- Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites Reuters - 9 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local … More »Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing. The affected sites belong to the Interior Ministry, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The homepage of the Interior …
Anonymous attack Mexico websites to protest copyright law AFP - 5 hours agoThe shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry Friday to protest a proposed law to fine people … More »Anonymous attack Mexico websites to protest copyright law
The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry Friday to protest a proposed law to fine people who violate copyright online.
Twitter faces censorship charges, blackout call AFP - 10 hours agoTwitter, championed as a tool of free expression during the Arab Spring, was facing censorship charges on Friday after announcing it can now block tweets on a country-by-country … More »Twitter faces censorship charges, blackout call
Twitter, championed as a tool of free expression during the Arab Spring, was facing censorship charges on Friday after announcing it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis if legally required to do so.
Facebook may file for IPO next week: WSJ AFP - 10 hours agoFacebook may file papers for an initial public offering next week that would value the social network at up to $100 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. More »Facebook may file for IPO next week: WSJ
Facebook may file papers for an initial public offering next week that would value the social network at up to $100 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
- Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics Reuters - 9 hours ago
(Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former … More »Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics
(Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing "sham" litigation to keep them from joining rivals. Groupon, which runs the world's largest online coupon website, had accused Nikki …
- West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss AFP - 14 hours ago
The Internet proved the only true form of free communication during the Arab Spring and yet the West has come to take the freedom it confers for granted, Google boss Eric Schmidt said Friday.
- DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei Reuters - 12 hours ago
(Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo Inc will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported. The leading Japanese mobile phone service provider identified an …
- Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP AFP - 11 hours ago
Former Palm chief executive Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett-Packard, less than two years after Palm was acquired by the computer giant.
- Google data merge called privacy threat CBC - 8 hours ago
Google's new plan to link user data across its email, video, social-networking sites has come under fire from critics who say it's an invasion of privacy because of the sheer volume of information collected and the inability of users to opt out.
- Ex-Palm chief leaves HP after WebOS move Reuters - 14 hours ago
(Reuters) - Jon Rubinstein, who was instrumental in crafting Apple Inc's iPod music player, has left Hewlett Packard Co after two years on the job there. Rubinstein was CEO of smartphone maker Palm when that company was acquired by HP in 2010. He last held a product-innovation role within HP's Personal Systems Group headed …
- America Movil to get control of Brazil's Net Reuters - 10 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Cell phone company America Movil, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, said on Friday it had approval from Brazil's telecom watchdog Anatel to take control of cable television company Net Servicos de Comunicacao. Under terms of the deal, America Movil's Brazilian unit Embratel Participacoes will …
- German court rules against Samsung in suit with Apple Reuters - 23 hours ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday that a German court has ruled against it in a patent suit with Apple Inc over mobile technology, the latest verdict in an intensifying global legal battle between the two technology giants. The ruling by the court in Mannheim covered one of three patents Samsung …
- Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers Reuters - 8 hours ago
(Reuters) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's job, according to a court filing. The 2007 email from Jobs to Schmidt was disclosed on Friday in the course of civil litigation …
- Lithuanian central bank hit by cyber-attack AFP - 17 hours ago
Lithuania's central bank said Friday it had been hit by a cyber-attack, but had eventually overcome the assault on its website and other online services.
- Asteroid makes close approach to Earth CBC - 13 hours ago
An asteroid about 11 metres in diameter roared past the Earth early Friday in one of the closest approaches ever recorded for such an event, astronomers say.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals. The South Korean … More »Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
