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I’ve had my fun in the recent past pointing out holes in Google Voice, particularly when it comes to its humorously terrible computer-aided transcription. Yet it’s high time for an anecdote that paints a more flattering portrait of Google’s free call-forwarding and visual voice mail service. Last weekend the screen on the cell phone I [...]

A group protesting Facebook’s privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant. A group protesting Facebook’s privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant. (c) 2010 AFP

There’s just one catch–Skype’s 3G calling is only on a trial basis for now. In early 2011, the VoIP company will levy a “small monthly fee,” that for now remains undecided according to online reports. Skype has not yet released information explaining how they’ll charge for the service, but we’re guessing subscribers will sign up [...]

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party chant slogans during a rally against an Internet Facebook page, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Pakistan government ordered Internet service providers to block the social networking site amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Placard on center reads “we [...]

Mainstream microprocessors have been 64-bit for years. Operating systems have followed suit. Now it’s time for a program used by hundreds of millions of people to make the leap: Firefox. Programmer Armen Zambrano Gasparnian announced the first 64-bit Firefox builds for Windows on Friday, offering an FTP site for those who want to download it. [...]

Bangladeshi Muslim protesters shout slogans as they burn a Swedish flag during a protest against social networking website facebook for holding a competition on caricatures of Prophet Mohammed, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, May 28, 2010. According to news reports, Swedish artist Lars Vilks has angered many Muslims by drawing highly blasphemous caricature of the Prophet. [...]

If you happen to frequent Google’s Images search tool with the intention of grabbing the full-quality version of whatever image you’re looking for, you’ve probably noticed Google makes you jump through some hoops to get there. In fact, Microsoft and Yahoo do the same thing, but it’s with good reason: to offer you the full [...]

Google on Friday released Web traffic data indicating that Facebook is king when it comes to online visitors despite criticism about privacy at the social-networking service. Google on Friday released Web traffic data indicating that Facebook is king when it comes to online visitors despite criticism about privacy at the social-networking service. (c) 2010 AFP

(AP) — The head of the House Judiciary Committee is asking Google and Facebook to cooperate with government inquiries into privacy practices at both companies. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(AP) — Six websites run by a Florida man violated federal copyright laws by allowing visitors to view Batman and other comic books for free without permission from the publishers or authors, government lawyers charge in a federal lawsuit. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or [...]