21/10/2010

Google: 244,000 Germans say 'no' to Street View

(AP) -- Internet giant Google says more than 244,000 Germans have asked that their homes be made unrecognizable in its Street View program, scheduled to launch in Germany next month.

$700,000 from Gates to help protect CA climate law

(AP) -- The campaign against Proposition 23 - the ballot initiative that would push back California's landmark global warming law - is getting another big financial boost from a high-tech billionaire.

Australia crime official warns of iPhone security risk

A senior Australian crime official has raised serious security concerns over popular smartphones such as Apple's iPhone, which he warned was particularly vulnerable to hacking and information theft.

After 500 years Bolivian silver mountain risks collapse

The mountain holding one of the world's greatest silver deposits is at risk of collapse after five centuries of exploitation, Bolivian officials say, calling for moves to save the historic site.

Internet address sex.com attracts 13-million-dollar bid

An offshore holding company is out to have its way with sex.com for 13 million dollars. Clover Holdings Limited, based on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, made the top offer for the hot Sex.com Internet domain name that ...

Review: Windows Phone 7 a new start for Microsoft

When it comes to smart phones, Microsoft is itching to get back in the game. Microsoft was sick of watching consumers flock to Apple's iPhone and smart phones running Google's Android software as its own Windows Mobile software ...

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