Internet supermarket booms in bad times The Internet global supermarket is booming because people and businesses are looking for bargains and new outlets in bad times, a new report says. And the this great global shopping mall can only... November 15, 2009 05:05 AM InternetUnderwater robot probes depths for Istanbul quake clues French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) team prepares to put in water the robot BOB (Bubbles OBservatory module) to observe and study the link between gas bubble... November 14, 2009 05:41 PM InternetGoogle submits revised digital book settlement Google and US authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement to a US judge Friday seeking approval of an agreement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online. [...] November 14, 2009 05:22 AM InternetFrance's Vivendi takes control of Brazil's GVT France's Vivendi said Friday it had acquired 37.9 percent of Brazilian telecom operator GVT and irrevocable options to buy another 19.6 percent, giving it control of the group. [...] November 13, 2009 10:00 PM InternetSecurity heightened ahead of Ubisoft's 'Avatar' game release Security cameras in hallways, double locked doors and strict confidentiality clauses, Ubisoft employees are working in a veritable bunker in downtown Montreal to create their latest 3D video game.... November 13, 2009 08:35 PM InternetLogitech buys video conferencing firm Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month. [...] November 13, 2009 06:47 PM InternetYouTube going high-definition video High-definition video is coming to YouTube. The Google-owned online video sharing website said Thursday that it will begin supporting snippets shot in formats as graphics rich as 1080 pixels next... November 13, 2009 04:13 PM InternetChina Mobile, Brazil's Claro to sell new smartphone US computer giant Dell announced on Friday it is teaming up with China Mobile and Brazil's Claro to market a new touchscreen smartphone powered by Google's Android operating system. [...] November 13, 2009 03:20 PM InternetIran creates Internet crime unit The Iranian police have created a special unit to monitor Internet crime, particularly political offences, a senior police officer was quoted by the ILNA news agency as saying on Friday. [...] November 13, 2009 02:40 PM InternetGoogle to face Swiss court over "Street View" Switzerland's data protection commissioner on Friday announced that he was taking Google to court in a dispute over privacy concerns on the US Internet giant's "Street View" facility. [...] November 13, 2009 11:46 AM InternetFrench iPhone user seeks probe into 'explosion' A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday. [...] November 13, 2009 10:58 AM InternetGoogle to be taken to court by Swiss watchdog Switzerland's data protection commissioner on Friday announced that he was taking Google to court in a dispute over privacy concerns on the US Internet giant's "Street View" facility. [...] November 13, 2009 09:36 AM Internet'Modern Warfare 2' blows away launch records A customer buys a copy of the highly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" at a store in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" blasted past 300 million dollars... November 13, 2009 06:01 AM InternetUS videogame sales slide 19 percent in October US videogame sales slid 19 percent in October from the same month last year, NPD Group reported, with fresh releases of blockbuster titles being counted on to reverse the trend. Videogame sales... November 13, 2009 05:55 AM InternetIntel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust case Intel Corp. agreed to pay Advanced Micro Devices 1.25 billion dollars to settle the long-running legal dispute between the two chipmakers on antitrust and patent issues. [...] November 13, 2009 01:01 AM InternetXbox Live boots pirate videogame players Internet classified ad and auction websites were rife Thursday with Xbox 360 consoles modified to play pirated videogames in the wake of the devices being banned from Microsoft's online game... November 12, 2009 11:06 PM InternetXbox Live will link to Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm. Users of Web-connected... November 12, 2009 10:09 PM InternetClicker.com, a guide for TV and movies on the Web Amid an explosion in TV and movie viewing online, a California startup launched Thursday billing itself as the "complete guide" to Internet television. The Los Angeles-based Clicker.com boasts a... November 12, 2009 09:38 PM InternetCatholic Church needs more Internet savvy: bishop The Roman Catholic Church should leave its "ghetto" and recognise the importance and reach of the Internet, a French bishop said Thursday. "The Internet is increasingly an integral part of... November 12, 2009 08:20 PM InternetYahoo! launches Spanish mobile home page Yahoo! on Thursday launched a Spanish version of its Internet home page for mobile devices in a move to court the growing US Hispanic population. Yahoo! Mobile en Espanol is accessible by... November 12, 2009 07:32 PM Internet |