Technology
Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS (InfoWorld)
San Francisco –
Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms.
Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday afternoon, Engine Yard officials offered insights on JRuby, which puts Ruby on [...]
Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked (Reuters)
HAVANA (Reuters) –
The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.
Sanchez, whose writing about the hardships of Cuban life were [...]
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Vodafone seeks more time to reply to Indian tax claim (AFP)
NEW DELHI (AFP) –
British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc has sought an extra two months to reply to a two-billion-dollar Indian tax claim over its purchase of India's third-largest mobile operator.
Vodafone had been told late last month to explain by November 16 the reasons why it did not deduct tax when paying 11.2 billion [...]
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Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos (AP)
WASHINGTON –
Think of it as closed captioning for the new media world.
Google Inc. said Thursday it is introducing automatic, machine-generated captions for videos on its YouTube site. The new service, being launched this week, is intended to make online videos accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired.
Hundreds [...]
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search (AP)
SAN FRANCISCO –
Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.
Beginning Thursday, Yahoo will mine the short messages posted on Twitter to find fresher information about hot topics.
Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. [...]