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The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. UK Compulsory ID Plan Shelved / What's all the uproar about ID cards? It's not like you don't use photo ID (and credit cards) everywhere already. This looks like it just standardizes the process. When they aren't required, it is harder for the police to force you to show them. In the US, if you aren't driving a car, then you don't need to carry anything showing who you are. I am currently living in Japan, so I have an ID that has my identity, and I am required to carry that (or my passport) on my person at all times. This means that if a police officer stops me, they can require my producing identification documents. Having a standard format for an ID maybe be useful, but then the next step is to require people... [read full story]
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CUPERTINO, Calif.----To address market demand in Japan for low-cost testing of cost-sensitive ICs, Verigy , a premier semiconductor test company, will hold the Japanese market debut of its V101 test system at the SEMICON Japan...
VCs are focusing on less risky, later-stage companies. But many U.S. venture capitalists in China believe these later-stage investments can generate solid and steady returns--if not the huge returns of stellar tech deals....
Hong Kong, China, Nov 24, 2009 - (ABN Newswire) - Kingsoft Corporation Limited (HKG:3888), a leading entertainment and applications software developer, distributor and service provider in China by market share, today announced...
