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Convergys in the Philippines is closing in on an employee population of more than 17,000 today, just six years after hiring its first employee in the country.

Innovation leader Globe Telecom has sealed its partnership with modu Ltd., with the shared mission of introducing breakthrough mobile products to the Philippine market.

Much like Globe, modu is a pioneer in its field and is poised to locally launch its flagship product, the customizable and modular modu phone never before seen in the Philippines and soon to be available only from Globe through its exclusive local distributor Lynk Communications.

Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest L. Cu welcome the partnership as marketing coup, as well as a key strategic move.

Public school teachers participating in a rainfall monitoring project of Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) can now report their rainfall data via text messaging.

SMART unveiled the mobile application during the 3rd Project Rain Gauge Convention, which was attended by teacher representatives of partner schools under the Smart Schools Program (SSP) that have been taking part in a collaborative effort to monitor rainfall in their respective communities.

The application, developed by the Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center , runs on Java-enabled phones.

(Corrects name of solar thermal company to BrightSource from BrightSolar)

WASHINGTON (AFP) – - Google just got bigger.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – - The man accused of orchestrating the largest credit card theft in US history pleaded guilty on Friday to charges in two other cases that could put him behind bars for up to 25 years.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – - Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers.

SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. court of appeals on Friday overturned a $358 million damages award against software maker Microsoft Corp in a long-running patent dispute with French telecoms equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Twitter, the fast-growing microblogging site now seeking ways to make money, expanded its terms for users on Thursday to allow advertisers to reach the Internet site’s more than 45 million monthly visitors.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs returned to the spotlight for the first time since having a liver transplant, overshadowing the unveiling of an iPod with a built-in video camera and several new iTunes features.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 9, 2009 (AFP) – Apple announced on Wednesday that it was adding a video camera to its iPod Nano and cutting prices of its wildly popular music players.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled the video camera-equipped iPod Nano at an Apple media event here during which he made a much-anticipated appearance on stage.

Jobs said the new iPod Nano, Apple’s best-selling iPod with more than 100 million units sold, would now include a video camera, an FM radio, a pedometer and a microphone and speaker.

“You can watch your video on the Nano or sync it back to your computer,” he said.

The latest addition in the Nokia touch phone portfolio, the Nokia 5230, is designed for those who lead an active life and use their mobile phone as their primary instrument for music, photos and videos, as well as sharing their lives online.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Who says you can’t buy friends? An Australian online marketing company is selling friends and fans to Facebook members after offering a similar service to Twitter users.

HELSINKI (AFP) – - Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, unveiled Wednesday three new smartphones as the Finnish firm tries to claw back market share from Apple’s popular iPhone and RiM’s Blackberry.

PARIS (AFP) – - US technology giant Apple on Friday rejected reports that overheating batteries had caused some of its iPhone devices to explode in users’ hands, blaming incidents in France on “external pressure”.

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a call at Twitter on Wednesday, praising the microblogging sensation as a way to stay in tune with what voters are thinking.

HELSINKI (AFP) – - Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, will launch a service enabling people to make financial transactions with their cell phones, the Finnish telecoms giant said Wednesday.

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has unveiled a brand new Micro ATX Black Series motherboard, ECS A785GM-M, providing unbelievable performance, stunning visual experience, and great energy efficiency for users.

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