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Vietnam govt turns on bloggers
A Vietnamese blogger has been detained for “infringing on the interests of the state” after she criticised a security official and his family, reports…
Gaga set to dominate MTV awards, at least by download
Ahead of Europe’s most anticipated music award ceremony, the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards, which take place this weekend, Nokia’s Ovi Music reveals Lady Gaga…
Chavez notches up one million Twitter followers
President Hugo Chavez, who has embraced new media in his quest to dominate Venezuela’s airwaves, celebrated his millionth follower on Monday on Twitter. The…
iPhone 4 bug ‘makes scores late for work’
Scores of British iPhone 4 users said they were late for work on Monday after a software bug meant the alarm on the Apple…
Wikipedia to open first office outside US in India
Wikimedia, the owners of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, plans to open its first non-US office in India as it seeks to take advantage of the…
Study finds Malaysians most sociable online, Japanese least
Malaysians are the most popular people on the internet, while Japanese are the least, according to a global survey by which shows how national…
Turkey lifts YouTube ban
A Turkish court has ordered the lifting of a three-year ban on Internet video website YouTube, media reports said, but thousands of other sites…
Facebook further tightens grip on apps sharing user data
Facebook took more steps to stop third-party applications from sharing identifying information about users with advertising and Internet tracking companies. “Today, we are clarifying…
Hurley to step down as YouTube CEO
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is stepping down as head of the online video-sharing superstar bought by Google for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006. “For…
Internet reaches the summit of Everest
Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the internet on…
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