Topic - U.K.

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Computers, Communications

Britain Eyes Indian Growth

Mid-sized U.K. firms target the lucrative Indian market, going beyond traditional calls for outsourcing work.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Games, Radio And TV Usage Drops as Internet and Mobile Phones Rise

But U.K. regulator says people continue to abandon older electronic media in favor of new communications technologies, but service provider revenues keep falling.
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Internet

AOL UK Sold for $688M

Mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse buys out portal’s British division.
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Media

Napster, MusicNet Pay Royalties

Digital music sites will continue to pay same royalty rates for songs in the U.K.
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General news, Security, Communications

Mobiles Scream for Help

U.K.-based mobile security company adds security to mobile phones.
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General news

IBM Opens Lab in Brazil

Big Blue offers customized computing approaches in third-largest economy in the Americas.
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Media

Britain’s Music Piracy Blues

British music trade association publishes findings on pirated CD sales in the U.K.
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Communications

Tiscali’s Digital TV Play

Italy-based company hooks up with U.K. digital TV service provider.
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General news, Internet

UK Gets Finance Shopping Site

SMG to launch a price-comparison site for financial services following an acquisition.
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General news, Media

UK Biz Channel Gets Backing

American game-and-movie-rental company invests in a London TV station.
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Cleantech

Brits Trail on Fuel Cells

The United Kingdom is falling behind in fuel cell technology, a British study warns.
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Computers, Media

Gizmondo Unit Files Bankruptcy

A newcomer in the portable game market seeks protection for its European unit.
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Communications

Brits Get Taste of Mobile TV

British carrier O2 will deliver the BBC and other TV channels to cell phones for 400 U.K. viewers in a trial starting next week.
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General news, Biosciences

U.S. Medicine is Costliest

A new study shows the high costs of American healthcare cannot be blamed on waiting lists or malpractice litigation.
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Computers, Media

Xbox ‘Modder’ Convicted

A U.K. court convicts an Xbox pirate, sending a message to gamers to quit tinkering with Microsoft’s console.
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General news, Biosciences

U.K. Nanotech: Help Wanted

As chemistry departments shut down in Britain and beyond, nanotech researchers worry about the next class of scientists, and the industry’s future.