 Google launches online flu shot finder Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States. The flu-shot finder service went live online at... November 10, 2009 11:13 PM Internet Online activists hijack Facebook groups Activists claimed on Tuesday to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering. [...] November 10, 2009 11:10 PM Internet Adobe cutting 680 jobs Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce. [...] November 10, 2009 10:33 PM Internet Twitter links to LinkedIn Twitter on Tuesday linked to LinkedIn, letting people share updates and tweets between the hot microblogging service and the career-oriented online social networking website. Twitter... November 10, 2009 08:27 PM Internet Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCs Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers. The Kindle for PC application syncs with Amazon's... November 10, 2009 07:57 PM Internet Google gifts US airports with free Wi-Fi Google is giving the gift of free wireless Internet to travelers at a host of US airports this holiday season. The California-based Internet powerhouse said Tuesday that it is working with Boingo... November 10, 2009 06:02 PM Internet Estonians, Russian, Moldovan charged in credit card hack Alleged computer hackers from Estonia, Russia and Moldova have been indicted in a scheme that netted nine million dollars from cash dispensers, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. "This... November 10, 2009 05:25 PM Internet New software shows British TV live on iPhone British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster... November 10, 2009 04:57 PM Internet China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade... November 10, 2009 04:02 PM Internet 'Modern Warfare 2' game sparks battle in Britain The hotly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a political row over its levels of violence. Its launch saw tanks and soldiers descend on... November 10, 2009 03:39 PM Internet Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. [...] November 10, 2009 12:33 PM Internet News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content. [...] November 10, 2009 08:59 AM Internet Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook. [...] November 10, 2009 05:41 AM Internet Aussie student creates pop icon iPhone worm An Australian student has created what is thought to be the world's first iPhone worm, which replaces the popular device's wallpaper with a picture of 1980s pop icon Rick Astley. [...] November 10, 2009 12:57 AM Internet Blackberry buddies up to game developers Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side. [...] November 9, 2009 11:57 PM Internet European Commission objects to Oracle takeover of Sun The European Commission has objected on competitive grounds to US business software giant Oracle's proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems, Sun said on Monday. Sun, in a filing with US regulators,... November 9, 2009 11:10 PM Internet Electronic Arts to cut 1,500 jobs US videogame giant Electronic Arts posted a net loss for the 11th consecutive quarter on Monday and said it was cutting 1,500 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce. EA reported a net loss of 391... November 9, 2009 11:03 PM Internet Hair-pulling defender becomes internet sensation Once the darlings of American sport for their global success, women's football players are now internet video hits thanks to a hair-pulling harridan and a set of US teen girls gone wild.... November 9, 2009 09:32 PM Internet Google ordered to pay 500,000 dlrs to F1 racer Barrichello Internet giant Google has been ordered to pay 500,000 dollars in damages to Formula 1 racer Rubens Barrichello for hosting fake online profiles of him on its social network Orkut. The decision by... November 9, 2009 09:14 PM Internet Judge approves extension for revised Google book settlement A US judge agreed on Monday to extend the deadline for Google and US authors and publishers to submit a revised settlement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online. [...] November 9, 2009 08:35 PM Internet |
