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Zambian man narrowly escapes python death

A Zambian truck driver who was forced to kick, bite and stab his way from the clutches of a giant python, said Friday he was lucky to be alive. Kelvin Katoka, 25, unknowingly ran into the giant snake, while driving his excavator in the bush at a copper mine in north western Zambia. "Within no time, the python was all over my body and it then threw me on the ground," he told AFP by phone from his hospital bed, where he has been recovering for nearly a month.

SAP revamps management to focus on cloud computing

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German business software maker SAP said it was revamping its management to sharpen its focus on cloud computing as demand for the service which saves clients money grows. SAP and rivals such as IBM and Oracle are dashing to meet surging demand for cloud computing, which allows clients to ditch bulky and costly servers for network-based software and storage in remote data centers.

2014 launch predicted for Apple’s ‘iWatch’

Industry watchers believe Apple's smartwatch device will focus on tracking, biometrics and online security, rather than replicating iPhone features. Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that: "iWatch will not be positioned as a time-telling device, nor as a device that displays information from other Apple products. We are positive on the iWatch because its wearable design is helpful for offering more secure user identification and biometrics functionality."

2014 launch predicted for Apple’s ‘iWatch’

Industry watchers believe Apple's smartwatch device will focus on tracking, biometrics and online security, rather than replicating iPhone features. Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that: "iWatch will not be positioned as a time-telling device, nor as a device that displays information from other Apple products. We are positive on the iWatch because its wearable design is helpful for offering more secure user identification and biometrics functionality."

2014 launch predicted for Apple’s ‘iWatch’

Industry watchers believe Apple's smartwatch device will focus on tracking, biometrics and online security, rather than replicating iPhone features. Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that: "iWatch will not be positioned as a time-telling device, nor as a device that displays information from other Apple products. We are positive on the iWatch because its wearable design is helpful for offering more secure user identification and biometrics functionality."

Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone

On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.

Google team captures Galapagos Island beauty for maps

Google has followed in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for the Internet titan's online maps. A Google Maps team toting 360-degree cameras sticking from backpacks hiked trails, hills, and even into a live volcano to take Street View pictures of the precious environment where Darwin gleaned insights for his theory of evolution.

Google team captures Galapagos Island beauty for maps

Google has followed in the footsteps of Charles Darwin to gather images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for the Internet titan's online maps. A Google Maps team toting 360-degree cameras sticking from backpacks hiked trails, hills, and even into a live volcano to take Street View pictures of the precious environment where Darwin gleaned insights for his theory of evolution.
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