en-my-hotdailynews: 2014-08-26 Malaysia Technology

Amazon to buy gamer website Twitch to bolster entertainment  Livemint
Sources said Amazon is paying $970 million in cash for the online gathering place for gamers. The deal, which trumped Google Inc.'s pursuit of the startup, is worth about $1.1 billion. Photo: Bloomberg. San Francisco: Chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Bezos ...

Amazon gains valuable entertainment asset with purchase of Twitch   Los Angeles Times
Amazon Explains Why It Just Paid Nearly $1 Billion for Twitch   TIME
Amazon buys video game platform Twitch for $970 million   The Hindu
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Cops to switch to electric motorcycles, hybrid cars in Oct Malaysia Chronicle
HULU LANGAT - Come early October, the police will deploy 30 electric motorcycles for crime-prevention patrols in Kuala Lumpur to save on fuel and ensure clean exhaust emissions. Bukit Aman Logistics Department director Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said apart ...

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Daily Mail

Sony: PlayStation network back online  ABS CBN News
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO - Sony Corp's PlayStation Network was back online on Monday following a cyber attack that took it down over the weekend, which coincided with a bomb scare on a U.S. commercial flight carrying a top Sony executive. Sony said on ...

Sony PlayStation network back online following attack   Irish Times
Sony says no customer information was taken in online attack   Washington Post (blog)
Sony says Playstation users' data safe after recent attack   Financial Express
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autoevolution

Lamborghini Huracan races a jet fighter in Russia [video]  WorldCarFans.com
This isn't your typical drag race, because chances are you haven't seen a Lamborghini Huracan racing a Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker jet fighter. Going from a standing start, both machines were pushed to their limits during an event in Russia. As you might expect, ...

Lamborghini Huracan launched in Malaysia at approx Rs 4 crores   Rush Lane
Lamborghini Huracan launched in Malaysia for 1.2 million RM   CarWale (blog)
Watch a Lamborghini Huracan Race a Su-27 Flanker Jet Fighter [Video]   autoevolution
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Even Europeans can't help working while on vacation  The Star Online
WORK ENCROACHING ON LIFE: A survey reveals that over half of European vacationers have received a call from a co-worker or boss during their time off. — AFP/Relaxnews 2014. Though stereotypes may suggest Europeans are better than Americans at ...

40% of Travelers Work While On Vacation   Dubai Chronicle

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International Business Times AU

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Reportedly Released In Malaysia For $410 Price Range  International Business Times AU
The Galaxy Mega series of devices has got a new successor in the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 phablet. Apparently, this device is now being sold in Malaysia. View Full Image. REUTERS Students walk out of Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Seoul July 7, ...

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 launch confirmed with listing on Malaysian retailer's ...   Techie News
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 will reportedly launch with Exynos 4415 SoC   TechnologyTell
Malaysian retailer advertises availability of Samsung Galaxy Mega 2   Android Community
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Forbes

Scamming Fake Microsoft Support Scammers  Forbes
For the last few months, I've heard numerous stories from friends, family, and clients about calls they've supposedly received from Microsoft. Unfortunately, the calls are all scams that can have dire consequences. If you haven't heard similar stories, they ...

China closes curtain on Windows   NEWS.com.au
China developing homegrown operating system in challenge to Microsoft ...   Financial Post
China to launch homegrown OS in October as Windows replacement   Computerworld
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