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WikiLeaks used its Twitter account on Tuesday to reveal that it was under a new cyber attack, just three days after a similar incident…
Chinese Twitter clone Fanfou makes a comeback
Fanfou, a Chinese Twitter clone that was shut down by authorities last year amid fears it was fanning unrest in the country, has apparently…
EU announces antitrust probe into Google
Google received the news on Tuesday that it was to be the subject of an antitrust probe by European Union competition watchdogs. The Commission…
WikiLeaks’ next bombshell could ‘take down a bank or two’
In an interview with Forbes magazine WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed a fresh “megaleak” will target a major US bank “early next year”….
‘Hacktivist’ takes credit for WikiLeaks shutdown
A computer hacker known as the “Jester” who calls himself a “hacktivist for good” is taking credit for temporarily taking down the WikiLeaks website….
Tablet computers take a bite out of PC sales
Worldwide personal computer sales are on track to set a new record this year but tablets like Apple’s iPad are taking a bite out…
American woman mistaken for a cricket match
An American woman with the Twitter name @theashes who was bombarded by messages about cricket was offered a free flight to Australia and started…
A glimpse of the future: Pay TV declines in the face of broadband
The economic downturn has US cable television companies shedding subscribers in record numbers and Americans increasingly “cutting the cord” in favour of cheaper online…
Wi-fi connection catapults Nepal into 21st century
It used to take teacher Mahabir Pun more than two days to check his email from his home in the remote Himalayan village of…
World braces for new ‘extremely dangerous’ WikiLeaks revelations
Governments around the world braced for the release of millions of potentially embarrassing US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks as Washington raced to contain the…
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