Apple Pulls Out Apps Showing Nude Women

June 28, 2009

Technology giant Apple Inc. pulled out an iPhone and iPod application that shows nude pictures of women and said that it will not allow inappropriate contents from reaching its users. In a statement, Apple spokesman said the company has pulled out the controversial “Hottest Girls” application after its developer Allan Leung added nude photos of [...]

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Drop web filter, China urged

June 27, 2009

Some 22 major global business groups on Friday urged the Chinese government to scrap the implementation of the order that will filter web contents through pre-installed software, saying it may pose more problems in security and privacy of the users. In their letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the chamber of commerce and other trading [...]

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Access to Google Disrupted in China

June 25, 2009

Following reports that Chinese government is forcing Google to sanitize its content, users in the country reported that they cannot access search engine giant, according to BBC news on Thursday. Meanwhile, Google said it is now investigating the incident to determine if authorities have indeed blocked its service, adding that they have not yet measured [...]

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ATM Malware Attacking Consumers Worldwide

June 7, 2009

As digital hackers are becoming more sophisticated nowadays, security experts warn that a new strain of malware is attacking automated teller machines (ATMs) worldwide and these may even evolve into something which may be harder to detect and contain. According to security firm SpiderLabs, a sample of ATM malware from a banking company in Europe [...]

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Government Shuts Down ISP Company Spreading Malware, Pornography

June 5, 2009

In an effort to stop child pornography and protect consumers against online criminals, the federal government has shut down an Internet service provider believed to be spreading computer viruses and pornographic materials involving minors. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday that it shut down Pricewent LLC based in a complaint filed before a [...]

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Survey Says Nokia’s Popularity Fading

June 3, 2009

After dominating the mobile phone market, Nokia Corporation is starting to lose popularity among young consumers as other key players are emerging, according to a recent survey. Online networking giant Habbo Hotel conducted a survey, which included 112,000 teenagers ages 13 to 16 from 30 countries, said that 21 percent of respondents declared that their [...]

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Microsoft Blocks Messenger, Angers Cuban

May 30, 2009

Cuban authorities on Friday accused Microsoft Corp. for the “bias” blocking of Windows messenger instant messaging service in the country and other nations sanctioned by the United States, stressing  that it is yet another “harassment” from Washington. In a recent report, Microsoft announced the removal of the service to countries like Cuba, North Korean, Sudan, [...]

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“Twits” Attack Anew, Phishing Discovered in Twitter

May 28, 2009

Miicroblogging Twitter on Thursday was reportedly attack by another phishing activity, tricking its users to “handout” login and passwords to hackers. According to reports, users began to receive spam messages from their friends’ accounts asking them to login to a bogus site called TwitterCut. The said website looks exactly like the login page of the [...]

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Twitter Plans to Make TV Series

May 26, 2009

Popular microblogging site Twitter on Monday said that it is planning to create its own television series and share this to millions of users worldwide. Twitter officials said they have signed a partnership deal with producers Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Reveille Productions to create unscripted television show which can be accessed by users from different [...]

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Capcom to Launch New Video Games for iPhone

May 23, 2009

Following a recent growth in the mobile gaming market, video game giant Capcom Co Ltd. on Friday announced its plans to release 10 more titles under Apple iPhone this year until March 2010. The Japanese-based video game manufacturer made the announcement following the success of three titles that it has launched earlier this year for [...]

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