Apple denies claims Siri is anti-abortion
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tech company Apple has been forced to come out after claims that its voice-activated assistant called Siri is anti-abortion. The rumors follow what Apple calls "not ... Read more...
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Survey reveals that Android and Apple control 71 percent of the smartphone market
November 30th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new survey by the research firm Nielsen has revealed that more Americans are switching to the smartphone. The survey found that 56 percent of all ... Read more...
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Facebook discussing filing IPO in 2012
November 30th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook is reportedly in talks for an initial public offering in April 2012. The social networking site which is home to about 800 million users will ... Read more...
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Facebook’s releases list of most popular ’shared’ news items
November 30th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook has released the list of the top 40 most "shared" news in the past year. The popular social networking site published the list on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Antitrust suit against Netflix thrown out
November 25th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge on Tuesday threw out the antitrust suit brought against media streaming outlet Netflix. The suit which was filed in 2009 by eight individuals was thrown ... Read more...
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AT&T & T-Mobile merger hits a rocky patch
November 25th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) AT&T is looking for ways to cushion the company because of realization that its planned takeover of T-Mobile might not happened. The company and T-Mobile were in ... Read more...
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Facebook is partnering with HTC for a Smartphone
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Social network giant Facebook reportedly plans to come out with its smartphone next year. The company has subsequently contracted HTC to manufacture the handset which is ... Read more...
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Is George Clooney going to play Steve Jobs in a movie?
November 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several media reports suggest that Hollywood star George Clooney is being considered to play the role of Steve Jobs in an upcoming movie about the life of ... Read more...
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Bill Gates to testify in Utah in the Novell Inc. suit
November 21st, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, will take the stand and testify in a suit filed by Novell Inc. The suit against the world’s largest software ... Read more...
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‘Call of Duty MW3′ all set to create record
November 18th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Just five days after “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” was released, the game is on course to becoming one of the biggest entertainment franchises of ... Read more...
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Facebook could be taken to court over alleged tracking
November 17th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Facebook could be dragged before the US Congress following reports that the social networking site tracks users even after they have logged out. After months of ... Read more...
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Arrests made in malware fraud case which infected millions of computers worldwide
November 10th, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Six people were arrested in Estonia on Tuesday as part of a major investigation into international internet fraud which left more than four million computers infected with ... Read more...
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Yahoo!, Microsoft and AOL create ad partnership
November 10th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
REDMOND, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) -- Recognizing Google's dominant presence in the Internet market, Yahoo!, Microsoft Corp. and AOL on Wednesday announced joint advertisement agreements to boost the process of buying and selling ... Read more...
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Groupon IPO raises $700 million
November 4th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Groupon’s IPO has become the second largest Internet business. The company has generated $700 million with its initial public offering. When Google went public in 2004, ... Read more...
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Bill Gates not bothered by Steve Jobs comments
November 1st, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bill Gates says he is not bothered by Steve’s criticism in his biography. The two men are credited with changing the world with their out-of-the-box thinking.The biography ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs’ final words revealed by his sister
November 1st, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A rare glimpse has been given into the last moments of Apple founder Steve Jobs. The enigmatic personality behind the success of Apple passed away on ... Read more...
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Ice cream sandwich powered Galaxy Nexus makes its debut
October 19th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Google is fighting to improve its dominance of the mobile operating system market. The company has introduced its latest OS called Ice Cream Sandwich. Google says ... Read more...
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Hackers again target Sony, compromise more than 93,000 accounts
October 13th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A large number of hacking incidents on PlayStation Network (PSN), Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) and Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) services have forced Sony to freeze more than 93,000 ... Read more...
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest, death certificate shows
October 11th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by BNO News
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Steve Jobs, the iconic entrepreneur who co-founded Apple in the 1970s, died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to his death certificate which ... Read more...
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iPhone 4s Pre-orders create new record
October 10th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Without doubt, Apple will always look at the days of Steve Jobs as a remarkable moment in the history of the company regardless of what happens ... Read more...
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Steve Wozniak talks about Steve Jobs
October 6th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak has reacted to the death of Steve Jobs. Wozniak and Jobs are regarded as the originators of the personal computer following ... Read more...
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Obama: Steve Jobs among greatest American innovators
October 6th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed former Apple CEO Steve Jobs as one of the greatest of American innovators, adding that the world has lost a ... Read more...
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
October 6th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Steve Jobs, the iconic entrepreneur who co-founded Apple in the 1970s, died in California on Wednesday after a long battle with various health issues, his ... Read more...
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has died
October 6th, 2011 - 6:44 am ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, the company confirmed.In a statement, Apple's Board of Directors announced the passing of Jobs. "Steve's brilliance, passion and ... Read more...
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Sean Parker tipped a waitress $5000
October 4th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A waitress at a West Hollywood club couldn’t believe her luck when she was given a tip which could possibly be bigger than her salary. Rumor ... Read more...
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Furor over Facebook’s dislike button
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some developers feels restricted after Facebook’s new policy banned the use of the word “dislike” anywhere in apps on the platform. The policy aims to prevent ... Read more...
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Amazon launches ‘Kindle Fire’ for $199
September 28th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Media reports suggest that Amazon will unveil its tablet, Kindle Fire, and offer it to the public for $199. The device will be the first of its ... Read more...
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Shakespearean work recreated by ‘Virtual Monkeys’
September 26th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 99.990% of Shakespeare’s entire work has been recreated by a computer program in a project titled Virtual Monkeys. The project was started last August and it’s ... Read more...
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Is Meg Whitman going to be named as CEO of HP?
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are reports that Meg Whitman is all set to be named as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard. She is the former chief executive of the auction ... Read more...
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Facebook introduces more changes on its website
September 21st, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world’s most famous social networking site Facebook has changed the design of its website. Facebook is home to about 70 million users and growing at ... Read more...
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TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has left AOL
September 13th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) AOL has announced that TechCrunch founder and editor Michael Arrington has left the company. In a statement which was released on Monday, AOL stated that Arrington is ... Read more...
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Google buys restaurant review guide Zagat
September 9th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) -- Internet search giant Google Inc. on Thursday announced it has acquired restaurant review guide Zagat in an effort to provide more local content in the United States. ... Read more...
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Yahoo CEO firing shocks the corporate world
September 8th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The CEO of Yahoo! Inc., Carol Bartz, has been fired by the Internet company. The ouster of Bartz comes after nearly three years after she was ... Read more...
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Carol Bartz could get $10 million in compensation from Yahoo
September 8th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Chief Executive Officer of Yahoo! Inc. Carol Bartz could walk away with $10 million following the termination of her contract recently. Bartz was the boss of ... Read more...
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Google to add Thailand to Street View
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Google and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) have announced plans to introduce Google Street View to Thailand in the next few years. It will include special areas ... Read more...
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