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Technology not causing social isolation: Pew study

A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study.
AFP - Thursday, November 5

Contrary to popular belief, technology is not leading to social isolation and Americans who use the Internet and mobile phones have larger and more diverse social networks, according to a new study. More »

  • Microsoft is rolling out a revamped MSN home page that incorporates its new Bing search engine and easy access to trendy online services Twitter and Facebook.

    Microsoft overhauls MSN home page

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    Microsoft is rolling out a revamped MSN home page that incorporates its new Bing search engine and easy access to trendy online services Twitter and Facebook.

  • A man displays an iPhone. Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.

    Apple's booming App Store tops 100,000 programs

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.

  • Time Warner net profit down but raises outlook

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    US media and entertainment giant Time Warner posted a 38 percent decline in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, dragged down by weak results in its publishing division and at Internet unit AOL.

  • A person uses a mouse at a Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Online payment firm PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the service.

    PayPal courts outside developers

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the online financial transaction service.

  • Yahoo teams with OneRiot on real-time search

    Reuters - Wednesday, November 4

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

  • A man displays an iPhone. The ranks of touchscreen mobile telephone users led by Apple iPhone lovers swelled to 23.8 million in August, soaring 159 percent during the preceding year, according to comScore.

    Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore.

  • Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers, pictured in April 2009 in San Francisco, California. Technology titans Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday announced an alliance to peddle the wonders of cloud computing and virtualization in a 350-billion-dollar business market.

    Cisco-EMC-VMware alliance in 350-bln-dollar market

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    Technology titans Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday announced an alliance to peddle the wonders of cloud computing and virtualization in a 350-billion-dollar business market.

  • The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. A US company which makes mobile devices is offering a gadget solely dedicated to sending and receiving Twitter messages.

    US company offers Twitter-dedicated mobile device

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    A US company which makes mobile devices is offering a gadget solely dedicated to sending and receiving Twitter messages.

  • Four years in US prison for BetOnSports founder

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    The founder of online gambling company BetOnSports PLC has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after agreeing to forfeit more than 43 million dollars.

  • Sony Ericsson unveils first Android model

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 3

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson unveiled its new X10 flagship phone on Tuesday, its first to run on Google's Android operating system, but plans to start to sell it only next year.

  • 575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups

    AFP - Tuesday, November 3

    Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.

  • Worms infesting computers worldwide: Microsoft

    AFP - Tuesday, November 3

    A Microsoft security report released Monday warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms -- malicious software that steals control or data.

  • Google voice search learns Chinese

    AFP - Tuesday, November 3

    Google's voice search tool now understands Chinese.

  • NetEase gets China non-approval notice

    Reuters - Tuesday, November 3

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China's No.2 Internet games operator NetEase.com Inc said it has been notified by a Chinese government agency that its operation of the World of Warcraft game does not have proper approval.

  • S.Korea seeks Chinese help to track cyber attacks

    AFP - Tuesday, November 3

    South Korean police said Monday they would request help from China to track the origins of cyber attacks that briefly crippled US and South Korean government and commercial websites in July.

  • Verizon launches TV-online movie channel

    AFP - Saturday, October 31

    US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet.

  • "Spam King" ordered to pay Facebook 711 million dollars

    AFP - Saturday, October 31

    A US judge has ordered a self-crowned "Spam King" to pay Facebook 711 million dollars for slipping uninvited into people's accounts to send bogus marketing messages.

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