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SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others. Twitter said it would implement a new login verification... 
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eye wear yet to hit the market. “Built by Facebook, this app allows you to... 
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp’s forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers, the marketing chief for the Windows unit said on... 
Samsung has gone the complete way and tried every trick in the book to promote their Galaxy range of phones. And the marketing frenzy sure worked to their benefit. However, Samsung might have gone a bit too far... 
Google says it will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue. The feature applies to email, social network Google... 
If you are in UK, you have to. But do you think it is a good move? How about launching it in Pakistan? Majority of Facebook’s popularity can be attributed to its free service. Doing those things which have... 
Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea’s government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North’s Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that posted by the regime... 
There’s been a lot of talk and excitement about Google Glass. They’ve captured the imagination of the Technorati and even garnered feedback from the mainstream media in reports that Google’s computerized eye wear might be barred in certain restaurants and bars. Clearly it’s a fascinating... 
SYDNEY- Apple Inc blamed “old-fashioned” record companies, film studios and TV networks for the inflated prices Australians pay compared with U.S. consumers for digital downloads, as it defended its pricing strategy on Friday. Executives from Apple, Adobe Systems... 
SAN FRANCISCO: More than a billion people use YouTube each month, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth, the Google-owned online video sharing venue said Wednesday. In a blog post, the YouTube team noted that nearly one out... 
If you use Twitter over social media, you’ve become very acquainted with the “#”, now more popularly known as the final character of a hashtag. Now, Facebook is about to hash it out with Twitter by adding hashtags.... 
Those Facebook ‘likes’ can reveal a lot more than you think. Research released this week shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user’s race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The... 
Google Inc is nearing a $7 million settlement with some 30 U.S. states over a 2010 incident in which its Street View mapping cars collected passwords and other personal data from home wireless networks, according to a person familiar with the... 
Facebook Inc introduced the biggest change in years to its popular newsfeed on Thursday, with a new look and focus on photos that is expected to make the social network more ad-friendly and may entice users to spend... 
WASHINGTON: Google says the FBI is monitoring the Web for potential terrorist activity. But it can’t confirm the extent of the surveillance. As part of the Google Transparency Report, the Internet giant released data this week on so-called... 
Facebook Inc will unveil a new look for its popular “newsfeed” next week, the latest move by the Web company to revamp key elements of its 1 billion member social network. Facebook will showcase the newsfeed makeover at a media... 
LONDON, Thu Feb 28, 2013 – Scientists from a British cancer charity are teaming up with technology gurus from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search... 
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES: Facebook Inc. said on Friday hackers had infiltrated some of its employees’ laptops in recent weeks, making the world’s No.1social network the latest victim of a wave of cyber attacks, many of which have been traced... 
PARIS: Google is to pay 60 million euros ($82 million) into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet under a top-level deal signed on Friday, but will not pay them for posting links to their content.... 
SAN FRANCISCO: The social media giant Twitter acknowledged that it has become the latest victim in a number of cyber-attacks against media companies, saying hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200... 
Mark Zuckerburg has admitted that there is a huge rift between his social networking company and Google. During Facebook’s earnings call this week Zuckerberg said that his relationship with Google isn’t one where the companies really talk. Facebook... 
Google’s chief executive Larry Page has said rival Facebook is doing “a really bad job on their products”, as his company announced the development of massive new UK headquarters in London. Mr Page gave a wide-ranging interview to... 
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22, 2013 – Google reported Tuesday that its profit climbed and its annual revenue hit an unprecedented high last year as it evolved to stay in tune with people using smartphones and tablets. “We ended... 
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15, 2013 – Facebook’s new “graph search” feature is designed to take straight-forward questions and tap into users’ circle of friends for answers. Typing “friends San Francisco” in a graph search box atop a Facebook... 
The Supreme court ordered to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Rental power case on Tuesday. The court also ordered to arrest the 15 other accused in the corruption scam within 24 hours. This news created an... 
A local online tabloid, ‘Pakistan Today’ issued a story today regarding the ‘Shahzeb murder case’ and its recent development – which said that the father of the deceased agreed upon a sum of money for dropping the charges... -
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Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 23rd May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others. Twitter said it would implement a new login verification system, “a form of two-factor authentication” which is “a second check to make sure it’s really you”... Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eye wear yet to hit the market. “Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload photos from Google Glass directly to your Facebook timeline,” Erick Tseng, head of mobile products at... Microsoft unveils free Windows 8.1 update
By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 15th May 2013
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp’s forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers, the marketing chief for the Windows unit said on Tuesday. The world’s largest software company has been touting the update, previously code-named ‘Blue,’ as a series... Samsung hires students to post comments against HTC
By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 17th April 2013
Samsung has gone the complete way and tried every trick in the book to promote their Galaxy range of phones. And the marketing frenzy sure worked to their benefit. However, Samsung might have gone a bit too far in taking promoting their devices online. Samsung has allegedly hired students to post comments and issues against... Google initiates tool to findout data use after death
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 12th April 2013
Google says it will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online, the first major company to deal with the sensitive issue. The feature applies to email, social network Google Plus and other accounts. Users can choose to delete data after a set period of time, or... Will you pay for Facebook messages to non-friends?
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 9th April 2013
If you are in UK, you have to. But do you think it is a good move? How about launching it in Pakistan? Majority of Facebook’s popularity can be attributed to its free service. Doing those things which have of late become a standard for survival — Connecting with friends, making new friends, sharing, chatting, etc,... North Korea’s Twitter account hacked amid tension
By: Hassaan Ali, Uploaded: 4th April 2013
Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea’s government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North’s Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that posted by the regime in Pyongyang, such as photos of North’s leader Kim Jong Un meeting with military officials. Instead, a... A Killer App for Google’s Glasses
By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 25th March 2013
There’s been a lot of talk and excitement about Google Glass. They’ve captured the imagination of the Technorati and even garnered feedback from the mainstream media in reports that Google’s computerized eye wear might be barred in certain restaurants and bars. Clearly it’s a fascinating product and concept, though it’s harder to say if it’ll catch on or be successful beyond early... Apple blames record labels, film studios for high Australian prices
By: Aneeta Karim, Uploaded: 22nd March 2013
SYDNEY- Apple Inc blamed “old-fashioned” record companies, film studios and TV networks for the inflated prices Australians pay compared with U.S. consumers for digital downloads, as it defended its pricing strategy on Friday. Executives from Apple, Adobe Systems Inc and Microsoft Inc were grilled by a special Australian parliamentary committee tasked with investigating allegations of... YouTube now has One billion monthly users
By: AFP, Uploaded: 21st March 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: More than a billion people use YouTube each month, with viewing on smartphones helping drive growth, the Google-owned online video sharing venue said Wednesday. In a blog post, the YouTube team noted that nearly one out of every two people on the Internet visits the website, which has grown into a global hit... Facebook is Working on Adding Hashtags
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 18th March 2013
If you use Twitter over social media, you’ve become very acquainted with the “#”, now more popularly known as the final character of a hashtag. Now, Facebook is about to hash it out with Twitter by adding hashtags. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Facebook is working on incorporating the hashtag by... Private data revealed by Facebook ‘likes’: study
By: Sheraz Nasir, Uploaded: 13th March 2013
Those Facebook ‘likes’ can reveal a lot more than you think. Research released this week shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user’s race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The researchers developed an algorithm which uses Facebook likes — which are publicly available unless a user chooses... Google nears $7 million settlement with U.S. states over Wifi incident: source
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 9th March 2013
Google Inc is nearing a $7 million settlement with some 30 U.S. states over a 2010 incident in which its Street View mapping cars collected passwords and other personal data from home wireless networks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The announcement of the settlement is expected to be made by the states early next week,... Facebook puts focus on photos in new look; may boost ads
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 8th March 2013
Facebook Inc introduced the biggest change in years to its popular newsfeed on Thursday, with a new look and focus on photos that is expected to make the social network more ad-friendly and may entice users to spend more time on the website. The changes to the newsfeed, whose look and feel had remained largely... Google says ‘FBI monitoring the Web’
By: AFP, Uploaded: 7th March 2013
WASHINGTON: Google says the FBI is monitoring the Web for potential terrorist activity. But it can’t confirm the extent of the surveillance. As part of the Google Transparency Report, the Internet giant released data this week on so-called National Security Letters – official requests for data under the Patriot Act passed after the September 11,... Facebook to unveil new look for news feed on March 7
By: Sheraz Nasir, Uploaded: 2nd March 2013
Facebook Inc will unveil a new look for its popular “newsfeed” next week, the latest move by the Web company to revamp key elements of its 1 billion member social network. Facebook will showcase the newsfeed makeover at a media event on March 7 at its Menlo Park, California headquarters, the company said in an emailed invitation... Facebook, Google Tech Gurus To Design Cancer Research Game
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 1st March 2013
LONDON, Thu Feb 28, 2013 – Scientists from a British cancer charity are teaming up with technology gurus from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search for new cancer drugs. The project, led by the charity Cancer Research UK, should mean that anyone... Facebook says it was a target of sophisticated hacking
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 16th February 2013
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES: Facebook Inc. said on Friday hackers had infiltrated some of its employees’ laptops in recent weeks, making the world’s No.1social network the latest victim of a wave of cyber attacks, many of which have been traced to China. It said none of its users’ data was compromised in the attack, which occurred after... Google to pay 60 million euros into French media fund
By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 2nd February 2013
PARIS: Google is to pay 60 million euros ($82 million) into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet under a top-level deal signed on Friday, but will not pay them for posting links to their content. French publishers had been pushing for Google to pay them licensing fees for listing headlines and snippets of... Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts
By: Afraz Ahmed, Uploaded: 2nd February 2013
SAN FRANCISCO: The social media giant Twitter acknowledged that it has become the latest victim in a number of cyber-attacks against media companies, saying hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users. The company said a blog post on Friday it detected attempts to gain access to... Facebook, Google not on talking terms: Mark Zuckerberg
By: Maliha, Uploaded: 1st February 2013
Mark Zuckerburg has admitted that there is a huge rift between his social networking company and Google. During Facebook’s earnings call this week Zuckerberg said that his relationship with Google isn’t one where the companies really talk. Facebook and Google have clashed more in public recently. In an interview with Wired in January, Google CEO... Google CEO: Facebook Doing ‘Really Bad Job’
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 31st January 2013
Google’s chief executive Larry Page has said rival Facebook is doing “a really bad job on their products”, as his company announced the development of massive new UK headquarters in London. Mr Page gave a wide-ranging interview to Wired magazine, which was conducted before Facebook launched its new Graph Search tool. Asked whether competition from... Google 2012: revenue hits $50 billion
By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 23rd January 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22, 2013 – Google reported Tuesday that its profit climbed and its annual revenue hit an unprecedented high last year as it evolved to stay in tune with people using smartphones and tablets. “We ended 2012 with a strong quarter,” said Google co-founder and chief executive Larry Page. “We hit $50 billion... Facebook introduces new ‘graph search’ feature
By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 16th January 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15, 2013 – Facebook’s new “graph search” feature is designed to take straight-forward questions and tap into users’ circle of friends for answers. Typing “friends San Francisco” in a graph search box atop a Facebook page prompts an all-to-easy hunt for those in a user’s circle who have made it known that... Social Media Uproar – Raja Rental to be arrested!
By: Fawad Khan, Uploaded: 15th January 2013
The Supreme court ordered to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Rental power case on Tuesday. The court also ordered to arrest the 15 other accused in the corruption scam within 24 hours. This news created an upheaval in various social networking sites and the general populate apparently had a lot to say about... Social Media Uproar: Local tabloid accused of false reporting
By: Agha Majid, Uploaded: 7th January 2013
A local online tabloid, ‘Pakistan Today’ issued a story today regarding the ‘Shahzeb murder case’ and its recent development – which said that the father of the deceased agreed upon a sum of money for dropping the charges against Shahrukh Jatoi, the prime suspect in the case. This little piece of information created quite an... 
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