Move over dance challenges and viral trends—TikTok is strengthening its role in education! The popular social media platform has launched a dedicated Science, Technology,…
Sony hits back against Apple, Nintendo in the mobile gaming market
With Nintendo’s new 3DS and Apple’s iPad emerging as the devices of choice for mobile gaming, Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Thursday unveiled a…
Asian airlines flee print advertising, flock to social media
Asian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks like Facebook to boost their business and even channel customer criticism, without resort to print advertising,…
Global internet population hits 2 billion, mobile users top 5 billion
The number of internet users worldwide has mushroomed to reach the two billion mark, the head of the UN’s telecommunications agency, Hamadoun Toure, said…
Online news startup launches with heavyweight backing
Ongo, a subscription-based service backed by The Washington Post, The New York Times and USA Today, launched on Tuesday promising a “new way to…
Egypt blocks Twitter [and possibly Facebook] after day of rising protests
Twitter was inaccessible in Egypt on Tuesday in what was believed to be a move by the government to thwart protesters using the social…
Google’s Schmidt to get $100-million, possible TV talk show
Google’s outgoing chief executive Eric Schmidt, who is set to step down in April for co-founder Larry Page, is set to receive US$100-million in…
Internet running out of addresses, but talk of ‘Ipocalypse’ dismissed
The internet is running out of addresses, and in the next few weeks the last of the four billion addresses available on the IPv4…
Facebook now valued at $50-billion
Facebook announced on Friday that it had raised $1.5 billion from investors in a private share offering that valued the booming social network at…
HP announces sweeping changes, appoints five new board members
Months after CEO Mark Hurd was forced to resign, Hewlett-Packard announced a major shake up of its board Thursday, the latest in a series…
Mobile payment systems making inroads into the US market
In a sure sign of things to come, US coffee chain Starbucks on Wednesday began allowing customers in its US stores to keep their…
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