 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 Pump down the volume, EU to tell MP3 makers Tens of millions of people will be forced to listen to portable music at permanently reduced volume under European Commission proposals to be unveiled next week. [...] September 25, 2009 04:51 PM Internet Nokia caught up in Brazil brand name row Nokia, the world's top mobile phone maker, said Friday it was in a court battle in Brazil over its Ovi brand, which a Brazilian telecoms company called Ouvi claims is too similar to its name. [...] September 25, 2009 04:07 PM Internet Sony's PS3 outsells Wii fivefold in Japan: survey Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console outsold Nintendo's Wii nearly fivefold in Japan in the three weeks to September 20, helped by the launch of a new cheaper, slim version, a survey said... September 25, 2009 04:05 PM Internet Waze turning road warriors into map builders Technology startup Waze is tapping into the collective knowledge of road warriors in order to make life more pleasant for drivers while creating reliable street maps. [...] September 25, 2009 04:05 PM Internet Kuwait censors 'terror' blogs Kuwait has blocked a number of Internet blogs and websites with links to "terror" cells and groups, a top official said in comments published on Friday. "The ministry has blocked blogs ... used by... September 25, 2009 04:00 PM Internet Judge agrees to delay Google book case hearing A New York judge on Thursday ordered that a hearing over a settlement between Google and US authors and publishers be postponed to take into account objections on copyright and anti-trust grounds.... September 25, 2009 03:47 AM Internet Hallmark launches 'good news' celebrity website As numerous websites compete to chronicle the foibles of the rich and famous, greeting card maker Hallmark is launching a new site focusing on the "positive aspects" of the lives of celebrities.... September 24, 2009 09:57 PM Internet Divorce births dating service for social networking fans Dud dates arranged at traditional online match-making services prompted Steve Odom to create a website for those seeking love in a hyper-connected world. Freshly-launched Gelatodating.com breaks... September 24, 2009 08:52 PM Internet 44 jobs cut at CQ-Roll Call as newspaper crisis debated Forty-four jobs were cut on Thursday at a publication covering the US Congress as a committee debated the future of the troubled US newspaper industry. The 44 editorial employees were laid off at... September 24, 2009 08:49 PM Internet Social online TV and invisible speakers among "DEMOgods" An online network for farmers, social Internet television, and invisible speakers were among startups taking laurels this week at the DEMO technology conference here known as a launch pad for... September 24, 2009 08:45 PM Internet Twitter to raise $100 mln in new funding: WSJ Twitter is close to raising up to 100 million dollars in new funding in a deal which values the hot micro-blogging service at one billion dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. [...] September 24, 2009 06:12 PM Internet US newspaper industry not seeking bailout: NAA The US newspaper industry is struggling, with seven major companies in bankruptcy and 30,000 jobs lost since 2007, but it will not seek a government bailout, the head of the Newspaper Association... September 24, 2009 05:52 PM Internet French publishers take Google to court French publishers and authors took Google to court on Thursday, saying the US Internet giant was counterfeiting their books by digitizing them for sale online. [...] September 24, 2009 04:24 PM Internet |
