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Earthquake In Iran
Reports are coming out of an earthquake registering 5.9 on the richter scale just south of Tehran.
No other reports of damage are out yet. Although 5.9 isn’t massive it can cause slight damage to well-designed buildings and cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions.
Update: The 5.9-magnitude quake struck Qeshm island, home to 120,000 people, and the city of Bandar Abbas, state media said.
The governor of Qeshm island told the AFP news agency four villages had been destroyed and three people killed.
The quake could be felt in Oman and UAE.
Posted: November 27th, 2005 under News In Brief.
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Dialpad in Yahoo’s sights
Cnet News: Internet giant Yahoo has agreed to purchase Dialpad, a company that offers Internet telephony services, and expects to offer new voice services within the next few months, Yahoo said Tuesday. Read more
Posted: June 15th, 2005 under News In Brief.
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Verizon wants its Microsoft TV
The nation’s largest phone company plans to use Microsoft’s software to power its fiber-optic television service. CNET
Posted: January 30th, 2005 under News In Brief.
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