| Moroccan king pardons joker jailed for 'royal' Facebook page (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080319/capt.cps.mrd48.190308163053.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=u8fMlaLUBT7Z9IzQyj4w1g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/tc_afp/moroccoroyalsinternetrights)AFP - An Internet joker jailed for having created a fake Facebook page of the brother of King Mohammed VI, was freed after the king issued a pardon, his ... |
| US raises record 19 bln dlrs in wireless broadband auction (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080319/capt.cps.mrd45.190308161914.photo00.photo.default-512x316.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=84H0eue_bar77HbfQ8S1bw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/tc_afp/usgovernmenttelecomauction)AFP - The US government has announced it had raised a record 19.6 billion dollars in an auction as bidders sought a prime segment of the US wireless spectrum. ... |
| Sony Ericsson issues profit warning (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080319/capt.cps.mrc81.190308140235.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=g_xS61ghXniPAzgnQjKOBw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/bs_afp/swedenjapantelecomequipcompanyearningssonyericsson)AFP - Sony Ericsson, the Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker, warned on Wednesday that its profits would be lower for the first quarter as sales growth slowed. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/bs_afp/swedenjapantelecomequipcompanyearningssonyericsson) |
| New technology triggers battle for information from Tibet (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080318/capt.cps.mqt39.180308093942.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FWyoE1PsU9PH48Dlx9lfWw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080318/tc_afp/chinaunresttibetrightstechnologymediainternet)AFP - Blogs, chatrooms and mobile phones have helped information about Tibetan protests to stream out faster than ever, but China is also harnessing technology, as well as fear, ... |
| Japan to strip Internet for illegal downloaders: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080315/capt.cps.mqd05.150308065242.photo00.photo.default-512x397.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=8UG_ZXFqsELIMuJxwuagMw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080315/tc_afp/entertainmentjapaninternetpiracycopyrightmusic)AFP - Japanese companies plan to cut off the Internet connection of anyone who illegally downloads files in one of the world's toughest measures against online piracy, a report ... |
| Sweden could force Internet firms to name file sharers: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080314/capt.cps.mqa36.140308180537.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=4.8P0Zfl3PnA4K4zV4HzVw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080314/tc_afp/swedeninternetcomputercrimecopyrightpolitics)AFP - Sweden should require Internet providers to hand over information identifying people involved in illegal file sharing, two government ministers said in remarks published Friday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080314/tc_afp/swedeninternetcomputercrimecopyrightpolitics) |
| China outsurfs the US: research firm (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080314/capt.cps.mpw74.140308082534.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=becG0vYjo9zFG4cuWemTwg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080314/tc_afp/chinausinternet)AFP - China now has about 220 million Internet users, overtaking the number of web surfers in the United States for the first time ever, a research firm said ... |
| Yahoo to move European HQ to Switzerland (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080314/capt.cps.mpw03.140308044256.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1D7yL8N25V9s11sAfyUarA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080314/tc_afp/usbritainswitzerlanditcompanyyahoo)AFP - US internet giant Yahoo will move its European headquarters to Switzerland from London over the next year and a half, the company confirmed on Friday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080314/tc_afp/usbritainswitzerlanditcompanyyahoo) |
| AOL inks deal to buy social-networking website Bebo (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080313/capt.cps.mpv24.140308011903.photo00.photo.default-512x373.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=goUi5MW2f2asnshXoeEipA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080313/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternettakeovercompanyaolbebo)AFP - America Online, the Internet arm of media giant Time Warner, said Thursday it was buying Bebo for 850 million dollars to stake a premier position in the ... |
| Company sues iTunes over alleged patent violations (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080313/capt.cps.mpo21.130308035347.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=cNqNmjOrC9SOLj8zcO0UIg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080313/tc_afp/lifestyleusitpatentmusiccompanyapple)AFP - A small US firm said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit accusing Apple's online music store iTunes of using its patented technology for distributing digitized music and ... |
| Google seals acquisition of DoubleClick (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080312/capt.cps.mpg87.120308034746.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ADsZW9p.5qQ6EBug60Za5g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080312/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygoogledoubleclicktakeover)AFP - Google expanded its power in online advertising Tuesday when it completed its takeover of DoubleClick, a move which increases the pressure on rival Microsoft to win its ... |
| Brussels clears France to bankroll Google rival (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080311/capt.cps.mpf27.110308210839.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=VObnwLNKMnc1tYy9t_Eoyg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080311/tc_afp/eufranceitinternetquaerogoogle)AFP - The EU's competition watchdog on Tuesday approved 99 million euros (152 million dollars) of French state aid for a consortium to build a European rival to US ... |
| Google seals acquisition of DoubleClick (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080311/capt.cps.mpe30.110308180412.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DrZEM1R78xFwQ5xAZ6ln3w-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080311/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygoogledoubleclicktakeoverlead)AFP - Internet giant Google said Tuesday it had completed its acquisition of online ad group DoubleClick after clearance by European and US antitrust enforcers. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080311/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanygoogledoubleclicktakeoverlead) |
| Facebook goes live in French (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080310/capt.cps.mox12.100308185019.photo00.photo.default-512x334.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=ynP_TYCRRgDCSIJGCQnOgg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080310/tc_afp/lifestylefranceusinternetfacebook)AFP - A French-language Facebook site went online Monday hot on the heels of German and Spanish versions of the Internet social networking giant. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080310/tc_afp/lifestylefranceusinternetfacebook) |
| HP focuses research on Internet era opportunities (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080307/capt.cps.moi54.070308093945.photo00.photo.default-512x337.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=NO4CWJAUKyd4eZfXPxl2Lw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080307/tc_afp/technologyithardwareresearchcompanyhp)AFP - The world's top computer maker Hewlett Packard is narrowing its research focus to Internet opportunities and its growing role as a software company. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080307/tc_afp/technologyithardwareresearchcompanyhp) |
| US military blocks Google from mapping bases (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080307/capt.cps.mog56.070308013221.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=ZRZ_TDQUThsXFZ5d4gkHEg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080307/pl_afp/usmilitaryinternetgooglesecurity)AFP - The US Defense Department said Thursday it is forbidding Google from filming and depicting in detail its military bases, after officials found precise imagery of a Texas ... |
| Yahoo moves to check Microsoft's takeover gambit (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080305/capt.cps.mny17.050308184600.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=qM6W7.BtmkGyI4lbtc59aA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080305/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeoveryahoomicrosoft)AFP - Yahoo on Wednesday extended its deadline for nominating board members as the Internet giant maneuvers to thwart a hostile takeover by US software titan Microsoft. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080305/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeoveryahoomicrosoft) |
| Google exec hired as Facebook's chief operating officer (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080305/capt.cps.mnu14.050308031023.photo00.photo.default-512x316.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=OIA7LJQkrRQIc3PPuaVmnQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080305/tc_afp/lifestyleusgermanyitinternetcompanyfacebook)AFP - Facebook announced Tuesday that it has wooed a top executive away from Google to be the hot online social networking website's chief operating officer. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080305/tc_afp/lifestyleusgermanyitinternetcompanyfacebook) |
| US Internet users going mobile: study (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080304/capt.cps.mns91.040308223149.photo00.photo.default-512x313.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=wXQqGXV0xP9kbRyfLVodrA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080304/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternettelecom)AFP - A comScore study released Tuesday shows US mobile Internet use is rising exponentially as people increasingly opt to be online while on the move. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080304/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternettelecom) |
| Microsoft expands online business software services (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080304/capt.cps.mnm36.040308005912.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=N.2JVE8nCgPkhcrCaFiwNQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080303/tc_afp/lifestyleusitsoftwarecompanymicrosoft)AFP - Microsoft announced Monday that it is expanding the range of business software it makes available as a service on the Internet. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080303/tc_afp/lifestyleusitsoftwarecompanymicrosoft) |
| Drudge relishes role as bad boy of US media (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080301/capt.cps.mmy83.010308193054.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=7ICc2LKOnBdv_RPKS82zxA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080301/en_afp/usinternetbritainroyalsmedia)AFP - Known for bringing tabloid journalism to the Internet, the Drudge Report has made waves again by revealing Britain's Prince Harry was deployed to Afghanistan. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080301/en_afp/usinternetbritainroyalsmedia) |
| China's top search engine in new music piracy suit: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080229/capt.cps.mmp41.290208092445.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9H.yic_E1FWTIocrIuN8.A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/tc_afp/chinainternetmusiccopyrightcompany)AFP - China's top Internet search engine Baidu, already targeted by international music firms over alleged copyright infringement, now faces a local piracy suit, state press said Friday. Devami... ... |
| Telecoms firms treated better in Belarus than Brussels: mobile operator (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080229/capt.cps.mmn80.290208025244.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=msfzYR.nN.CD6pA3WUpTBQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/tc_afp/eutelecomconsumer)AFP - Mobile phone companies are treated better in Belarus than in the European Union, the head of Telekom Austria said in an interview published Friday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/tc_afp/eutelecomconsumer) |
| Microsoft optimistic on Yahoo merger: senior executive (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080228/capt.cps.mnv32.280208090923.photo00.photo.default-512x438.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=5V6SJAPgTDbap3r_8GxS5A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeoveryahoomicrosoft)AFP - A senior Microsoft Corp. executive expressed optimism Thursday about the software giant's takeover bid for Internet firm Yahoo, saying the two companies' top managers were in close ... |
| Japanese cellphones to turn into 'robot' buddies (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080228/capt.cps.mnv38.280208091954.photo00.photo.default-392x512.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=JCrkO.V2e0cH5hiWNPhEuw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080228/tc_afp/lifestylejapanittelecomoffbeat)AFP - For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to ... |
| First edition of Encyclopedia of Life goes online (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080227/capt.cps.mns60.270208213643.photo00.photo.default-377x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=yr1OAJY9jAEsIE0VdcXfWw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/tc_afp/scienceresearchusinternet)AFP - A premier edition of an unprecedented online Encyclopedia of Life was unveiled Wednesday as part of an ambitious project to catalogue the 1.8 million species known on ... |
| German court allows limited Internet surveillance (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080227/capt.cps.mns08.270208202104.photo00.photo.default-353x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=7St6Uh3cg6wzC1C9Qml_bw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/tc_afp/germanyattackscourtmedia)AFP - Germany's highest court ruled Wednesday that the state was allowed to spy on Internet communications where it could prevent loss of life or an attack on the ... |
| Pakistan's YouTube ban briefly affected worldwide access (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080226/capt.cps.mng53.260208063523.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=rP8WTvSQjssnxvLhDB1Lcw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/tc_afp/uspakistanmediaislaminternetyoutube)AFP - YouTube said Monday that an Internet service provider complying with Pakistan's freshly-instated ban on the website routed many worldwide users to nowhere for a couple of hours ... |
| Six firms to build undersea cable: SingTel (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080226/capt.cps.mng52.260208061739.photo00.photo.default-512x430.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=_bPr7zxrm8TFudbJg4epJA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080226/tc_afp/asiainternetcableusjapan)AFP - Six international telecommunications carriers have agreed to construct an ultra-high-speed submarine cable to carry Internet and other traffic between Japan and the United States, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) ... |
| Pakistan blocks YouTube for 'blasphemous' content: officials (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080224/capt.cps.mmz15.240208200027.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Jt3i0LT0LlYUuOFsfwYz0A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/tc_afp/denmarkmediaislampakistaninternetyoutube)AFP - Pakistan has ordered all Internet service providers to block the YouTube website for containing "blasphemous" content and material considered offensive to Islam, officials said Sunday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/tc_afp/denmarkmediaislampakistaninternetyoutube) |
| Sarkozy's clash at farm show an Internet hit (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080224/capt.cps.mmz13.240208195749.photo00.photo.default-377x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=vvvANyjtTlNK8ubq3SgPMA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080224/en_afp/francepoliticsfarminternetsarkozy)AFP - Footage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's sharp exchange with a man who refused to shake his hand at an agriculture show collected hundreds of thousands of hits ... |
| Amnesty "shocked" at jail for Moroccan royal Facebook 'joke' (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080223/capt.cps.mmu86.230208203504.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=0..CmiOyPKOtEGZDIwdnew-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/tc_afp/moroccoroyalsinternetsentencerights)AFP - Amnesty International said Saturday it was "shocked" by a three-year jail term handed down by a Moroccan court to a man who registered a false Internet Facebook ... |
| Japan launches high-speed Internet satellite (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080223/capt.cps.mmt14.230208103955.photo00.photo.default-512x401.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=cNreM2vrw7PXlAa.8.Nbcw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/tc_afp/japanasiaspaceinternet)AFP - Japan Saturday launched a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia, after a one-week delay. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080223/tc_afp/japanasiaspaceinternet) |
| Hackers use Google to find website vulnerabilities (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080222/capt.cps.mmr25.220208214447.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=mzKr1ITPghdRJz89M2yIAw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternetcrimecompanygoogle)AFP - Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites for ... |
| Belgrade 'Riot Girls' prove unlikely YouTube hit (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080222/capt.cps.mmq38.220208194203.photo00.photo.default-494x512.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=LIDAKPvE5R3iARb4c3bxeg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/serbiakosovopoliticsinternetcrime)AFP - Internet surfers in Serbia were aghast Friday at footage of a pair of "Riot Girls" shamelessly taking advantage of riots in the capital Belgrade to go on ... |
| Facebook suffers first drop in British users: data (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080222/capt.cps.mmn96.220208125255.photo00.photo.default-512x334.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=CSz8pPvqFzT4uQR2Fu_4Vw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/britainusinternetfacebook)AFP - Facebook, the Internet social networking site, has suffered its first drop in British users in 17 months, according to data from web monitoring firm Nielsen Online. Devami... ... |
| British minister sets deadline for ISPs to crack down on piracy (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080222/capt.cps.mmm15.220208062040.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=gazbfDbNODNAG6yzYMcHfQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/entertainmentbritaininternetfilmmusicpolitics)AFP - British Internet service providers (ISPs) face legal sanctions from the government if they do not crack down on online piracy by April 2009, a minister said in ... |
| Malaysian bloggers warned being monitored: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080222/capt.cps.mmm01.220208041122.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=72Iy6lrLyuam4s0s0es1GQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080222/tc_afp/malaysiavoteinternet)AFP - A Malaysian government minister has accused bloggers, who have been writing avidly on upcoming elections, of being cowards and warned they are being monitored, a report said ... |
| Google testing online health record service (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080221/capt.cps.mod62.220208001453.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=xF9JCkywPlRBbvORWv3VIQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternethealthcompanygoogle)AFP - A US medical clinic revealed on Thursday that it is helping Google test a much-anticipated online health record service that promises to compete with one launched last ... |
| Star apologises over Hong Kong sex photos scandal (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080221/capt.cps.mnz19.210208111819.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=6QH4WLHAUrHCrORaXkyCjw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/en_afp/entertainmenthongkongcanadacelebrityscandal)AFP - The actor at the centre of an Internet sex photos scandal involving a string of Hong Kong stars admitted Thursday that he took them and announced his ... |
| 'Machinimas' build bridge between film and videogames (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080221/capt.cps.mnx86.210208061740.photo00.photo.default-512x288.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=KMI56_q_AoV3KzC_4sObNw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/tc_afp/lifestylevideogamescomputerfilm)AFP - Machinimas, animation films that use characters pulled from video games, are popping up all over the Internet, highlighting the creativity of gamers and bringing together the worlds ... |
| Taiwan man nabbed over HK celebrity nude photos (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080221/capt.cps.mnx85.210208060154.photo00.photo.default-360x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=PLVo1x27nj5wLbtsL_GNVQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/en_afp/entertainmenttaiwanhongkonginternetcensorship)AFP - A Taiwanese man has been arrested for allegedly distributing obscene photographs of Hong Kong celebrities that have attracted 140,000 Internet viewers, police here said Thursday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080221/en_afp/entertainmenttaiwanhongkonginternetcensorship) |
| Japan's Mixi network site says entering China (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080220/capt.cps.mnu30.200208160911.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1kD69rwPoPWrdeZMlJY1oA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/tc_afp/japanchinaitinternetcompanymixi)AFP - Japan's hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by ... |
| Malaysia's opposition mounts campaign in cyberspace (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080220/capt.cps.mnr30.200208043643.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=rVCnOZ3TrwvPBVLRc.te5Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/tc_afp/malaysiavotemediainternet)AFP - Malaysia goes to the polls next month and this time the campaign is going online, as opposition parties turn to blogs, SMS and YouTube to dodge a ... |
| Spielberg mocked in China over Olympic pullout (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080218/capt.cps.mnf40.180208123929.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=LElOsBDb.HewggapZBog6A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080218/en_afp/oly2008chnspielbergchinafilm)AFP - Hollywood film-maker Steven Spielberg has been ridiculed in the Chinese media and on the Internet for living in a "sci-fi" dreamworld over his decision to sever ties ... |
| Australia will not gag Beijing blogs: AOC (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmu53.170208072731.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=IcVFdw0uNqRff6tP8.warw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/tc_afp/oly2008ausblogs)AFP - Australian Olympics chief John Coates said Sunday the AOC's management will not police blogs written by its athletes at this year's Beijing Games. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080217/tc_afp/oly2008ausblogs) |
| Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo41.160208150326.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=5qBsNSAM81fOgxkPFlATCQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/japanasiaspaceinternet)AFP - Japan's space agency said Wednesday it was delaying the launch of a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia due to a technical problem with ... |
| Online global terrorism map heads for the MOMA (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo39.160208150115.photo00.photo.default-400x512.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=Go7B7qiUUKyVuSKDlIo8TQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/lifestyleusitterrorisminternetartmap)AFP - An online map pinpointing possible terrorist acts in real time is on its way to a renowned New York City museum as a display of the wedding ... |
| Porn studio wants Google, Yahoo to protect kids from adult video (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo35.160208145619.photo00.photo.default-512x287.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=hznTFRJuF371EPUnUkrvwQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/entertainmentusinternetsexfilmcompanyvivid)AFP - The world's leading adult film studio is calling on Internet giants Google and Yahoo to "erect stronger barriers" to keep children from viewing online pornography. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/entertainmentusinternetsexfilmcompanyvivid) |
| System upgrade caused Blackberry blackout: RIM (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo43.160208150527.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=tTfhSXv4uO00bnma.WiBLg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/canadaustechnologyittelecomcompanyrim)AFP - A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion ... |
| 'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo42.160208150421.photo00.photo.default-463x512.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=1jfo.flsJk6OUVKcbTzIJw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/lifestyleinternettelecomsocial2)AFP - Users of social network sites like Facebook will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time, owing to new technology that uses the mobile ... |
| Phone viruses to spread as telecom, computer worlds merge, say experts (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo40.160208150227.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=oHauYow.fpTBYwzb9sPAcA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/telecominternetvirus)AFP - Viruses and hacking on mobile phones are still rare but attacks are a looming danger as increasing numbers of people access the Internet and download files with ... |
| GPS spreading from cars to mobile phones (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo37.160208145903.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=CHlldO_6dldE4SeZH3hS9w-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/telecominternettechnologysatellitegps)AFP - After replacing paper maps for millions of drivers, GPS technology is now being put into mobile phones and was one of the most-hyped developments at this week's ... |
| Mobile industry embraces touch-screen; some bet on 'projector glasses' (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080217/capt.cps.mmo36.160208145728.photo00.photo.default-329x512.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=au12kYETt3pHLL8dgrxQmA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080216/tc_afp/telecominternetscreens)AFP - Mobintech, a Denmark-based group, believes it has found the solution to the mobile phone industry's problem of trying to offer television and video services on a tiny ... |
| Porn studio wants Google, Yahoo to protect kids from adult video (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080215/capt.sge.jsp06.150208030134.photo00.photo.default-512x287.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=on0lNiLPbBpiTRB_aW8BhQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/tc_afp/entertainmentusinternetsexfilmcompanyvivid)AFP - The world's leading adult film studio is calling on Internet giants Google and Yahoo to "erect stronger barriers" to keep children from viewing online pornography. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080215/tc_afp/entertainmentusinternetsexfilmcompanyvivid) |
| Mobile industry embraces touch-screen; some bet on 'projector glasses' (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080214/capt.sge.jpz60.140208190432.photo00.photo.default-329x512.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=OCcElzXR2ulQcSGUT5HG3Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/tc_afp/telecominternetscreens)AFP - Mobintech, a Denmark-based group, believes it has found the solution to the mobile phone industry's problem of trying to offer television and video services on a tiny ... |
| GPS spreading from cars to mobile phones (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080214/capt.sge.jnv10.140208155443.photo00.photo.default-397x512.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=qBBtWDwHek5SVCiIrznLxQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/tc_afp/telecominternettechnologysatellitegps)AFP - After replacing paper maps for millions of drivers, GPS technology is now being put into mobile phones and was one of the most-hyped developments at this week's ... |
| Online global terrorism map heads for the MOMA (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080214/capt.sge.jgc07.140208021905.photo00.photo.default-400x512.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=VxwX.L8oX8O0KDBiEypxMQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080214/tc_afp/lifestyleusitterrorisminternetartmap)AFP - An online map pinpointing possible terrorist acts in real time is on its way to a renowned New York City museum as a display of the wedding ... |
| Phone viruses to spread as telecom, computer worlds merge, say experts (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080214/capt.sge.jev27.130208212025.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=C64Nmvq1RRS8rbxm3Rdd0Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/tc_afp/telecominternetvirus)AFP - Viruses and hacking on mobile phones are still rare but attacks are a looming danger as increasing numbers of people access the Internet and download files with ... |
| 'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080213/capt.sge.jco21.130208171142.photo00.photo.default-463x512.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=gEn6gGp3aawev3O3nDQe8A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/tc_afp/lifestyleinternettelecomsocial2)AFP - Users of social network sites like Facebook will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time, owing to new technology that uses the mobile ... |
| Japan delays high-speed Internet satellite: agency (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080213/capt.sge.ivt37.130208075426.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=qW6LTo2DGZmhbE9r_j1V.A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/tc_afp/japanasiaspaceinternet)AFP - Japan's space agency said Wednesday it was delaying the launch of a satellite aimed at providing high-speed Internet access across Asia due to a technical problem with ... |
| Mobile phone viruses are rare, but concern high: survey (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080213/capt.sge.iyn57.130208121550.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=hM6sgFKqp12lKukggw0Fzw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/tc_afp/telecominternetittelecommobilesurveymcafee)AFP - Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried about security on their handsets, a survey showed ... |
| 'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080213/capt.sge.ity52.130208014648.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zVJr0IW7gGW5io9JbBfxtw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080213/tc_afp/lifestyleinternettelecomsocial)AFP - Users of social network sites like Facebook will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time, owing to new technology that uses the mobile ... |
| Bruni speaks out in debut interview as France's first lady (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.isz19.120208213819.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=xCkuBMhGNeSVCsSs9LOkQA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/en_afp/francepoliticssarkozybruni)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's new wife, former supermodel Carla Bruni, said in an interview published Tuesday that she wants to "keep her personality" in her new position as ... |
| Yahoo partners with T-Mobile in Europe (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.isl85.120208201053.photo00.photo.default-512x397.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=dHg.iDP8il4FuLevp_sZ9A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/lifestyleuseuropeittelecominternetcompanyyahoo)AFP - Yahoo said Tuesday it has a partnership with T-Mobile to be the exclusive Internet service provider for the mobile network operator's European users. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/lifestyleuseuropeittelecominternetcompanyyahoo) |
| Yahoo buys Internet video platform firm Maven Networks (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.isg42.120208193908.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=GbzFXuaP9reBdyuMNTk5.g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/entertainmentusitinternetcompanyyahoomaven)AFP - Yahoo announced Tuesday it has bought Internet video syndication specialty firm Maven Networks for approximately 160 million dollars. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/entertainmentusitinternetcompanyyahoomaven) |
| Online Valentine cards may contain Internet worm, FBI warns (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.isg14.120208193751.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=yk7.uwPs.TB191TSzohQng-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/lifestyleusinternetvalentine)AFP - Valentine's Day e-greetings from a stranger could deliver more than the recipient bargained for in the shape of a destructive "Trojan horse" that hijacks computers, the FBI ... |
| System upgrade caused Blackberry blackout: RIM (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.itj82.120208225716.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=KE.CzTkBCpK2UxHZsRv.DA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/canadaustechnologyittelecomcompanyrim)AFP - A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion ... |
| Nokia says it will incorporate Google search engine in cell phones (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.iot69.120208141612.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=eMiWH6BggQe8zhYAIYB_rg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/bs_afp/finlandtelecomequipinternetcompanynokiagoogle)AFP - Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Google to incorporate the Google search engine in its handsets. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/bs_afp/finlandtelecomequipinternetcompanynokiagoogle) |
| Alcatel-Lucent, NEC create mobile technology joint venture (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.ion21.120208135535.photo00.photo.default-381x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=sychBdkJ3W69rmzJfThLsg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/franceusjapantelecomventurecompanynecalcatel)AFP - French-US telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent announced a joint venture with Japanese group NEC on Tuesday to develop ultra-high-speed mobile phone technology. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/franceusjapantelecomventurecompanynecalcatel) |
| Microsoft renews bid despite Yahoo rejection (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.ike28.120208050731.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=JogYSWpRnJBbrtqZIx321w-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahooreject)AFP - Yahoo's rejection Monday of Microsoft's buyout offer sets the stage for the US software giant to up the ante or attempt a coup by ousting the Internet ... |
| British illegal downloaders face Internet ban: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.ikd13.120208050024.photo00.photo.default-359x512.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=LK6zy5KTWhDw4BD_RFC_nA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/entertainmentbritaininternetfilmmusic)AFP - Internet users in Britain who illegally download films and music face being banned from going online, according to leaked government proposals published in The Times on Tuesday. ... |
| BlackBerry hit by major disruption in US, Canada (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.ikf61.120208052307.photo00.photo.default-375x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=fTya2n0yiWwXXDnHi1xAtQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/technologyuscanadaittelecomcompanyrim)AFP - Email and Internet service to notoriously addictive BlackBerry cellphones in North America stopped working for several hours on Monday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/technologyuscanadaittelecomcompanyrim) |
| Vodafone to launch mobile phone money transfer service in Afghanistan (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080212/capt.sge.ikf32.120208052121.photo00.photo.default-211x512.jpg?x=53&y=130&q=85&sig=vyaYBv2wC83mO1.WBPV_rw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080212/tc_afp/telecombankingemergepay)AFP - In many poor and emerging countries, the lack of banking infrastructure but widespread use of mobile phones has created a business opportunity that network operators are keen ... |
| Yahoo rejects Microsoft buyout offer as undervalued (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.iin97.110208210244.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=nOqGjqtr5u5zol6BSUEyBw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahooreject)AFP - Yahoo's board of directors on Monday rejected Microsoft's buyout offer, saying the 44.6-billion-dollar bid is too low and not what's best for shareholders of the veteran Internet ... |
| UAE back online after cable repairs (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.ihz19.110208192625.photo00.photo.default-367x512.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=kK38eCsoQUVJbcrN.Bf_Aw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/uaetelecominternet)AFP - The main telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates, Etisalat, announced on Monday that normal Internet access had been restored after repairs to undersea cables. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/uaetelecominternet) |
| EU in new assault on 'rip-off' mobile phone charges (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.iho62.110208183125.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=bYgBPAviNkk8wb2NEyUfBg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/eutelecomconsumer)AFP - The European Union set mobile phone companies a July deadline on Monday to cut their roaming charges for text messages and Internet use or face regulation. Devami... ... |
| US Internet advertising worth $25.5 bln in 2007: IDC (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.igt92.110208170816.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=iTZqM4ZlR3SJuxvfeQx_iw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/usitinternetmarketing)AFP - US Internet ad spending rose 27 percent last year to 25.5 billion dollars, research firm IDC said Monday in a report that showed Google losing market share ... |
| Starbucks, AT&T in deal for free Wi-Fi in US (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.igo39.110208165203.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=RoI_Vx2AJGMiNEr_hQo1lg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/lifestyleuscompanyinternetstarbucksatt)AFP - US telecom giant AT&T and coffee shop titan Starbucks announced plans Monday to offer free wireless Internet service at more than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the ... |
| World's mobile phone industry gathers in Barcelona (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.icu03.110208112034.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qt8I_7T3bpcg5mJ3Nt6aEw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/bs_afp/spaintechnologytelecominternet)AFP - The most established names in telecoms, Internet and media gathered in Barcelona Monday for the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest events for the mobile ... |
| Nokia to launch touch-screen phone in late '08 (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.idz89.110208131803.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1esC27BovCulrdstuxAMcA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/spaintelecomtechnologycompanynokia)AFP - Finnish manufacturer Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, said Monday it would release a touch-screen handset for the first time in the second half of ... |
| Google's Android software debuts in Barcelona (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080211/capt.sge.idz05.110208131443.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NqJNpkVHeR7ccC56ZDKxmQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/tc_afp/spaintelecomtechnologyinternetgoogle)AFP - The first mobile phones fitted with Google's Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a key advance in the struggle to ... |
| Spanish police detain 76 in major Internet fraud probe (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080210/capt.sge.hww07.100208164811.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YPJKHPcAjFG.hS0mrQxF5w-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/tc_afp/spaininternetcrime)AFP - Police in Spain have detained 76 people acrosss the country as part of what they described Sunday as their biggest-ever probe into Internet fraud. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080210/tc_afp/spaininternetcrime) |
| Yahoo to reject Microsoft bid (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080209/capt.sge.htc13.090208221935.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=6biSjoUSiAE6YTl.vsE6Vw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahooreject)AFP - Internet giant Yahoo's board has decided to reject Microsoft's 44.6 billion dollar takeover bid, an informed source told AFP Saturday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080209/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahooreject) |
| World's mobile phone industry heads for Barcelona (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080208/capt.sge.hkh86.080208171250.photo00.photo.default-386x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=891oAR0nqTnaWpSCOvecvA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/tc_afp/lifestyletechnologytelecom)AFP - The most established names in telecoms, Internet and media will come together next week in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest events ... |
| Fujifilm's nine-month earnings more than double (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080208/capt.sge.hgl88.080208112315.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=8JGpWYUmOia_jA0UytMwcw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/bs_afp/japanitcameraphotocompanyearningsfujifilm)AFP - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Friday its net profit for the nine months to December more than doubled on robust sales of camera phone lenses and flat ... |
| Cuban youths pose tough questions in surprising video (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080208/capt.sge.hdv80.080208060215.photo00.photo.default-512x253.jpg?x=130&y=64&q=85&sig=qoR.lf1SZBLy5EftlkQiPw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080208/tc_afp/cubapoliticsyouth)AFP - A group of university students posed tough questions about Cuban society to Parliament chief Ricardo Alarcon, in a video made public through the Internet and distributed in ... |
| One Internet cut explained, but four others still a mystery (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080207/capt.sge.ham04.070208175816.photo00.photo.default-512x392.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=1KaRcXQX0WhY5RJKNZJ5wA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/tc_afp/egyptinternetuaeindia)AFP - A ship's anchor severed one undersea Internet cable damaged last week, it was revealed on Thursday amid ongoing outages in the Middle East and South Asia, but ... |
| 'Digital divide' widens between rich and poor countries: UNCTAD (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080207/capt.sge.gvn31.070208114522.photo00.photo.default-364x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=MF4ZtxnY.CMp_B3N0k5_iA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/tc_afp/technologyittelecomtradepovertyunctad)AFP - The "digital divide" between rich and poor countries is growing with developing countries still far behind in the use of broadband internet, the UN trade and development ... |
| Japan's Softbank says nine-month profit up four-fold (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080207/capt.sge.gvg38.070208112121.photo00.photo.default-512x422.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=6CW.ggu7LgA.aDIief_vew-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080207/bs_afp/japantelecominternetcompanyearningssoftbank)AFP - Japan's Softbank Corp. said Thursday that its net profit more than quadrupled in the nine months to December as customers flocked to its mobile phones and its ... |
| China backs off on new online video rules (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080206/capt.sge.git19.060208093019.photo00.photo.default-512x330.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=LF3iByQR9KJZb6hqxLvhgg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/tc_afp/chinainternetvideocensorship)AFP - China appears to have eased new rules allowing only state-owned entities to operate video-sharing services, saying existing private operators could remain in the fast-growing field after all. ... |
| Canadian court hands rare Internet hate crime conviction (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080206/capt.sge.gge67.060208023657.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Xwz0JN8j4uvK2m1qEJ_wug-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/tc_afp/canadacrimeracismtrialinternet)AFP - A Canadian court handed down a rare conviction to a white supremacist for posting hate material on the Internet, police here said Tuesday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/tc_afp/canadacrimeracismtrialinternet) |
| Google ramps up email defense offerings (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080205/capt.sge.gey52.050208213643.photo00.photo.default-512x317.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=gk6W_wnVU9ZcAqpqpGMCMQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/tc_afp/technologyitinternetcompanygoogle)AFP - Google on Tuesday began marketing new online tools for protecting email from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king ... |
| Global music companies in fresh China piracy suit (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080205/capt.sge.fxu00.050208094827.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=jvn.RNlCLX5IPBLwvYkgDQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/tc_afp/chinainternetmusiccopyrightcompany)AFP - Three of the world's most influential music labels launched fresh legal action against China's top Internet search engine Baidu for pirating music files, according to the recording ... |
| China may relax Internet curbs during the Olympics: official (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080205/capt.sge.fxt07.050208094343.photo00.photo.default-512x331.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=IS9jCLOerxmy4cm9CfAQrg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/tc_afp/oly2008chnmediainternetcensor)AFP - China is debating whether to relax control of the Internet during the Olympics, allowing access to banned websites such as the BBC, a spokeswoman for the organising ... |
| Microsoft urges Yahoo to accept 'generous' takeover offer (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080205/capt.sge.fvh49.050208022437.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=8mfSVxCQUscQUBTpMfW.UQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahoo)AFP - Yahoo remained coy on Monday as Microsoft publicly touted the virtues of its 44.6-billion-dollar bid to take over the Internet firm and Google maneuvered behind the scenes ... |
| Yahoo switches its online music channel to Rhapsody (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080205/capt.sge.fvd96.050208013239.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Y9T.ENzmtC48sQBAZlxT6A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080205/tc_afp/entertainmentusitinternetmusiccompanyyahoo)AFP - Yahoo said Monday it will let the website Rhapsody handle its online subscription music service and concentrate on letting people access free songs on the Internet. Devami... ... |
| Microsoft urges Yahoo to accept 'generous' takeover offer (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080204/capt.sge.frb54.040208152646.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Z8tlkk0yMIUtqn6Q7ifC8Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/tc_afp/usitcompanytakeovermicrosoftyahoo)AFP - Software giant Microsoft urged Yahoo to accept its "generous" 44.6 billion dollar takeover offer, adding it hoped to get a quick response from the major Internet player. ... |
| Sri Lanka blocks SMS on independence day (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080204/capt.sge.fli15.040208023804.photo00.photo.default-335x512.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=S5Rv5outHD82IeNe_VtciQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/tc_afp/srilankaunrestsecurity)AFP - Sri Lanka's telecom networks Monday blocked text messaging on mobile phones as part of security measures for the island's independence day celebrations, the phone operators said. Devami... ... |
| Google balks at Microsoft bid for Yahoo (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080203/capt.sge.fkm02.030208221809.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=25M9Y5Fj2I8W7vtHnHklcQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080203/tc_afp/uscompanyitmicrosoftyahootakeovergoogle)AFP - Internet giant Google said Sunday it finds "troubling" Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire rival Yahoo and urged US and international regulators to strenuously vet the proposed deal. ... |
| Australian state to start online court hearings: minister (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080202/capt.sge.few56.020208234605.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=LI_cWU7MBjoVnqcIPc5ZzA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080202/tc_afp/australiainternetjustice)AFP - Some court cases will soon be heard online in Australia, with judges receiving lawyers' arguments by email, a state minister said Sunday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080202/tc_afp/australiainternetjustice) |
| Another undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080202/capt.sge.fam41.020208100024.photo00.photo.default-512x392.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=SGJy6X7gb55AyfGsXOjitw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080202/tc_afp/indiamideastinternet)AFP - Another Middle East undersea Internet cable has been damaged, adding to disruption in Indian online services caused when several lines were cut earlier this week, a cable ... |
| Congressional hearing will scrutinize Microsoft bid for Yahoo (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080202/capt.sge.ezv55.020208060450.photo00.photo.default-512x366.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=U9B6mH9t7yo3sTpoIbuyMw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080202/tc_afp/uscompanyitmicrosoftyahootakeoverpolitics)AFP - The US Congress Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week to scrutinize Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar bid to acquire Yahoo in order to take on Internet goliath Google. ... |
| Microsoft unveils hostile bid for Yahoo at $44.6 bln (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080201/capt.sge.euk10.010208142256.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=4ZDl721ayKqwGQI4g_lVIA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/tc_afp/uscompanyitmicrosoftyahootakeover)AFP - Microsoft Friday unveiled a hostile bid of 44.6 billion dollars for Yahoo in an effort to merge the world's biggest software company with a major Internet player ... |
| Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 bln (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080201/capt.sge.euk10.010208142256.photo00.photo.default-512x335.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=4ZDl721ayKqwGQI4g_lVIA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/tc_afp/uscompanymicrosoftyahootakeover)AFP - Microsoft said Friday it had offered to buy struggling Internet firm Yahoo for 44.6 billion dollars (30.0 billion euros) in a bid to take on Google in ... |
| Yahoo's dethroned chief executive leaves board of directors (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080201/capt.sge.eop40.010208031934.photo00.photo.default-403x512.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=7n7co7LhZ9Db15ie4rGF3g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/tc_afp/uscompanyityahoosemel)AFP - Dethroned Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel left the struggling Internet firm's board of directors on Thursday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080201/tc_afp/uscompanyityahoosemel) |
| Motorola eyes breakup of company to gain telecom 'leadership' (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080131/capt.sge.enp25.310108222154.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=DbQ.meDkndS5WB0Oxzgy_Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/bs_afp/uscompanytelecomequipstructuremotorola)AFP - Motorola said Thursday it is studying a possible breakup of the company in an effort "to recapture global market leadership" in the mobile phone market, and to ... |
| Internet outage hits business from Cairo to Colombo (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080131/capt.sge.ehv52.310108132535.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9TZqiRWMKkW9BeCtzk3alw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/tc_afp/mideastindiainternet)AFP - Damage to undersea Internet cables hit business across the Middle East and South Asia on Thursday, including the vital call centre industry, prompting calls for people to ... |
| Egypt asks to stop film, MP3 downloads during Internet outage (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080131/capt.sge.efb07.310108100237.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jVQf9grK6ytmeALEs0Stsw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/tc_afp/egyptinternet)AFP - Egypt's telecommunications ministry appealed Thursday for Internet users to stop downloading movies and MP3s so as to give priority to businesses after damage to an undersea cable ... |
| Indian outsourcing sector hit by Internet disruption (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080131/capt.sge.eeh04.310108085016.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=GUvTyCGTYrRjkpZNNhaU4A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/tc_afp/indiatelecomsinternetsouthasia)AFP - India's vital outsourcing industry, which relies heavily on the Internet, was grappling with a major communications disruption Thursday after damage to undersea cables thousands of kilometres away ... |
| Egyptian firm says it wins mobile phone licence in NKorea (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080131/capt.sge.edq06.310108074436.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rDBZsGpZbXNPExC479SH7A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080131/tc_afp/nkoreaegypttelecomorascom)AFP - An Egyptian firm says it has won the right to provide a mobile phone service in communist North Korea, a country which has strictly restricted such services ... |
| Cable damage disrupts Egypt, Gulf telecoms and Internet (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080130/capt.sge.eap70.300108210318.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XBqXehu7y3MaD3tQsCeciA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/tc_afp/egyptgulfinternet)AFP - Damage to a submarine cable in the Mediterranean caused disruption to Internet services in Egypt and Kuwait and to telephone services in the United Arab Emirates on ... |
| Reputation managers step in against Internet thugs (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080130/capt.sge.dub62.300108120706.photo00.photo.default-427x512.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=F5rylZnj.UB6x2CDhLWjzQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/tc_afp/lifestyleusinternettechnologyrights)AFP - A new breed of image-manager is emerging in the United States to take on the masked and hooded cybermobs who, bolstered by anonymity and weak laws, launch ... |
| Popular blogger arrested in Myanmar: opposition (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080130/capt.sge.dqq32.300108060409.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9KuEaoJj33HLvODayFYqGg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/tc_afp/myanmarpoliticsarrestmediainternet)AFP - A popular Myanmar blogger who belongs to Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party has been arrested in Yangon, apparently for violating the nation's tough Internet controls, a ... |
| ADB gives 25 million dollars to bring Internet to rural Nepal (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080130/capt.sge.dqg08.300108042039.photo00.photo.default-512x375.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=2rq5u2qZysgDuM3d1bovkg-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080130/tc_afp/adbnepaltechnologyinternet)AFP - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday it would provide a grant of 25 million dollars to bring the Internet and other forms of information technology to ... |
| EBay cuts listing fee for sellers at online auction website (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080129/capt.sge.dol64.290108210538.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=H9Jv.M75K_zWg.lysMG.fA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetcompanyebay)AFP - EBay said on Tuesday it is cutting fees it charges people to offer items for sale and raising standards at the online auction website. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetcompanyebay) |
| EU court supports privacy of music downloaders (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080129/capt.sge.dns77.290108193744.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=XIyA7XAEsn4_lIp57PODHA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/tc_afp/eucourtspaininternetmusicindustrycopyright)AFP - Europe's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the defenders of authors' rights, upholding a Spanish Internet provider's refusal to reveal the identity of customers sharing ... |
| 'Hubdub' website: virtual betting on news (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080129/capt.sge.dfp36.290108074641.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=AkUCZR3cap_LM7U37pkfiA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/tc_afp/lifestyleusukinternetmediacompanyhubdub)AFP - People convinced they know whether a rogue trader will be convicted or if pop star Britney Spears will remarry can now put "Hubdub dollars" where their mouths ... |
| New free music service hits problems following launch (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080129/capt.sge.ddw50.290108002903.photo00.photo.default-512x303.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=Gk9i1aKN3P7Ccz3COAz9Kw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicmideminternet)AFP - QTRAX, a new free, ad-funded Internet music service that launched with a big fanfare Sunday at the influential MIDEM music market seems to have rapidly hit a ... |
| Free music available, legally -- if fans don't mind the ads! (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080128/capt.sge.cuf87.280108045149.photo00.photo.default-512x358.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=jvfw9Cq0i6D3WppAKGMRpA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080128/tc_afp/entertainmentmusicmidem)AFP - Good news is in the air for both music fans and the world's ailing recording industry -- a growing number of legal and free music Internet services ... |
| Google 'looking at Malaysian base' (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080127/capt.sge.cor46.270108102645.photo00.photo.default-389x512.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=xeRX1UbulB.oqlN8Jrz9QQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080127/tc_afp/malaysiaitgoogle)AFP - US search-engine giant Google is interested in setting up a base in Malaysia, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said, according to reports Sunday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080127/tc_afp/malaysiaitgoogle) |
| YouTube makes its videos treasure trove mobile (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080124/capt.sge.buz25.240108205253.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3v2azcAfMIk15j2QnIzRew-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternettelecomcompanyyoutube)AFP - YouTube on Thursday began making all of its videos available on the latest-generation cellphones as people increasingly shift to accessing the Internet on the go. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/tc_afp/lifestyleitinternettelecomcompanyyoutube) |
| Nokia posts strong fourth quarter, full-year earnings (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080124/capt.sge.bqe90.240108144901.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=j2eo349c7UAYyXecUimtIw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/bs_afp/finlandtelecomequipcompanyearningsnokia)AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, announced soaring fourth quarter and full-year 2007 earnings Thursday boosted by strong handset sales. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/bs_afp/finlandtelecomequipcompanyearningsnokia) |
| EBay chief executive to step down in March (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080124/capt.sge.bjk33.240108030456.photo00.photo.default-360x230.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Q6YVyDjWxr9lxJK1AwhMZQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080124/tc_afp/technologyinternetcompanyebay)AFP - Online auction website eBay said Wednesday chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March, handing the company's reins to its marketplace unit head John Donahoe. Devami... ... |
| Last.fm launches Internet "jukebox" (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080123/capt.sge.bhr63.230108211357.photo00.photo.default-512x353.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=YQJH4jVt0x9hTsGEnIwnvQ-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/lifestyleusukinternetmusiccompanycbs)AFP - Music website Last.fm on Wednesday launched an ad-based online service that lets people listen for free to songs of their choosing. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/lifestyleusukinternetmusiccompanycbs) |
| Internet privacy concerns cause very public row in Brussels (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080123/capt.sge.bgi41.230108185142.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=etGZMEButNnfzzmxLGi4_Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/euparliamentitinternetgoogleprivacy)AFP - Cyber big brothers or friendly providers of targeted information? European parliamentarians have found themselves at odds with Internet giants such as Google on the thorny issue of ... |
| China's Baidu starts Japanese search engine (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080123/capt.sge.bbc01.230108122033.photo00.photo.default-411x512.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=IN3vus1mvRhVn2eGNeOQ0g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/japanchinaitcompanybaidu)AFP - Search engine Baidu.com, which has risen rapidly as Internet use expands in China, launched a Japanese-language site on Wednesday. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/japanchinaitcompanybaidu) |
| Google launches YouTube in SKorea (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080123/capt.sge.ayb90.230108074004.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=K9BOPXi03IFFwWA7w5CJ4Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/skoreausitinternetgoogleyoutube)AFP - YouTube, the world's most popular online video-sharing website, launched a localised service in South Korea Wednesday to capitalise on the country's fast-growing user-created content market. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/skoreausitinternetgoogleyoutube) |
| Chip in mobile phones can survive fierce fires, says scientists (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080123/capt.sge.awe17.230108001601.photo00.photo.default-386x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=wNn.rogQ1Yzvb6WvfWMAVA-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/tc_afp/sciencephoneattackscrime)AFP - SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into ... |
| Second Life cracks down on virtual world banking (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080122/capt.sge.avb34.220108211150.photo00.photo.default-403x501.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=L.TfdDIN6ismowOac5K0_g-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetfinancecompanylinden)AFP - Second Life on Tuesday began cracking down on banking in the popular online virtual world to protect residents from unstable financial institutions and outright scams. Devami... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetfinancecompanylinden) |
| Online shopping nearly doubled in China in 2007: report (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080122/capt.sge.auc30.220108190957.photo00.photo.default-512x361.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Gd_HlZOhVyB9VbuaKjuR2Q-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/tc_afp/chinainternetretail)AFP - Online shopping in China topped 59.4 billion yuan (8.2 billion dollars) last year, state media reported Tuesday, up more than 90 percent from a year ago. Devami... ... |
| Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (AFP) |
| http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080122/capt.sge.aub83.220108190804.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gFRHMbM9M3vXZTGJ7nN7Mw-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080122/tc_afp/lifestylejapanittelecom2)AFP - Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide | |
