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Google gives Gmail social-networking 'Buzz' (Update)

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14 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Google is giving its free email service a "Buzz" by adding social-networking features which could challenge the supremacy of platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Handling emergencies online

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8 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Online social networking sites could solve many problems plaguing information dissemination and communications when disaster strikes, according to a report from US researchers in a recent issue of the International Journal of ...

Google Maps climbs to Olympic peaks

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9 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Google sent snowmobiles rigged with cameras into Canadian mountains so folks snug and warm at home will get views of slopes at the Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday.

Macmillan books coming back to Amazon

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Feb 06, 2010 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and other books published by Macmillan are available for purchase on Amazon.com.

Facebook gets more Bing -- and control of display ads

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Feb 05, 2010 | 3 / 5 (4) | 1

Microsoft said Friday that Bing will power Internet searches for Facebook's 400 million members in an arrangement that returns control of display advertising to the social-networking service.

Google Earth dives into oceans and WW II

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Feb 05, 2010 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

Google Earth mapping service is letting people use the Internet to dive into the world's oceans or see the ruin that World War II bombings rained on European cities.

Google may be gearing up for 'store view' feature

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Feb 05, 2010 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is rumored to have been busy taking photos inside selected retail stores in New York and San Francisco apparently in preparation for adding a tentatively-named 'store view'ť feature ...

Malware continues to be a challenge to computer security

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Feb 05, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identity theft continues to be a serious problem nationwide, and according to the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center, (ITRC) the economic recession may be a cause in the rise in scams, thievery and ...

Facebook marks sixth birthday with new home page

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Feb 05, 2010 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Facebook marked its sixth birthday by simplifying its home page and holding an all-night "hackathon" to craft new software for the social networking website.

Australian saint-to-be tweets from beyond the grave

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Feb 05, 2010 | 1.4 / 5 (5) | 0

An Australian nun has taken to Twitter on behalf of saint-in-waiting Mary MacKillop, bringing the late sister's messages of hope and forgiveness to a new audience a century after she died.

Cyber fraudsters attack EU's carbon trading system

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Feb 04, 2010 | not rated yet | 4

Online fraudsters have carried out a "widepread" cyber attack on the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the EU commission said Thursday, promising a security review.

Hollywood studios lose landmark Internet download battle

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Feb 04, 2010 | 5 / 5 (12) | 6

Hollywood film studios on Thursday lost a landmark court bid to hold an Australian Internet provider responsible for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a serious blow to their fight against piracy.

Startup Kwedit aims at 'unbanked,' credit-less

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Feb 04, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A new startup called Kwedit wants to help teenagers and other people without credit or debit cards buy virtual goods online.

Rulings cloud issue of school MySpace suspensions

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Feb 04, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Federal appellate judges wrestling with whether schools can discipline students for Internet speech posted offsite reached different rulings Thursday in two Pennsylvania cases.

Is blogging a slog? Some young people think so

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Feb 03, 2010 | 1.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Could it be that blogs have become online fodder for the - gasp! - more mature reader?

Google complaint highlights China-based hacking

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Feb 03, 2010 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

Twitter resets accounts of scam targets

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Feb 02, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Twitter on Tuesday blocked the accounts of users who evidently fell prey to a "phishing" scam that stole their log-in information.

Univision launches YouTube channel

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Feb 02, 2010 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Top US Spanish-language television network Univision has launched its own channel on YouTube, featuring short clips and full shows.