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Apple Set to Release Tablet Device in January — Reports
Reports about the release of a new tablet device by Apple Inc. has intensified on Tuesday as the company allegedly started preparations for its launching in January. In a report, The Wall Street Journal said that Apple will soon be launching the new tablet-style device this month. The report also said... 
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Craigslist, Ebay Battle it out in Court
A former chief executive officer of online auction giant eBay Inc. took the witness stand on Monday to testify against the “unfair” cut made online classified site Craigslist to eBay’s shares in the company. Meg Whitman, in her testimony, said that eBay has lost its seat on Craigslist’s board... 
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McAfee Warns China of Updated Panda Virus
Anti-virus firm MacAfee has warned the Chinese government and other Internet users of an updated version of the destructive Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected and damaged million computers in the country more than three years ago. Fujacks, the original Panda virus, has caused major damage in... 
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Obama Urges China to Allow Use of Social Networking Sites like Twitter
Despite recent legislations banning the use of Twitter in China, United States President Barack Obama on Monday urged the Chinese government to allow the use of the microblogging website, saying that it should be available to all people and all places in the world. In a meeting at a town hall in Shanghai,... 
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Switzerland Privacy Watchdog Wants Google Street View Blocked, Sues Internet Giant
Search engine giant Google Inc will face a lawsuit that was filed by a Swedish privacy watchdog, which accused its popular Google Street View application as a direct violator of the strict tradition of personal privacy in the country. The Federal Data Protection of Switzerland on Friday issued a statement,... 
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Online Payment Service PayPal May Soon Overtake Parent Company eBay
Despite increasing problems with the sales in its online marketplace, eBay Inc is making a different kind of progress through its online money transaction service called PayPal, which is set to overshadow its mother company’s revenue in the coming months. For the past two years, eBay has been trying... 
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New iButton Helps People Deal with Air Travel
Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched a new iPhone application that would help people deal with their phobia in flying by just pressing the “iButton.” The new iButton application, according to Virgin, has over 98 percent success rate in helping people to overcome their fear in flying. The App was... 
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Social Networking Costs Add Burden to UK Business
Some 1.38 billion UK pound were lost every year due to workers’ low productivity brought by the excessive use of social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter during working hours, a new study showed on Thursday. Based on the study commissioned by the IT services and technology company... 
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Microsoft Eyes PC Sales Rebound with the Launch of New Windows 7 OS
World’s largest software manufacturer Microsoft Corp. on Friday expressed strong belief that PC sales around the world will soon catch up with the growing economy following the launch of the new Windows 7 Operating System, which was tagged as its “most important” release in past ten years. Microsoft... 
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Music Labels, Google Join Force on Music Search – Sources
The world’s biggest online search engine Google Inc will join forces with leading record companies for the launching of its newest feature that is specially designed for music search, sources said on Friday. According to sources, the new feature in Google’s search engine will help users to browse...