With streaming platforms, next-gen gaming, and hybrid lifestyles reshaping how we consume entertainment, the humble TV is slowly being overtaken by a bigger player:…
PayPal deal lets Google phones swap cash
Online financial transactions giant PayPal showcased a mini-program on Wednesday that lets people exchange money by touching together a pair of Google smartphones. The…
South Korea clamps down on pay-for-praise bloggers
Officials of South Korea’s fair trade watchdog said they were intervening in the practice of influential bloggers who get rewards from companies in return…
Chinese websites fall victim to strict controls
The number of Chinese websites available to users fell dramatically last year after the government tightened controls on the internet, according to a new…
170,000 Facebook users petition Malaysia PM to quit
A Facebook petition has resulted in more than 170,000 people backing a call for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to quit, days after an…
South Africa’s broadband price war
One of the contributing factors for South Africa receiving a lower than expected rating in Freedom House’s “Freedom on the net 2011″ report was…
The internet is a human right
Recognition of the internet’s part in the Arab Spring — the uprisings for democracy in the Middle East this year — has cemented the…
Third party Twitter apps now top one million
Twitter announced on Monday that the number of applications registered at the popular microblogging service has topped a million. Word of the milestone was…
Google Street View makes ‘biggest update yet’
Google has added extra imagery to its 13 established Street View countries in its “biggest update yet”. The countries include Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain,…
Zynga acquires mobile software studio
Online social games sensation Zynga on Friday announced it has bought a Canadian company specialising in software applications for mobile devices. Mobile Five has…
LinkedIn passes Myspace in US traffic
LinkedIn leapfrogged Myspace in June to become the second-largest social network in the United States in terms of traffic behind Facebook, says tracking firm…
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