KFC Outlets To Accept Credit, Debit Cards By H1 2008 (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) PETALING JAYA, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- KFC Holdings Bhds over 400 outlets nationwide will accept credit or debit payment cards by the first half of next year.

Malaysians held in Nepal over fake credit cards (The Star) NEW DELHI: Three Malaysian men, a Nepali woman and a Chinese national were detained in Kathmandu, Nepal, while on a shopping binge trying to purchase expensive goods using forged credit cards.

The Cabby Takes Plastic, or at Least Is Supposed To (New York Times) More than half the city’s yellow cabs are now fitted with devices to accept credit cards for payment, but riders may have to resort to arm-twisting to be allowed the privilege.

Assassins Creed boosts Ubisoft estimates Citing stronger-than-expected sales of game, publisher predicts operating income will be 3 percent higher than previous estimate. French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment raised its revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, citing strength of its Assassins Creed action game. Ubisoft expected operating income before stock options in...

Cracking open the cybercrime economy Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software. "Over the years, the criminal elements, the ones who are making money, making millions out of all this online crime, are just getting stronger and stronger....

Google tight-lipped on U.K. spectrum bid The company wont say whether it will participate in Ofcoms auction of radio spectrum, citing a U.S. ruling. Google has declined to comment on speculation that it might bid for radio spectrum in the U.K., after Ofcom announced plans to auction radio frequencies as part of the "digital...

Mothers in 30s boost population The UKs population is growing as more women have babies in their thirties, according to experts.

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Sempron 3600+, 320GB HDD, 1GB RAM) Dell may not have the most bang for the buck in its new, trim Inspiron 531S, but it offers more options than the competition in this new, small-scale Windows desktop. For systems in its slimmed down class, we recommend it. For budget PCs in general, you can find a better deal if you shop around.