-based publishing house. Last November, Vo Duy Khang made his debut as a writer with the book Pro iOS Apps Performance Optimization, published by Apress.  Written [...]

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LG TV named best gadget, Microsoft bows out in style 

January 14, 2012
LG TV named best gadget, Microsoft bows out in style 

   People are seen mingling in front of a display of LG Electronics televisions during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, where LG unveiled their 55-inch OLED TV, said to be the world’s largest. The TV set was later crowned ‘best gadget’ of the CES. A razor-thin television from LG Electronics was [...]

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$1.2 bln software park project revoked in Vietnam metro 

November 11, 2011
$1.2 bln software park project revoked in Vietnam metro 

  Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have withdrawn the license to a US$1.2-billion software park project because its investors failed to complete their commitments, Tuoi Tre reported Thursday. According to the newspaper, the Singaporean-owned TA Associates International, Pte Ltd. and Saigon Telecommunications Joint-stock Co. were licensed to build Thu Thiem Software Park in District 2 [...]

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Apple’s iOS 5 more catch-up than forge-ahead 

October 23, 2011
Apple’s iOS 5 more catch-up than forge-ahead 

  As impressive as it was for Apple Inc. to sell four million new iPhones last week, millions more users will be affected by another release: iOS 5, the latest version of the operating system that runs every iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. I’ve been testing the software and a lot of its claimed 200 [...]

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IT’s looking good 

May 24, 2011
IT’s looking good 

  Rising presence of foreign software firms a positive sign A visitor at an IT exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City walks past an advertisement for Vietnamese dictionary software Lac Viet. The rising presence of foreign companies may help create a good environment for IT development in Vietnam, industry insiders say. More and more global [...]

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HP to pit ‘TouchPad’ against Apple’s iPad, Google 

February 10, 2011
HP to pit ‘TouchPad’ against Apple’s iPad, Google 

An employee walks past a Hewlett-Packard logo during the second day of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong December 5, 2006. Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled its entrant in the tablet race, betting its “TouchPad” summer release will keep it in the running in a booming market dominated by Apple Inc’s iPad [...]

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Hanoi okays $35 mln software park 

February 3, 2011

  Hanoi’s authorities Wednesday granted a license for a US$35-million software park in Long Bien District. Construction of the 312,000 square meter park is expected to start in the first quarter of 2011. The park will include a center for manufacturing and outsourcing software, an electronics center, a software technology school, and infrastructure for people working there, [...]

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Google unwraps Chrome PCs too late for holidays 

December 8, 2010
Google unwraps Chrome PCs too late for holidays 

Brian Rakowski, director of product management for Google, speaks during the company’s Chrome event in San Francisco December 7, 2010. The first laptops powered by Google Inc’s Chrome operating system will reach store shelves months later than expected and miss the holiday shopping season as the Internet company fixes software issues. The Web-centric computers, intended [...]

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Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

February 3, 2010
Tech journalists choose top ten ICT persons of decade

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan is among top ten techies named as the most outstanding ICT persons of the decade. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong presents insignias to the top ten ICT persons of the decade. 1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc: Former chief of the General Department of [...]

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Viruses attack 64.7 million PCs in 2009

January 21, 2010
Viruses attack 64.7 million PCs in 2009

Up to 50,128 types of virus appeared in 2009, 1.5 times more than 2008. A fake anti-virus website. The most prevalent virus was SalityVF.PE, which infected 483,000 PCs. Metamorphic virus like W32.Sality.PE and W32.Vetor.PE topped the list for the most widespread viruses, becoming a challenge for users and anti-virus software. Metamorphic viruses are dangerous because they can reprogram [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...