Breaking the Arab News - By Sultan Al Qassemi

While civil war rages on the Syrian battlefield between regime loyalists and myriad rebel factions, another battle is taking place in the media world. Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera, the two Gulf-based channels that dominate the Arabic news business, have moved to counter Syrian regime propaganda, but have ended up distorting the news almost as badlyas their opponents.

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Create your first iPhone 'Hello World' application - iOS-Blog

I've recently taken it upon myself to get into iOS development. As the owner of both an iPhone and an iPad I use iOS on a daily basis and as that's sparked an interest for me to start developing for the devices as well, just as using the internet made me want to build websites.

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The company that spooked the world

BANBURY, a little English town best known for a walk-on part in a nursery rhyme and as the eponymous origin of a fruitcake, is an unlikely fulcrum for the balance of power in the world of telecoms. But the "Cyber Security Evaluation Centre" set up there by Huawei, a Chinese telecoms giant, in 2010 marks a new way of persuading purchasers, and the British government, that equipment from the manufacturer that runs it can be trusted.

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Video - London 2012: Celebrities Tweet at Gabby Douglas - WSJ.com

Gabby Douglas won the gold last night and seemingly, all of America's hearts, too. Even celebrities were smitten! Simon Constable takes a look at famous tweets.

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Olympics and Social Media: The View From London

The 2012 Olympics were relentlessly hyped for months as the "world's first social games" - and, about halfway through, they haven't disappointed. Athletes have shared the Olympic experience as never before on Twitter, Instagram and other platforms, while fans have kept a running dialogue online too.

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