Objectionable matter: Yahoo plea for staying case refused (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday refused Yahoo India's plea for staying a trial court's proceedings against it for allegedly hosting objectionable content on its ... Read more...
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Heineken extends partnership with James Bond films
February 9th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) After collaborating with five James Bond films, beer brand Heineken has extended its 15-year-long partnership with the popular franchise. The company has plans to ... Read more...
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Google Earth helps keep tabs on exploitative fish farms
February 9th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 9 (IANS) Google Earth can be a powerful tool to keep tabs on a growing industry like ocean fish farming, given its tendency to exploit scarce resources and ... Read more...
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Cyber attack on website of petitioner against Facebook, others
February 7th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The website of a petitioner and Islamic scholar who dragged Facebook, Google, Yahoo and others to court over allegedly objectionable content has been defaced ... Read more...
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All websites should operate within Indian laws: Pilot
February 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) All websites, including social media sites, would have to operate within the India laws and be responsible for hosting any content, Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Second Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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Facebook sees India among key growth areas
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Popular social network site Facebook, which hopes to raise at least $5 billion in one of the world's most widely anticipated IPOs, or initial public ... Read more...
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British student to launch bamboo smart phone
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A 23-year-old British student will launch a mobile phone made largely from bamboo, The Telegraph reported Thursday.The smartphone, called 'ADzero', is expected to launch later this ... Read more...
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Google has right to remove content, court told
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The contention of Google that it was not aware of the content hosted on the search engine and its subsidiary company doesn't hold ground, ... Read more...
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China examines Google’s mapping request
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 2 (IANS) Chinese authorities are examining an application from Google for an online mapping licence, the Shanghai Daily reported Thursday.The National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, said ... Read more...
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Facebook files for $5 bn IPO
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Facebook has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise at least $5 billion for the world's largest social network, according to documents ... Read more...
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New app helps find who ‘unfriends’ you on Facebook
January 31st, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) People who have been "unfriended" on social network Facebook can now check out the person through a new software that can be installed in any ... Read more...
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Obama confirms Pakistan drone strikes
January 31st, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas, US President Barack Obama confirmed during a video "hangout" on Google's social network Google+ that ... Read more...
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Thai government welcomes Twitter censorship announcement
January 30th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- The Thai government on Monday welcomed an announcement from the social networking website Twitter that it will start censoring controversial content on a country-specific level, local media reported.Jeerawan ... Read more...
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Who’s Daisy Lowe, asks Olly Murs
January 30th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Singer Olly Murs says he has never heard of model Daisy Lowe, who is very keen to go on a date with him."I don't know who ... Read more...
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Our kids not allowed to Google us: Pitt
January 30th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says that he and his partner Angelina Jolie have banned their children from Googling them.Jolie and Pitt are biological parents to ... Read more...
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Bizarre case of India versus the Internet (Comment)
January 29th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
It isn't just one angry Indian against Google and Facebook. Internet freedom is on trial in India! The ham-handed, state-backed censorship of Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literary Festival earlier ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton working on new album
January 29th, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton says she is preparing her new CD with the help of her DJ-producer boyfriend, Afrojack."I'm doing my new album, and Afrojack ... Read more...
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Young people drive growth of Twitter in Africa
January 27th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Jan 27 (IANS) A majority of tweets in Africa are made by young people from their mobile devices, thus driving the growth of Twitter Africa, new research ... Read more...
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Radcliffe wants to visit Indian ghost town (With Images)
January 26th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Daniel Radcliffe, who is gearing up for the release of his horror film "Woman in Black", is eager to visit the "ghost" town ... Read more...
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Apple beats Google in US smartphone market
January 26th, 2012 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Jan 26 (IANS) Apple overtook Google's Android to become the leading smartphone platform in the US in the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to strong demand for its ... Read more...
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Bigots hissed, but no stopping carnival of letters (Lit Fest Review)
January 25th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) The absent Salman Rusdhie may have stolen the headlines, but the five-day Jaipur Literary Festival will be remembered for its many incandescent moments when poetry intersected ... Read more...
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Banning social media threat to democracy: Ankit Fadia
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Banning or blocking websites and social content on web is a threat to democracy and the freedom of speech of the netizens, cyber-security expert ... Read more...
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Minimising cellphone power consumption possible
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Minimising power consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centres may now be possible, thanks to the first ever systematic power profile study.Their results ... Read more...
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Anti-piracy bills shelved by US Congress
January 21st, 2012 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Congress has indefinitely postponed debate on two disputed anti-piracy bills, two days after protest blackouts by hundreds of websites including online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.Senate ... Read more...
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Google best place to work in US: Fortune
January 20th, 2012 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) Internet giant Google has been by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in the US.The Mountain View, California-based company hired about 7,000 people in ... Read more...
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Wikipedia says blackout was a success
January 19th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales hailed the website's 24-hour blackout protest as a success, suggesting it galvanised opposition to anti-piracy legislation in the US Congress, the ... Read more...
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Urban Indian youths bored of social media: Survey
January 19th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Youngsters in urban India are gradually moving away from social networking sites due to fatigue and health reasons, said a study conducted by a ... Read more...
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Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court's order to prosecute them ... Read more...
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Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas
January 19th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court's order to prosecute them ... Read more...
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Wikipedia, Google join anti-piracy bill protest (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, went offline Wednesday, joining a daylong internet strike of over a dozen other websites, including Google, to protest proposed US laws purportedly ... Read more...
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Kerala police chief denies snooping on emails (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (IANS) Kerala's Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose Tuesday denied ever having snooped on emails of some people, including a former Muslim lawmaker, as reported in ... Read more...
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Nokia, Tata and LG are most trusted brands in India
January 17th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Nokia, Tata and LG are amongst most trusted brands in India, said a survey Tuesday.The revelation was made by 'Brand Trust Report 2012' which ... Read more...
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Snooping into Muslims’ emails a fascist act: Achuthanandan
January 17th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (IANS) Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday described the Kerala government's act of snooping into email accounts as fascist.In a statement issued, Achuthanandan slammed Chief Minister ... Read more...
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