 PC sales down 2.4 pct in second quarter: IDC Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 2.4 percent in the second quarter and declined by 19.1 percent in value, market research firm IDC reported Wednesday. [...] September 16, 2009 05:52 PM Internet Google acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA Google announced on Wednesday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud. The Mountain View, California-based... September 16, 2009 05:49 PM Internet Spain's Zara to start selling its clothes over the Internet Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said Wednesday it would start selling its flagship Zara brand clothes over the Internet later this year in selected European markets. [...] September 16, 2009 05:00 PM Internet Some 750,000 paedophiles prowling Internet: UN Some 750,000 sexual predators are constantly prowling the Internet in a bid to gain contact with children, a United Nations report warned on Wednesday. [...] September 16, 2009 04:48 PM Internet China's Lenovo unveils homegrown smartphone Chinese high-tech giant Lenovo on Wednesday unveiled the OPhone in partnership with China Mobile, which they hope will rival Apple's widely popular iPhone. "We hope OPhone will take at least 50... September 16, 2009 04:10 PM Internet China has 63 mln Internet businesspeople: reports A total of 63 million Chinese were running Internet businesses at the end of June, as traders turned to the Web due to its low cost and wide reach amid the global crisis, reports said Wednesday.... September 16, 2009 04:09 PM Internet Electric cars star at Frankfurt fair The Frankfurt auto show hummed with talk of electric vehicles Wednesday but experts predict cars will roll on a variety of power sources for a while. [...] September 16, 2009 03:57 PM Internet Taiwan's chip makers still face dangers: analysts Taiwan's chip makers, powerful drivers of growth on the island, may have survived their worst crisis ever, but lacklustre sales and new rivals still make these risky times. [...] September 16, 2009 03:07 AM Internet Welcome to Dalian, China's high-tech hub Once a simple port city on China's northeast coast, Dalian is now the hub of the country's booming outsourcing and IT industries, with dozens of the world's top high-tech firms on site. [...] September 16, 2009 02:52 AM Internet Abobe buying Omniture in 1.8 bln dlr deal Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Web analytics firm Omniture Inc. for 1.8 billion dollars. [...] September 15, 2009 11:24 PM Internet Facebook hits financial milestone Facebook announced on Tuesday it was earning more money than it was spending and had signed up its 300 millionth member. Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the fast... September 15, 2009 11:22 PM Internet ABC sorry it tweeted Obama's 'jackass' comment ABC News has apologized after a high-profile news anchor reported on Twitter that US President Barack Obama called rapper Kanye West a "jackass" in an off-the-record conversation. [...] September 15, 2009 09:59 PM Internet Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile access: Murdoch Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Wall Street Journal, announced plans Tuesday to begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or iPhone. Murdoch, speaking to... September 15, 2009 09:47 PM Internet US government takes leap into the Internet 'cloud' The US government took a leap into a cloud computing future on Tuesday, opening up an online storefront where agencies can purchase the Internet-based services. Cloud computing allows multiple... September 15, 2009 07:08 PM Internet Ilegal downloaders face web ban in France A bill that will allow authorities to cut off illegal downloaders from the worldwide web was on Tuesday approved by French lawmakers. [...] September 15, 2009 06:08 PM Internet China, Russia 'aggressive' in cyberspace: US intelligence China and Russia are "aggressive" players in cyberspace, the US intelligence chief said Tuesday as a report identified enhancing cybersecurity as a national priority. The 2009 National... September 15, 2009 05:01 PM Internet Google launches online news reader 'Fast Flip' Internet giant Google has unveiled its "Fast Flip" online news reader. featuring stories from major media outlets, including the BBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Google, which... September 15, 2009 04:22 AM Internet Broadcom files patent infringement suit against Emulex US computer chip company Broadcom filed a patent infringement suit on Monday against Emulex, two months after dropping a hostile takeover offer for its rival. "We believe Emulex is infringing a... September 14, 2009 11:20 PM Internet Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday. [...] September 14, 2009 10:14 PM Internet Microsoft testing 'Visual Search' US software giant Microsoft unveiled a twist on the Internet search experience on Monday with a new feature which allows Web surfers to search using image galleries instead of text links. [...] September 14, 2009 08:56 PM Internet |
