WASHINGTON - BLURRY vision and wrist pain are among the well-known health perils of computer use, but a study released on Tuesday shows a rise in previously overlooked injuries due to computer equipment falling over.
BEIJING - CHINA said Tuesday that it was committed to making this year's Copenhagen climate change conference a success, sounding a positive note at the close of a two-day visit to Beijing by President Barack Obama's global warming envoy.
SYDNEY - MORE Australian companies are blocking access to social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook, trying to make employees more productive in a sagging economy, the country's dominant phone company says.
Figures released by Telstra Corp and Internet security specialists MessageLabs show a four-fold spike in the number of times employers have blocked access to social networking sites between June 2008 and April 2009.
SAN FRANCISCO - APPLE Inc halved the price of its entry-level iPhone to US$99 (S$145) on Monday to widen the trendy device's mass-market appeal, as global competition heats up after Palm Inc launched the Pre.
Apple also cut prices on several of its Mac notebooks amid a tooth-and-nail battle among computer makers for buyers during the recession. And to shore up its hold on the smartphone market, it unveiled a new, faster, high-end iPhone that takes videos and has voice features.
