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Google buys instant messaging firm Meebo

Google has agreed to buy the online messaging firm Meebo, a move expanding the Internet giant's capabilities for instant sharing of Web pages using social networks.

Technology / Internet

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Internet address system upgrade likely to be smooth

The Internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week, but if all goes well, users won't even know it's happening.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Under Microsoft, Skype aims for one billion users

Microsoft's Skype Internet telephone service hopes to quadruple the number of users to get to one billion, division president Tony Bates said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google tips China searchers to hot-button terms

Google on Thursday tuned its search engine in mainland China to tip people off when they try to use characters that evidently prompt censors to derail queries.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Four telltale signs of propaganda on Twitter

As Election Day 2012 draws nearer, the "Twitterverse" promises to light up again and again with explosions of political opinion. But which tweets are the genuinely expressed feelings of individual users and which are systematic ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016: survey

The boom in the number of mobile Internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple Web traffic in the coming years, a study said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

S.Africa behind other African states in Internet access

Internet penetration in South Africa, the continent's economic powerhouse, is low compared to other leading economies in Africa due to high broadband cost and a lack of infrastructure, a study said Tuesday.

Technology / Telecom

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China's main microblog restricts user posts

China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads

Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads on Friday in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer more nimble.

Technology / Internet

created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Several iOS developers welcome Apple's larger-screen iPhone

The sixth-generation iPhone is expected to have a larger screen, and several iOS developers say they would receive that change with a warm welcome.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Young alum creates iPad user experience improvement (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- When Daniel Hooper became frustrated with editing text on his iPad, he wrote an application that could revolutionize the way users select and arrange their words on tablets. 

Technology / Software

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Days of 'one-size-fits-all' cloud contracts are numbered, report finds

Combined legal and market factors may force online companies to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

Technology / Other

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leap Motion creates finger-happy gesture control (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Developers and end users both have been indicating they are ready to start saying long goodbyes to mouse and keyboard. In this touchscreen generation of mobile users, the big stir among gadget ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 10 | with audio podcast report

New NASA App 2.0 Released For iPhone, iPod Touch

NASA released Monday an updated version of the free NASA App for iPhone and iPod touch. The NASA App 2.0 includes several new features and a completely redesigned user interface that improves the way people can explore and ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cell network security holes revealed, with an app to test your carrier

Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study from the University of Michigan ...

Technology / Software

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast