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Microsoft launches redesigned map search with apps

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is releasing an updated version of its mapping service with street-level views and new "apps" that tack on tweets, traffic and other location-specific data.


Twitter briefly blocked by hackers (AP)

Twitter briefly blocked by hackers

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.


Google out to shake up the smart-phone industry

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google, already a disruptive presence in the mobile phone industry, seems to be itching to reshape it once more. As early as January, the company plans to sell directly to consumers a new smart-phone that will not be "locked" ...


BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.


FCC offers early peak at national broadband plan

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Expanding the fund that subsidizes telephone service for poor and rural communities and finding more spectrum for wireless broadband services will be key pieces of a federal plan to bring high-speed Internet connections ...


Australia dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet

Australia defends controversial web filter

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.


Bangladeshi pedestrians speak on their cellular telephones as they walk through a commercial district in Dhaka

Mobile phone English lessons a hit in Bangladesh

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Every morning, Ahmed Shariar Sarwar makes it his daily ritual to call number 3000 on his mobile phone to get lessons in English -- his passport to a better life in impoverished Bangladesh.


Cisco and BT will provide telephony systems that let users "pay as they go"

Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.


MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican

MySpace Music debuts in Britain

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican.


This handout image courtesy of Facebook.com, shows founder Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook tops 350 million users, tightens privacy

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook is enhancing privacy controls and eliminating its regional framework for online communities as the Internet's most popular social networking service tops 350 million users.


High-tech vehicles pose trouble for some mechanics

Technology / Other

created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(AP) -- A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to."


Police service faces unprecedented challenges amid global recession

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The issues are raised in a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication - What is policing for? Examining the impact and implications of contemporary policing intervention. The publication which highlights ...