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/ 21 September 2007
The dozens of entrepreneurs gathered for an exclusive high-tech conference in San Francisco this week all hoped to dazzle the crowd with their ingenuity. But one start-up, Powerset, is pursuing a particularly challenging goal: it is aiming to outshine the internet’s brightest star with a new search engine built to outsmart Google.
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/ 21 September 2007
United States television network NBC will start offering limited free downloads of shows such as Heroes and The Office as part of its bid to expand the digital distribution of its programmes and compete with Apple’s iTunes Store, the network announced.
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/ 21 September 2007
Sony said on Thursday that it is bringing the rumble feature back with a new PlayStation 3 (PS3) controller, but there was no mention of any price cut for the console. The head of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kazuo Hirai, said that 40 new PS3 software titles will be released by the end of the year.
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/ 21 September 2007
Jose Mourinho has spoken of a ”never ending love story” with Chelsea fans in his first public comments since parting company with the club in the early hours of Thursday morning. In a heartfelt letter, the Portuguese coach said he was proud of his achievements since taking over in 2004.
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/ 21 September 2007
The city of Johannesburg has raised R156,9-million during the initial public offering of its new retail bond, the ”Jozibond”. Johannesburg was the first city in Africa to raise money through a municipal bond issue and this was the first listing to date of a municipality on the JSE.
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/ 21 September 2007
Commodity-rich African countries should act wisely in order to benefit from the prevailing global boom for the sector, because it will not last, South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has warned. Manuel said in a speech at the University of Namibia that the upswing in commodity prices would ”stay in the short-to-medium term”.
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/ 21 September 2007
A 13-year-old teenager and a 23-year-old man, described by police as the teenager’s friend, were arrested for armed robbery early on Friday, Captain Manyadza Ralidzhivha of Tembisa police said. The two accosted a 22-year-old woman on her way to work and robbed her of her cellphone at gunpoint.
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/ 21 September 2007
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is alive and well after comments on Iraq by United States President George Bush appear to have been misunderstood, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Friday. On Thursday Bush was quoted as saying: ”I heard somebody say, ‘Now where’s Mandela?’ Well, Mandela is dead. Because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas.”
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/ 21 September 2007
Strong winds damaged a high-tech zeppelin that diamond giant De Beers was using to explore for diamonds in Botswana, the firm said on Friday. Gusting winds detached the airship from its moorings on Thursday near the huge Jwaneng mine and injured a South African crew member inside, a statement said.
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/ 21 September 2007
Thailand is seeking to block clips on YouTube that accuse the chief royal adviser of masterminding last year’s bloodless coup. The government, which lifted a five-month ban on YouTube in August after it agreed to block clips deemed offensive to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seeking a court order to block two video clips.