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Consumer Banking: ATMs soon may be used for sending cash person-to-person

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (MarketWatch) -- If you're without a bank account, you soon could have a low-cost way of sending cash to others -- using your cell phone and a bank ATM.

Citigroup to Cut 10 Percent

Citigroup Inc plans to shed about 10 percent of its global workforce, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, as it tries to restore profit and quiet mounting criticism of Chief Executive Vikram Pandit. The cuts could result in a loss of roughly 35,000 jobs, based on the bank's reported 352,000-person workforce as of Sept 30. Citigroup has already cut 23,000 jobs this year. Additional reductions would come from layoffs, the sale of units and attrition, the person said.

JPMorgan may fire 10 per cent of I-bank staff

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest U.S. bank, plans to fire about 10 per cent of its investment-banking staff, or about 3,000 people, as the global economy slides into recession, a person familiar with the bank said. The reductions are in line with New York-based JPMorgan's rivals, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said it will eliminate about 10 per cent of staff. JPMorgan's cuts will be global and include various groups within the investment bank, the person said, speaking anonymously because the news isn't yet public. Some employees at the New York-based firm have been notified. JPMorgan also plans to freeze base salaries next year for most employees who earn more than $60,000 to $70,000, another person said.

First-person EVE spied at fan event

According to reports from Eurogamer.net, EVE Online developer CCP have been showing off a new first-person shooter at their Fanfest, the footage apparently hinting at a game based in the EVE Online universe.

Kilroy-Silk is first person to leave I'm A Celebrity camp

Former TV presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk has become the first person to be voted off I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! after a public vote.

Techies opt for e-mail over in-person at the office: poll

Nearly half - 49 per cent - prefer e-mail, while 34 per cent want an in-person conversation, a survey finds.

Techies opt for e-mail over in-person at the office: poll

Nearly half - 49 per cent - prefer e-mail, while 34 per cent want an in-person conversation, a survey finds.

Andy gets bongo-ing to celebrate pal Gloria's person of year title

It was a night of celebration and reminiscing for multi-million selling artist Gloria Estefan as she was named the Latin Recording Academy person of the year at a Texas ceremony. And among the first to congratulate the Cuban-American singer, as well as help her look back at an incredible career which has spanned over thee decades, was her good pal Andy Garcia.

Techies in Sync - CIO Survey: E-mail, In-Person Conversations Preferred Forms

TORONTO, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - While smartphones, instant messaging and other communication tools may be distracting at times, there appears to be an upside: A majority (57 per cent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed recently said they feel more connected to colleagues given the prevalence of new technologies in the workplace. Still, e-mail and in-person conversations remain the preferred ways to communicate, according to 49 per cent and 34 per cent of CIOs, respectively.

TECHIES IN SYNC - CIO Survey: E-mail, In-Person Conversations Preferred Forms of Communication

TORONTO, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - While smartphones, instant messaging and other communication tools may be distracting at times, there appears to be an upside: A majority (57 per cent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed recently said they feel more connected to colleagues given the prevalence of new technologies in the workplace. Still, e-mail and in-person conversations remain the preferred ways to communicate, according to 49 per cent and 34 per cent of CIOs, respectively.

TECHIES IN SYNC - CIO Survey: E-mail, In-Person Conversations Preferred Forms of Communication

MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- While smartphones, instant messaging and other communication tools may be distracting at times, there appears to be an upside: A majority (57 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed recently said they feel more connected to colleagues given the prevalence of new technologies in the workplace. Still, e-mail and in-person conversations remain the preferred ways to communicate, according to 43 percent and 36 percent of CIOs, respectively.

Early Reviews Reflect Well On Mirror's Edge

The much-anticipated first person non-shooter Mirror's Edge is being released today for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Reviews for the game, while not without complaints, are generally positive. 1Up praises the controls, saying, "It gets things very right very early, distilling its first-person platformer ambitions into a very manageable control scheme. ... Once you're familiar with Faith's abilities and their limitations — imparted through a much-needed tutorial — it's easy to see potential routes through the world." Ars Technica is more critical, noting that the main story's gameplay only clocks in at about six hours, and that the artistic style doesn't vary much between levels. Nick Channon, a producer for Mirror's Edge, sat down with Gamasutra and discussed the reasoning for some of their design choices.

Mirrors Edge Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 Comparison Video

Mirrors Edge is a first person action-adventure video game that was released in November on the Sony Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. Developed by EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE), it makes use of the Unreal Engine 3 and gives the gamer a chance to experience a unique first person adventure like never like seen before.

Atari to Publish 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' Worldwide Spring 2009

New Follow-up to Acclaimed First Person Shooter 'Escape from Butcher Bay' Sends Anti-hero Riddick on a Brutal New Adventure - NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized video game publishers, today announced that first person shooter The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is joining its 2009 publishing and distribution line up. In conjunction with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, Tigon Studios and acclaimed developer Starbreeze Studios, Atari is bringing the franchise to the new generation of consoles for the first time packed with thrilling new adventures. The highly anticipated title is scheduled for launch on the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and Windows(R) PC in spring 2009.

Art that captures lost profession

Generations have perfected the art and have built upon, improvized and mastered it. But the lone person who trudges in a `galli' just off the glass-roofed mall is perhaps the last person who will practice and master the creative pursuit.

In Depth: 16 totally pointless apps that shame the iPhone

Wouldn't it be great if, instead of a contacts book, you had an individual app to call each person you know? Why stop there? Why not have a different iPhone for each person?

Full-size cardboard figurecauses New Jersey bank standoff

Montgomery Township, N.J. - A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a ''person'' seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure. Officers went to the PNC Bank in Montgomery Township on Thursday night after an alarm went off. They saw what they thought was at least one person through the windows of the bank, which had its blinds drawn.

Valencia exhibition features painting from St John's Co-Cathedral

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Video: Unique silverware collection donated to Mdina museum

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Pullicino Orlando hits out at St John's Museum plans

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Updated: HSBC, BOV reduce their base rates

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Video: Government to rebuild Opera House site, City Gate - Plans by Renzo Piano

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UPDATED: Government to rebuild Opera House, City Gate - New plans by Renzo Piano

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New online game about children's rights

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