Date: 13/03/12 Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant
China's top two online video companies are joining forces, with Youku.com buying smaller rival Tudou Holdings Ltd in an all-stock deal worth over $1 billion, creating an industry leader with more than a one third share of a market that is losing money as it battles rising costs. The two U.S.-listed firms have been bitter rivals,
Date: 05/03/12 Court dismisses case against Yahoo India
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a criminal case against Yahoo India which was accused of hosting "objectionable" content on its web pages. Yahoo was among 21 web firms, including Facebook and Google, accused of hosting material that could cause communal unrest.
Date: 02/03/12 Over 500,000 Facebook users visit online photo contest
In anticipation of Eurovision 2012 song contest, some 533,000 users of Facebook popular social network visited the online photo contest ‘My Azerbaijan’. According to the Information Center on ICT, the contest held by the National online navigator GoMap.Az on Facebook got the support of the
Date: 02/03/12 ‘Tour to Azerbaijan’ section was created in ‘Eurovision.tv’ website
The working group of Eurovision 2012 Song Contest has created the ‘Tour to Azerbaijan’ section in ‘Eurovision.tv’ website. According to information provided by ‘ICTnews’, this new section of the website contains information on the art, culture and places of interest in
Date: 13/02/12 Apple and Facebook flunk Greenpeace environmental IT report
Apple has come under fire from environmental group Greenpeace for its lack of effort to raise awareness around issues of climate change and address it own energy use levels, despite record profits in recent months. The Cool IT Leaderboard report assess many of the world's major technology
Date: 13/02/12 Catholic leaders to use Internet against pedophiles
Roman Catholic Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world root out pedophiles in their ranks and protect children from potential abusers. Ending a four-day conference on child abuse in Rome, Father Francois-Xavier Dumortier said the 1.2 million
Date: 13/02/12 Steve Jobs' FBI files question his honesty and morality
The FBI files of Steve Jobs have been released, showing a man who commanded respect as an innovator but was questioned on his honesty and morality. The file was prepared on the Apple founder as he was considered for a presidential appointment in 1991 during George H W Bush's time in office.
Date: 13/02/12 Video game sales fall ahead of PlayStation Vita launch
NPD group said stores sold $1.14bn (£720m) worth of games over the month, down 34% on the previous year. It added that hardware sales were down 38%. The consumer data provider linked the drop to a lack of major new releases.
Date: 07/02/12 Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world
Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. Analysts said the move may be inspired by the success of Apple Inc, which has hundreds of its own glitzy stores to show off iPhones,
Date: 02/02/12 Kinect for Windows gesture sensor launched by Microsoft
It joins a previous version which was designed for the company's Xbox 360 games console. The new hardware features a "near mode" which allows it to track movements as close as 40cm away, compared to 50cm on the original model.
Date: 02/02/12 Angelic "Steve Jobs" loves Android in Taiwan TV ad
He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one - or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product. In the ad,
Date: 21/01/12 Jobs was told anti-poaching idea "likely illegal"
In the summer of 2007, Apple's Steve Jobs received a note from then-Palm chief executive Ed Colligan, according to correspondence revealed in a lawsuit over employee poaching. "Your proposal that we agree that neither company will hire the other's employees,
Date: 18/01/12 Under pressure, China company scraps Steve Jobs doll
A China-based company has scrapped plans to market an action figure made to resemble the late Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, following "immense pressure" from lawyers. "Unfortunately, we have received immense pressure from the lawyers of Apple and Steve Jobs' family,"
Date: 21/11/11 Would-be iPhone buyers still face weeks-long waits
More than a month after the Apple Inc. iPhone 4S went on sale, the three largest U.S. wireless carriers are still struggling to keep up with customer demand for it. Customers of Verizon Wireless may have to wait more than three weeks for the device, according to the carrier's website. This compares with as much as 21 days at AT&T Inc.
Date: 19/10/11 Internet 'may be changing brains'
Social network sites may be changing people's brains as well as their social life, research suggests. Brain scans show a direct link between the number of Facebook friends a person has and the size of certain parts of their brain.
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