Hacktivist group Anonymous claims it brought down government websites in protest at the UK’s handling of the asylum case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The group targeted the websites of No. 10, the Home Office, the Ministry ...
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Apple has confirmed that the latest version of its iOS mobile operating system will not include an app for accessing Google's YouTube video service by default. The move represents another step away from Google, after Apple previously ...
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Facebook is to launch a virtual bingo game in the UK that offers cash prizes. Developed by online gambling operator Gamesys, the Bingo Friendzy app enables UK users aged 18 and over to stake real money and play games for cash prizes. ...
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A US court has ordered Twitter to release old tweets and other details of a user arrested during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. The micro-blogging firm refused at first, saying the tweets were owned by users and not Twitter. ...
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Guardian Industries has appointed a new president and CEO, Ron Vaupel, effective January 1. Vaupel most recently served as vice president of business development for Koch Industries, which hasacquired a minority stake in Guardian. The ...
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A US judge has ordered Apple to disclose details of its patent-sharing deal with HTC to rival Samsung. Earlier this month, Apple and HTC signed a 10-year licence agreement, but did not disclose the details. Samsung, which is involved in ...
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Guardian Industries officials confirmed the company has completed the previously announced sale of a minority stake in the business to a subsidiary of Koch Industries. According to a recent Reuters report, Koch now owns a 44 percent share ...
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A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad, after Apple failed to prove the allegation in court. Judge Colin Birss said one notice should remain on Apple's website for six ...
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India is already building a rare-earth mineral processing plant in the east coast state of Orissa and will invest $135 million in a new exploration ship and the refurbishing of another vessel to mine minerals under its oceans. Only last ...
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Samsung has lashed out at Apple after losing its high-profile US court battle over patents that led to a $12bn loss in market value for Samsung as investors withdrew support. Samsung's share price fell 7.5% in Seoul, South Korea on Monday ...
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Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading in to a record low of $23.94 after announcing its first financial results since listing on the New York stock exchange in May. While the social network announced second quarter revenues of ...
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Amazon said sales of its Kindle e-books have overtaken those of printed books in 2012. Unaudited figures released by the company show that since the start of the year, for every 100 printed books sold on its site, customers downloaded 114 ...
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Big businesses feel that Google is not a suitable choice for enterprise contracts, according to a survey. The Corporate IT Forum, which represents IT directors and CIOs, surveyed 100 heads of IT at some of the UK's largest organisations. ...
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Four UK youths acting in the name of activist hacking collective Anonymous cost PayPal £3.5m as a result of cyber attacks carried out 2010 and 2011, a court has heard. The distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were carried ...
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NSF International, in cooperation with the Glass Association of North America’s Float Glass Manufacturing Division, is developing a Product Category Rule for flat and float glass. Product Category Rules are science-based, ...
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