Beijing: After Google Inc. has threatened China that it will stop its operation in the country, the government on Tuesday warned the technology giant to continue filtering its search engine results or face “consequences”. In a press conference, Commerce Ministry spokesman Yao Jian said that Google should “respect and abide” the Chinese laws if the company wants to operate in the country. “While we welcome foreign investments, the government is expecting that companies to follow the law”, the official said. According to previous reports, Google said it may abandon... 

The world’s pioneer in digital video recording TiVo Inc announced on Friday that it will now be innovating itself from the DVR technology to the broadband Internet broadcasting, which aims to combine high-speed online connection with live television programs. In line with this, TiVo has unveiled the new Premier, which boasts a sleeker and more refined look with a whole new set of features, menu, and other programs that would integrate television shows and Internet contents. TiVo chief executive officer Tom Rogers explained that users can now search for their favorite actors,... 

Internet security experts on Friday announced that they have discovered a massive botnet attack, which has infected more than 75, 000 computers and stole information from corporations and government agencies for the past several days. In a data released by the NetWitness Corp, at least 2, 400 organizations and companies, including top-ranked financial institutions and energy firms, have been infiltrated by the botnet virus, which passes the infection from one computer to another. NetWitness, the security firm that has discovered the attacks, said that the unusual thing about... 

Google Inc has met another set back with the implementation of its new Gmail Buzz feature after privacy watchdog Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a complaint before the Federal Trade Commission, saying that the new e-mail/social networking service violates consumer protection law. The complaint came after Google Inc made several adjustments on its service following massive privacy concerns by millions of Gmail account users. The barrage of fire was launched against the search giant less than a week after its release of the new Google Buzz. The main issue that was... 

World’s biggest mobile phone maker Nokia Inc. and software giant Intel Corp. announce on Monday a deal that would help both companies develop top-class Smartphone software that can directly compete against Microsoft, Apple, and Google. Based on the initial agreement Nokia’s Linux Maemo software platform will merge its expertise with Intel’s Moblin, which is also a Linux open-source software developer, to create a new mobile phone operating system called MeeGo. Strand Consult chief and owner John Strand said that the both Intel and Nokia have recognized that the only way... 

A report by the New York Times showed that a 17-year-old Russian was the founder and creator of Chatroulette.com, one of the hottest and most unconventional, new websites on the world wide web today. According to the report, Andrey Ternovskiy, a high school student in Moscow, founded Chatroulette, which has drawn the attention of many of the online users since the website generates live webcam feed between to strangers. Ternovskiy also said in an interview with the newspaper that he had only created the hot website just for “fun,” saying that he and his friends got bored... 

The Japanese government on Monday announced that it will summon Apple Inc officials this week over hundreds of complaints about the bogus charges against iTunes customers, saying that the online store is charging customers for download that they have not made. In Japan alone, at least 95 people complained about the bogus transactions, which were done using their credit cards. Some of the complainants even said that they were being billed by iTunes for thousands of dollars. Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency said that there has been a notable increase in the number of cases since... 

In a bid to expand its appeal to customers beyond its core business, world’s largest software manufacturer Microsoft Corp has launched on Monday its new operating software for mobile phone, which aims to improve quality of music, networking, and, gaming experiences of users. With the introduction of the new mobile phone software, Microsoft is now putting itself direct against market leaders Apple Inc and Research in Motion, whose mobile phones have dominated the Smartphone category for the past years. The Windows Phone 7 software will help Microsoft wrest huge market shares... 

Following the release of its Gmail Buzz social networking service on Tuesday, Google Inc has already received thousands of complaints from users, who don’t want to be exposed to everyone on their e-mail lists. Google immediately learned and recognized that not all of the people in the lists of Gmail users are necessary “friends” but rather business associates, groups, co-workers, and even lovers. Google also learned that the groups don’t necessarily mix well in an environment such as that of electronic mail service Gmail. What Google failed to see is that users wanted... 

Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most controversial artists because of his critical stand against the government, said that his Gmail account was also included in the recent cyberattacks that has originated in the country. Ai, in his commentary in The Wall Street Journal, has openly stated his support to online search giant Google Inc by challenging the Chinese government to stop Internet censorship. He has been attacking the “Green Dam” program of China in his blog, which was included in the censorship being implemented in the county. The activist also said that two of his Gmail...