Latest Internet News
- 24 May 2013
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News: Are we ready for a mobile-first world?
Judging from the number of people poring over their smartphones on the sidewalk, in their cars and in public places, mobile seems to have stolen our attention away from the wired Internet and traditional TV.
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News: Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says
Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, moves that could bring the Internet to a further billion people.
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News: Reports: FTC examining Google's display ads
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Google's display ad business amid complaints from rivals that the company is abusing its power in how it sells online-graphical and video ads.
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News: Free Game Friday: Games that tell a story
Given the brevity of most browser games, it can be hard for them to really tell a complete story that really connects with the player. This week I've got five free games for you that do an excellent job of telling great stories about life, death, truth--and fighting demons as an 8 year old.
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News: Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions.
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News: Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money.
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News: Twitter: Now brought to you by more ads
The second screen phenomenon is now mainstream. Advertisers have discovered that you're using Twitter to chat about TV shows or special events, and they plan to find you.
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News: Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression
Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback.
- 23 May 2013
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News: Google tests enhanced notifications in Chrome browser
Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as "richer" notifications from the browser's apps and extensions.
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News: Microsoft turns Siri against Apple in hilarious new Windows 8 ad
After coming out swinging a few days back with a Surface ad that focused on Office, Microsoft has a new ad that confronts the iPad head-on. And here's the crazy part: it's surprisingly amusing.
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News: Netflix plans to double its original content push next year
Netflix's newfound love affair with original content isn't disappearing any time soon: The company reportedly wants to double its original programming slate in 2014.
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News: Twitter #Music doubles down on song discovery with new chart features
It's not a groundbreaking feature, but nice to have nonetheless: Twitter has added a bunch of genre charts to its #Music discovery service to display the most popular songs and artists trending, in a bid to surface the most popular tracks on the social network.
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News: Lyft gears up for international expansion on anniversary
Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet.
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News: Doing more with Messages
Last week we wandered about Mountain Lion's Messages application to get a feel for the territory. In today's lesson we'll dig into some of Messages' less obvious features, including screen sharing, initiating remote slideshows and presentations, and viewing past chats.
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News: Two in three Australian tweens are on a social network: McAfee
Tweens as young as eight are adopting technology faster than imagined, and as a result are joining up social networks.
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News: French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead
The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.
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News: Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.
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News: Facebook now lets you broadcast your bad taste in Pandora stations
If you listen to a song on the Internet and no one else knows about it, does it make a sound?
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News: Google improves desktop voice search in new Chrome update
Google's latest Chrome build allows desktop users to interact with its iconic search engine simply by having a conversation.
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News: Web suffered 9000 service outages in last five months
Seeing a "404 error" or the Twitter "Fail Whale" can really kill a good online buzz. Those kinds of service outages, though, occur on the Internet on a daily basis, as the latest numbers from Outage Analyzer illustrate.
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