Technology
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Examiner.com expanding into Canada
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Examiner.com, which operates a network of citizen journalism websites across the United States, is expanding into Canada.
October 28, 2009, 5:48 am -
Google marches deeper into telecom turf
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Tuesday made it more tempting for people to try its nascent Voice service that lets users merge home, office and mobile phones into a single number.
October 28, 2009, 5:41 am -
China sets up website to recover trafficked children: report
BEIJING (AFP) - Police in China have set up a website aimed at locating the families of up to 60 children recovered during a six-month crackdown on human trafficking, state press reported Tuesday.
October 28, 2009, 3:23 am -
UN to text message food vouchers to Iraqi refugees
GENEVA (AFP) - Iraqi refugees in Syria will receive UN food vouchers through text messages on mobile phones, the World Food Programme said Tuesday.
October 28, 2009, 3:13 am -
Google eyeing India 3G market: report
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Internet giant Google is considering entering India's third-generation (3G) telecommunications market, a report said Tuesday.
October 28, 2009, 3:13 am -
Blinkx adds music video search tool
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Online video search engine blinkx launched a new tool Tuesday to find and watch music videos on the Internet.
October 28, 2009, 3:13 am -
MSN in music talks with MySpace: AllThingsD
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Microsoft's MSN is in talks with MySpace about using the social network?s MySpace Music to help power music offerings on the software giant's online portal, technology blog AllThingsD said Tuesday.
October 28, 2009, 3:13 am -
U.S. investigating optical disc drive industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible violations of antitrust law in the optical disc drive industry, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
October 28, 2009, 3:05 am -
NASA postpones Ares rocket test flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday delayed the test flight of an unmanned prototype moon rocket due to poor weather.
October 28, 2009, 2:52 am -
Cisco to buy ScanSafe for $183 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems said on Tuesday that it would buy privately held security software company ScanSafe for about $183 million to expand in a fast-growing segment of the Web-based security market.
October 28, 2009, 12:11 am -
Mobile web usage surge raises hopes of gear demand
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, raising the prospect of increasing demand for battered telecom equipment makers.
October 27, 2009, 11:34 pm -
Nokia, SAP form anti-piracy services firm
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj and SAP said on Tuesday they would establish a new company providing brand owners technological services to fight multi-billion dollar counterfeit and pirate products business.
October 27, 2009, 10:37 pm -
Mobile Web usage surge continued in Sept: Opera
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in September, Internet browser firm Opera said on Tuesday.
October 27, 2009, 6:04 pm -
"Deadliest," "Wild" becoming video games
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Discovery Communications is partnering with game publisher Crave to turn two of its top-rated series, "Man vs.
October 27, 2009, 5:16 pm -
Google Voice lets users keep phone number
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service.
October 27, 2009, 4:01 pm -
Nintendo to launch new DSi handheld in Japan: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co plans to launch a new version of its DSi hand-held videogame player with a larger screen in Japan as early as this year to kick-start sluggish demand, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.
October 27, 2009, 1:07 pm -
Lala.com gets in tune with Facebook gift shop
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook on Monday continued phasing Lala.
October 27, 2009, 10:49 am -
Yahoo! shuts down GeoCities
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo! on Monday closed GeoCities, a free Web hosting service that it purchased for over three billion dollars at the height of the dot-com boom.
October 27, 2009, 9:12 am -
New owners take control of Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO (AFP) - The sale of the Chicago Sun-Times, the 15th largest newspaper in the United States, and its sister publications to a group of local businessmen was completed on Monday, the newspaper said.
October 27, 2009, 9:07 am -
T-Mobile USA unveils no-contract option
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA has started offering new service plans including the option of signing up for unlimited services without committing to a long-term service contract as it looks to regain ground lost to rivals.
October 27, 2009, 7:48 am
