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Struggling Sony Marks Walkman 30-year anniversary
Tokyo-based Sony Corp. remained on a down hill slope as it continues to struggle in winning back Walkman’s industry reputation. This, as the company celebrated the music player’s 30th year anniversary on Wednesday. According to Japanese media reports, Sony has lost some 98.8 billion yen or $1.02... 
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South Korean “Spot the Spy” Game irks Liberal Groups
Liberal groups on Monday expressed concern over a South Korean flash video game called “Spot the Spy”, which reportedly asks gamers to “keep a close watch” on suspected spies and North Korean sympathizers. The spy game, hosted by the National Intelligence Service, was created to mark the Korean... 
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Apple Pulls Out Apps Showing Nude Women
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... 
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Drop web filter, China urged
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... 
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Access to Google Disrupted in China
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... 
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Government Shuts Down ISP Company Spreading Malware, Pornography
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... 
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Survey Says Nokia’s Popularity Fading
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... 
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Microsoft Blocks Messenger, Angers Cuban
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... 
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“Twits” Attack Anew, Phishing Discovered in Twitter
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.... 
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Twitter Plans to Make TV Series
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...