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The line-up of gadgets — including the in-room iPad2 — on offer at London’s Ecclestone Hotel.
The Upper House, in Hong Kong, adopts a “paperless” approach to check-in, and offers guests wireless internet connectivity from the moment they step inside the car that brings them from the airport.
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The lobby
Chinese consumers say business practices affect purchases
That’s because consumers in China and other emerging markets say they’re more willing to support or boycott companies based on their business practices, a growing body of research shows.
In a survey last year of more than 10,000 consumers in 10 countries by Cone Communications and Echo Research, nearly three of four respondents in China said they were very likely to switch brands to one associated with a good cause, if there was an alternative in the same price range and of similar quality. That compares with half of respondents in the U.S. and about half of all respondents surveyed.
Meanwhile, 83% of respondents in China said they refused to buy a company’s product when they learned that the company acted irresponsibly, compared with 50% in the U.S. and 56% overall.
A 2010 Edelman study of more than 7,000 consumers in 13 countries also showed that those
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First impressions: ‘Sleeping Dogs’
Initially, the open world action title from studio United Front Games started life as True Crime: Hong Kong, under the label of publisher Activision.
But just over a year ago, Activision revealed it was dropping the project, with the company’s publishing CEO saying the game “wasn’t going to be good enough.”
Fortunately, True Crime now has a new name — Sleeping Dogs — and appears to be in good hands with new publisher Square Enix, based on a hands-on demo hosted last week in San Francisco.
Assisting United Front is Square Enix’s London studio, which also worked on the explosive series Just Cause and Batman: Arkham Asylum. Plus, the development team includes former members of EA Black Box, best known for their work on Need For Speed.
The influences become clear when playing through the demo of Sleeping Dogs, set in Hong Kong. The game stars police officer Wei Shen
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Apple defends ‘iPad’ name in Chinese court
Shenzhen Proview Technology’s lawyer Xie Xianghui argued that the sale of the iPad trademark to an Apple subsidiary by Proview’s Taiwan affiliate in 2009 was invalid. Apple countered that Proview violated the sale contract by failing to transfer the trademark rights in mainland China.
It also contends that the Chinese LCD maker has not marketed or sold its own “IPAD,” or Internet Personal Access Device for years, thus possibly invalidating its claim to the trademark.
The hearing adjourned after a fractious four-hour session which saw the judge repeatedly admonishing both sides to observe proper court protocol as they argued across the courtroom. No date was announced for a judgment or further hearings.
“Apple has no right to sell iPads under that name,” Xie said. “The agreement to sell the trademark is not valid under Chinese law.”
Proview is suing to have Apple stop selling the iPad in China under
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Megaupload’s Dotcom free until extradition hearing
A district court judge ruled at a hearing that Dotcom, a German formerly known as Kim Schmitz, was not a flight risk and could be released without posting bond to rejoin his pregnant wife and three children at a home he owns near the rented multimillion-dollar mansion that authorities seized Jan. 20.
The judge placed restrictions on Dotcom’s activities: He is not to use the Internet, he is not to travel more than 50 miles from his home without police permission, the property must be electronically monitored, and no helicopter is to land on the property at Coatesville, north of Auckland.
Dotcom, 38, has been charged in federal court in Virginia with racketeering, money laundering, copyright infringement and wire fraud in a recently updated conspiracy indictment that names him, Megaupload, and six associates.
New Zealand authorities seized millions of
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