Internet
Social networking aggregator sues Facebook (AP)
NEW YORK –
In a counterpunch to the world’s biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn’t follow its own policy of giving users control over their content.
Power lets users simultaneously access several social networks, including MySpace and Twitter. But [...]
Rosetta Stone sues Google over trademark (AFP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) –
Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.
Rosetta Stone charges that Google is wrongly allowing its name and other trademarks to serve as keywords that other businesses [...]
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Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US (AFP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) –
US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.
Some 87 million US Internet users visited online videogame websites in May, a 22 percent increase from the same month [...]
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North Korea army behind South web attack: report (Reuters)
SEOUL (Reuters) –
North Korea's military is behind a series of cyber attacks against South Korean and U.S. websites that slowed or disabled access by saturating them with traffic this week, a South Korean news report said on Saturday.
The attacks on dozens of U.S. and South Korean [...]
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Amazon Now Hawks Wireless Plans, Phones (PC World)
Amazon has already taken the book world by storm with the Kindle. Now the e-retailer is taking on the wireless market with its new Web site, AmazonWireless. AmazonWireless, currently in beta, is a partnership between AT&T, Verizon, and Amazon that offers an inventory of more than 130 models of phones, including the BlackBerry [...]
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