Posts Tagged ‘afp’
Google gains ground in US search market
Saturday, January 22, 2011 14:06 No CommentsA sign is posted outside of the Google headquarters in California 2010. Market-tracker comScore reported on Friday that Google finished 2010 strong, handling 66 percent of US online queries. Market-tracker comScore reported on Friday that Google finished 2010 strong, handling 66 percent of US online queries. (c) 2011 AFP
Internet addresses to be used up in January: expert
Thursday, December 9, 2010 17:08 No CommentsThe reserve of available Internet addresses will be used up around the world in January 2011, experts have warned. The reserve of available Internet addresses will be used up around the world in January, warned experts based here. (c) 2010 AFP
Computer meltdown leaves millions of Aussies without cash
Saturday, November 27, 2010 5:04 No CommentsA freak computer glitch at Australia’s biggest bank froze cash machines and left millions of people struggling to access their money on Saturday. (c) 2010 AFP
MySpace deepens ties with rival Facebook
Thursday, November 18, 2010 17:04 No CommentsA MySpace party at Comic-Con in July 2010. MySpace on Thursday began letting members tap into entertainment preferences expressed in Facebook profiles in a deepening of ties with the firm that snatched its social networking crown. MySpace on Thursday began letting members tap into entertainment preferences expressed in Facebook profiles in a deepening of ties [...]
35 hours of video a minute uploaded to YouTube
Thursday, November 11, 2010 17:03 No CommentsThe YouTube homepage appears on a screen in Washington in September 2010. YouTube said today that 35 hours of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute, up from 24 hours per minute in March 2010. YouTube said Thursday that 35 hours of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute, [...]
US News and World Report going Web-only
Saturday, November 6, 2010 3:03 No CommentsUS News & World Report logo. US News & World Report, which dropped its weekly format two years ago and went monthly, is now abandoning print entirely for the Web. US News & World Report, which dropped its weekly format two years ago and went monthly, is now abandoning print entirely for the Web. (c) [...]
Wealthfront lets regular folks invest like the rich
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:03 No CommentsStartup Wealthfront has revamped its online service to give middle- and lower-income people in the United States investment tools typically reserved for the rich to make profit on their money. (c) 2010 AFP
US does not know source, purpose of Stuxnet worm: official
Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:04 No CommentsThe United States is analyzing the “Stuxnet” computer worm but does not know who is behind it or its purpose, a top US cybersecurity official said Friday. (c) 2010 AFP
Interpol chief’s identity stolen on Facebook
Friday, September 17, 2010 11:05 No CommentsInterpol head Ronald K. Noble, seen here in March. Noble has told how crirminals stole his Facebook identity and used it to obtain information on an operation by the international police agency. Criminals stole the Facebook identity of Interpol head Ronald K. Noble and used it to obtain information on an operation by the international [...]
Google searches Web as fast as you can type
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 14:05 No CommentsGoogle on Wednesday began scouring the Internet in real time, delivering results as fast a a person can type. (c) 2010 AFP