In a week in which Google was ordered to reveal the identity of the “Skanks in NYC” blogger who may have defamed model Liskula Cohen, a landmark judgment was also reportedly reached in the UK. In Worcester Magistrates Court, England, an 18-year-old woman was allegedly sent to three months in a young offenders institute after [...]
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UK jailed its first teen ager for cyberbullying
Posted by Techpro on August 22nd, 2009
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Tags: barkonline, cyber crime, cyber security, cyberbullying, facebook threat, hacking, internet mania, law and order, social networks 
No Comments »Giants unite against Google
Posted by Techpro on August 22nd, 2009
Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a legal settlement that could make Google the main source for many online works. [...]
Posted in Technews Tags: amazon, breaking news, find books, google book, google map, hot topic, msn library, msn money, Technews, world's largest library No Comments »Microsoft word sales banned.
Posted by Techpro on August 13th, 2009
A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i. The patent relates to the use of XML, a programming language that allows formatting of text and makes files readable across different programs. XML is integral to Microsoft’s flagship word processing software Word. [...]
Posted in Technews Tags: apple softwares, exel, free download, iphone 3G s, latest innovation, mac os, microsoft, no more word, Technews, windows, word, word banned, yahoo No Comments »facebook mobile version debut
Posted by Techpro on August 13th, 2009
Facebook one of the largest social network has begun tests on a new service tailored for mobiles and low bandwidth internet connections. Facebook Lite appears to be a cut-down version of Facebook and is aimed at countries where broadband is limited. The site is currently on trial in India and it is thought there are [...]
Posted in Mobile Phones, Technews Tags: bebo, datenepali, dating sites, facebook, friendster, google, hi5, muslima, myspace, orkut, youtube 14 Comments »Windows 7 jump lists come to Chrome
Posted by Techpro on August 11th, 2009
Google Chrome fans who live on the edge and use the developer’s build now get access to one of the best features in Windows 7. Browser jump-list access had previously been limited only to Internet Explorer, but Chrome version 3.0.197.11 supports it. The jump list, accessible by right-clicking on the Chrome taskbar icon or by [...]
Publicis Groupe to buy Microsoft’s Razorfish
Posted by Techpro on August 10th, 2009
French advertising group Publicis Groupe SA has agreed to acquire Internet ad agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million in cash and stock. Razorfish will continue to operate under its own brand name and continue to serve as Microsoft’s “preferred provider” for Internet advertising, the companies announced Sunday in a joint statement. The deal includes [...]
Posted in Technews Tags: adsense help, advertising, google, latest tech news, microsoft, Razorfish, work from home No Comments »Twitter attacked by Hackers, Facebook also slows down.
Posted by Techpro on August 7th, 2009
Hackers attack Twitter, Facebook also slows down Hackers on Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems. Twitter said it suffered a denial-of-service attack, in which hackers command scores of computers toward a single site at the same time, preventing legitimate traffic from getting through. The attacks [...]
Iphone apps to know your neighborhood
Posted by Techpro on August 4th, 2009
iPhone application locates sex offenders in your neighborhood This is an application to look into if you’re moving somewhere and you don’t know the area or if you are just concerned about the neighborhood you live in right now. To be more specific, the Offender Locator application is a useful tool for prospective house [...]
Yahoo and Microsoft Search partnership
Posted by Techpro on July 30th, 2009
One of the world’s largest search engines has agreed on a deal to have search partnership. In a bid to tackle the giant search engine Google, Microsoft has started aquiring yahoo for aboout 50 billion last year and failed/ Now they merge together to do the job. Let’s see if they can win the battle. [...]
Yahoo, Microsoft finally near deal-Reports says
Posted by Techpro on July 17th, 2009
It’s unclear whether they brought the requested “boatloads of money,” but several top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley to try to finalize a search deal with Yahoo, according to an All Things Digital report late on Thursday. According to the report, the two sides are “down to the short strokes” after years of excruciatingly [...]
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