 Facebook yanks poll asking whether to kill Obama The US Secret Service is trying to identify the people who launched an online poll at Facebook asking whether US President Barack Obama should be assassinated. Facebook on Monday shot down the... September 29, 2009 01:03 AM Internet CBS News in partnership with Global Post GlobalPost.com, a news website launched eight months ago, is making its network of foreign correspondents available to CBS News under an agreement unveiled on Monday. "We are putting our... September 28, 2009 10:39 PM Internet Xerox to buy ACS for $6.4 bln Xerox Corp. announced Monday it was buying Affiliated Computer Services in a cash-and-stock deal valued at 6.4 billion dollars that gives the US photocopier company a foothold in a new market.... September 28, 2009 10:09 PM Internet YouTube a star as US online video viewing soars: comScore Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing hit a record high in August with YouTube luring a commanding share of the audience. [...] September 28, 2009 09:49 PM Internet Wikipedia locks Polanski page after editing war A Wikipedia page devoted to Roman Polanski was locked on Monday due to fighting over whether the entry should emphasize his accomplishments as a film-maker or his underage sex case. [...] September 28, 2009 05:35 PM Internet Vivendi claims key win in Polish telecom spat France's Vivendi Monday announced it had won the latest round in a long-running battle with Germany's Deutsche Telekom and Poland's Elektrim over Polish mobile phone operator PTC/Era. [...] September 28, 2009 04:21 PM Internet Changes loom for ICANN Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web. [...] September 28, 2009 04:04 PM Internet Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download mark.... September 28, 2009 02:52 PM Internet EU orders MP3 makers to turn down the volume The European Union on Monday ordered MP3 and mobile phone makers to turn down the volume on their must-have gagdets, warning on the risk of deafness to millions of teenagers. [...] September 28, 2009 01:36 PM Internet EU orders MP3 makers to turn down the volume The European Union on Monday ordered MP3 and mobile phone makers to turn down the volume on their must-have gagdets -- or risk millions of teenagers going deaf. [...] September 28, 2009 01:07 PM Internet China's Sina ready to pull plug on ad giant deal Popular Chinese web portal Sina said on Monday it would abandon a plan to acquire a large part of domestic advertising giant Focus Media if it did not receive government approval by September 30.... September 28, 2009 12:26 PM Internet Orange 'to sell iPhone in Britain' Orange, the British mobile phone division of France Telecom, announced on Monday that it would begin selling iPhones later this year, ending rival operator O2's exclusive deal with Apple. O2,... September 28, 2009 12:10 PM Internet China Unicom to launch iPhone in October China Unicom said on Monday it will start selling the iPhone in October, marking the official launch of the widely popular handset in the world's largest mobile market. [...] September 28, 2009 11:06 AM Internet German officials to probe Twitter election leaks German election officials Sunday said they would investigate the appearance of broadly accurate exit poll results on the Twitter microblogging site before voting had ended. It is illegal in... September 27, 2009 07:37 PM Internet Xinjiang authorities ban online separatist talk: state media Authorities in China's restive northwestern Xinjiang region on Sunday approved a bill making it a criminal offence for people there to discuss separatism on the Internet, state media reported. [...] September 27, 2009 06:41 PM Internet Australia embarks on great broadband adventure From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed... September 27, 2009 04:10 AM Internet Affluent and urban drawn to online social networks: Nielsen Market-tracker Nielsen reported on Friday that the ranks of US online social network users continue to grow, with cyber communities tending to attract people who are affluent and urban. [...] September 25, 2009 11:33 PM Internet US auto safety group wants to curb gadget use by truckers A prominent auto safety group is calling on US officials to restrict truckers from using mobile phones, laptop computers, CB radios or other gadgets while driving. Advocates for Highway and Auto... September 25, 2009 10:33 PM Internet Google digs deeper into Internet search results Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek. While typical search results provide... September 25, 2009 10:08 PM Internet G20 police, protesters take to tweets As the Group of 20 summit of the world's leading economies went into its second and last day, police and anti-G20 protesters took to the tweets. Both have harnessed popular microblogging service... September 25, 2009 05:58 PM Internet |
