Facebook to launch own app store
May 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Facebook has created its own App Centre, in which the social networking website will showcase the best apps across internet and on all mobile platforms.The ... Read more...
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Greenpeace urges Apple to use clean energy
May 9th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 8 (IANS) Greenpeace India activists Tuesday urged global computer maker Apple to use renewable energy to power its data centres worldwide instead of fossil fuels like coal ... Read more...
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Researchers measure addiction to Facebook
May 8th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, May 8 (IANS) Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict? Researchers from Norway have developed a new tool to measure this phenomenon -- the ... Read more...
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Delhi complying with rules against tinted glasses: Police
May 5th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Delhi traffic police Saturday thanked and praised residents of Delhi for complying with the new regulation against using tinted glasses on their vehicles.According to ... Read more...
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Web content: Plea to make government co-plaintiff rejected
May 4th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Delhi court, hearing a civil case against various social networking sites for allegedly displaying objectionable content, Friday rejected the petitioner's request that ... Read more...
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US snack food firm chops ‘racist’ Indian ad
May 4th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US snack food maker Popchips has pulled out a new ad campaign featuring Ashton Kutcher, who sports brown makeup and plays a Bollywood producer named ... Read more...
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Facebook plans to go public to raise $87bn
May 4th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Facebook will go public with a stock price of $28 to $35 to set the popular social network's valuation as high as $86.6 billion, according ... Read more...
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IMImobile announces partnership with Tree Worldwide
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 3 (IANS) IMImobile, a mobile data technology infrastructure and solutions provider, Thursday announced its partnership with Tree Worldwide, a leading market research and data analysis company.The two ... Read more...
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Website content: Google, Facebook plea to be heard Aug 7 (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday deferred till Aug 7 the hearing on pleas filed by Facebook and Google challenging a trial court's order to ... Read more...
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Website content: Google, Facebook plea to be heard Aug 7
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday deferred till Aug 7 the hearing on pleas filed by Facebook and Google challenging a trial court's order to ... Read more...
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Drive against tinted glasses on cars in Delhi from Friday
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Come Friday, 50 teams of the Delhi traffic police will be stationed in the capital to crack the whip on vehicles with tinted glasses ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for filming kids undress for lover
May 1st, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) A 42-year-old British woman has been jailed for filming her three children getting undressed for the sexual gratification of her paedophile boyfriend, a media report ... Read more...
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Gomez, Swift enjoy girls night
April 28th, 2012 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Actress-singer Selena Gomez ate cupcakes and danced the night away with Taylor Swift during a girls' night out.The ladies enjoyed some quality time together ... Read more...
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Facebook bans woman for photos of son with Down’s syndrome
April 27th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) An American woman was banned from Facebook after she posted photos of her son affected with Down's syndrome. The social network, which termed the pictures ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Danish footballers banned from using social media
April 25th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 25 (IANS) Denmark's national football team has been banned from using Twitter and other social media sites during the upcoming European Championships 2012, the country's governing body ... Read more...
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Facebook, Twitter should be monitored: ex-British spy
April 25th, 2012 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter should be monitored to prevent their misuse by paedophiles and terrorists, a former British spy chief has said.David ... Read more...
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Facebook buys AOL patents from Microsoft
April 24th, 2012 - 5:37 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) Facebook will buy a portion of AOL patents from Microsoft for $550 million, it was announced Monday. The software giant had bought the patents ... Read more...
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Social media a reality: Khurshid
April 21st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) As the West Bengal police booked a university professor for forwarding a cartoon mail on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state CID asked Facebook ... Read more...
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BJP’s extravagant campaign clicked with people: Congress
April 20th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "extravagant campaign" for the Delhi civic polls, in which it spent five times more than the Congress party, ... Read more...
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Akhilesh to get new add in cyber space (With Image)
April 20th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) Hoping to reach out to people across the class divide, particularly the young, Uttar Pradesh's new tech savvy Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will soon have ... Read more...
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World Bank calls for more trade within South Asia
April 20th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) South Asia needs more political will to embrace regional trade cooperation for the benefit of the lagging region, said a senior World Bank official.Isabel Gurrero, ... Read more...
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Objectionable internet content: Court fines petitioner
April 19th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A Delhi court, hearing a civil case against various social networking sites for allegedly displaying objectionable content, Thursday slapped a fine of Rs.200 on ... Read more...
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Justice Katju for regulating social media
April 18th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Markandey Katju Wednesday called for regulating social media, saying it would prevent unpleasant material from making it into ... Read more...
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Issue summons to Facebook through e-mail: Court
April 18th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court hearing a civil case against various social networking sites for allegedly displaying objectionable content Wednesday ordered that summons be served to ... Read more...
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Less road accidents at night in Delhi: Police
April 18th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The number of road accidents in Delhi during the night have gone down by over 10 percent from January to mid-March 2012 as ... Read more...
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Maria Sharapova’s new haircut sparks internet frenzy
April 18th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A short haircut by Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova provoked a backlash among fans after she posted pictures of the new style on her ... Read more...
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Social media powering modern protests, note experts
April 17th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) From the Pink Chaddi campaign in 2009 to the Kashmir uprisings or the Arab Spring later, internet has given new means of expression to ... Read more...
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Facebook, Apple may be balkanising the web
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Google co-founder Sergey Brin has accused social networking website Facebook and computer giant Apple of being the biggest threat to online freedom, even as he ... Read more...
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Gurgaon Girlcott takes off with play, slogans
April 13th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Gurgaon Girlcott - a movement to urge women in this millenium city on Delhi's outskirts to keep away from splurging at restaurants, malls and salons ... Read more...
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Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A court Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content ... Read more...
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Gurgaon shops, brace for ‘girlcott’ onslaught!
April 11th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) Enough of slogans and silent candlelight marches. Tired of crimes against women and the administration's attitude, a bunch of women in Gurgaon is about to ... Read more...
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Facebook buys Instagram for $1 bn (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Facebook is purchasing Instagram, the very popular photo sharing company, for $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock, the social networking giant's founder ... Read more...
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Facebook to buy Instagram for $1 bn
April 10th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 10 (IANS) Facebook will purchase the popular photo sharing app Instagram for $1 billion, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced."For years, we've focused on building the best ... Read more...
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‘Social networking, Team Anna raised Goa poll percentage’
April 9th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 9 (IANS) Social networking sites and Team Anna were the key factors in upping Goa's voting figures from 63 percent to a stunning 82.8 percent in last ... Read more...
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Bilawal’s Facebook fans discuss India trip
April 8th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of President Asif Ali Zardari and chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has a fan following on Facebook, with some ... Read more...
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