 Internet television service Joost enters China 5 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market. | |
 Facebook asks US court to unplug German website StudiVZ July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Facebook is asking a US court to shut down German website StudiVZ on the grounds it is an illegal "knockoff" of the online social networking superstar. | |
 Australia unveils online code of conduct July 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said. | |
Google-Yahoo tie-up draws fire on Capitol Hill July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
A proposed online advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo drew fire at a Senate antitrust hearing Tuesday even as both companies defended the alliance as positive for consumers and businesses. | |
 Chinese man jailed for hacking Red Cross quake site: report July 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail for hacking into a Red Cross website and asking for earthquake relief donations to be sent to his bank account, state media reported Saturday. | |
 Apple opens 'extras' store as iPhone 3G hits shelves (Update) July 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Apple's international launch of iPhone 3G began in New Zealand and Japan on Friday, as a freshly-opened "App Store" tempted fans with independently created mini-programs for the coveted devices. | |
Crowd-powered NowPublic news site buys rumor website July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Virtual news-gathering website NowPublic said Thursday it has bought rumor-backing Truemors to go beyond eye witness accounts to exposing developments "bubbling under the hood." | |
 Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update) July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web. | |
 Wikipedia opens online library on human genes July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A group of US researchers laid out the foundations Monday for a new online library on human genetics stored within the existing framework of open-access encyclopedia Wikipedia. | |
 New media turn Beijing Olympics into e-Games July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When Coroebus of Elis won the first Olympic sprint in 776 BC, the result was scratched on to parchment and read out in market places in the following days and weeks. | |
Microsoft acquires semantic search firm Powerset July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it is buying Powerset, a firm which specializes in interpreting the intent of people's Internet searches instead of matching specific words they use. | |
PopTok lets movie snippets do the talking in online messaging June 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Israeli startup PopTok on Monday began inviting people to test a free service that weaves snippets from memorable films or hot music videos into instant messages and email. | |
 Russia to create Internet addresses in Cyrillic June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Russia will be able to create its first Internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, communications ministry official Vladimir Vassiliev told Interfax news agency on Sunday. | |
 300 Internet death threats since Tokyo killing spree June 28, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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As many as 300 Internet warnings of mass murder and other death threats have been posted online in Japan after a knifing rampage in Tokyo left seven people dead, media said Saturday. | |
 Google helps advertisers figure out website demographics June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Google on Tuesday introduced a tool that lets advertisers figure out which websites their ideal customers are inclined to visit. | |
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