China's ZTE wins Telenor Hungary network deal
ZTE Corp won a mobile network order from the Hungarian unit of Norway's Telenor, a deal one report valued at 200 million euros, marking a big win for the Chinese firm as it looks to build 4G networks.

Via Reuters


Facial recognition software to go public
The programme works by scanning the relative positions of the eyes, nose and mouth and claims to be accurate in nine out of 10 cases. It can then search the internet for further images of the same individual and, in tests, unearthed untagged photos which had not previously been seen by some of the people in them.

Via The Telegraph


Hi-tech help on offer for Filipino rice farmers
Farmers in the Philippines will soon be able to receive free text messages with advice on how to grow their rice. The scheme will provide instant advice on topics such as what type of fertiliser to use - and how much. Scientists will make the often-complicated calculations necessary for maximising harvests available to those who actually produce the rice. The scheme was set up by the Philippine Department of Agriculture and the International Rice Research Institute.

Via BBC News


Lady Gaga overtakes Britney Spears for Twitter record
Lady Gaga has become the most popular person on the social networking site Twitter. The Bad Romace singer has taken the crown from the previous queen of tweets Britney Spears. Lady Gaga now has 5,735,554 compared to 5,701,236 following Britney Spears.

Via BBC Newsbeat


Google Opens Chrome Web Store to Developers
Google has opened its Chrome Web Store to developers. The web store, which was first unveiled by the search engine earlier this year, is designed to offer a selection of apps that can be downloaded for use with Google's Chrome web browser and its Chrome OS, which isn't expected to launch until Q4 of 2010.

Via PCW


Facebook Feels Unfriendly Toward Film It Inspired
At the New York Film Festival next month, Hollywood will unleash “The Social Network,” a biting tale of the Silicon Valley giant Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg. Now Facebook must decide whether to bite back. Behind the scenes, however, Mr. Zuckerberg and his colleagues have been locked in a tense standoff with the filmmakers, who portray Facebook as founded on a series of betrayals, then fueled by the unappeasable craving of almost everyone for “friends” — the Facebook term for those who connect on its online pages — that they will never really have. Mr. Zuckerberg, at 26 a billionaire, and his associates are wary of damage from a picture whose story begins with the intimacy of a date night at Harvard seven years ago and depicts the birth of a Web phenomenon in his dorm room. To watch the trailer click here.

Via The NY Times