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Twitter acquires news aggregator Summify

Twitter has acquired Summify, a Vancouver-based social news aggregator.

Technology / Internet

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Google remains default search engine at Firefox

Mozilla on Tuesday said that it has renewed a deal making Google the default search engine in the nonprofit organization's open-source Firefox Web browsing software.

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YouTube buys US-based music rights company

YouTube said Friday it has acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company which manages music rights for songwriters, recording artists, record labels and online music services.

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New map reveals what lies beneath the frozen continent

Scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have produced the most detailed map of underneath Antarctica -- its rock bed.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

PayPal announces online shopping login service

PayPal, eBay's online payment service, announced a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Spain's Gamesa signs deal with Chinese firm

Shares in Spain's Gamesa, one of the world's top wind turbine makers, closed sharply higher Tuesday after it announced a new contract with a Chinese firm that is part of a surge in clear energy investments ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most accurate measurements of big-city pollution

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of NASA's satellites has provided the most detailed map yet of the pollution generated by some of the world’s biggest cities, and given an indication of the volume of emissions of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Nokia developer community hacked

(AP) -- Nokia Corp. says hackers have breached the security on its developer community discussion site and accessed forum members' email addresses.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PayPal letting Google phones swap cash

Online financial transactions giant PayPal on Wednesday showed off a mini-program that lets people exchange money by touching together a pair of Google smartphones.

Technology / Software

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Twitter buys analytics startup BackType

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it has acquired BackType, a San Francisco-based startup that helps publishers measure the impact of their social media use.

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Hewlett Packard announces China expansion plans

US computer maker Hewlett Packard on Wednesday announced wide-ranging plans to expand in China, with a string of research centres and manufacturing facilities in several Chinese cities.

Technology / Business

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LivingSocial buys France's Dealissime.com

Online bargain site LivingSocial is buying French daily deal site Dealissime.com in a bid to take on Groupon in France.

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Google vows to fight suit over mobile 'Wallet'

Google on Friday rejected a charge that it swiped PayPal trade secrets to build its new mobile application that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet. ...

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cell phone data threatens users' privacy: expert

The recent discovery that Apple’s iPhone tracks its users’ locations and automatically stores that data in unencrypted form is a “serious threat to the privacy of American citizens,” argues ...

Technology / Software

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Yandex divulges info on Russian anti-corruption crusader

Russia's top Internet portal Yandex said Monday it has been forced to divulge financial details about the country's top anti-corruption crusader to the powerful Federal Security Service (FSB).

Technology / Business

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1