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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.

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

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

‘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

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

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.

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,

Goldman person leaked Apple, Intel secrets: lawyer


A person at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, who has not been identified or charged in a broad U.S. insider-trading probe, was caught on a wiretap leaking secrets about Intel Corp and Apple Inc, a lawyer for former Goldman board member Rajat Gupta said in court. Lawyer Gary Naftalis, in a heated exchange with

Thief steals phone and posts victim’s nude photos on Facebook


A woman in Sweden who had her cell phone stolen was shocked to discover naked pictures of her that the thief had posted on to her own Facebook page. The 21-year-old woman was at a bar in the center of Sundsvall in eastern Sweden, when the phone was stolen out of her back pocket.

Microchipped school uniforms notify parents when kids skip school


In Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, 20,000 grade school students have recently started wearing uniforms embedded with GPS chips similar to those used in pet trackers. The chips automatically send parents a text message as soon as their children enter the school grounds, or if their

SMS Information Service successfully passes through test


Measures are being taken in Baku city to provide foreign visitors to the ‘Eurovision-2012’ Song Contest with necessary information. This information was provided to ‘ICTnews’ by ‘Azerfon’ LLC’s executive director for business development and communications Leyla Nasrullayeva.

Pupils 'made more violent by computer games'


Children are becoming more violent as they are being left unsupervised by their parents to play inappropriate computer games, teachers say. Pupils as young as four are acting out "graphic scenes" from games in class and in the playground, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers is to hear.

Egyptians flood Obama's Facebook page in election row


US President Barack Obama's Facebook page has been swamped with comments from supporters of a candidate in Egypt's presidential election. It follows news that Hazem Abu Ismail may be barred from the poll because one of his parents held dual nationality, according to BBC.

File-sharers look to VPNs to overcome Pirate Bay ban


Young people are increasingly turning to virtual private networks (VPNs) to anonymise their free sharing of music and movies, a new study has suggested. Sweden's Lund University indicated that there had been a 40% rise in the number of 15 to 25-year-olds using such services since 2009.

Computer game helps rehabilitate stroke victims


Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer game designed to help stroke victims recuperate. The Circus Challenge game, created with a computer game studio, aims to help patients recover motor functions.
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