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Microsoft sold 8m Kinects in first two months
Microsoft sold more than eight million gesture-sensing Kinect controllers for Xbox 360 game consoles in just two months, says the company’s chief executive Steve…
‘Proof’ from China that the iPad 2 will have a camera
Protective cases for the second generation iPad are being sold on Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba — even before Apple has launched the new device…
Twitter turned down $500m Facebook offer
Twitter apparently turned down a 500 million dollar purchase offer from the social networking site Facebook in 2008, according to the Financial Times. In…
‘We’re going to be up to our armpits in crappy tablets’
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday but the hottest device around, and the trailblazing company that makes…
How the internet may be hurting our environment [Infographic]
Here is a pretty comprehensive and well-researched infographic which looks into the effect the internet has on our environment. It makes the startling claim…
Paypal to help set up e-commerce hub in China
US online payment service Paypal has agreed to help set up an international e-commerce hub in southwestern China as more foreign companies cash in…
US mayor tweets through snow crisis
While other officials took heat for their lame response to paralysing US blizzards, Newark’s mayor ingeniously used Twitter and earnt himself political kudos for…
Groupon raises $500m
Internet sensation Groupon, which specialises in dishing out local bargains, says it has raised $500-million, just weeks after rejecting a multi-billion-dollar takeover bid by…
Egyptian president urged to free jailed Facebook user
Reporters Without Borders has issued a joint call with rights groups for Egypt’s president to intervene after an Internet user was sentenced to jail…
China cracks down on VOIP phone services
China wants to restrict Internet phone services — a move that could affect thousands of businesses and individuals making cheap calls via web-based communications…
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