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Google clears key mapping software for Syria
Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government.
May 23, 2012 |
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New Zealand smashes global child pornography ring
A global network that used social networking sites such as Facebook to distribute child pornography has been smashed after a tip-off from New Zealand authorities, officials said Tuesday.
May 22, 2012 |
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Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore (Update)
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin intends to stay in Singapore but has no plans to take up citizenship after giving up his US passport, his spokesman said.
May 16, 2012 |
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GM to pull ads from Facebook: report
General Motors late Monday confirmed that it is pulling its advertising from Facebook because it determined paid ads had little impact on consumers.
May 15, 2012 |
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Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey
Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.
May 10, 2012 |
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US sex publisher sues Tumblr over copyright
A US sex publisher which fought a long copyright battle with Google has sued the Tumblr social networking site claiming "rampant" illegal use of its photographs, court documents showed.
May 07, 2012 |
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US rapper Flo Rida served legal notice via Facebook
An Australian music festival promoter has served a damages claim against American rapper Flo Rida via Facebook, after a court allowed the social networking site to be used.
May 02, 2012 |
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Researchers create dynamic view of city based on Foursquare check-in data
The millions of "check-ins" generated by foursquare, the location-based social networking site, can be used to create a dynamic view of a city's workings and character, Carnegie Mellon University researchers say. In contrast ...
May 01, 2012 |
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Facebook moves to help organ donations
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to help connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants.
May 01, 2012 |
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Pepsi partners with Twitter for online concerts
(AP) -- PepsiCo Inc. is tweeting to a new generation of music lovers.
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Not all today's students are 'tech savvy'
A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn't bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves ...
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Singapore PM finally taps into Facebook, Twitter
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined Facebook and Twitter on Friday to better connect with citizens who have increasingly vented their frustrations with his government on social media.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Online predators still loom charge, new research warns
Results from a three-year EU-funded study into the methods and behaviours of sex offenders show that online paedophiles who seek out children in chat rooms are abandoning the traditional 'grooming process'; ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Protest targets US cyber intelligence legislation
Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people's private online information.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Stolen digital photographs on display in London
(AP) -- Recognize that picture? Two Italian-born artists are showing off more than 10,000 private photographs they claim to have stolen from random people's hard drives, part of an exhibit that also features ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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