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Russia’s Mail.ru set to go global with My.com

When it comes to online names in Russia, you don’t get much bigger than Mail.ru. Now the company is looking to expand its global…

Google Play Music gets serious: adds more songs, primes for European launch

Despite the fact that the press launch was cancelled due to hurricane Sandy, Google still débuted its new Nexus phone, larger tablet and an…

Obama and Romney websites play the tracking and click-and-share game

Consumer advocates are worried about the tracking that happens on the websites for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. As election day nears, the two…

Here comes Baidu: Q3 results show solid growth

Business is booming for Baidu. The Chinese search giant today released its Q3 results and things are looking healthy to say the least. The…

Filtered love: WordPress now allows Instagram embedding

If you ever thought that getting your Instagram pictures up on your blog was a kind of a pain-in-the-arse, then WordPress has got good…

Vodafone set to launch global NFC-based mobile wallet

It seems that yet another company has decided to enter the mobile wallet game… this time, it’s telecommunications giant Vodafone. The group has reportedly…

Wikileaks to release three million more secret documents

Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said Monday it was planning to publish nearly three million more secret documents in its next mass release of confidential material,…

‘iPad a completely new product’ after latest OS update

Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system on Monday bringing multitasking, folders, a unified inbox and wireless printing to the iPad….

Tencent, Qihoo need to ‘strengthen professional ethics’: Chinese govt

Two of China’s leading internet companies, Tencent and Qihoo, have been forced by the Chinese authorities to issue public apologies over a nasty spat…

‘Social’ still a key part of Google’s strategy

Internet search behemoth Google said social media was “absolutely” part of its strategy and would be embedded in “many of our products” but played…

Chinese woman sentenced to labour camp over a tweet

A Chinese woman sentenced to a year in a labour camp could be the first person in the country persecuted over a tweet, human…

Facebook moves into MySpace

MySpace this week began letting members tap into entertainment preferences expressed in Facebook profiles in a deepening of ties with the firm that snatched…

Twitter likes Facebook, sends friend request

Two of the internet’s hottest stars want to be friends, but they just don’t know how. “We are talking to them often to see…

Amazon moves into the movie business

Amazon is getting into the movie business. The online retail giant announced the launch on Tuesday of Amazon Studios, inviting filmmakers and screenwriters to…

Bored of Farmville? Here comes Cityville

Social network game developer Zynga has unveiled “CityVille,” the first globally released online game built by the hot startup behind play hits “FarmVille” and…

Tiger Woods takes to Twitter

Tiger Woods took his Twitter account for a spin on Wednesday, trying out the social networking site and deciding “I think I like this…

Soweto to host historic TEDx youth event

Some of South Africa’s “most talented and visionary young thinkers and activists” will converge for the TEDxYouth@Soweto event as part of the globally-arranged TEDxYouthDay….

Future of the mobile internet is not in apps, says Blackberry

The head of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) fired a shot at rival Apple, slamming the notion that smartphones need “apps”. “You don’t…

Google Voice finally arrives on iPhone

Google launched a Google Voice for the iPhone application after a lengthy dispute with Apple that drew the attention of US government telecom regulators….

Entire Beatles catalogue finally available on iTunes

The Beatles finally arrived on iTunes on Tuesday after what Apple’s Steve Jobs described as “a long and winding road.” “The Beatles. Now on…

Your next Google phone will be your mobile wallet: Schmidt

A new Google mobile phone, embedded with a chip that makes it a virtual wallet so people can “tap and pay” is poised to…

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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JLR channels its Camel Trophy history