Luxury Week: de Grisogono

CNN's Monita Rajpal speaks with Fawaz Gruosi, the CEO of de Grisogono, about his new mechanical digital timepiece.

From bottles to carpet

A new breed of business is making both a profit and environmentally friendly goods. CNN's Miles O'Brien reports

Pilot injured in plane crash

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How much can you donate?

CNN's Carl Azuz discusses the finer points of campaign finance and how much one can donate.

Student dies in Miami

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Hundreds out of jobs at Skyway

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Bush and Putin's final meeting

In Russia, Presidents Bush and Putin have a last meeting as leaders of their countries. CNN's Elaine Quijano reports.

On the front line in Sadr City

CNN's Nic Robertson sees the fighting in Sadr City and discovers the city isn't under government control.

Samsung's touchy F490 launches on Vodafone

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Vodafone

As planned, Vodafone has launched the Samsung F490 -- you know, that full-screen touch piece for those of you that find themselves without need of the QWERTY keyboard afforded by the F700. The virtually button-free phone offers pretty much every feature a modern mobile warrior could be looking for -- save a smartphone operating system -- with a 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot, and that Croix interface Samsung spent a good deal of time touting when it was introduced last year. As is frequently the case with European carriers, there are creative ways to make even this high-end device free depending on the plan you choose, so go ahead and commit yourself to one bajillion minutes and texts per month if you want to keep your wallet stowed when placing your order.

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Hard journey for Olympic torch

The Olympic torch crosses London, sparking widespread protests. CNN's Emily Chang reports.

David Dorman appointed as Motorola non-executive Chairman

Filed under: Motorola, ATT, Misc

We won't say that Motorola's on the up and up, but just after ridding itself of that pending litigation between it and Carl Icahn comes word that a fresh face will be succeeding Ed Zander as non-executive Chairman of the Board. David Dorman, former chairman and CEO of AT&T, has been selected by Moto's Board of Directors to take over Zander's chairman seat after he retires on May 5th. According to Greg Brown, president and CEO of the company, he feels that Dorman is "ideally suited to serve as Motorola's chairman," and he made known his excitement about working with Dave as it "moves forward with its plan to create two independent publicly traded companies and improve the performance of the Mobile Devices business." Good luck in there, Mr. Dorman.

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World Report - 'Technology' 1

World Report takes you into space for a closer look at the International Space Station and NASA's mission to Mercury.

iPhone contacts search and meeting invite revealed

Filed under: Features, Software, Apple, OS X

Remember that sweet little magnifying glass from the iPhone SDK demo? Well apparently we all weren't having a shared hallucination -- it's in the enterprise version of firmware 2.0. Thanks to a tipster, we've now got shots of the search bar clearly hanging out at the top of the contacts list. While we're unraveling mysteries, you'll be happy to know that the little drawer button -- which did nothing in the regular old firmware we had -- is actually a meeting invitations folder, which displays the number of requests just like the SMS and mail icons. Other changes? Enterprise users don't get the app store or iTunes store icons. Boo. Check out the gallery below to see just exactly what we're talking about. Now, on to finding JFK's real killer!

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World Report - 'Technology' 2

World Report examines the dangers of overpopulating the internet, and new ways to use mobile networks.

Sidekick Slide turning red for round 2?

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, T-Mobile, Danger, GSM, EDGE

Boy Genius Report is reporting (it is the Boy Genius Report, after all) that the Motorola-sourced Sidekick Slide will be getting a second variation on T-Mobile come late May or early June, this time around in a lovely shade of red to compliment the same glossy black shell as the original. We can see how the purple might be a bit intense for some folks, so red should be a decent alternative; we don't think the picture's real here, but it gets the point across. With the iD out of the picture, it seems like T-Mobile has some ramping up to do in the palette department -- and really, how much longer can we go without a Dwayne Wade LX?

 

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World Report - 'Technology' 3

World Report looks into a new generation of robots, and an exhibition featuring new Chinese designs.

(IT) SAP Project/Programme Manager - UK's Largest SAP Practice

Rate: £80k - £110k Per Annum + Car + Benefits + 20% Bonus   Location: City Of London   

SAP Project/Programme Manager is urgently required to join one of the UK's Largest SAP Practice to help to lead a major £Multi-Million SAP Transformation, Implementation, Upgrade and Applications Management/Support Programmes. You will ideally have Project Managed at least 3 x full life cycle SAP implementation projects preferably with FTSE 250 clients in UK. You will ideally have worked for either a top-tier/big 4 Consultancy, niche SAP Consulting Partner or possibly for a global blue chip end user organisation. Applicants with experience working on major SAP programmes across Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Consumer Goods/Retail and Public Sector would be preferred. You will ideally have a good understanding across multiple functional areas of SAP such as Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, HR, CRM, Netweaver etc. You will ideally have got involved in Business Development, Sales and Pre-Sales having worked on at least one successful bid with a major client. You will have experience of managing stakeholder relationships with Senior Executive & business representatives of major blue-chips. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest and fastest growing Practice with excellent career prospects and great salaries offered. To apply, please email your CV to (see below) and we will call you to arrange an interview with a Consultant.

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(IT) SAP FICO CONSULTANT IN THE LONDON AREA

Location: London   

A SAP FICO position has become available with one of Madison Blacks clients in the London area. The successful consultant will be from an FI background with at least 3 full project life cycles (Rollout experience will be an advantage). Experience with the Indian tax module CIN/Country version India is essential. This is a long-term contract with scope for future projects and a great chance to add value to your CV. If you are interested in this position or know someone who might be, please send back your CV or call Tim Wilson me 0207 469 5655. (Madison Black Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business)

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