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Report claims Wikipedia losing editors in droves

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 2 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- The findings of a Spanish study claiming that Wikipedia's editors are leaving at an alarming rate have been refuted by the Wikimedia Foundation and by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.


Australian government to introduce Internet filter (AP)

Australian government to introduce Internet filter

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (19) | comments 9

(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.


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Britain's Royal Society puts rare scientific manuscripts online

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Historic manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and other ground-breaking scientists will be published online for the first time, Britain's Royal Society said Monday.


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Google Chrome extensions to be officially released

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 3 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is expected to release its Extensions Gallery for general users of the new Chrome browser this week, possibly at the Add-On Conference on browser extensions to be held on December 11, ...


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Amazon Christmas day e-book sales beat print sales

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created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3

On Christmas Day customers bought more electronic books than hard-copy books on Internet retail giant Amazon.com, the company said in a statement Saturday.


Google said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free

Google to let publishers limit free website access (Update)

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.


French technology upstart challenges Google

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- France's efforts to digitize its culture, from Marcel Proust's manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumiere brothers, long have been bogged down by the country's reluctance to rely on help from American ...


NORAD is tracking Santa Claus's progress

Follow Santa Claus, courtesy Google and NORAD

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created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Santa Claus is coming to your town -- and NORAD is tracking him as he drops off presents around the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors the North American airspace, on Thursday ...


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Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case

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created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A 28-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hacking into corporate computer networks and carrying out what US officials have described as the largest credit card theft in US history.


Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service

Google adds translation to main search engine

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.


Google said publishers could limit to five the number of articles people can access for free through Google

Google responds to newspaper critics

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created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 9

Faced with a steady drumbeat of criticism from a shrinking newspaper industry, Google is out to prove that it is friend not foe.


Google announced plans to hold a press event next month about its Android mobile phone operating system

Google plans Android event in January

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Google announced plans on Tuesday to hold a press event next month about its Android mobile phone operating system amid speculation the Internet giant plans to release its own smartphone.


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eBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and ...


Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you

Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...


Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some (AP)

Want privacy on Facebook? Here is how to get some

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users - first gently, then firmly - to review and update their privacy settings.